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Robert Astle

ROBERT ASTLE  

 Nationality:    Canadian
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below is a list of Robert Astle's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Hats Of Mr Zenobe, The     Heart Of A Dog     Piano Tuner, The

Hats Of Mr Zenobe, The

Synopsis:
In an amazing succession of hats - which substitute for his squashed fedora, a bizarre military helmet, a dictaphone through which man may speak to God, a miner's helmet with lamp, and many others - Mr. Zenobe's own heart-wrenching story of exile, conscription, internment, and dispossession unfolds.

Notes:
written by Astle, Robert; Jackson, Jim; Limbos, Agnes

1st Produced:
Smokebrush arts Centre, Colorado Springs, Colorado    1996

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Nuage Editions, 1997   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1    Female:  -    Other:  -

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Heart Of A Dog

Synopsis:
This one-man show is a dog's-eye view of Russia the Rational based on Mikhail Bulgakov's corrosive 1925 satire. What emerges, in fits and starts is a canine chronicle of privations

Notes:
Original Playwright - Mikhail Bulgakov. Written with Agnes Limbos

1st Produced:
Edmonton Fringe Festival    1991

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Nuage Editions, 1994   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  1    Female:  -    Other:  -

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Piano Tuner, The

Synopsis:
When Bob, a blind piano tuner, is summoned out to a house on the prairie to tune a derelict piano, he discovers that the piano has been "prepared" with sounds, objects and stories from his own past which he must confront in order to bring the instrument back into tune.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Signature Editions 2004   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -    Female:  -    Other:  -

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