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Jeff Addison

JEFF ADDISON  (1963 - )

 Nationality:    New Zealander
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Literary Agent:    Playmarket Inc  


Educated at Waikato and Victoria Universities. Winner of the Macmillan Brown Prize for Writers in 1984. In 1989 his play Legitimate Strip was workshopped at the National Playwrights´ Workshop and in 1991 it was performed under the title Idol adultery at Bats Theatre in Wellington. Jeff´s interest in music has led to the incorporation of original songs into most of his plays. He has recently settled near Tauranga and begun making puppets and writing and producing puppet theatre.

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

 He Repo Haka         Idol Adultery         Jungle Gym Johnnie         Kahuhura         Upright         White Sheep Black Sheep

He Repo Haka

Synopsis:
The action alternates between past and present with echoing scenes. In a pioneer cottage Chloe, a young English immigrant, and Weka are locked in conflict while in contemporary New Zealand Tigertooth holds Gina hostage.

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Genre:
full length Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Idol Adultery

Synopsis:
The story of two young lovers, two not-so-young lovers, and two lovers who haven´t had sex for 3000 years

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Genre:
full legth Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Jungle Gym Johnnie

Synopsis:
Sam Honeybell, property developer, has designs on the playground that is owned by a group of kids called the Short Street Tribe. The battle of good and evil is played out against a background of popular music. For children and adults.

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Genre:
Youth Drama, full length Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Kahuhura

Synopsis:
With songs, dance and mime Hine Titama adventures through native forest, time and space. Bi-lingual and aimed at school audiences it uses myth, magic and a large chorus

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Genre:
Youth Musical Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Upright

Synopsis:
Peter Miller, an elderly pianist in a rest home, reminisces and reenacts for the audience the story of his life. Through him we meet his parents, his terrible twin sisters, his lover Binnie and her possessive brother, and especially the piano which is his friend and downfall. a solo play with music.

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The Depot, NZ    1988

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White Sheep Black Sheep

Synopsis:
The action takes place in various bars of a hotel over the weekend of a conference. a senior appointment is about to be made and the contenders are a woman, a Maori and a homosexual. The machinations are devious and dirty. Everybody is confounded in the end.

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Genre:
full legth Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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