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Dorothy Christie

DOROTHY CHRISTIE

  (1896 - 1990)
Nationality:    English
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Dorothy Christie's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Carrington, VC         Come Live With Me         Gazelle In Park Lane, A         Grand National Night         His Excellency         Someone At The Door         Touch Of Fear, The

Carrington, VC

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written by Campell And Dorothy Christie

1st Produced:
Westminster, London    28 Jul 1953

Organisations:
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1st Published:
(French's acting edition No. 668) French, London, 1954   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Three act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  15            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 53.167

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Come Live With Me

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written by Campell And Dorothy Christie

1st Produced:
Brighton: Theatre Royal    23 Apr 2014

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Three act comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 51.142

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Gazelle In Park Lane, A

Synopsis:
aziza has married the Sultan of Zarand and has accompanied him to London where they are staying in a park Lane hotel. they are visited by aziza's parents her mother warns her that the Sultan if he wishes can have more than one wife. the Sultan of a neighbouring state wishes to cement relationships between his country and Zarand and they way this is to be done is by having his daughter marry the Sultan of Zarand.

Notes:
written by Campell And Dorothy Christie

1st Produced:
Oxford    1962

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1963   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  7            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Grand National Night

Synopsis:
Gerald Coates wife, Babs arrives home drunk from a day racing with a disreputable man. She is always getting drunk. they argue and she pulls a knife of Gerald and in a struggle she is stabbed to death. Gerald panics and hides the body. Next day Babs' sister comes looking for her.

Notes:
written by Campell And Dorothy Christie

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
(French's acting edition No. 870) French, London, 1947   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Three act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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His Excellency

Synopsis:
the new Governor of the Island of Salva is a former trade unionist who has risen through the ranks and been appointed by the new Labour Government. His first problem is a dock strike - as a former dock worker himself he tries to find a way to resolve the matter without resorting to lock-outs and sending troops in

Notes:
written by Campell And Dorothy Christie

1st Produced:
Leeds, Grand    10 Apr 1950

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1971   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 50.108

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Someone At The Door

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Dorothy and Campbell Christie

1st Produced:
Streatham Hill Theatre, London    1935

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London 1936   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Mystery

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Touch Of Fear, The

Synopsis:
Michael and Sarah hire a nanny to look after their son. When she is murdered the finger of suspicion points to Michael. He had had a one night stand with her when his wife was away and had been seen quarrelling with her on the night of the murder. and then he lies about where he was later that fateful night.

Notes:
written by Campell And Dorothy Christie

1st Produced:
Aldwych, London    05 Dec 1956

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
(French's acting edition No. 642) French, London, 1957   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Three act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 56.263

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