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Gordon Honeycombe

GORDON HONEYCOMBE

  (1936 - 2015)
Nationality:    British / Australian
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Ronald Gordon Honeycombe (27 September 1936 - 9 October 2015) was a British newscaster, author, playwright and stage actor. Gordon Honeycombe was born in Karachi, in British Raj, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy and read English atUniversity College, Oxford. (His degree was later raised to an MA). He completed National Service with the Royal Artillery, mainly in Hong Kong, where he was also an announcer with Radio Hong Kong. Returning to the UK, he embarked on an acting career which led to television and public prominence as a national newscaster with ITN. He later settled in Perth, Western Australia, where he continued to work in radio, television and theatre, and was regularly engaged in voice-over work for radio and television, and in documentary narrations. - Wiki

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/258237

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

         Lancelot and Guinevere         Miracles, The         Paradise Lost         Princess And The Goblins, The         Redemption: A Play Of The Life Of Christ         Waltz of my Heart

Lancelot and Guinevere

Synopsis:
dramatization of Malory's Morte D'Arthur

Notes:
with Timothy West, Bryan Marshall and Maureen O'Brien as Malory, Lancelot and Guinevere respectively.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Old Vic Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
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Further Reference:
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Miracles, The

Synopsis:
dramatization of the medieval mystery plays

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Pusey Chapel, Oxford, UK    1960

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Methuen (1964)   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  cast of 80

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Paradise Lost

Synopsis:
Published in 1667, Paradise Lost recounts the biblical story of the fall of man as Adam and Eve are tempted by Satan

Notes:
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1st Produced:
ETC    1961

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/29191

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Princess And The Goblins, The

Synopsis:
from the classic children's tale by George MacDonald

Notes:
book and lyrics by Gordon Honeycombe. Music by Robert mackintosh

1st Produced:
Quaker School at Great Ayton    Nov 1976

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
musical adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Redemption: A Play Of The Life Of Christ

Synopsis:
adaptation of medieval drama

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Consett, County Durham    1970

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  cast of 110

Further Reference:
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Waltz of my Heart

Synopsis:
entertainment about the life and music of Ivor Novello

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth    May 1980

Organisations:
Bournemouth Operatic Society

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
musical appreciation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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