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Ron Hutson

RON HUTSON

  (1941 - )
Nationality:    English
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Frequent competition winner with his plays, seven of which are included here and now available for amateur performance.

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

         Death Of Convenience, A         Dying To Meet You         Hidden Host, The         Idle Hands         Look Into My Eyes And the Lord Mayor Requests         Mature Adults         Poetic Justice Or the Curse Of Verse         Stalker Beware         Stolen Identity

Death Of Convenience, A

Synopsis:
Full-length murder mystery. at 'elmdale' the country seat of Lord and Lady Chestle one of the family is found dead. Since no-one liked her very much murder is suspected. But, if she was murdered, then how was she murdered? That is the problem that exercises the police. a satisfying 'sting in the tail' nicely rounds off this script.

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1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre,Chelmsford    2004

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-902837-34-7

Music:
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Murder Mystery

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dying To Meet You

Synopsis:
Full-length, hilarious, fast moving comedy/farce. Richard and wife Barbara, in a mix up, offer the same room as lodgings to a young man (who turns out to be an undertaker) and a young Italian woman (who has the Mafia after her?) Confusion, panic, cross-dressing and many misunderstandings abound. Not helped when an Italian 'gentleman' arrives with a violin case. . . 'Hilarious. . . a witty script. . . a good all round comedy.' NODa review.

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1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre Company at Moulsham Lodge Community Centre, Chelmsford, essex    1998

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-902837-16-9

Music:
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Hidden Host, The

Synopsis:
From this successful author comes this brand new, full-length, ghostly, murder mystery. With a murder on page 1, secret panels, strange voices and plenty of suspects - what more could you ask for?

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1st Produced:
Stanford Drama Group, Oxon    2007

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-904416-06-3

Music:
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Murder Mystery

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Idle Hands

Synopsis:
One set. Full length domestic comedy where the bored housewife goes out in the evening as tired husband snoozes in front of the TV. It takes a sex-hungry neighbour, a 'home-tuition artiste', a burglar and a daughter's accident prone boyfriend to get life back on track, with almost disastrous results. Full of crossed messages and mistaken identities. 'Full of comic dialogue and business. . . great stuff.' essex Chronicle.

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1st Produced:
all Saints Drama Guild, Maldon    1992

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-902837-29-0

Music:
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Look Into My Eyes And the Lord Mayor Requests

Synopsis:
Look Into My eyes. a topical one-act play about identity theft. Dennis and Bill share a flat and Dennis' girlfriend is into aromatherapy. She has just learned how to hypnotise and offers to try it out on Bill who scoffs at the idea but consents. But when strange things happen to him as a result of his identity being stolen, he believes he has been hypnotised and begs her to undo the damage. the Lord Mayor Requests. Sequel to 'Look Into My eyes'. Bill and Charles share a flat. When Charles receives and invitation to a civic dinner he decides to take his girlfriend Jenny, leaving Bill behind. Two burglars are mistaken by Bill for soemone else, leading to an hilarious situation of misunderstandings. and was the invitation all that it seemed?

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 2006   1-904416-79-9

Music:
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Genre:
Play - One act, Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Mature Adults

Synopsis:
Full-length comedy from this popular author. Occupants of two adjoining flats get caught up in many misunderstandings, resulting in a love/hate mix up that takes some time to sort out.

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1st Produced:
St. Andrews Rep, Whissendine    2004

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-904416-09-8

Music:
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Poetic Justice Or the Curse Of Verse

Synopsis:
the family are gathered to say farewell to the famous author Dilys Pettigrew, retiring through ill health. amongst the farewell cards is an anonymous poem, the content of which causes her such distress that she dies of a heart attack. What was in the poem and who sent it, and why must others die to keep the secret?

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008   978-1-905993-75-8

Music:
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Murder Mystery

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  1

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Stalker Beware

Synopsis:
Karen's mother thinks she is being stalked. It's difficult to believe her though, because she has said it before. However, a persistent policeman and a private detective cause problems for Karen and her partner - not to mention a sex-mad secretary.

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1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre,Chelmsford    2002

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-902837-76-2

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Stolen Identity

Synopsis:
Intriguing full-length thriller with many twists and turns, and full of colourful characters. Harry Palmer, an intruder is caught in the house of Linda. But is he really a burglar? and if not, what is he looking for? More important still, did he murder her husband, who, it seems, had many secrets? an excellent, well-paced script in the true tradition of 'whodunnits'.

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1st Produced:
Crowthorne Drama Club, Camberley,Surrey    2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-902837-60-6

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Thriller

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

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