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Martin Foreman

MARTIN FOREMAN

  
Nationality:    British
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Martin Foreman's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Californian Lives         Now We Are Pope: Frederick Rolfe in Venice         Tadzio Speaks . . . Death in Venice Revisited

Californian Lives

Synopsis:
How well do you know those who are closest to you? In these three powerful and moving monologues, Martin Foreman lays bare the lives of three very different Californians. Los Feliz : A salesman in a diner knows the freeways and side streets of Los Angeles like the back of his hand; on one of those side streets he meets the woman of his dreams. Ben and Joe's: In a San Fernando Valley bar a group of older men spend their days shooting the breeze, watching TV and flirting with the bartender. Life is quiet until a young man enters. Sunset: As the sun sets in the Cascade Mountains a grandmother remembers her first date, the man she married and their life together.

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Organisations:
Arbery Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
three monologues

Parts:
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Now We Are Pope: Frederick Rolfe in Venice

Synopsis:
Eccentric, cantankerous writer Frederick Rolfe (1860-1913) ended his days in self-imposed exile in Venice, eschewing all friends except handsome young gondoliers. This one-man play finds Rolfe alone in his room, reliving his most famous novel Hadrian VII, in which an Englishman, denied the priesthood for most of his life, is suddenly elected Pope. 'Proved exactly why one-man plays retain their place in the dramatic repertoire: effective characterisation' (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). 'Annus performed with real warmth and humour' **** (WhatsPeenSeen.co.uk). 'Strong performance' (TheGayUK.com).

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1st Produced:
theSpace on North Bridge, Edinburgh Fringe Festival    Aug 2014

Organisations:
Arbery Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama, Solo show, 45 minutes

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Tadzio Speaks . . . Death in Venice Revisited

Synopsis:
In Thomas Manns Death in Venice we see von Aschenbach increasingly obsessed by the beautiful youth Tadzio. Although the two never speak, the boy is clearly aware of the older man's attention and a silent relationship grows between them until the writer's final day on the Lido beach. What went through Tadzio's mind when he realised what was happening? Did he welcome or fear the writer's gaze? Decades later Tadzio looks back. 'Eloquent and descriptive prose, here done full justice by Peacock's performance' (ThePublicReviews.com).

Notes:
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1st Produced:
theSpace on North Bridge, Edinburgh Fringe Festival    Aug 2014

Organisations:
Arbery Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama, Solo show, 45 minutes

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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