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John Carnegie

JOHN CARNEGIE

  
Nationality:    Scottish
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John Carnegie is better known as a director but his version of James Hogg's Confessions of a Justified Sinner and his own Hermiston proved notable successes for the Rowan Tree Theatre Company in the Borders. As a director, his work (which has included the TMA Award winning On The Line at Dundee Rep, the Fringe First Award winning productions of Bozzy and The Admiral Jones and three previous shows at oran Mor) has been seen over the years at most theatres in Scotland. Latterly though, he has concentrated his activities on the Continent.

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

         Hermiston         John Gabriel Barclay         Looking Back         Nature's Child

Hermiston

Synopsis:
the turbulent relationship between hanging judge Lord Hermiston and his radical son has devastating consequences in double Fringe First winner John Carnegie's compelling Drama, derived from RL Stevenson's unfinished masterpiece.

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Rowan tree Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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John Gabriel Barclay

Synopsis:
On the eve of the First World War, in a house in a bleak valley high above Edinburgh, two sisters come face to face for the first time in eight years. In the room above them, they can hear the footsteps of the man who was the cause of their estrangement: John Gabriel Barclay, disgraced banker, ex-jail bird and would-be saviour of the world. The next hour will change their lives for ever. John Carnegie's take on Ibsen's astonishingly contemporary masterpiece concentrates the action into a continuous flow and moves the tale into a new timeframe, a new country and a new language: a rugged rural Scots that reflects the rough-hewn passions of the protagonists. Ibsen's play has not been seen in Scotland since a production at the 1986 Edinburgh Festival by Ingmar Bergman.

Notes:
Derived from Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman

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Organisations:
A Play, A Pie and A Pint

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Music:
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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Looking Back

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1987

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
1st draft

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Winged Horse Touring Productions - acc.9440/18

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Nature's Child

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1983-5

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
amended drafts

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Winged Horse Touring Productions - acc.9440/9

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