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Beverley Cross

BEVERLEY CROSS

  (1931 - 1998)
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    Curtis Brown Group Ltd  

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

         All the King's Men         Belle; or, The Ballad Of Dr Crippen         Boeing-Boeing         Catherine Howard         Crickets Sing, The         Ghostwriter         Great Society, The         Half A Sixpence         Hans Christian Anderson         Happy Birthday         Haworth         Jorrocks         Mask Of Orpheus, The         Mines Of Sulphur, The         Miranda         One More River         Owl On the Battlements, The         Phil the Fluter         Pirates And the Inca Gold, The         Rising Of the Moon, The         Scarlet Pimpernel, The         Singing Dolphin, The         Strip the Willow         Three Cavaliers, The         Victory         Wanted - On Voyage         Where's Winkle

All the King's Men

Synopsis:
In the english Civil War the Royalists had mounted a cannon on the top of a church tower. the Roundheads attacked and blew up the tower destroying the canon. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall - all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again

Notes:
Music by Richard Rodney Bennett; libretto by Beverley Cross

1st Produced:
-    1969

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Genre:
Youth opera

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Belle; or, The Ballad Of Dr Crippen

Belle; or, The Ballad Of Dr Crippen
Music Hall artiste Belle ellmore disappears. Her mild mannered husband - Doctor Crippen is perplexed. then he too disappears along with his secretary ethel Le Neve. the police dig in the cellar of his house and discover human remains.

Notes:
Written in collaboration with Wolf Mankowitz music by Monty Norman

1st Produced:
Strand Theatre, London    04 May 1961

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: TeR (1048) 1961

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Boeing-Boeing

Boeing-Boeing
Bernard thought he could easily cope with his three air hostess fiancees. It was all a question of timetables and a reliable, down-to-earth maid who never forgot to change the photographs in the bedroom. Only when the 'super' Boeing takes over is he landed with a triple problem. His old school friend, Robert, arrives unexpectedly from Paris and joins the set in a hilarious whirl of confusion and matchmaking.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Marc Camoletti. Translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans

1st Produced:
Oxford    1961

Organisations:
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1st Published:
evans, London, 1967
Samuel French, London (2012) >>>    978-0573110245

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Professional rights are controlled by mailto:eglassltd@aol.com">Eric Glass ltd
Theatre Record Vol XXXIV (2014) Page 0506 - [Theatre: Crucible - Sheffield]

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Catherine Howard

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1st Produced:
-    1970

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Crickets Sing, The

Synopsis:
Orlando Nokes playwright arrives in London with his latest play. But england is in the throes of Civil War and performing plays is forbidden. He gets drawn into a Roundhead plot to rob the Mint but then discovers it is something far more sinister

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1970

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Playbill 1" Hutchinson, London, 1969   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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Ghostwriter

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1st Produced:
-    1996

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Great Society, The

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1st Produced:
-    1974

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Half A Sixpence

Synopsis:
classic rags to riches and back to rags story of arthur Kipps, an 'umble draper in Folkestone, who comes into a fortune, but who discovers who he really is and where his heart belongs when he loses it all.
Robert Gore-Langton, express

Notes:
based on novel Kipps by H G Wells, book by Beverley Cross, Music And lyrics David Heneker

1st Produced:
Cambridge Theatre, London    1963

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Chappell, London, 1963   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Deram (820589) 1963

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Hans Christian Anderson

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1st Produced:
-    1974

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Happy Birthday

Synopsis:
mistress is invited home despite wife being present, old friend is consequently roped in to provide cover

Notes:
Original Playwright - Marc Camoletti

1st Produced:
apollo Theatre, London    1979

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1980   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Haworth

Synopsis:
the Brontes

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1978

Organisations:
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1st Published:
theatrebooks, Toronto 1978   -

Music:
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Jorrocks

Jorrocks
John Jorrocks a hero to the hunting crowd. But not to his wife who is fed up with his always hunting, boozing and eating. When Jorrocks is made Master of Hounds she feels that she has been slighted by his cronies at the celebration. She plans her revenge

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New Theatre, London    24372

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Chappell 1966   -

Music:
Original cast recording: eMI (CLP 3591)

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Mask Of Orpheus, The

Synopsis:
Rosalind returns to Braxton Manor where she had been a servant who had been abused by her master - Lord Braxton. Two other people also arrive - a tramp Tovey and Boconnian a deserter wanted for murder. they conspire to murder Braxton and steal his wealth. A group of itinerant actors arrive and it is agreed that they can stay if they put on an entertainment. the actors put on a play called "the Mines Of Sulphur" about a young woman who marries an old count and then falls in love with his valet. the wife and valet murder the count. Boconnian halts the play before the murder takes place - he can see parallels with what has happened at the manor. the actors discover the body of Braxton and are locked in a room. Rosalind, Tovey and Boconnian plan to set fire to the manor house and make their escape. One of the actresses kisses Boconnian then tells him she has the plague. the actors all disappear. the trio open the front door and see the red cross warning of plague that they had not seen when they entered

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1st Produced:
-    1976

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Mines Of Sulphur, The

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1st Produced:
London    1965

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Plays of the Year volume 30" published by elek 1966   -

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

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Miranda

Synopsis:
Miranda an ex-opera singer runs a ramshackle pub in a cathedral city. Developers want her out to build a luxury hotel on the site - but she refuses to sell. It is decided between and archdeacon, an army captain and an aristocrat that each of them will woo Miranda and whoever she marries they will be able to sell the pub. Miranda adopts a different disguise for each wooing

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1st Produced:
Chichester Festival    1987

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Genre:
Comedy

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One More River

Synopsis:
the crew mutinies and put the first officer on trial for murder

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Liverpool    1958

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Hart Davis, London, 1959   -

Music:
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Genre:
Drama

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Owl On the Battlements, The

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1st Produced:
-    1971

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Phil the Fluter

Synopsis:
the life of song writer Percy French

Notes:
by Beverley Cross. Music by Percy French; additional music by David Heneker. Based on the radio play by Donal Gillinan. Also known as "the Golden Years"

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, London    13 Nov 1969

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Pirates And the Inca Gold, The

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1st Produced:
Sydney    1966

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Rising Of the Moon, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
-    1970

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1st Published:
Boosey and Hawkes 1970   -

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Genre:
Opera

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Scarlet Pimpernel, The

Synopsis:
english aristocrats rescuing their French brethren from the jaws of the guillotine in revolution torn 18C France

Notes:
Original Playwright - Baroness Orczy

1st Produced:
Her Majesty's, London    1985

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1988   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  17            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Singing Dolphin, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
idea Kitty Black

1st Produced:
Oxford    1959

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Hart Davis, London, 1960   -

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens Youth audience

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Strip the Willow

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Nottingham    1960

Organisations:
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1st Published:
evans, London, 1961   -

Music:
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Three Cavaliers, The

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1st Published:
Hart Davis, London, 1960   -

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Victory

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
-    1970

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Wanted - On Voyage

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Jacques Deval

1st Produced:
Canterbury    1962

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Where's Winkle

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1st Produced:
-    1972

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