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RAYMOND HOPKINS
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Raymond Hopkins lives in Oxfordshire . United Kingdom. In 1998 he started writing farcical comedies and donating his royalties to Multiple Sclerosis Research. His plays have been extremely successful in the U.K. with hundreds of productions and summer season runs. the plays are also very popular in Australia and Europe. At the present time, nearly thirty thousand pounds has been raised for MS research.
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It Must Be Love Looking for Love Love and Mistletoe Love And Money Love And Perfect Harmony Love At Last Love Begins At 50 Love Nest, The Make Time For LoveIt Must Be Love
the plot twists and turns in a frantic manner right up to the surprise ending
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Hanbury Plays, 2001 185205 257 0
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Farcical Comedy
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Top of PageLooking for Love
After twenty-one years of marriage, James Beale walks out on his wife, Molly. She is devastated and after four months of being alone, she has reached rock bottom. Her best friend, Fiona, persuades her to try the six-step miracle cure for abandoned wives. the idea being, on completion, she will be guaranteed to get her life back together. Molly agrees and finds that it works. Not only does her husband want to come back, but she has two other suitors vying for her affection. the twists and turns, the intrigues, the misunderstandings on her road to recovery, all add up to a hilarious evenings entertainment.
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Hanbury Plays, 2012 978-1852053292
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Farcical Comedy
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Top of PageLove and Mistletoe
It is Christmas Eve. Sue and Tom Millard have invited Sue's dad, Brian, round to spend the happy festive season with them. However, all is not as idyllic as it might at first appear. After twenty-five years of marriage the couple are going through a bad patch. Unbeknown to Brian, who is a widower, Sue has invited three ladies round with the intention of finding him a partner. To add to the mayhem, one of Sue's school friends arrives asking if she can stay for a couple of days after the breakdown of her marriage. the twists and turns, the intrigues and misunderstandings all add up to a hilarious evening's entertainment.
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Hanbury Plays 978-1852053293
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Farcical Comedy in Two Acts
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Male: 2 Female: 6 Other: -
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Top of PageLove And Money
What happens when the family have a robbery and try to claim the insurance payment? Not a subject for a farcical comedy? Don't you believe it! Derek and Pauline Felton have been married for twenty-seven years. their only child, Amy, is a nineteen-year-old petite girl,whose main interests are boys and animal rights. Life has been passing by fairly smoothly for the Felton's, that is until they return home one evening to find that their house has been burgled. Derek, who has always had a materialistic outlook on life, decides that their new house insurance will yield a lucrative pay out. Pauline becomes increasingly unhappy about his subsequent course of actions. the ensuing friction is exacerbated when Amy's latest boyfriend turns out to be the thief. Joyce Clements, their next door neighbour, has witnessed the robbery. She calls in daily to offer support, advice and unwelcome comments. To add to the mayhem, the Reverend Peter Jones, who has unexpectedly called round to invite Derek to read a lesson at a televised service, falls hopelessly in love with the Scenes of Crime Officer investigating the robbery. the hilarious confusion which follows has a surprising twist at the end. This means the Feltons' lives will never be the same.
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Hanbury Plays 978-1852052686
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Comedy
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Top of PageLove And Perfect Harmony
the action takes place in a back room of the local Corn exchange in the south of england where the local choral society hold their rehearsals. edith Codsmore is a self centred, obnoxious snob who has always taken the lead role in the choir. However, when a young newcomer joins the choir, she is selected to take the solo role in an International competition which they have entered.This causes major friction which is exacerbated by the fact that edith's daughter, Jenny, is having a fling with Hugh Jones, the son of Gavin, who is edith's arch rival. Odette Newbold is pregnant and has got her dates wrong. Is she going to give birth during the rehearsal? their intrigues, quarrels and successes all add up to a most amusing, entertaining evening. Hardly any scenery or furniture is required which makes for ease in staging.
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Hanbury Plays H1852053062
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Top of PageLove At Last
Frank and Rose Saunders have been married for fifty-two years, and are now living in a small retirement complex along with five other residents. On the day a young female care assistant starts working at the apartments, a spate of robberies ensue. Frank Saunders takes it upon himself to prove that the new girl is the thief. However all is not what it seems. the twist and turns which follow add up to an hilarious evenings entertainment.
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Hanbury Plays, 2010 978-1852053291
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Farcical Comedy
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Top of PageLove Begins At 50
Anita and Clive Debanks have been married for 28 years and have led an uneventful life. But all that is about to change. although in a loveless marriage, Clive has never been unfaithful. However, as preparations for his fiftieth birthday party are underway, Clive feels that life is passing him by and has a yearning for one last fling. To this end he chooses three prospective partners from the 'Lonely Hearts' column in the local paper. By a strange twist of fate, the same paper is offering a Caribbean cruise, as the first prize in a competition to find the perfect married couple. anita enters the competition, but keeps it a secret fro Clive. a photographer arrives to take the pictures of the happy couple the night that anita is away but Clive is busy entertaining one of his new dates. From that point onwards, things get a little complicated, to say the least. the action is fast and furious in this hilarious farce.
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Hanbury Plays, 1998 978-1852052295
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Farce In the Arts
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Top of PageLove Nest, The
David and Janet's marriage was good until her mother moved in. Things have gotten worse and worse. In an effort to rekindle things David and Janet have gone to spend a weekend at the hotel they spent their honeymoon in - little knowing that mother-in-law has booked in too
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Hanbury Plays, 2002 H185205 258 9
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Farcical Comedy
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Top of PageMake Time For Love
they say behind every successful man is a supportive woman, and Julie Hardisty is certainly that. Her husband, Brian, is a pillar of society and well respected in the local community. For her part, Julie enjoys the status their lifestyle brings. However, all is not as it seems in this idyllic family. Brian feels trapped in their loveless marriage. He also resents the endless civic commitments he has taken on. Completely out of character for this stable, upright citizen he decides to make a clean break from everything. He secretly starts planning to leave the marital home and travel around the world alone. Unbeknown to Brian, a local television company has organized an award ceremony in recognition of his outstanding work in the community. By a twist of fate, the presentation broadcast is due to go out live on the same day that Brian disappears to begin his travels. From that point onwards Julie's life is destined to change for ever.
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Hanbury Plays, 2008 978-185205 3208
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 7 Other: -
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