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Arthur Bicknell

ARTHUR BICKNELL  

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

 Masterpieces         Moose Murders

Masterpieces

Synopsis:
an imaginative reconstruction of the lives of Branwell Bronte and his sisters, Charlotte, emily and anne. an unconventional historic Drama, it utilizes humor and fantasy sequences to illuminate the tragic fate of the lesser-known Bronte heir, Patrick Branwell-the one for whom the family held the greatest expectations. Its theme touches upon a subject common to many-the fear of anonymity. While other children their age occupied themselves outdoors, the four Brontes were sequestered in their father's parsonage, scribbling away in tiny notebooks, creating the imaginary world of "angria." It was Branwell that presided over this world, inspiring the others to create characters that would one day reappear as the protagonists of his sisters' novels, Wuthering Heights, the Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Jane eyre. all of the Brontes' short lives were shrouded in anonymity. emily was the least bothered by this fact; Charlotte and anne were distressed but not thwarted and continued their literary output. Only Branwell, th

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    978-0-8222-0739-9

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Moose Murders

Synopsis:
Ten unlikely guests including the Holloway Family, a failed comedy double act and a suspicious caretaker are trapped in the lodge during a storm. the group pass the time by playing a murder mystery game. However, real murder occurs and real mystery ensues. Is it the mysterious Moose Murderer returned from the dead, or something much more sinister?

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Moose Murders is synonymous with all that is terrible in modern theatre. This atrocity, penned by Arthur Bicknell, both opened and closed on the 22nd of February 1983 in the Eugene O'Neill theatre on Broadway. To this day the infamy of Moose Murders lives on and it is still held as the standard by which all Broadway failures are judged.

1st Produced:
Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway    22 Feb 1983

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1984   -

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Genre:
Mystery Farce Mystery

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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