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John Abulafia

JOHN ABULAFIA

  
Nationality:    British
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John Abulafia's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Account Of the Marriage Of August Strindberg And Harriet Bosse         Brain         Drumbuie-Faustus         Falstaff         Metamorphosis         Most Dangerous Animal         Picture Of Dorian Gray         Robin Hood         Through Steaming Jungle         Witches Of Pendle, The

Account Of the Marriage Of August Strindberg And Harriet Bosse

Synopsis:
Thisplay isbasedon Strindberg's diaryofhis third andlast marriage. He is61 and his wifewas 22. Hismarriage lastsonly threemonths. He isseen torelateto Harriet both telepathicallyand socially,evento thepointof having two sex liveswith her.

Notes:
Incubus theatre Company.

1st Produced:
Oxford Playhouse    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Brain

Synopsis:
Five actors play a brain; one actor the entire outside world

Notes:
Incubus theatre Company. Televised by BBC

1st Produced:
Oxford Playhouse    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Drumbuie-Faustus

Synopsis:
Story of Scottish oil intercut with excerpts from Marlowe's Faust and english Faust book

Notes:
Pool theatre Company. Fringe First Award.

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival    1974

Organisations:
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Music:
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Play/Drama

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Falstaff

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    c.1977

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TS, various versions

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Robert Nye - acc.7076/17-20

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Metamorphosis

Synopsis:
In Kafka´s tale "as Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect".

Notes:
Incubus theatre Company. Story by Kafka. Highly praised at1968/69 National unionofStudents DramaFestival.

1st Produced:
Oxford Playhouse    -

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Most Dangerous Animal

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
British Theatre of the Deaf    -

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Play/Drama

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Picture Of Dorian Gray

Synopsis:
incorporating material about Victorian London, opium addiction and other late 19th C works on a similar theme like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Notes:
novel by Oscar Wilde

1st Produced:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Robin Hood

Synopsis:
Collation of folk-legend, historical research. Interspersed with other examples of well meaning liberal 'heroes'.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Theatre Mobile    -

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Collation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Through Steaming Jungle

Synopsis:
about Victorian exploration

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Theatre Mobile    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Documentary Documentary

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Witches Of Pendle, The

Synopsis:
about Lancashire Witch Trials

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Theatre Mobile    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Documentary Documentary

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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