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Ian Hamilton Finlay

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY  (1925 - 2006)

 Nationality:    Scottish
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below is a list of Ian Hamilton Finlay's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Displaced Milkmaid         Estate Hunters, The         Walking Through Seaweed         What Do You Want, Santa Claus?         Wild Dogs In Winter

Displaced Milkmaid

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Three in One

1st Produced:
Unity Theatre, London    1962

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Genre:
One act

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Estate Hunters, The

Synopsis:
a boy and his Father play an elaborate game in which they go to view properties to buy

Notes:
Based on A short story "Straw" by Ian Hamilton Finlay

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1st Published:
in "New english Dramatists Vol.14" Penguin, London, 1970   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Walking Through Seaweed

Synopsis:
Two girls - one wants to go shopping and one wants to walk barefoot through seaweed

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1st Published:
in "New english Dramatists Vol.14" Penguin, London, 1970   -

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Genre:
Duologue

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What Do You Want, Santa Claus?

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Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - Dep.256/Box 20/8

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Wild Dogs In Winter

Synopsis:
the customers and the publican discuss a series of sheep-worrying that has been plaguing the neighbourhood. Conflict arises over who shot the two dogs responsible

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