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Robert Lord

ROBERT LORD

  (1945 - 1992)
Nationality:    New Zealander
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Born in Rotorua, New Zealand in 1945. BA. in Political Science and English Literature. Tried countless jobs: insurance clerk, journalist, oil rigger, cosmetic salesman, teaching, writing short stories. He worked in New Zealand Theater: writing, stage management, directing, publicity, and acting. attended the first two Australian Playwrights Conferences. He likes the United States so much that he is now a permanent resident. He has recently written Pictures, which has just been filmed in New Zealand. Recipient: Katherine Mansfield Young Writers award; four grants from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand.
address (in 1981): 250 West 85th Street, 14J, New York, NY 10024
agent (in 1981): Gilbert Parker, c/o William Morris, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212) 586-5100

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         Affair, The         Balance Of Payments         Bert & Maisy         Broken Circle         China Wars         Cop Shop         Country Cops         Dead And Never Called Me Mother         Family Portrait, A         Friendship Centre         Garden Affair, The         Glitter And Spit         Glorious Ruins         Heroes And Butterflies         High As A Kite         I'll Scream If I Want To         It Isn't Cricket         Joyful And Triumphant         Kite Play, The         Meeting Place, The         Nativity         Travelling Squirrel, The         Unfamiliar Steps         Well Hung
Affair, The

Synopsis:
Frank and George and Robert and Libby

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1st Produced:
-     1988

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Balance Of Payments

Synopsis:
a couple live on the immoral earnings of their son. One day when the son returns from "work" his mother stabs him to death with her knitting needles. How are they going to explain away a dead body?

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1st Published:
in "Can't You Hear Me Talking To You?", University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1978   

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Genre:
Gay full length comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Bert & Maisy

Synopsis:
a wry, understanding look at some of the social mores and manners of New Zealand life.

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1st Produced:
San Diego    

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1st Published:
University of Otago Press,    

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Broken Circle

Synopsis:
Three people on watch with a gun

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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China Wars

Synopsis:
Holly is anxious to retrieve 107 pieces of Spode. the Spode had belonged to her previous husband who was accidentally blown up by Hal her current husband

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1st Produced:
New York     1985

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Cop Shop

Synopsis:
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Notes:
aka Well Hung, Cop Shop And Country Cops

1st Produced:
Toronto Arts Productions, Canada    

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Country Cops

Synopsis:
Set in a police station in small-town New Zealand. Jasper Sharp is sent from the city to solve a murder

Notes:
aka Well Hung, Cop Shop And Country Cops

1st Produced:
Dorset Theater Festival, Vt    

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1st Published:
Broadway Play Publishing, New York,    

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Genre:
Black Comic Farce Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Dead And Never Called Me Mother

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Family Portrait, A

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Friendship Centre

Synopsis:
a married couple invite two friends for a meal. the friends had once been engaged to each other

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1st Produced:
Pegasus Players, Christchurch, New Zealand    

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Genre:
play One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,

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Garden Affair, The

Synopsis:
Iris moves into an apartment block - the other occupants are all respectable ladies. She plans to turn the lawn in front of the block into a garden. But all the ladies object

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Glitter And Spit

Synopsis:
an orchestral conductor and a disabled ballet dancer and a soldier and a susceptible woman

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1st Produced:
Ranfurly     1982

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1st Published:
in "act 27", Wellington, May, 1975   

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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Glorious Ruins

Synopsis:
The general chaos of life and caught up are gallery owner Anna and her much younger boyfriend Brantley; her assistant Liz and teenage Harold who works on displays at the Museum of Natural History

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Heroes And Butterflies

Synopsis:
Sex and politics

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1st Produced:
Mercury Theatre, Auckland, Nz     1974

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  4            Other:  -

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High As A Kite

Synopsis:
all Pat wants to do is make a kite. His flatmates just want to destroy it and each other

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1st Produced:
Downstage Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand    

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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I'll Scream If I Want To

Synopsis:
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Notes:
broadcast As Blood On My Sprigs 1973

1st Produced:
Provincetown, Massachusetts     1976

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It Isn't Cricket

Synopsis:
What you say and what you mean are not the same

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1st Published:
in "act 15", Wellington, November, 1971   

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Joyful And Triumphant

Joyful And Triumphant
a modern NZ classic. the history of the Bishop family - Dad, Mum, Rose, Ted, Ted's wife Brenda and their children - is told in a series of scenes set on Christmas Day over a period of forty years. By concentrating on the minutiae of family life Lord paints an authentic portrayal of New Zealand culture from 1949-1989.

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1st Produced:
Southwark Playhouse, London     1997

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1st Published:
Victoria University Press 1993   

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  15            Other:  -

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Kite Play, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Wellington     1979

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Meeting Place, The

Synopsis:
Four people are confronted with the lies they have been telling

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1st Produced:
Wellington     1972

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1st Published:
in "act 18", Wellington, December, 1972   

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Nativity

Synopsis:
The story of Jesus in colloquial speech

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1st Produced:
Theatre Co-Op, Auckland, New Zealand     1973

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  18            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Travelling Squirrel, The

Travelling Squirrel, The
Bart writes books about Roger a squirrel. Bart identifies with Roger

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1st Produced:
New York     1985

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Three Plays by Robert Lord" published by Playmarket   

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Unfamiliar Steps

Synopsis:
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Notes:
aka Bert And Maisy

1st Produced:
Christchurch     1983

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Well Hung

Well Hung
a farce set in a police station of a small country town. the two officers who maintain the station find their lives disordered by the arrival of a senior detective to solve a murder case. During the investigation a great deal is revealed about the occupants of the station but very little about the case at hand. One policeman is something of a stud and has been having an affair witho the other's wife. an elderly woman who is either an abortionist or a used car dealer confuses the situation, as does the local idiot who may or may not have done the murder. the situation becomes very confused and numerous people get shut in numerous cupboards and such. Seduc-tion, accusation, infidelity feature prominently. at the end all is revealed (except who did the murder) with disastrous results and a murder and a suicide follow, changing the tone of the play somewhat abruptly. a neat if not happy ending is provided by the visiting detective.

Notes:
aka Well Hung, Cop Shop And Country Cops

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Three Plays by Robert Lord" published by Playmarket   

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Genre:
Farce, full length

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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