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Clive Duncan

CLIVE DUNCAN  (1955 - )

 Nationality:    British
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after training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Clive Duncan performed in regional, touring and West End theatre and appeared on screen in single dramas, series and presented children's television. He began writing in 1978 and has written for community, education and children's theatre with numerous scripts broadcast on BBC, Scottish TV and Channel 5. He is currently Co Director of aLRa (academy of Live and Recorded arts) in London.

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 Bodyguards         Bottle Garden, The         Canterville Ghost, The         Cat And The Captain, The         Christmas Carol, A         Dance Class         Dr Faustus         Engines Of War         Frankenstein         Great Mutiny, The         Hooligan         It's My Sky, Too!         Jack Nastyface         Picture, A         Pitch Black         Radio Days         Revolting Britons         Romy And Julian         Roper's Tale, A         Sails For The Victory, The         Two Clowns         Virtual Heroes         Wild Weekend         Wonky Donkey, The

Bodyguards

Synopsis:
John Brown, overworked and over eating, collapses and is taken to the gymnasium at the end of the world where he is re-trained by& the Bodyguards.

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1st Produced:
KBN Theatre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia    1995

Organisations:
Molecule Theatre of Science

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Science

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Bottle Garden, The

Synopsis:
Bridie's brother has been kidnapped; he is in the only unpolluted place on earth and only she can save him. Her journey to save him becomes a fantastic journey of discovery.

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1st Produced:
The Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury, UK    1993

Organisations:
Molecule Theatre of Science

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Environmental

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Canterville Ghost, The

Synopsis:
an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story

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1st Produced:
English Theatre, Vienna    2003

Organisations:
Vienna's English Theatre

1st Published:
Bunderministerium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (2003)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  various, Can be played by four actors

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Cat And The Captain, The

Synopsis:
Matthew Flinders maps Australia with his cat.

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1st Produced:
National Maritime Museum, London, UK    2001

Organisations:
all Hands Theatre of Puppets

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Puppet

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Christmas Carol, A

Synopsis:
an adaptation from Dickens.

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1st Produced:
Maybe Theatre, Gdansk, Poland    1994

Organisations:
Maybe Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  9 actors doubling

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Dance Class

Synopsis:
Four under achieving students escape their drab reality through contemporary dance

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1st Produced:
English Theatre, Vienna    1999

Organisations:
Vienna's English Theatre

1st Published:
Bunderministerium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (1999)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Physical Theatre

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Dr Faustus

Synopsis:
a modernized reworking of Marlowe's play

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Engines Of War

Synopsis:
The story of Drake and the Spanish armada.

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1st Produced:
Chatham Historic Dockyard, UK    1988

Organisations:
The Dockyard Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Historical

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  1            Other:  Can be played by 4 actors

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Frankenstein

Synopsis:
an adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel

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Music:
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Genre:
Puppet

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Great Mutiny, The

Synopsis:
a study of Richard Parker, the supposed leader of the mutiny of the Nore 1797.

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1st Produced:
Chatham Historic Dockyard, UK    1987

Organisations:
Dockyard Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Historical

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  2            Other:  Can be played by four actors

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Hooligan

Synopsis:
an adolescent boy dreams of becoming a hooligan - but can't quite make the grade

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1st Produced:
Contact Theatre Manchester UK    1980

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short (40 mins) physical comedy with music.

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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It's My Sky, Too!

Synopsis:
Three children use their imagination to learn how to play together.

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1st Produced:
University Theatre, Manchester, UK    1984

Organisations:
Contact Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Children's play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Jack Nastyface

Synopsis:
an adaptation of William Robinson's C19th autobiography.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
National Maritime Museum, London, UK    1994

Organisations:
all Hands Theatre of Puppets

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Puppet Play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Picture, A

Synopsis:
an adaptation of a Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - this play is set in present day Hollywood

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1st Produced:
English Theatre, Vienna    2012

Organisations:
Vienna's English Theatre

1st Published:
Bunderministerium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (2012)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  Can be played by four actors

Further Reference:
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Pitch Black

Synopsis:
Loosely adapted from Othello, this play explores racism in football.

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1st Produced:
English Theatre, Vienna    2007

Organisations:
Vienna's English Theatre

1st Published:
Bunderministerium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (2007)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Radio Days

Synopsis:
Life in rural England during World War Two, told through the pastiche of contemporary radio programmes.

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1st Produced:
Forest Forge Theatre Company, UK    1989

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Revolting Britons

Synopsis:
Boudicca's son wants to be a druid, but his mother has other plans&

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1st Produced:
English Theatre Vienna    2006

Organisations:
Vienna's English Theatre

1st Published:
Bunderministerium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (2006)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  Can be played by four actors

Further Reference:
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Romy And Julian

Synopsis:
a loose adaptation of Romeo and Juliet through the eyes of teenage fashion

Notes:
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1st Produced:
English Theatre, Vienna    2001

Organisations:
Vienna's English Theatre

1st Published:
Bunderministerium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (2001)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Love story

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  Can be played by four actors

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Roper's Tale, A

Synopsis:
24th November, 1803, Cattentide or St Catherine's Eve, the night of the Ropemakers' annual celebration. Will the escaped French prisoner put an end to the festivities?

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1st Produced:
Chatham Historic Dockyard, UK    1987

Organisations:
The Dockyard Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Historical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Sails For The Victory, The

Synopsis:
The story of The Victory at through the eyes of a young sailmaker.

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1st Produced:
Chatham Historic Dockyard    1989

Organisations:
Dockyard Theatre Company, UK

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Historical

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  2            Other:  Can be played by 4 actors

Further Reference:
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Two Clowns

Synopsis:
an old clown passes on his skills to a young actor.

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Virtual Heroes

Synopsis:
Two schoolmates unwittingly become friends through a gaming site - the lessons they learn helps them to defeat the real life bullies.

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1st Produced:
English Theatre, Vienna    2007

Organisations:
Vienna's English Theatre

1st Published:
Bunderministerium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (2007)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  Can be played by four actors

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Wild Weekend

Synopsis:
Four young friends go camping in the wilds of Wales hoping for a weekend of love - but what can go wrong&. does.

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1st Produced:
English Theatre, Vienna    2002

Organisations:
Vienna's English Theatre

1st Published:
Bunderministerium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (2002)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wonky Donkey, The

Synopsis:
Based on the children's picture book, this storytelling play tells of the donkey that nobody loved&.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Croyden Warehouse, London, UK    2002

Organisations:
Blunderbus Children's Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Children's

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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