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David Geary

DAVID GEARY

  (1963 - )
Nationality:    New Zealander
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Literary Agent:    Playmarket Inc  

David Geary's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Backstage With the Quigleys         Dry, White & Friendly         Farm, The         Gothic Butstauner         King Of Stains         Learner's Stand         Lovelock's Dream Run         Man Walks Into A Bar, A         Mark Twain and Me In Maoriland.         Menu Turistico         Pack Of Girls         Rabbitter's Daughter         Ruapehu         Savage Heatrs/Manawa Taua         Shaggy Dog Story, A         Solid Gold Hits         Underarm, The

Backstage With the Quigleys

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1st Produced:
Wellington    1994

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1st Published:
Playmarket, Wellington, 1994   -

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Dry, White & Friendly

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1st Produced:
Wellington    1988

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1st Published:
Playmarket, Wellington, 1988   -

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Farm, The

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1st Produced:
Palmerston North    1997

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Playmarket, Palmerston North, 1997   -

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Gothic Butstauner

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1st Produced:
Wellington    1988

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1st Published:
Playmarket, Wellington, 1988   -

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King Of Stains

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1st Produced:
Wellington    1996

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1st Published:
Playmarket, Wellington, 1996   -

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Learner's Stand

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1st Produced:
Wellington    1994

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1st Published:
Playmarket, Wellington, 1994   -

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Lovelock's Dream Run

Synopsis:
A New Zealand schoolboy looks in to the life of his sporting hero Jack Lovelock who won a gold medal in the 1936 Olympics

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1st Produced:
Auckland    1993

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1st Published:
Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1993   -

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Man Walks Into A Bar, A

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Two stand up comedians battle it out

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Mark Twain and Me In Maoriland.

Synopsis:
This comic tale was inspired by the true events of Mark Twain's australAsian lecture tour, which came to an abrupt halt when the outspoken American writer incurred the wrath of the local english establishment. Mark Twain & Me in Maoriland imagines what would have happened if Twain had been killed. This clever mix of historical fact and literary fiction explores the unexpected relationship between the acclaimed author and the Maori mercenary sent to assassinate him. Inspired by Spaghetti Westerns and epic love stories, this production brings together live music, audio visual technology and a devilishly clever script to recreate a long ago Whanganui full of saloons, prophets, vaudeville, and gun-toting warriors. Beneath its comic exterior Mark Twain & Me in Maoriland is a profound exploration of the complexities and contradictions of colonisation.
- theatreview.org.nz

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Written by David Geary And Company

1st Produced:
Soundings Theatre, Te Papa, NZ    13 Mar 2010

Organisations:
Taki Rua Productions

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Genre:
comic tale

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Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Menu Turistico

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Pack Of Girls

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1st Produced:
Wellington    1988

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1st Published:
Playmarket, Wellington, 1990   -

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Rabbitter's Daughter

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1st Produced:
Wellington    1995

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Playmarket, Wellington, 1995   -

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Ruapehu

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1st Produced:
Wellington    1996

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Playmarket, Wellington, 1996   -

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Savage Heatrs/Manawa Taua

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1st Produced:
Auckland    1994

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1st Published:
Playmarket, Wellington, 1994   -

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Shaggy Dog Story, A

Synopsis:
Sheepdog Blue tells stories about the Farmer.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Solid Gold Hits

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1st Produced:
Palmerston North    1998

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Playmarket, Palmerston North, 1997   -

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Underarm, The

Synopsis:
This is the story of two brothers ripped apart by the most infamous act in trans-Tasman sport. When the Aussies committed what Rob Muldoon later described as An act of cowardice appropriate to a team that wears a yellow uniform', The MCG ignited: Kiwis v Aussies, Aussies v Aussies, and Colin and Dons' drunk parents violently versus each other. Kiwi Mum drags Colin, screaming, off to live in Wellington, NZ. Don marinates with Dad at home in Brisbane. As adults, Don and Colin are reunited at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, and put on trial the very man responsible for their separation  the Australian cricket captain in 1981, Greg Chappell. But the hijinks soon turn serious when the scab's ripped off their troubled past and the focus shifts to the real culprit: which parent was responsible for their lost childhood? What results is a tumultuous ride through sport, politics and the ugly side of broken families. And, of course, the perennial sledging match that is Aussie-Kiwi relations.

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written by Justin Gregory And David Geary

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Genre:
Comedy

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