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Gregory Burke

GREGORY BURKE

  (1968 - )
Nationality:    Scottish
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Gregory Burke was born in Dumferline in 1968. Following school and university he has, 'fulfilled a variety of vital roles within the minimum wage economy whilst failing to accomplish anything which would endanger the brevity of his some information about this Playwright.!'. During 2001 he completed and eight-week residency at the Royal National Theatre Studio. He was awarded the Critics Circle Most Promising Playwright award in 2002 and Best New Play at the TMa Barclays awards, as well as sharing the Meyer-Whitworth award 2002 for GaGaRIN WaY. 'the only way to make Theatre stronger is the same as in every sphere of society - money. and let's face it, when it comes to the allocation of scarce resources, there are more deserving cases than Theatre.'

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

         Battery Farm         Black Watch         Chain Play, The         Debt         Gagarin Way         Hoors         Liar         On Tour         Party, The         Pass It On         Straits, The

Battery Farm

Synopsis:
a comedy about the future of care for the elderly and infirm, and those who have to look after them, in a society running out of time, space and resources.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Black Watch

Black Watch
an unauthorised biography of the legendary Scottish regiment. Celebrated for its bravery and clan loyalties, the Black Watch has been in the vanguard of countless British military expeditions from Waterloo and the Somme to Kosovo. Its last great challenge before enforced amalgamation was relieving American forces at Camp Dogwood in Iraq during 2004. the National theatre of Scotland presents this timely and vital theatrical investigation based on interviews with former soldiers of the Black Watch who served in Iraq: "It's a buzz, you're in a war ay, and you're doing the job you're trained for, but it's no like they're a massive threat tay you or tay your country. You're no defending your country. We're invading their country and fucking their day up."

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1st Produced:
University Of Ediburgh Drill Hall, Edinburgh     01 Aug 2006

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1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 2006   978-0571238170

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Physical Piece of political theatre Piece

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Male:  10            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Chain Play, The

Synopsis:
One off performance of chain writing to celebrate the National theatre's 25th anniversary. a scene each from all the authors for a performance on one night

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Written By Terry Johnson, Philip Ridley, Charlotte Jones, Lee Hall, Sebastian Barry, Zinnie Harris, Kevin elyot, Nick Dear, Tanika Gupta, Frank McGuinness, Nick Stafford, Stephen Sondheim, Colin Teevan, Patrick Marber, David Lan, Sarah Daniels, Martin She

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Conceived and commissioned by angus Mackenchnie

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Play/Drama

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Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Debt

Synopsis:
For many, coping with the burden of credit repayments has become a way of life. Whilst for most it remains a manageable means to an end, one woman describes how overwhelming debt almost destroyed her life

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Part of National Headlines. the National presents the world premieres of five new monologues by leading playwrights, inspired by current events. Taken directly from interviews, each piece explores the personal stories behind the headlines. each monologue will be followed by a discussion

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National Theatre, London >>>     19 Oct 2004

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Monologue Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Gagarin Way

Gagarin Way
Meet the boys: Tom - a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed keen as mustard youngster way a dodgy degree. a c***ing backpacker. Gary - Pupped his bird on the first shag and, before he kent he hated her he had 3 bairns, a dog and depression. He'd never let his mates down. Frank - Burberry raincoat. Little suitcase on wheels. a couple ay wannabe types trailing along behind. . .curious about what sort ay dumb f***ers want tay work for them. Goes back tay base, has a good laugh way all the other execs about how daft we all are. and then there's me: Eddie - I've never been a political person. Not till now. But I've always been interested in violence. always. . .ken. . .really enjoyed it. I tried all the gratuitous stuff, the recreational violence, ken, the leathering folk just for the sheer, amoral pleasure. . .seen as how I'm a bit more mature, I thought I should, ken, maybe try something way a point. . .it's maybe more satisfying - violence way a reason. Eddie and Gary are making the ultimate political statement. Tom's unwittingly got involved. and Frank? Who knows about Frank?

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Faber and Faber, London, 2001   978-0571212361

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Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Hoors

Hoors
Small Town, Fife. andy and Vicky were going to get married tomorrow. Trouble is, andy's stag weekend was so epic, so legendary, he didn't make it to his own wedding. the finest pleasures that amsterdam and Hamburg can offer finally put paid to him getting to the altar. Drink, drugs and a final Mile High fling with a budget airline stewardess bring him down to earth with a bump. Now it's time for the postmortem as Vicky, her sister Nikki and his mates Tony and Stevie piece together what happened then and where they go now. Gregory Burke's Hoors is a wickedly black comedy about a group of twenty-thirtysomethings who wake up and find the party's over

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full production At Traverse 01 May 2009

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Faber and Faber, London   978-0571250943

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Liar

Liar
a fantastically funny and warm hearted comedy. Katie is a bit of a goddess with a brain. Donnie is the new boy at school. He is also a liar. In fact, he s not even called Donnie, he s really called Ronnie, but he thinks that s the sort of name a girl like Katie will go for. Unfortunately, like all the best liars, Ronnie has a tendency to get caught out. But that s not going to stop him. He s going to get this girl and he s prepared to weave any outlandish fiction to make sure she can t resist. assisted by his two advice giving sidekicks eck and Beefy and up against Katie s cynical friends Kylie and Kelly, Ronnie picks his way through the social minefield and myriad teenage tribes of your average British high school.

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part of Shell Connections

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Hillingdon Youth Arts

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Contained in: "Shell Connections 2006" published by Faber and Faber 2006   978-057123984

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Genre:
short play

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Male:  10            Female:  7            Other:  extras

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On Tour

On Tour
Tickets, merchandise, money, drugs. all are just a phone call away. H is a Manc, Ray is a Scouser. they service the needs and exploit the chaos of football fans abroad following england to make money, trade, or steal. When H meets Daz, an ex-Marine, in a police cell, he sees an opportunity to turn his dealings with Ray into something bigger.

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Faber and Faber, London, 2005   978-0571231713

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Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Party, The

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Headspace    

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Pass It On

Synopsis:
Pass It On - In four scenes spanning 1971 to the present day, Pass It On looks humorously and movingly at some of the ways in which war impacts on the lives of young people.

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part of Shell Connections

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Hillingdon Youth Arts

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Straits, The

Straits, The
Rosia Bay, Gibraltar, 1982. Doink, Jock and Darren have the longest, hottest summer ahead; yomping, watching pirate copies of Rambo and fighting the local lads over a lucrative fleet of octopus that have just hit the Rock. With Darren's fit older sister Tracy to sell the bounty, their dominance of Rosia Bay seems assured. But for the sons and daughters of the British Forces, another war beginning in the South Atlantic wil soon bring a dark heart to their world.

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Faber and Faber, London, 2003   978-0571221585

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Genre:
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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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