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Monty Norman

MONTY NORMAN

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Monty Norman's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Monty Norman's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         At It Again         Belle; or, The Ballad Of Dr Crippen         Expresso Bongo         Irma La Douce         Jack Shepherd         Make Me An Offer         Moony Shapiro Songbook, The         One to Another         Quick Quick Slow         Songbook         Who's Pinkus? Where's Chelm?

At It Again

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Lyrics by: John McKellar, Julian Moore, Melvyn Morrow, Monty Norman, Clint Smith, Ray Taylor and.James Wallet. Composers: David Heneker and Dorothy Mendoza

1st Produced:
Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, NSW    1962

Organisations:
Playgoers' Co-operative Theatres Limited,

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
satirical revue

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/13460

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Belle; or, The Ballad Of Dr Crippen

Belle; or, The Ballad Of Dr Crippen
Music Hall artiste Belle Ellmore disappears. Her mild mannered husband - Doctor Crippen is perplexed. then he too disappears along with his secretary Ethel Le Neve. the police dig in the cellar of his house and discover human remains.

Notes:
Written in collaboration with Wolf Mankowitz music by Monty Norman

1st Produced:
Strand Theatre, London    04 May 1961

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: TER (1048) 1961

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Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo
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Notes:
book by Wolf Mankowitz; lyrica And book by Julian More; music And lyrics by David Heneker And Monty Norman; Adapted from Mankowitz story

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Nottingham    25 Mar 1958

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Evans, London, 1960   -

Music:
Original cast recording: AEI (10020) 1958

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  15            Female:  8            Other:  extras

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 58.89

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Irma La Douce

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Marguerite Monnot; Book by Alexandre Breffort, Julian More, David Heneker, Monty Norman; Lyrics by Alexandre Breffort, Julian More, David Heneker, Monty Norman.

1st Produced:
Lyric Theatre, London    Jul 1958

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original Broadway cast recording: Columbia (48018) 1960

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Jack Shepherd

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written by Wolf Mankowitz; music by Monty Norman

1st Produced:
Edinburgh    1972

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Make Me An Offer

Make Me An Offer
Portobello Road - Charlie is on the look out for a rare piece of Wedgwood China - a green Portland vase

Notes:
televised 1952, music And lyrics by Monty Norman And David Heneker; book by Wolf Mankowitz

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Organisations:
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Genre:
2 act musical

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 59.222

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Moony Shapiro Songbook, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Monty Norman; lyrics by Monty Norman; lyrics by Julian Moore; book by Monty Norman; book by Julian Moore

1st Produced:
Morosco Theater, New York    1981

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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One to Another

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written by Patrick Gowers (mus, sk, lyr) And Joseph Horovitz (mus,t'sk, lyr) And Stanley Myers (mus, sk, lyr) And Humphrey Searle (mus, sk, lyr) And Charles Cansley (sk, lyr) And Robert Benchley (sk, lyr) And John Cranko (sk. lyr) And Serge Gainsbourg (sk. lyr) And Bamber Gascoigne (sk, lyr) And David Heneker (sk. lyr) And Roddy Maude-Roxby (sk, lyr) And Julian More (sk, lyr) And John Mortimer (sk, lyr) And David Nobbs (sk, lyr) And Monty Norman (sk, lyr) And Dorothy Parker (sk, lyr) And Harold Pinter (sk, lyr) And Alistair Sampson (sk, lyr) And William Sansom (sk, lyr) And N.F. Simpson (sk, lyr) And Keith Statham (mus, sk, lyr) And Brian Tester (sk, lyr).

1st Produced:
Margate: Theatre Royal    30 Jun 1959

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1960   -

Music:
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Genre:
Sketches in Revue

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 59.155

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Quick Quick Slow

Synopsis:
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Notes:
music And lyrics by Monty Norman And Julian More; book by David Turner

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Organisations:
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Music:
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Songbook

Songbook
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Notes:
Written by Julian More And Monty Norman; music by Monty Norman; lyrics by Julian More And Monty Norman.

1st Produced:
Globe Theatre, London    25 Jul 1979

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: DRG (13117) 1979

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Who's Pinkus? Where's Chelm?

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Monty Norman; lyrics by Cecil P Taylor; lyrics by Monty Norman; book by Cecil P Taylor

1st Produced:
Jeanette Cochrane Theatre, London    1967

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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