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John Hale

JOHN HALE  (1926 - )

 Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    The Agency (London) Ltd  


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

 Anatomy Of Apartheid         Black Swan Winter, The         Case Of David Anderson Qc, The         Decibels         Harry Mixture         Here Is The News         In Memory Of Carmen Miranda         Inside Adolf Verioc         It's All In The Mind         Lorna And Ted         Love's Old Sweet Song         Smile Boys, That's The Style         Spithead         Who Needs Enemies

Anatomy Of Apartheid

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Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - Dep.256/Box 27/2

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Black Swan Winter, The

Synopsis:
Military father, TV director son, death of the heart

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in "Plays Of The Year Vol.37", Elek, London, 1969   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Case Of David Anderson Qc, The

Synopsis:
KGB frame Tory politician

Notes:
aka Who Needs Enemies

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Decibels

Synopsis:
the effluent (sic) society

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Pessimistic Drama Of The Future

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in "Prompt Three", Hutchinson, London, 1976   -

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Genre:
Satire One act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Harry Mixture

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Notes:
written by John hale And Malcolm McKay

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Warehouse, Covent Garden, London    26 Jun 1978

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play reading

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Further Reference:
RSC ref HAY197806

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Here Is The News

Synopsis:
Easter play

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Dobson 1970   -

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One act

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In Memory Of Carmen Miranda

Synopsis:
Writer laments son killed in Belfast

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1st Produced:
Greenwich Theatre, London    1975

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Inside Adolf Verioc

Synopsis:
Surrealist view of Conrad's The secret agent

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It's All In The Mind

Synopsis:
Ex CND girl loses illusions

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - Dep.256/Box 27/2

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Lorna And Ted

Synopsis:
a nurse, a blacksmith and a big fat tart

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1st Produced:
Greenwich Theatre, London    1970

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Play/Drama

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Love's Old Sweet Song

Synopsis:
Mother love and death in suburbia

Notes:
music by Robb Stewart

1st Produced:
Greenwich Theatre, London    27 Jan 1976

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Smile Boys, That's The Style

Synopsis:
Son returns home to sort out problems, father's understanding and subsequent death points to way of coping.

Notes:
aka The Black Swan Winter

1st Produced:
Glasgow    1968

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1st Published:
in "Plays of the Year 37", Elek, London, 1970   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Spithead

Synopsis:
The 1797 mutiny at the Nore ends happily for lower deck seamen.

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1st Produced:
Greenwich Theatre, London    1969

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1st Published:
in "Plays of the Year 38", Elek, London, 1970   -

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Genre:
Historical Drama

Parts:
Male:  27            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Who Needs Enemies

Synopsis:
KGB frame Tory politician

Notes:
aka The Case of David Anderson QC

1st Produced:
Warehouse, Covent Garden, London    10 Jul 1978

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Genre:
play reading

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
RSC ref WHO197807

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