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Michael Abbensetts

MICHAEL ABBENSETTS

  (1938 - 2016)
Nationality:    British (BAME)
email:    n/a     Website:    Click here

Literary Agent:    William Morris Agency (UK) Ltd  

Born in Guyana (then British Guiana), 8 June 1938, died 24 November 2016; became British citizen, 1974. educated at Queen's College, Guyana, 1952-56; Stanstead College, Quebec; Sir George Williams University, Montreal, 1960-61. Security attendant, Tower of London, 1963-67; staff member, Sir John Soane Museum, London, 1968-71. Resident playwright, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1974; visiting professor of Drama, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1981. Recipient: George Devine award, 1973; Arts Council bursary, 1977; afro-Caribbean award, 1979. address: c/o Heinemann educational Books Ltd., Halley Court, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8eJ, england.

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

         Alterations         El Dorado         In the Mood         Lion, The         Outlaw, The         Royston's Day         Samba         Street Party, The         Sweet Talk         Unzipped
Alterations

Alterations
about a West Indian tailor Walker Holt, who strives at all costs to be successful and in so doing sacrifices his family and his values.

Notes:
revised London, 1985

1st Produced:
New End Theatre - Hampstead, London     14 Aug 1978

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in Michael Abbensetts Four Plays, Oberon, London, 2001   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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El Dorado

El Dorado
talks about class, colour and property among mixed and monied races in Guyana in a Chekhovian family Drama.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London     1984

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in Michael Abbensetts Four Plays, Oberon, London, 2001   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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In the Mood

In the Mood
Orrin and T.D. fought for the British in the second World War. every year since then they have re-met on armistice Day. This year something different occurs. an uninvited guest turns up.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Hamstead Theatre, London     1981

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in Michael Abbensetts Four Plays, Oberon, London, 2001   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Lion, The

Synopsis:
The President of a Caribbean Island is ousted and he goes to London with one remaining loyal bodyguard. In London his wife evicts him from their home when she realises he has no money. The daughter he had from a brief student affair wants nothing to do with him

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Cochrane, London     1993

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Outlaw, The

Synopsis:
After a trip to the United States, Gloria returns home to her husband. She has new ideas about freedom

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Leicester     1983

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1st Published:
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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Royston's Day

Synopsis:
Prime Minister Thatcher forces woman into prostitution.

Notes:
in Living Together, Heinemann

1st Produced:
BBC     21 Nov 1978

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Heinemann, London, 1988   

Music:
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Genre:
TV 30min episode from Empire Road

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Samba

Synopsis:
Once aIf redo Lamas was universally acclaimed as the Samba King", he led the famous Latin American dance band - the Gauchos. Rock n Roll changed things, however. Now, twenty years later, alt redo is reduced to running a mini-cab business. He is determined to make a comeback.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Tricycle Theatre, London     16 Sep 1980

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Eyre Methuen, London, 1980   

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy with music

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  6 mus

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Street Party, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
in Living Together, Heinemann

1st Produced:
BBC     1978

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Heinemann, London, 1988   

Music:
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Genre:
TV 30min episode from Empire Road

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Sweet Talk

Synopsis:
about a young West Indian couple living in London and the pressures from inside and outside their marriage

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London     1973

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Eyre Methuen, London, 1974   

Music:
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Genre:
Domestic Drama Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Unzipped

Synopsis:
accessibility vs. authenticity: Do We Sell Out to Sellout?(Thu)/Storytelleror History Maker: Who Do You Think You are?/Post Multi-Culturalism: What Colour are You Now? Talawa's Writer's Group (TWG) returns with Unzipped 2009, an unmissable season of play readings and impassioned discussion. This year Talawa has worked with Britain's most established Black and Asian playwrights to push writing boundaries. the Group includes, amongst others, Roy Williams, Malorie Blackman, Dipo agboluaje and Kwame Kwei-armah. In return these writers will share excerpts of their most exciting work for Unzipped 2009. This will be an unforgettable series of readings that will explore the future of Black and Asian theatre as thewriters and their work seek to answer key questions facing the industry. Now in its fourth year, Unzipped has become an unforgettable and provocative event. expect unusual stories and controversial opinions. Book early to avoid disappointment.

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1st Produced:
Young Vic Theatre, 66 the Cut, Waterloo, London SE1 8LZ     16 Apr 2009

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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