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Paul Francis

PAUL FRANCIS

  
Nationality:    English
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Paul Francis's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         After Dougal         Assassination         Balancing         Jaffa Cakes         Legendary Lives         Looking For the Moon         Under Pressure         Waiting Room
After Dougal

Synopsis:
In an Edinburgh community centre, on the first day of January, 2002, a group of activists gather for a meeting. Dougal, their leader, is missing. He may be in prison, or on the run, or working as a police informer. the group explore the possibilities, and look for clues. then Rory arrives. a new recruit, or possibly a spy? In the shadow of 9/11, it's hard to be sure what's real, or who to trust. Can they work together, in the future? Or is the war on terror too big, too black to deal with? Gradually, the group splits up, and only with the final dialogue do we grasp what has been happening, and guess at what's to come.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2002)   

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Genre:
One act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Assassination

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Balancing

Synopsis:
the events portrayed in Balancing take place in the present day, somewhere in the UK (preferably local to where the play is being performed). the play is set in Morton and Foster, an accountancy firm in the age of enron. Tom Morton and Jim Foster are the old guard, who have had to adapt to new ways. Jan and Sadiq are the younger generation, eager to succeed. When the possibility of a partnership comes up, they both have tough decisions to make. How much do they want this promotion, and what exactly will it cost?

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2005)   

Music:
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Genre:
One act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Jaffa Cakes

Synopsis:
a self help group has been set up at a womens prison. the officer in charge seems keen to subvert it and the tutor is ineffectual

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications   

Music:
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Genre:
Youth one act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Legendary Lives

Synopsis:
*Writing award Winner* a fast-paced situation comedy. the action takes place in the suburban home of Roger and Audrey Fuller, the morning after a riotous New Year's eve party. Not so much a who done it, more a who done who. Resolutions rise and fall as the day progresses whilst the characters try and remember the sleeping arrangements of the previous evening.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1999)   

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Looking For the Moon

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1st Published:
Cambridge University Press    

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Under Pressure

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1st Published:
edward arnold   

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Genre:
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Waiting Room

Synopsis:
Darren is an ex-army man who thinks he's had a bad deal, but he isn't sure about what he wants. Gradually, we find out more about what he's done and how he's been treated. He takes a random group of strangers hostage, and by the end of a tense day they have learnt more about each other and themselves. all of them are gripped by the mounting tension which builds during the play, intensified by pressures from outside. This is a suspense story, but also a study of changing relationships which offers challenging possibilities to an ensemble cast.

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1999)   

Music:
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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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