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JEAN LEO
Nationality: English
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Jean Leo's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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For Better Or Worse And A Real Family Frayed Ends! And Gathered Together! Gang Warfare And the Mountain People Local Events And Ships That Pass One Week On TourFor Better Or Worse And A Real Family
Synopsis:
For Better or Worse! a one-act comedy with 5 female roles, and one set. Lily, Pamela and May are sisters in their 50s or early 60s. Laura is in her late 30s, and Jane is early 20s. When Lily's son marries a different bride it upsets the whole family. the ladies sort out the problem in their own hilarious way. a Real Family a one-act serious play set in Victorian england with parts for six females. Four young actresses come face to face with the world beyond the theatre after one of them is attacked in the park. the incident brings Hetty into their lives, and they begin to see things in a different light.
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Jasper Publishing Ltd 2006 978-1-905993-20-8
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Genre:
Play - One act, Drama
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Male: - Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageFrayed Ends! And Gathered Together!
Synopsis:
Frayed ends, one set, 6F 2M. a wedding is planned, but can mum cope with a son on a prison roof, her elder daughter's child 'kidnapped', the wedding dress not fitting - and worse? Gathered Together, one set, 9F 2M. the family is united for the wedding reception. Nothing else can go wrong, can it?
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Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998 1-902837-61-4
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Genre:
Play - One act, Drama
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 6 Other: -
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Top of PageGang Warfare And the Mountain People
Synopsis:
Gang Warfare, a serious play on the themes of bullying and gang culture, involving 10 girls and 2 boys. the setting is a shabby hut, made up mostly of scrap wood and cardboard, with,perhaps, a curtain instead of a door. there is a Dramatic ending involving interesting stage effects!
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Jasper Publishing Ltd 2006 978-1-905993-21-5
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Genre:
Play - One act, Drama
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Male: 2 Female: 10 Other: -
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Top of PageLocal Events And Ships That Pass
Synopsis:
Two new one-act plays. Local events, Dorrie decides to enjoy here 'wake' while she's still alive, but it doesn't quite work out that way! Ships That Pass, In a park, people come and go, exchanging secrets. Same cast names, but playing different characters.
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Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998 1-904416-33-0
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Genre:
Play - One act, Drama
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageOne Week On Tour
Synopsis:
Two act play, each act having two scenes taking place on different nights of the week. It is the late 1940s and the setting is the dining/sitting room in a theatrical lodgings. Cast: the landlady (50s/60s); two of the lodgers (1M 1F, early 40s) are in a touring production of the Barretts of Wimpole Street, and the other four lodgers, (1M comedian 50s/60s, 1M singer early 20s, and 2F dancers one late 20s/early 30s, the other late teens) are appearing in a revue in another theatre in the town. the remaining character, a small part, is a young male policeman. It turns out that this particular week has a rather different ending from what might be expected!
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Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008 978-1-906997-06-9
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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Drama
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Male: 4 Female: 4 Other: -
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