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A F Lall

A F LALL

  
Nationality:    Australian
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PRIOR to 2005: AF Lall's first play, "No More Tigers", was a Noosa Arts Festival finalist (1984), scored a Best Actress award, and toured with Sunshine Coast Festival of Performing Arts. Lall refined her craft through community theatre workshop productions before turning professional in 1996 with "The Last Time I Saw Howard", which was performed in Melbourne, then in Bendigo in 1997, sponsored by Bendigo Arts Regional Council. This was followed by "Darkroom" (director Beng Oh) and "How to Love Wombats" (director Damien Pree) both at the Carlton Courthouse. POST-2005: Lall's short plays have been performed in several Melbourne short play seasons, also as part of Comedy Festival 2008 at Dante's, Fitzroy. In 2007, her one-act comedy/drama "Scuttlebutt" enjoyed a return season at Dante's, her short play "Falling From Grace" was part of Williamstown Theatre's Play Six season, and "Love Story 2007" was a finalist in the Sydney Short+Sweet Festival. It also won an AFC award for Script Most Likely to Make a Short Film. "Random Acts" (director Bruce Langdon) had its premiere season at Carlton Courthouse in October 2008. AWARDS/NOMINATIONS: Lall has been nominated three times by her peers (Melbourne Writers' Theatre) for the Wal Cherry Award for Best Unproduced Play ("Situation Critical", "Seeing The Elephant" and "Random Acts" ). In 2007 she received a Highly Commended certificate from the Fellowship of Australian Writers for a screenplay adaptation of her successful play "How to Love Wombats". She also received the Australian Film Commission Award for "Love Story 2007". The Love Story screenplay, "A Love Story", has been awarded an AFC grant of $120,000 to be produced as a short film, which will be shot in December 2008.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/10284

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below is a list of A F Lall's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Carnival Of the Damned. . . Funny!         Darkroom         Falling From Grace         How to Love Wombats ( a Savage comedy)         Last Time I Saw Howard, The         Love Story 2007         No More Tigers         Random Acts         Scuttlebutt         Seeing The Elephant         Situation Critical         Up In Flames         Wonderous Thing, A

Carnival Of the Damned. . . Funny!

Synopsis:
Roll up, roll up ladies and gentlemen to Melbourne's Cup of Short Comic Theatre. Be astounded, be amazed! We've scoured the state for the best new short plays of up to 15 minutes. Here they are for your instant gratification. Performed by some of Melbourne's finest actors, our Cup runneth over with some very wicked delights!

Notes:
written by Tom Taylor, Susie Allison, Mark Andrew, Darren Brealey, Alex Broun, Bridgette Burton, Christina Costigan, Christine Croyden, Lindsay Dresden, Peter D Flaherty, David Gannon, Adam Hadley, Iresha Herath, A F Lall, Fabian Lapham, Sam Marsden, Scott McAteer, Kate McLennan, Amanda Mihalakapoulos, Jane Miller, Stephen Nichols, Michael Olsen, David Sharpe, Bruce Shearer, Carl J Sorheim and Michelle Wallace

1st Produced:
Dantes, Fitzroy, Vic    26 Mar 2008

Organisations:
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/99006

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Darkroom

Synopsis:
Darkroom is an exploration into the painful process of reconciliation between a homophobic father and his gay son. When Richard's lover dies, Arthur, the retired butcher, invades his photographer son's emotional darkroom, hoping to provide some measure of comfort. He is aided in his quest by Daniel, Richard's amiable friend and boss, his deceased wife Magenta and Merlin, the large black cat he brings with him.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Carlton Courthouse, Carlton, Vic    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Full-Length 100 mins Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Falling From Grace

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Williamstown Theatre's Play Six Season    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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How to Love Wombats ( a Savage comedy)

Synopsis:
The thorny problem of child-custody, complicated by the homosexuality of one of the child's parents.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Carlton Courthouse, Carlton, Vic    20 Sep 2001

Organisations:
La Mama

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/11841

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Last Time I Saw Howard, The

Synopsis:
It is Howard's 40th birthday party and the six most important people in his life have assembled to celebrate the event. the only thing is, Howard is dead, and friendship with him is the only thing these diverse six have in common.

Notes:
aka The Last Time I Saw Calvin

1st Produced:
Greville Street Theatre, Prahran, Vic    12 Nov 1996

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play 80 min Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/30086

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Love Story 2007

Synopsis:
Is this modern love?

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Newtown Theatre, Newtown, Nsw    13 Feb 2007

Organisations:
Short & Sweet Sydney Week 5

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/79940

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No More Tigers

Synopsis:
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Notes:
a Noosa Arts Festival finalist (1984), scored a Best Actress award, and toured with Sunshine Coast Festival of Performing Arts

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Random Acts

Synopsis:
Toby is brutally murdered. His lover, Felix and his friend Father Pryor and Felix' sister augusta are trying to come to terms with it when Guido comes into their lives.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Carlton Courthouse, Carlton, Vic    Oct 2008

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
http://Australianplays.org/, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Hyper-realism, naturalistic drama 105 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Scuttlebutt

Synopsis:
The darker side of girls

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Dantes, Fitzroy, Vic    04 Jul 2007

Organisations:
El Dante's Minnie Fiesta Week 5

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
one act comedy dram

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/73041

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Seeing The Elephant

Synopsis:
Come on a journey with Professor Herbert Baxter, renowned environmentalist, zapped into the future to 2085. Since the great Mobile Phone Plague, a new order has evolved, presided over by philosopher king Doctor Dom, aided by a charismatic robot named Orson  an environmental paradise where animals are revered, but human justice is swift and merciless.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
http://Australianplays.org/, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Futuristic comedy 100 min

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  Can use additional non-speaking parts

Further Reference:
-

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Situation Critical

Synopsis:
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Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
-

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Further Reference:
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Up In Flames

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
[Reading] La Mama, Carlton, Vic    30 Jan 2010

Organisations:
La mama

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
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Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/90268

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Wonderous Thing, A

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Carlton Courthouse, Carlton, Vic    2007

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

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Further Reference:
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