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John London

JOHN LONDON

  
Nationality:    British
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John London's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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         Absent Look, An         Audition, The         Ay, Carmela!         Caresses         Deep Down         Meeting, The         New Europe, The         Right Couples         Swimming Pool
Absent Look, An

Synopsis:
a representative work of women playwrights working in Catalonia today who share in much in common with female artists working in Wales.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Merce Sarrias. Translated from the Catalan by John London

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Michael Kelligan's 2010 On the edge project

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Audition, The

Synopsis:
an actor and an aristocrat play a dangerous game.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Rodolf Sirera

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Modern Catalan Plays" published by Methuen, 2000   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Ay, Carmela!

Synopsis:
When a couple of music hall artistes end up in enemy territory during the Spanish Civil War they have to perform in front of Franco`s troops and Republican prisoners. One is more willing than the other and the clashes of taste and political attitude make for comic entertainment with a sting in the tail. Despite its cast of just two actors, Paulino and Carmela, Sanchis Sinisterra`s play has proved to be popular all around Latin America, as well as Italy, Germany and Britain. Carlos Saura made a film of it. "a rich cocktail of verse, prose, singing and dancing." the Stage "an absorbing play which blends in a classic manner uproarious farce with deep tragedy." Morning Star.

Notes:
Original Playwright: Jose Sanchis Sinisterra

1st Produced:
Cervantes Theatre, London     '27 Sep 2018

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2001)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Full Length Tragi-Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Caresses

Caresses
CatAlan Drama of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sergi Belbel

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in Spanish Plays, Nick Hern Books, London,    

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Deep Down

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sergi Belbel

1st Produced:
Bedlam Theatre, University Of Edinburgh     1992

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in:"Modern International Drama" volume 26 number 2, 1993   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Meeting, The

Synopsis:
The Meeting, translated by John London, follows a string of chance encounters. a businessman on a journey crosses paths and shares his life with those of passing strangers. an old man is convinced there is buried treasure in the city park. a watchmaker talks to him about time. a young man and a traveller speak of their discontent. Shared pasts and common desires create a web of complexity in Luisa Cunille's challenging new play, turning random meetings into rendezvous with destiny

Notes:
Original Playwright - Lluisa Cunille. First performed in Catalan, 29 June, in the Barcelona SummerFestival Grec

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Traverse Theatre Company

1st Published:

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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New Europe, The

Synopsis:
Helmut Kohl famously declared that european integration was 'a question of war and peace in the twenty-first century'. To coincide with the start of this new period of european history, the New europe takes a satirical look at the implications of political developments. What happens when leaders sit down for dinner, tourists embark on a journey to the past, and kids play politics on the streets of Rome. . .? Can Captain euro help? and why are there so many balls around? the New europe is a polemical Drama destined to cause controversy well beyond the theatre.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1999)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  + many extras

Further Reference:
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Right Couples

Synopsis:
Lemon!' 'No.' 'trousers!' 'trousers?` In 'Right', a couple exchanges one-word phrases until the woman explodes under the pressure. In 'Couples', women talk about men and men talk about women, but the sexes never really meet. So, at the end of the evening, who`s the 'right couple'? these two short plays provide several challenging roles for actors and perhaps even an answer to the question. On 'Right': 'tragi-comic look at the surreal extremes of communication breakdown' Time Out

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2001)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act short play

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Swimming Pool

Synopsis:
By Juli Disla, translated by John London. an ingenious comedy. Four young characters live through the ups and downs of their interlocking love-lives around an empty swimming pool. But there is a twist to the action: nowhere in the text is the gender of any character defined. the dialogue is beautifully fluent and humorous, while at the same time conveying all the growing pains in relationships. This is a challenge to any ambitious director. Set: single set, with a section of a swimming pool. 4 men; or 2 men and 2 women; or 4 women; or 4 men and 4 women.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2004)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Full Length Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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