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Alan Stanford

ALAN STANFORD  (1949 - )

 Nationality:    Irish
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Literary Agent:    First Call Management  


Alan Stanford has been a principle director of plays at Dublin's renowned Gate Theatre for over fifteen years during which period his productions include, Romeo and Juliet, Tartuffe, Present Laughter, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities (both adapted by Hugh Leonard), The Collection by Harold Pinter, with Pinter in the role of Harry, The Weeping of Angels starring Brenda Fricker, Cyrano de Bergerac, Shaw's Arms and the Man, Blithe Spirit and Private Lives by Noel Coward, The Misanthrope, The Constant Wife and Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. He co-adapted and directed productions of The Picture of Dorian Gray and A Christmas Carol, as well as his own adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, Oliver Twist, Jane Eyre and The Old Curiosity Shop. He is considered one of Ireland's leading theatre experts on the works of both Oscar Wilde and Shakespeare. As an Actor at the Gate Theatre his multitude of roles include performance as Salieri in Amadeus and was nominated for three further performances Astrov in Uncle Vanya, Higgins in Pygmalion, Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Herod in Oscar Wilde's Salome. During the Beckett Festival he performed as Pozzo in Waiting for Godot and as Hamm in Endgame, performances he repeated to considerable critical acclaim at the Lincoln Center in New York, The Barbican Centre in London and at various theatres in Toronto, Melbourne an Chicago. He has completed a seven city tour of the United States as well as visiting Beijing and Shanghai with Waiting for Godot, and has also appeared in the recently released film of the play.

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 How Many Miles To Babylon         Jane Eyre         Old Curiosity Shop, The         Oliver Twist         Pride and Prejudice

How Many Miles To Babylon

Synopsis:
Set in Co. Wicklow, Ireland and France during the First World War the story concerns the relationship between two boys, one from the Big House and one from the village. The story explores the nature of friendship as they grow through their rights of passage and are led for different reasons to the trenches of the Somme.

Notes:
Adapted from the novel by Jennifer Johnston

1st Produced:
Second Age Theatre Company. Dublin    2004

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Jane Eyre

Synopsis:
Boldly searching for love and independence on her own terms, Jane survives a wretched childhood, unbroken in spirit and integrity, to eventually fall in love with the troubled but romantic Mr. Rochester. Dark secrets, a presence in the attic and scandalous revelations, however, might heralsd the end of all her longed for love and happiness.

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Gate Theatre

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  21            Other:  doubling possible

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Old Curiosity Shop, The

Synopsis:
The Story of Little Nell and her grandfather, and their flight from the evil moneylender, Quilp.

Notes:
Freely Adapted from the Novel by Charles Dickens

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Oliver Twist

Synopsis:
Set in London and a rural English town in the early 19th century

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Organisations:
Gate Theatre

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  19            Female:  9            Other:  doubling possible

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Pride and Prejudice

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Organisations:
Gate Theatre

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  10            Other:  1 M & 1 F Non-speaking. Doubling possible

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