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Ken Bourke

KEN BOURKE  

 Nationality:    Irish
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below is a list of Ken Bourke's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Breathing Space         Buck Jones And The Body Snatchers         Down The Line         Fixing Bill Haley         Galloping Buck Jones         Hunt For Red Willie, The         Little Rudolf         Well, The         Wild Harvest

Breathing Space

Synopsis:
Bound by the cultures they have inherited, the characters in Breathing Space seek to go beyond geographical and emotional divides to get a glimpse of the possibility of genuine human connections in an increasingly disparate modern world. Breathing Space weaves the stories of eight people whose lives are at a moment of significant change.

Notes:
a devised play scripted by Ken Bourke

1st Produced:
Church of Ireland Oarochial Hall, Clonmel, County Tipperary    1998

Organisations:
Galloglass Theatre Company

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Buck Jones And The Body Snatchers

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1st Produced:
Dublin Theatre Festival    2009

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Down The Line

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Fixing Bill Haley

Synopsis:
Fixing Bill Haley encourages pupils to consider work in a holistic way, inviting them to look at their lives as a whole and to consider work as one part of it. It explores different value systems in relation to work and encourages pupils to develop a creative and imaginative response to work.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Firhouse Community College, Dublin 24, as part of a tour to schools.    1995

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Genre:
play for post-primary school students

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Galloping Buck Jones

Synopsis:
a rumbustious episode in the life of Buck Jones, 18th-century nobleman, lover, hero, duellist - and man facing ruin. Determined to avoid destitution by marrying lovely heiress Fidelia, his plans are thwarted by the activities of highwayman Larry Clinch and the arrival of mysterious Crowe Street actress Elvira Daly. as Buck struggles to save the money, the marriage and the day, coincidences and discoveries pile up, until all eventually ends well in a double wedding.

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Organisations:
Lyric Theatre and Tinderbox Theatre Company

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  5            Other:  doubling possible

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Hunt For Red Willie, The

Synopsis:
On a remote stretch of bog in County Donegal in 1829, a local landlord meets his end while in pursuit of the notorious Red Willie. Foul play is suspected and the hunt is on. a farcical romp that casts a warm side-long glance at some of the classic plays of Irish theatre.

Notes:
On A remote stretch of bog in County Donegal in 1829, A local landlord meets his end while in pursuit of the notorious Red Willie. Foul play is suspected And the hunt is on. A farcical romp that casts A warm side-long glance At some of the classic plays o

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  4            Other:  doubling

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Little Rudolf

Synopsis:
Rudolf realises that he is different from other reindeer

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Barn, Kilkenny    13 Nov 2006

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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  doubling

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Well, The

Synopsis:
The Well explores the consequences for relationships within a family when significant matters remain unacknowledged and not discussed. It deals with some of the pressures and problems associated with the transition to adulthood.

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1st Produced:
tour to schools    1993

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Genre:
play for 8-10 year olds

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Wild Harvest

Synopsis:
The play exposes the powerlessness of a group of young men and traces what happens when they begin to meddle with the past and kick back against the rules that are supposed to contain them.

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  1            Other:  -

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