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Gary Langford

GARY LANGFORD

  (1947 - )
Nationality:    New Zealander
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"Born in 1947 in Christchurch, where he grew up, Gary Langford has been resident in Sydney since late 1974. A prolific writer, he has had much of his poetry, prose, scripts and plays published or performed in both New Zealand and Australia. Published works are THE EARLY MORNING HERO (A & R 1976), GETTING ON (Mi1perra CAE 1978), REVERSALS (Milperra CAE 1978) and PLAYERS IN THE BALLGAME (MacWillians 1979). He was runner-up in the Fourth Angus.and Robertson's Writers' Fellowship and has received writing grants from both the New Zealand and Australian governments. His plays and sketches have been p??rformed on stage and television in both New , Zealand and Austral.Ła. He has acted and directed for the stage, though concentrates on writing. GOING BACK is his latest full length play. (1979)"

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

         Angel And Son         Do You Speak English?         Friday Always Wanted To Be A Tuesday         Going Back         History's Over         I Didn't Ask To Grow Old         I Love You, Sylvia Plath         Lovers         Playing Moliere         Reunion         Showdown At Williams Street School         Soaps         What Sort Of Coffin Would You Like?
Angel And Son

Synopsis:
Mother and son conflict

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1st Produced:
-     1980

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Genre:
One act Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Do You Speak English?

Synopsis:
Non verbal communication

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1st Produced:
-     1989

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Genre:
One act Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Friday Always Wanted To Be A Tuesday

Synopsis:
actor Ben Crayshaw is having an identity crisis - all the characters he has ever played are haunting him

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1st Produced:
-     1981

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Going Back

Synopsis:
a family reunites when the mother is dying and secrets come out

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1st Produced:
-     1979

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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History's Over

Synopsis:
Five pupil's their last day at school have a surprise when their history teacher invites them to the pub after lessons

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1st Produced:
-     1981

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Genre:
One act Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  -

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I Didn't Ask To Grow Old

Synopsis:
the daughter-in-law is determined to get her mother-in-law into an old people's home

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1st Produced:
-     1986

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Genre:
One act Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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I Love You, Sylvia Plath

Synopsis:
Sylvia is put in a large general ward at the psychiatric hospital

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1st Produced:
-     1976

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Lovers

Synopsis:
Three women friends are having lunch. One accidentally lets it be known she knows the husband of one of the other women rather well

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1st Produced:
-     1977

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Genre:
One act Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Playing Moliere

Synopsis:
a French Jew - Charlotte Delbo survives auschwitz

Notes:
Based on the book by Charlotte Delbo

1st Produced:
-     1985

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1st Published:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Reunion

Synopsis:
after eighteen years a group of school friends meet again - old jealousies rear up

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1st Produced:
-     1985

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Showdown At Williams Street School

Synopsis:
a strict headmaster is faced with a school revolt

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1st Produced:
-     1979

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1st Published:
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Genre:
One act Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Soaps

Synopsis:
the Wilson family confuse real life and soaps - and they do not know whether they have a teenage son or daughter

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1989

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1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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What Sort Of Coffin Would You Like?

Synopsis:
a naive woman is tormented by her friends

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     1989

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One act Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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