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MARTIN LADBROOK
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Battle Of Wills, A Bluebeard Goody Two Shoes Home Is Where The Heart Is What`S It All About?Battle Of Wills, A
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You can't take it with you when you go, and James Wainwright knows that. But who can he leave his money to? He decides that his children have a weekend in which to decide how to split his will. His eldest child Claire thinks it should go to her, but son Norman is convinced the eldest son should inherit. What they don't know is their partners are having an affair. James' other two daughters also think they should have a say in what happens to his estate; plus there's a cook, a cleaner and a blackmailing butler to think about.
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New Theatre Publications (2009) 978-1840946505
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Full Length Comedy
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Top of PageBluebeard
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Fatima loves al. al loves Fatima. Then Bluebeard commands her to come to the palace with him to marry the sultan. al vows to rescue her, with the help of his new-found friends and Korma the dog. What does Bluebeard want with all these women? What does he do with them afterwards? Is escape possible? How long has it been going on? and why is there an Englishman in the desert? all these questions and more - are answered in Bluebeard - the pantomime.
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New Theatre Publications (2003) 978-1840944426
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Full Length Pantomime
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Top of PageGoody Two Shoes
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What do you need if your village is ruled by a terrible witch? an orphan girl, a fairy and some wishes. Nightshade the witch has control of Mustardland after dark, but when she captures Squire Fennel and Goody`s brother Tom she makes her first mistake. Putting a pair of inept villains in charge of them is her second. Goody, Vera from the orphanage and her sister Myrtle the landlady set off to rescue the prisoners with the help of Periwinkle the fairy. add in a sprinkle of spirits, four lively children, and alf the landlord and you`ve got a family pantomime with a difference.
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New Theatre Publications (2007) 978-1840945799
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Full Length Pantomime
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Top of PageHome Is Where The Heart Is
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Sir Rodney Wellard is planning a day of adultery. Unfortunately for him, so is his wife Harriett. She has her eye on Sir Rodney's assistant, Colin. What she's not expecting to find out is that Colin is engaged to a journalist with plans to blackmail Sir Rodney using photographs taken by a part-time pornographer who also has plans for Sir Rodney and Harriet's two daughters. The sudden appearance of Colin's mother and the Wellards' cook and cleaners complicates Sir Rodney's plans even more, before he realises what is really important to him.
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New Theatre Publications (2009) 978-1840947021
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Full Length Farcical Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 9 Other: -
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Simon and Pat are trying to move their hotel upmarket, and the wedding party is the ideal opportunity. Unfortunately Kate is the groom's stepmother and an old flame of Simon's, her husband speaks no English, the bride's parents aren't speaking, the help is no help at all and another guest turns up at the last minute. a coat and the wedding dress and Simon's desperate attempts to keep out of the way of Kate keep landing him in trouble with Pat; and he wonders why she won't trust him.
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New Theatre Publications (2007) 978-1840946154
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Full Length Comedy
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