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James Duncan

JAMES DUNCAN

  
Nationality:    Scottish
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James Duncan's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Asturias         Dark Lantern         Denial         Descent         Purge         Tea With Mrs Pankhurst

Asturias

Synopsis:
Mineworkers and Government in conflict! Spanish miners joining a political uprising find themselves standing alone against Francisco Franco and an army of Moroccan mercenaries. Pathos, despair, hope and humour. Free tapas and a glass of sidra set the mood.

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Organisations:
New Strides Productions

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Music:
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Dark Lantern

Synopsis:
Lorenzo hears the voices of the saved, the survivors of the holocaust. each has a different story clamouring to be heard, an individual story of resistance, dissent or acquiescence burning brightly within the dark lantern.

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Organisations:
Red Card Theatre

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Denial

Synopsis:
Three pilgrims' visit auschwitz in the present day. they come not to mourn the dead but to celebrate the architects of the final solution. a powerful and disturbing insight into holocaust denial. Poignant, shocking but ultimately hopeful.

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Organisations:
Red Card Theatre

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Descent

Synopsis:
1943. a woman prepares alone for the last of many journeys. there is only a single suitcase for her possessions, memory and reminiscence. Tomorrow she travels eastwards to an unknown destination. Perhaps life will be better.

Notes:
written by Ruth Urquart And James Duncan

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Red Card Theatre

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Music:
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Purge

Synopsis:
Italy 1945. the queues at the Terrinino clinic are lengthening. and someone is investigating Francisco's political past. Something will have to be done before the Minister visits. Thank goodness nothing like this happens in contemporary Britain. Rumbustious political theatre.

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Organisations:
New Strides Productions

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Music:
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Tea With Mrs Pankhurst

Synopsis:
Selina Cooper took tea with Mrs Pankhurst. Together they fought for votes for women. But which of them truly challenged established order. To find out take tea with Mrs Pankhurst. Cakes included in the ticket.

Notes:
written with Ruth Urquhart

1st Produced:

Organisations:
New Strides Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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