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Timothy Findley

TIMOTHY FINDLEY  (1930 - 2002)

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

 Can You See Me Yet?         Elizabeth Rex         Shadows         Stillborn Lover, The

Can You See Me Yet?

Timothy Findley
about the efforts of a mental patient to examine the cause of her insanity

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1st Produced:
National Arts Centre, Ottawa    1976

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1st Published:
Talon Books, 1977   978-0889221192

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Elizabeth Rex

Timothy Findley
On the eve prior to the dawn execution of Robert, Earl of Essex for treason, Shakespeare and his company of actors are at court. Under curfew in a barn, with the Queen, through her restless night as she struggles with the decision she has made to behead her beloved 'Robin'. On the 16th century stage the women's roles were played by men; the only woman in the company is the seamstress who makes and repairs the costumes. The Queen is intrigued by the nature of the men that play these roles, and whether their 'essence' is truly that of a man, or of a woman. In part to entertain and divert the Queen who is tormented by her decision to execute Essex, and in part to illuminate the question that so intrigues her, members of the company recite and play short vignettes from various of Shakespeare's plays. In this vein they challenge the Queen with provocative questions that would be inadmissible at any other time or place, and reveal their sympathy for Essex. at times the Queen commands and threatens regally, at times she drops her guard and confesses her womanly feelings. There is a powerful counterpoint for the Queen, who feels the sexual passion of a woman, but must put that aside to act in the interest of the State-or, as she said to the army at Tilbury: 'I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a King'. Here, poignantly, she says to the male actor: 'If you will teach me how to be a woman . . . I will teach you how to be a man'. Meanwhile, Shakespeare is taking notes, perhaps for some future play. . .but it will not be performed in his lifetime, nor the Queen's

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1st Published:
Harper Preennial Canada 2003   978-0006392538

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Shadows

Synopsis:
Some theatrical types telling stories around the dinner table

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Canadian Theatre Review number 114"   -

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Stillborn Lover, The

Timothy Findley
about the last days of John a MacDonald in the style of Victorian Theatre, with the traditional change of sexes as in classical pantomime

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music by Berthold Carriere

1st Produced:
Theatre London    1979

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1st Published:
Harper Preennial Canada 2003   978-0006392552

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Genre:
Historical Play

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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