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Michael Legat

MICHAEL LEGAT  

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

 Prison Within         Pure In Heart         Rehearsal         Retiring Highwayman         Two's A Crowd

Prison Within

Synopsis:
In a thirteenth century prison a group of people await trial - a merchant, a beggar woman, two sisters and a man who says that he is a Saint. The Saint's fellow prisoners demand that he shall substantiate this claim by performing a miracle and curing one of the sisters, who is lame. When his prayers fail, the self-styled Saint is forced to admit that he is a charlatan, but before the play ends it is plain that a miracle of a different sort has in fact taken place.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2001)   978-1840943498

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Pure In Heart

Synopsis:
Late on Midsummer's Day, wealthy Harold Layton, an elderly man, gathers his relatives around him in Layton Manor. On this evening the Layton Ghost is said to walk, an apparition which, Harold tells the others, is visible only to the pure in heart. His intention is to make a new will, the provisions of which will be decided according to their reactions to the Ghost, if it should appear. Not unexpectedly, the spectre does manifest itself, after which Uncle Harold has a few surprises to announce to the assembled company - but is then himself surprised.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2001)   978-1840943665

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Rehearsal

Synopsis:
Rehearsals have begun for a new West end play. When the leading lady is killed in a car accident, two other actresses in the cast are affected. The confrontation between them means for one the end of her career, but for the other it could be the first step on the road to stardom.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1999)   978-1840942231

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Retiring Highwayman

Synopsis:
Gentleman Toby Royster has decided to retire from "the road". Stopping for the night in a lonely Devon inn, he cannot resist robbing his travelling companions, Lady amelia Titepurse, an heiress in search of a husband, and Mr. Bragwell, a debtor in search of money. Both are easy game - especially Lady amelia when she has drunk of the landlady's home-brewed posset, which has an aphrodisiacal effect. all ends happily when Toby decides to return his victim's money and jewels, and rides away, together with his sweetheart Nell Bedworthy, leaving Lady amelia to make advances to Mr. Bragwell.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1998)   978-1840941791

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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Two's A Crowd

Synopsis:
Vicar's wife Janet Welling and her friend Liz Crawford are thrown into panic when the formidable Lady Carteret announces that she intends, after all, to open the bazaar that afternoon. But West end star alison Hilton is on her way, expecting to perform the same duty. The only possible solution is to have two openings, but an even more tangled web of hilarious inventions and deceptions has to be woven as Liz and Janet try to keep the two openers apart. all ends happily - apart from the twist in the curtain line.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2001)   978-1840943481

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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