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Dilys Gater

DILYS GATER  

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

 Blood Sisters         Cavern         Fugitive Like The Wind         Heaven Forbid!         Mirage         Singing Swans         Whatever Happened To Chrissie?

Blood Sisters

Synopsis:
This powerful new play by award-winning writer Dilys Gater explores the links between women and their relationships with men, through a meeting that never happened between three women - Elizabeth of England, Mary of Scotland and Linnet, the wife of an obscure English yeoman. What are the links holding human beings together? Love and fear, envy, jealousy and misunderstanding. Women are all 'sisters in blood' by virtue of the very blood in their veins. When rank and position are stripped away, all are equally vulnerable. Dilys Gater's plays have won many prizes at Festivals and are performed all over the world.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2010)   978-1840943092

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  6            Other:  + extras

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Cavern

Synopsis:
*Festival award Winner* Since her separation from Joe, Lydia has striven to bring up three daughters, one studious, one obsessive, one rebellious. always family first, an apprehensive Lydia decides to invite her new love Roger round on her birthday to meet the three girls. Their reaction is of paramount importance to Lydia's happiness. On the eve of her birthday Joe re-appears for the first time in years, dividing loyalties with his request for an alibi and causing Roger to be the catalyst that divides the daughters' opinions during Lydia's birthday. as chance deals fate's ironic hand, the truth of reality questions Lydia's love for both her family and Roger, exposing feelings that corner Lydia into a poignant choice for the future.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2010)   978-1840943214

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Genre:
Drama One act

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Fugitive Like The Wind

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Samuel French, London, 1979   -

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Heaven Forbid!

Synopsis:
It is simply routine for new residents in Heaven to be purified of their earthly bodies so Cynthia and Tabitha, the benevolent angels, assure just-arrived Debra and Kelly. The only trouble is that Debs is very much a Mum-to-be and has no intention of losing the baby she and husband Mick have so much longed for. But babies are not allowed in Heaven. Fortunately, there are two more new arrivals and one of them, Miss Bottomley, is a District Nurse. Just as well, since all the excitement precipitates a crisis that is going to revolutionise the Celestial community. This light-hearted comedy for six women has been found especially suitable for production in festivals or where facilities (and funds) are limited.

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New Theatre Publications (2010)   978-1840943641

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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Mirage

Synopsis:
Writing award & Festival award Winner.Two men with guns are guarding an old fortress in a desert, but who is the enemy? Is it Blanche, the distraught woman who seeks refuge with them but who claims the fortress is only a mirage? Or is it something less tangible, the phantom guilts and fears that have driven each of them into mental exile? Can there be an escape from this arid landscape in which they are imprisoned? a new version of the powerful and moving play that won the Charles Raines Trophy for the Best original Play when first produced at the Stoke-on-Trent Drama festival. Since then it has been successfully performed many times.

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New Theatre Publications,    -

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Singing Swans

Synopsis:
King Marmaduke's magical singing swans, kidnapped by the evil Mandarin, are spirited to an island in the China Seas. Will Princess Toyah be able to rescue them, aided and sometimes hampered by not-too-successful pirates, Johnny an orphan boy (who turns out to be a long-lost Prince) and two good witches among other colourful characters. "a charming play, combining the delicacy of a Chinese fairy tale with the more rumbustious popularity of pirates, magic and witches, this is ideal for all ages as a variation on the traditional panto or festive play" amateur Stage

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New Theatre Publications,    -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  +1 variable

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Whatever Happened To Chrissie?

Synopsis:
*Festival award Winner* It's been a busy Christmas week at Tollerbay shopping centre, but peace reigns now that the late-night shoppers have gone home. as midnight approaches, and she does her regular checks, the last thing security guard Connie needs is an old tramp taking up residence on her patch. However, as they talk, he turns out to have had quite a past, and they eventually find they have more in common than either of them would have suspected. This is a warm-hearted look at bridging the generation gap, ideal for the festive season.

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New Theatre Publications,    -

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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4m/4

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