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Terry Deary

TERRY DEARY

  (1946 - )
Nationality:    English
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Terry Deary's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Horrible Histories : Awful Egyptians, The         Horrible Histories : Barmy Britain         Horrible Histories : Barmy Britain - Part Three!         Horrible Histories : Barmy Britain - Part Two!         Horrible Histories : Blitzed Brits, The         Horrible Histories : Crackers Christmas         Horrible Histories : Frightful First World War, The         Horrible Histories : Horrible Christmas         Horrible Histories : Mad Millenium         Horrible Histories : Nottingham         Horrible Histories : Ruthless Romans, The         Horrible Histories : Terrible Tudors         Horrible Histories : Vile Victorians         Terrible Tales Of Victorians         Wild Wales

Horrible Histories : Awful Egyptians, The

Synopsis:
From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in egypt. Dare you enter through the Gates of the afterlife? Beware the evil eye of Horus, which is watching you!

Notes:
Terry Deary, Adapted by Ciaran McConville, John-Paul Cherrington

1st Produced:
Civic Theatre, Darlington    06 Feb 2007

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
115 min Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Horrible Histories : Barmy Britain

Synopsis:
Have you ever wondered why the Romans never won MasterChef? What if a Viking moved in next door? Would you lose your heart or head to horrible Henry? Will Parliament escape gunpowder Guy? enrol yourself at Georgian Crime School, dare to dance the Tyburn jig and find out what a baby farmer did!

Notes:
by Terry Deary, Neal Foster & Ciaran McConville

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
TYA 60 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Horrible Histories : Barmy Britain - Part Three!

Synopsis:
The new show features the most up-to-date moments in history such as the 800th year of the signing of the Magna Carta. Amongst the other premieres are Groovy Greeks and Incredible Invaders which use actors and 3D Bogglevision special effects

Notes:
by Terry Deary, Neal Foster based on the books by Terry Deary

1st Produced:
Trowbridge Civic Centre    Jul 2015

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Horrible Histories : Barmy Britain - Part Two!

Synopsis:
Barmy Britain - Part Two! 'leaves the nasty bits in' to ensure real history is conveyed in a fun and memorable way with new songs and sketches for audiences aged 6 to 106! The shows serves up a profusion of funny facts and asks audiences 'Could you beat battling Boudicca?', 'Has William Wallace met his match?, 'Can evil Elizabeth entertain England?' before inviting them to 'move to the groove with party Queen Victoria'.

Notes:
by Terry Deary, Neal Foster based on the books by Terry Deary

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Horrible Histories : Blitzed Brits, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Horrible Histories : Crackers Christmas

Synopsis:
the play, Crackers Christmas, follows the dastardly attempts of Sidney Claus and his long-suffering sidekick Rudolph to put a stop to our Christmas celebrations by travelling through time and interfering history.. Preventing this is a job for intrepid detective Charlotte Holmes. . .with some assistance from a variety of historical characters, pantomime dames and, of course, the audience. Terry's special blend of music, humour and disgusting historical fact - combined with elements of traditional panto and a thrilling story, makes Crackers Christmas an unmissable and exciting seasonal entertainment. age 7-12 years.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  9+            Female:  9+            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Horrible Histories : Frightful First World War, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Horrible Histories : Horrible Christmas

Synopsis:
Horrible Christmas will involve a fat, old man sliding down a chimney and stealing presents from under a Christmas tree. By chance a small boy spots the snatcher and sets off to save Christmas, travelling in time through Tudor times back to Herod's massacre of the innocents and the Dark Ages.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Christmas Show

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Horrible Histories : Mad Millenium

Synopsis:
Based on the Horrible Histories series, which since their emergence in 1995, has consistently featured in the children's top ten books.

Notes:
adapted from his own book

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Sherman Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Horrible Histories : Nottingham

Synopsis:
This live stage show provides a foul but fascinating tour of the city's savage sites, starring the ruthless rascal Robin Hood.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Nottingham    12 Jun 2008

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Horrible Histories : Ruthless Romans, The

Synopsis:
From the evil emperors to the gruesome gladiators, find out why there's no place like Rome! experience the terrible tactics of the Roman army and discover why rich Romans needed a vomitorium. Hold on tight for a terrifying journey back nto Roman Britain!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Civic Theatre, Darlington    06 Feb 2007

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Horrible Histories : Terrible Tudors

Synopsis:
the audience will see the legends (and the lies!) of the torturing Tudors, find out the fate of Henry VIII's headless wives, see his punch up with the pope and find out why Sir Thomas More was no more

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Civic Theatre, Darlington    20 Sep 2005

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Horrible Histories : Vile Victorians

Synopsis:
In the Vile Victorians they'll discover if they could have survived the filth of the 19th century factories and the misery of the mines. they'll find out what a baby farmer did and be taken on a ride on the rotten railway - - its slums and sewers, ghosts and graveyards all the way plus some seriously sill music hall songs!

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Civic Theatre, Darlington    20 Sep 2005

Organisations:
Birmingham Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Terrible Tales Of Victorians

Synopsis:
What exactly did a baby farmer do? Would you have survived the misery of the mine or the filth of the factories? Just what is 'the hole in the elephant's bottom'? and dare you join in?

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wild Wales

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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