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Bloody Wedding In Wensleydale, A
Synopsis:
does away with symbolic personifications of the Moon and Death, and introduces flamenco-dancing sheep
alfred Hickling, Guardian
Notes:
Original Playwright - Federico Garcia Lorca; from Blood Wedding.
1st Produced:
Harrogate 29 Sep 2010
Organisations:
North Country Theatre
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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Lighthouse on Shivering Sands, The
Synopsis:
Strange tales were told of Shivering Sands - of keepers gone mad, mermaids and sea monsters, disappearances and hauntings, even a plague of rats. None of that scared Mordechai Chiddock, but had he known that Jezreel Cornish was one of the keepers hed never have set foot on that cursed rock! And now the supply boat would not be back for a month and Chiddock knew that either he or Cornish would be dead long before then.
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Organisations:
North Country Theatre
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Music:
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Genre:
comedy thriller
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Lost World, The
Synopsis:
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Notes:
From the Novel By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1st Produced:
Queens, Homchurch, London 2003
Organisations:
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Genre:
adaptation
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: - Other: -
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Man Who Would Be King, The
Synopsis:
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Notes:
Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling
1st Produced:
- 2007
Organisations:
North Country Theatre Company
1st Published:
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Music:
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adaptation
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Month in the Country, A
Synopsis:
Two men, an artist and an archaeologist, recently returned from the horrors of the trenches, find themselves working side by side in a Yorkshire village church. What they slowly uncover is an ancient village mystery, hidden passions and the healing power of a month in the country.
Notes:
Adapted from the novel by J. L Carr
1st Produced:
Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, N. Yorkshire 01 Oct 2014
Organisations:
North Country Theatre
1st Published:
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Music:
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Rocking Horse Winner, The
Synopsis:
a rare supernatural tale from one of the 20th centurys great novelists, the Rocking Horse Winner takes young Paul on a wild ride in search of two things: the approval of his mother and the place where Luck is. But how far will his sinister old rocking horse take him ? Set against a vivid background of colourful race meetings, jockeys, touts and bookies this dark psychological thriller is laced with satire and lends itself to the highly visual theatrical style of this popular company.
Notes:
from novel by D H lawrence
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Organisations:
North Country Theatre
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation
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Thirty-Nine Steps, The
Synopsis:
the classic spy thriller adapted into a hilarious spoof of the book and the Hitchcock film. the 39 Steps contains every single legendary scene from the movie-including the chase on the Flying Scotsman, the escape on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged, and the finale in the London Palladium
Notes:
by Simon Corble And Nobby Dimon
1st Produced:
Perth 1998
Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: -
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