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Charles Hayter

CHARLES HAYTER

  
Nationality:    Canadian
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Dr. Charles Hayter is a physician and playwright who currently practices the specialty of radiation oncology at Credit Valley Hospital in MississaugA. He has been published extensively on medical history, including his 2005 book on the history of radium therapy in Canada, an element of Hope. In 2001 Charles was awarded the John B. Neilson award for his significant long-standing contributions to the history of health care in CanadA. Prior to medical school, he did graduate studies in Drama, and throughout his medical career he has maintained an active involvement in theatrical performance and writing. His 1986 study of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan remains one of the most frequently cited works on the topic. Recent stage appearances include La Poncia in the House of Bernarda alba (New Teatro) and James Fitzgibbon in the 1812 Victory Party (Brick Road). His acclaimed one-person show Lady-in-Waiting premiered at the Montreal International Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival in 2005, and won the 2008 award for Best Writing: One Person Show at the Fresh Fruit Festival in New York City. Charles is a member of Playwrights Guild of CanadA.

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

         Eldorado Town - the Port Hope Play         Lady In Waiting         Radical         Rice Queen of Cabbagetown
Eldorado Town - the Port Hope Play

Synopsis:
the play examines how Port Hope, a small Canadian town, played a significant role in ending WWII and in the coming of the nuclear age. Set between 1930 and 1946, the play uses music, comedy, and Drama to tell the story of radium and uranium refining in Port Hope from the perspectives of the factory owners, workers and local citizens.

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1st Produced:
4th Line Theatre, Millbrook, On, Canada     28 Jul 2010

Organisations:
4th Line Theatre

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Genre:
Historical Drama

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Lady In Waiting

Synopsis:
a gender-bending semi-autobiographical solo show about a doctor-cum-drag queen struggling to keep his lives in order

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1st Produced:
The Kaufman Theater At The Algonquin Theater Company     2008

Organisations:
Fresh Fruit Festival

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Genre:
Gay monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Radical

Synopsis:
The forgotten story of a remarkable Canadian woman, Dr. Vera Peters, and her fight to alter breast cancer treatment.

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1st Produced:
Tarragon Main, Toronto Fringe Festival     04 Jul 2014

Organisations:
Gruff Pyg

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Genre:
40 min drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Rice Queen of Cabbagetown

Synopsis:
Henry is the principal of an ESL school. He has a thing for young Chinese men. He has just had a one night stand with Lee a Chinese immigrant. Henry finds out that someone is after his job. To fight back and keep his job he decides to use Lee as a pawn. Lee has his own scheme

Notes:
Part of "Gay Play Day 2013"

1st Produced:
Alumnae Theatre, Toronto     Sep 2013

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Genre:
Gay drama short play

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