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Dennis Cannan

DENNIS CANNAN

  (1919 - )
Nationality:    British
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Although born as Denis Pullein-Thompson, he changed his name by deed poll in 1964. He was married to Joan Ross, daughter of Captain T. W. Ross (OBe) of the Royal Australian Navy and Henrietta MacGregor. He has two sons and a daughter. the marriage was dissolved, and he later married Rose evansky. He became a successful play and screenwriter

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

         Captain Carvallo         Colombe         Dear Daddy         Ghosts         Iks, Les         Max         Misery Me         One At Night         Peoples'Palace         Power And the Glory, The         Us         Who's Your Father?         You And Your Wife

Captain Carvallo

Synopsis:
Captain Carvallo and his batman are billeted in a farmhouse in occupied territory. the batman and the serving maid are attracted to each other. the Captain tries to seduce the farmer's wife Smilja. a member of the resistance turns up and the Captain mistakes him for Smilja's husband Caspar. When Caspar shows up he realises that something is going on and puts them on trial. they persuade him to put them on parole. the resistance orders them to killed the Captain and his batman.

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1st Produced:
St James's, London    1950

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1st Published:
Rupert Hart-Davis, 1951   -

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Genre:
Traditional Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Colombe

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Original Playwright - Jean Anouilh

1st Produced:
New, London    1951

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1st Published:
Methuen 1952   -

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Genre:
Translation

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Dear Daddy

Synopsis:
with his book dealing business in trouble man calls meeting of family trust to help, but bitter recriminations and an alcoholic ex wife ensue

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1st Produced:
Oxford    1976

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1976   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Ghosts

Synopsis:
deals with the futile struggle to escape outdated ideals. a mother tries to shield her son from the moral and sexual lapses of his late father.

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Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen

1st Produced:
London    1967

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Genre:
adaptation

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Iks, Les

Synopsis:
these people, forced from their hunting grounds by a mindless government, are in a chronic state of near starvation, a culture of hunger, mutual hostility and suspicion. the writers strip this incredible story to its agonizing essentials. as Newsweek critic Jack Kroll writes, "the play moves with the quiet rhythm of inexorable catastrophe punctuated by explosions of perverse comedy." This is a play with a terrifying relevance to the reality of our world. area staging.

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written by Dennis Cannan And Colin Higgins, based on the book Mountain People byColin Turnbull. As the Ik - Round House, London 15 Jan 1976

1st Produced:
Paris    1975

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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company, Chicago, 1984   -

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Genre:
Documentary Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  children

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Max

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Misery Me

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Notes:
pseud Denis Pullein-Thompson

1st Produced:
Duchess, London    1955

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1956   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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One At Night

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English Stage Company

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Peoples'Palace

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Power And the Glory, The

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Notes:
written with Pierre Bost, from novel by Graham Greene

1st Produced:
Phoenix, London    1956

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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1959   -

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  23            Female:  8            Other:  extras

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Us

Synopsis:
America and Vietnam, anti war protest

Notes:
Music by Richard Peastee; lyrics by Adrian Mitchell; original text by Denis Cannan (aka Tell Me Lies; Adaptors of documentary material: Michael Kustow And Michael Scott; directed by Peter Brook. Majot contribution from Charles Wood. Developed with works

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1st Published:
Calder & Boyers, London, 1968   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Who's Your Father?

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1st Produced:
Cambridge    1958

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1959   -

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You And Your Wife

Synopsis:
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Notes:
pseud Denis Pullein-Thompson

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1956   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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