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Ben Clare

BEN CLARE  

 Nationality:    British
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Previously a member of the Young Writers Programme at the Royal Court, he has taken part in workshops with Paines Plough and is an associate of Old Vic New Voices.

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

         Face In the Crowd         Fear, The         Greed         Problem         Stuck In A Rut

Face In the Crowd

Synopsis:
a face emerges from the crowd. the star of his own show but just an extra in someone else's. a kaleidoscope of characters appear in this fast paced, frenetic comedy on the stress of everyday life.

Notes:
Nominated for the Stage Award for Best ensemble 2008

1st Produced:

Organisations:
KUDOS

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Fear, The

Synopsis:
Jane is being watched. every second of every day. Her worst fear is confounded when she is summoned and forced to answer awkward questions. Funny and frightening in equal measure, a dark new comedy on our loss of privacy under the watchful eye of Big Brother

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New Wimbledon Theatre Studio, London    2009

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Greed

Synopsis:
Dan and Emma have spent the noughties getting rich. they've just moved to their dream house and their perfect wedding has been planned to a tee. then Dan comes home from work early one day and their world goes into freefall. a biting, darkly comic new play on the power of money, lust and the deadliest sin of all: Greed.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New Wimbledon Theatre Studio, London    31 Mar 2010

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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Problem

Synopsis:
there's a problem with teenagers. all of them. apparently. according to the news. they're out of control. Or are they just innocent victims of the nanny state?

Notes:
Part of the NYT's 100 Words Festival

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Organisations:
National Youth Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Stuck In A Rut

Synopsis:
Lauren has been living like there's no tomorrow. She's partied until dawn and slept until lunchtime. Suddenly she is forced kicking and screaming to face reality in a touching, funny and physical Drama. T

Notes:
written by Ben Clare And Mtthew Dye

1st Produced:
Underbelly (Edinburgh Festival Fringe)    2009

Organisations:
KUDOS

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
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