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BILL MARTIN (1933 - )
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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
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threeovereden Theatre co
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Events Leading To A Situation From Which People Find themselves Unable To Escape
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A musical documentary about young people who have been in trouble with the law.
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1st Produced:
Round House, London 1969
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Contemporary Theatre
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Documentary
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Four Weeks In the City
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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
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threeovereden
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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
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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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- 1982
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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
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threeovereden Theatre co
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Peer Gynt
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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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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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- 1980
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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
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threeovereden Theatre co
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Young Ibsen
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A documentary study of Henrik Ibsen, to accompany a version of the latter's "Peer Gynt"
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Arc, Stockton on Tees -
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threeovereden Theatre co
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