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Rob George

ROB GEORGE

  (1950 - )
Nationality:    Australian
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Literary Agent:    Rick Raftos Management  

Rob George has been a professional writer for stage, television, film and radio for over 30 years.

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

         Errol Flynn's Great Big Adventure Book For Boys         Full Bored         Grabbing It         Humble Doctor, The         Les         Let's Twist Again         Lofty         Lovers And Haters : the Turbulent Times Of Don Dunstan         Percy And Rose         Prompt         Pumpkin         Sandy Lee Live At Nui Dat         Stairway To the Stars         Switch On, Turn Off         White Board, The

Errol Flynn's Great Big Adventure Book For Boys

Synopsis:
the story of the Australian born Hollywood great. From childhood in Hobart, to being a white slave trader to film stardom

Notes:
Later productions by Melbourne theatre Co And others. Winner Best Play Award Edinburgh Fringe 1979.

1st Produced:
Stage Company Theatre, Adelaide    1978

Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Revue-style musical comedy 100 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  1 musician, much doubling

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au, http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>,

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Full Bored

Synopsis:
Life can get tense when you're trying to make your own life but you get stuck with a landlady who provides meals seriously lacking in variety.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Booborowie Town Hall    1975

Organisations:
Circle Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au, http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>,

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Grabbing It

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Theatre In Education Team    1979

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au, http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>,

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Humble Doctor, The

Synopsis:
It's 1939 and in the wine growing region of the Barossa Valley in South Australia the local German-born Doctor and head of the Australian branch of the Nazi Party has ambitious plans. His wife is disturbed by his activities and tries to intercede but when war breaks out they are both arrested.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
the Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Les

Synopsis:
Les arrives at the caravan park with wife and kids in tow and meets upper class Jane. She's a social worker helping old couple, Tom and Emma by providing them with women's magazines for entertainment. When Les does a survey in one of the magazines he discovers he's a lesbian and he and Jane move into the caravan with Tom and Emma.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Little Theatre Adelaide University    1974

Organisations:
Circle Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au, http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>,

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Let's Twist Again

Synopsis:
a group of 30 somethings return to the old hall where they used to dance but find that things have changed over the years and their memories of past events differ.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
the Stage Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au, http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>, 1975

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Lofty

Synopsis:
Country rock musical about a tall singer and a band called the Lofty Rangers.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Circle Theatre Company    1972

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au, http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>,

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Lovers And Haters : the Turbulent Times Of Don Dunstan

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written by George, Rob And Sherlock, Maureen

1st Produced:
Norwood Concert Hall    2008

Organisations:
Prospect Productions & Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Percy And Rose

Synopsis:
Pianist and composer Percy Grainger, had a very close relationship with his mother, Rose. there were rumours of incest. Percy was one of the world's great eccentrics - he experimented with bizarre music, weird clothes and sado masochism and he also tried to change the english language. the play focuses on Percy's relationship with his mother and it's disastrous impact on the other loves of Percy's life. the feature film "Passion" starring Richard Roxburgh and Barbara Hershey is loosely adapted from the play.

Notes:
Later productions by Melbourne theatre Company, Royal Queensland theatre Company And others.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
the Stage Company

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Heightened naturalistic drama 100 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au, http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>,

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Prompt

Synopsis:
When the actors in a play about married life forget their lines the prompt throws in random sentences from the newspaper they're reading and chaos ensues.

Notes:
Winner: Best Play Award

1st Produced:
Clare One Act Drama Festival    1973

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1m/f

Further Reference:
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Pumpkin

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Playreading Organised By Adelaide Theatre Group    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Stage play One act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au, http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>,

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Sandy Lee Live At Nui Dat

Synopsis:
a young conscript in Vietnam finds his dreams realised when singing star Sandy Lee performs for the troops. But when he returns to Australia he discovers his best mate has betrayed him and he's inadvertently drawn into a seedy world from which Sandy offers no salvation.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
the Stage Company

1st Published:
Woollahra, N.S.W : Currency Press, 1983.   0868190721

Music:
-

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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Bibliographies/VN_drama_bib.php

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Stairway To the Stars

Synopsis:
Barry's 21 and works the remote roadhouse with his Mum. When a TV cameraman stops by Barry sees the chance to live out his fantasies.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Circle Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Switch On, Turn Off

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in One act Plays Series 5, Port Melbourne, Vic : Heinemann educational Australia, 1990   858595435

Music:
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Genre:
young adult One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  2 players

Further Reference:
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White Board, The

Synopsis:
TV Drama series story editor, Steve, has to battle recalcitrant assistants, network bosses, dying actors and annoying external Dramas as he struggles to come up with a plot that will keep everyone happy. It's a hard life!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Bakehouse    2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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