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Charles Laurence

CHARLES LAURENCE  (1931 - )

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Literary Agent:    Gordon Dickerson  


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

 About Alice         My Fat Friend         Ring Sisters, The         Snap!

About Alice

Synopsis:
alice, the second wife of a famous sculptor, has indomitable humour and a lusty spirit that never let her down. So, when Peggy, a businesslike publisher, arrives with a sexy young gigolo in tow and a proposal to publish the renowned sculptor's memoirs, alice has no trouble in dispatching the publisher but retaining the young man. That is, until Peggy returns with some news which will stun alice. an ingenious comedy thriller which twists and turns and maintains the suspense until the very end.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Colchester, Mercury (revival)    2004

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1998   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy Thriller Thriller

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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My Fat Friend

Synopsis:
a resolution to slim misfires when the admirer turns out to prefer her rotundity

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1974   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Ring Sisters, The

Synopsis:
a world famous singer with a severe hang-up about her age struggles with the truth

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1999   -

Music:
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Genre:
Farce

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Snap!

Synopsis:
milkman responsible for infecting two couples with 'The Disease of Venus'

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1975   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  3m extras

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