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Franklyn McCabe

FRANKLYN MCCABE

  (1970 - )
Nationality:    British
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Graduated from RADA as an actor in the early 1990s, and began directing and writing shortly afterwards. Founding member of award-winning Theatre company Two Bins. Has directed more than twenty productions Brighton (UK), London and New York.

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below is a list of Franklyn McCabe's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Cranford         Ten Men - the Lives Of John Bindon         True Faith
Cranford

Synopsis:
the ladies of Cranford gossip whilst the Industrial Revolution gets ever nearer to their rural community

Notes:
Based on the novel "Cranford" by Elizabeth Gaskell

1st Produced:
The Old Market, Hove     24 Mar 2012

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Ten Men - the Lives Of John Bindon

Synopsis:
A one-man show charting the life of actor/gangster John Bindon, whose association with Princess Margaret in the 1960s and '70s scandalised a nation.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Open House, Brighton     01 Sep 2010

Organisations:
Two Bins

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Genre:
Drama / Monologue

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True Faith

Synopsis:
Martin and Karen travel to the country to stay with family for the weekend, in the hope that their disintegrating marriage can be saved. A powerful study in how families cope - and don't - with mental illness. Inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Through a Glass Darkly.

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1st Produced:
Nvt Brighton     1997

Organisations:
NVT Brighton

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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