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John Gardiner

JOHN GARDINER

  (1936 - 2007)
Nationality:    British
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John Gardiner's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Bad Day At Black Frog Creek         Big Al         Dazzle         Dracula Spectacula, The         First Time         Mr Macaroni And the Exploding Pizza Pie         Put That Light Out         Rockasocka         Snatching Of Horrible Harold         Surgical Sensations At St Sennapod's, Or Dr Scalpel's Missing Bit         Unity         Worst Journey In the World

Bad Day At Black Frog Creek

Synopsis:
Christmas eve and the folks are decorating Diamond Tooth Lill's Saloon in readiness for a party. then they hear that a badman Lill once help in a robbery is coming for the diamond they took

Notes:
written with Fiz Coleman

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    -

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Big Al

Synopsis:
based on the life and times of al Capone, the infamous Chicago gangster

Notes:
music by Andrew Parr

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1977   -

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens Musical Play Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  10            Other:  cast 57m 57f

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Dazzle

Synopsis:
Captain Sam Galactic is transporting World President's daughter Dazzle Star on his star ship to her finishing school when she is kidnapped by space pirates

Notes:
Music by Andrew Parr; lyrics by John Gardiner; book by John Gardiner

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Musicscope ( also by samuel French, London), 1980   -

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Dracula Spectacula, The

Dracula Spectacula, The
Can Nick Necrophilic save Nadia Naïve and her three pupils from the clutches of Count Dracula?

Notes:
music by Andrew Parr

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1976   978-0573180132

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens Spooky Musical Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  24 characters

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First Time

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written with Kirk Fosterr, music by Kirk Foster And Paul Sabey

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1986   -

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens Musical Revue Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large Cast

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Mr Macaroni And the Exploding Pizza Pie

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written with Fiz Coleman

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1982   -

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  16 characters

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Put That Light Out

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
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Rockasocka

Synopsis:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1992   -

Music:
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Genre:
Musical Play Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Snatching Of Horrible Harold

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written with Fiz Coleman

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1985   -

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  extras

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Surgical Sensations At St Sennapod's, Or Dr Scalpel's Missing Bit

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written with Fiz Coleman, music by James R Pearson

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1990   -

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  19 characters

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Unity

Synopsis:
the story of Unity Mitford

Notes:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
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Worst Journey In the World

Synopsis:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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