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Greg Elliott

GREG ELLIOTT

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Greg Elliott has been the Head of Drama in several secondary schools and currently tutors at Flinders University. He has written two musicals for secondary students and is currently writing a community musical on the subject of refugees in a small country town.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/234117

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

         Dumping         Escape of the Chrysalids         Flowers for Algeron         Fred's Shed         Hidden Agenda

Dumping

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Notes:
written by Neil Qunintrell and Greg Elliott

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Escape of the Chrysalids

Synopsis:
An historic old '50s sci-fi story set in the future- and adapted as a piece of contemporary opera

Notes:
adapted by Neil Qunintrell, Timothy Sexton and Greg Elliott

1st Produced:
The Space, Adelaide, Sa    12 May 1993

Organisations:
Jumbuck Mob

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Music:
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Genre:
sci fi

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  10            Other:  chorus

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/25697

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Flowers for Algeron

Synopsis:
Charlie Gordon a 32-year-old janitor, is the joke of the factory floor. But he doesn't know it. . .set in a medical-science future, it tells of Charlie's journey from mentally disabled young man, easily beaten in maze races by a white mouse, Algernon, to whizzbang genius. And it tells of his subsequent regression to his starting point.

Notes:
adapted from book by Daniel Winter

1st Produced:
Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, Nsw    01 May 1992

Organisations:
Toe Truck Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/16005

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Fred's Shed

Synopsis:
Fred is a loveable old character who tends to spend time in his shed, whiling away the hours. He is untidy and forgetful and one day he rediscovers his old Teddy. Together they experience a range of adventures using usual shed implements and junk that happens to be lying around. He reminisces about playing cricket, imagines he is the imprisoned Count of Monte Cristo, becomes Fred Holmes when the lights go out and pretends he has found a deserted pirate ship. Fred forgets why he originally went into the shed but it doesn't matter as he feels he has spent a productive day, essentially playing.

Notes:
devised by Greg Elliott and Peter Wilkins

1st Produced:
The Playhouse, Civic Square, Act    5 May 1982

Organisations:
Blue Folk Community Arts Association Inc

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1618   -

Music:
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Genre:
children's musical theatre 60 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/91434

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Hidden Agenda

Synopsis:
Hidden Agenda is a slightly absurdist comedy set in a conference centre; the nature of the conference is vaguely to do with leadership and working as a team. The six characters [three men, three women] set about their tasks as a group but along the way we realise that each of them has their own aspirations and ambitions. They are not deliberately uncooperative but they do miscommunicate, misunderstand each other and behave quite dysfunctionally. Kate is a middle-aged, dominating person; Colin [in his 50s] appears incompetent and promotion and life have passed him by; Lyndell is an egocentric go-getter; George is a macho, chauvinistic sleaze; Kaaren is vague and wimpy and Rick is a businessman in the wrong conference. They attempt several seemingly pointless tasks, regardless of their relevance or value, and succeed only in confusing themselves. In Act Two they head off for a pub lunch and discover that the C.E.O. [of whatever organisation they belong to] has either resigned or been pushed aside. This leads to them all trying to decide who they should side with - the old boss or the challenger/s with hilarious and disastrous results. The dialogue and action shift from naturalistic to almost the absurd and the group dynamics is generally awkward at best and frustrating and excruciatingly painful at worst. Although the group seems to have to make some crucial decisions, they have trouble ordering and paying for a pub lunch. Hidden Agenda has an obvious appeal to anyone who has been frustrated by a tedious conference, an aimless meeting or participated in a group incapable of making a decision. There is a deeper element to all this discombobulation; the conferees are attaching themselves to more significant figures who do make real and important decisions in society.

Notes:
written by Neil Qunintrell and Greg Elliott

1st Produced:
Q Theatre, Penrith, Nsw    12 Mar 1986

Organisations:
Q Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
absurdist comedy 100 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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