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Patricia Johnson

PATRICIA JOHNSON

  (1945 - )
Nationality:    Australian
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Patricia Johnson began her writing career as a journalist and feature writer, and has written extensively for film, television and the stage since the early '80s. In 1984 she was playwright in residence at the Sydney Theatre Company and her stage credits include Gladbags (1983), The Cocky on the Lawn (1984), And the Bestman Makes Three (1985), and You Must Remember This (1995). In 1997 she was one of six playwrights to be shortlisted for the British Council International Playwrighting Awards.

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

         And the Bestman Makes Three         Gladbags         Just Molly And Me         Snake         White Light Of Entitlement, The         You Must Remember This

And the Bestman Makes Three

Synopsis:
Highlighting the distinction between sex, love and friendship, this play examines the relationship of the newly married teenager Tracy, and her mother Jen. A bittersweet one-act morality tale which can be produced on its own, or in conjunction with Just Molly and Me.

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Genre:
50 mins Naturalism

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Gladbags

Synopsis:
Pauline is packing up - and clearing out - before subletting her flat to go overseas. As friends - including an ex-lover - call in, there are more things spilled than the contents of the odd 'gladbag'.

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Genre:
Full-Length 100 mins Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Just Molly And Me

Synopsis:
An elderly man, Frank, visits his wife in a nursing home. Molly suffers from Altzheimer's Disease, and is mute, but her younger self is alive and vibrant. A secret is revealed which Frank already knew about but had refused to acknowledge because of his love for his wife.

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This play can stand alone or be produced as a companion piece to And the Bestman Makes Three.

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Genre:
50 mins Naturalism, Fantasy

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Snake

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Full-Length 100 mins Play/Drama

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White Light Of Entitlement, The

Synopsis:
the play is about love, obsession, honesty and hypocrisy. Two characters remain pure in spirit and enter the white light of enlightenment. . . and one doesn't.

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Full-Length 100 mins Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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You Must Remember This

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Genre:
Full-Length 100 mins Play/Drama

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