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ARNOLD HELSBY
Nationality: British
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Arnold Helsby's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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below is a list of Arnold Helsby's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Camel's Back, The Sky's the LimitCamel's Back, The
Synopsis:
production of an amateur play lead to problems on the farm with untoward sexual advances
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Samuel French, London, -
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 6 Other: -
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Cross-Channel pigeon racing with rivalries between two pigeon fanciers. Skyranger one of the pigeons has just laid two eggs - however she had been dallying with a seagull.
photo of cast and director of the 50th anniversary revival
photo of cast and director of the 50th anniversary revival
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Local schoolteacher Arnold Helsby Allowed community Amateur theatre Tyldesley Little theatre to premiere his latest play. It was A great success. the show was revived by TLT 50 years later, despite it being long out of print. On 29th Sep 2007, the playwright's daughter traveled from America to Attend the revival. Several original cast members Also Attended. the show produced An Award win.
1st Produced:
Tyldesley Little Theatre, Manchester 1957
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1958 50-aniv-cast
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Genre:
Farce
Parts:
Male: 6 Female: 4 Other: 1 youth (boy or girl)
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