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Bill Martin

BILL MARTIN  (1933 - )

 Nationality:    British
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below is a list of Bill Martin's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Clowns         Drifters         Events Leading To A Situation From Which People Find themselves Unable To Escape         Four Weeks In the City         Light In Westgate Street, A         Long And Winding Road, The         Meetings In Littlehampton         Music Hall Man And the Actress, The         Now         Peer Gynt         Small Hero, A         Vacuees         Vigo         Young Ibsen

Clowns

Synopsis:
A traveling theatre company explore the worlds they travel through, relating to the various "outsiders" they meet on the way.

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Contemporary Theatre

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Play/Drama

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Drifters

Synopsis:
Max Fine, once well-known documentary film-maker, turns up after years of obscurity in a remote hall in the north of england, with an explanation of his disappearance.

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1st Produced:
Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, Northumberland    2003

Organisations:
threeovereden Theatre co

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Events Leading To A Situation From Which People Find themselves Unable To Escape

Synopsis:
A musical documentary about young people who have been in trouble with the law.

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1st Produced:
Round House, London    1969

Organisations:
Contemporary Theatre

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Genre:
Documentary

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Four Weeks In the City

Synopsis:
Terry Fish works as a home tutor. He is sent to work with a truant girl in North London, and becomes involved with the (dysfunctional) family. His attempts at reforming the family lead to his own unraveling.

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National Theatre

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Light In Westgate Street, A

Synopsis:
the history of Newcastle's Lit and Phil (Literary and Philosophical Society) as a site specific performance set in the original 19th century buildings (including the Mining Institute). the play is lighthearted and amusing.

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1st Produced:
Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle upon Tyne    2008

Organisations:
threeovereden

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Genre:
Historical

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Long And Winding Road, The

Synopsis:
An adolescent boy runs away from home. He tries to come top terms with his disturbance through the people he meets and the adventures he has on his journey.

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1st Produced:
Chesterfield School of Art    1979

Organisations:
North east Derbyshire Youth Theatre

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Meetings In Littlehampton

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-    1983

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Music Hall Man And the Actress, The

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Now

Synopsis:
1956: Mr Lockwood runs a progressive school. Lynch, an ex-pupil shows up one night, having deserted from the army (and Suez), and forces a showdown.

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1st Produced:
Arc, Stockton on Tees    2000

Organisations:
threeovereden Theatre co

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Peer Gynt

Synopsis:
A version of Ibsen's picaresque adventures of the dreamer and inventor of fantastical stories, Peer Gynt

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threeovereden Theatre co

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Small Hero, A

Synopsis:
A young man joins the navy and comes up against the tradition of Nelson, which conflicts with contemporary ideas of heroism. A play with tradition songs, and a flexible form of staging.

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Contemporary Theatre

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Vacuees

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1st Produced:
-    1980

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1st Published:
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1983   -

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Vigo

Synopsis:
Life story of Jean Vigo, French film maker of the 30s

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1st Produced:
Gulbenkian Studio, Newcastle upon Tyne    2002

Organisations:
threeovereden Theatre co

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Young Ibsen

Synopsis:
A documentary study of Henrik Ibsen, to accompany a version of the latter's "Peer Gynt"

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1st Produced:
Arc, Stockton on Tees    -

Organisations:
threeovereden Theatre co

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