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Jean McConnell

JEAN MCCONNELL

  (1928 - )
Nationality:    English
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Jean McConnell is a member of the Writers' Guild of G.B., a Vice-President of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists and a member of the Crime Writers Association. She writes TV, Radio, and Stage Plays, mostly comedy and crime.

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         Blush Pink         Cafe Brosse         Chord On the Triangle         Dancers         Death Is Catching         Deckchairs         Deckchairs 2         Deckchairs 3         Deckchairs 4         Fear Of the Panther         Hank of Hair, A         Haul For the Shore         It's A Gift         Look Out For the Catch         Lovesome Thing, A         Memory of Frank Danby, A         Millie's Tale         Money's No Object         One Man Banned         Overnight Treatment, The         Paved With Gold         Pick Of the Season, The         Red Cloak         Ripe for Conversion         Shoppers         Short Changed         Theatrical Digs         Wine In A Venetian Goblet
Blush Pink

Synopsis:
Well-meaning ladies from the local Townswomens Guild or WI have decided to re-decorate an elderly ladys home as a treat for her. After a variety of mishaps and squabbles, the old lady drops a bombshell which puts them back to square one.

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1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1968   

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Genre:
one act Comedy 30 min

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Cafe Brosse

Cafe Brosse
George and Seraphine run a cafe in a small French town. Seraphine is fed up with the drudgery of her daily life, and feels that George doesn't appreciate her. George seeks solace with his mistress, Yvette, but she too is becoming disgruntled, living in a leaky apartment and longing for a comfortable housewife's existence. George's friend Aramis suggests that the two women should swap lives for a while, so Seraphine duly goes to live in Yvette's apartment and Yvette joins George in the running of the cafe, which is being frequented daily by a mysterious foreign couple. Unfortunately for George, Yvette is not quite the homemaker that Seraphine was, and soon he is pining for his capable and efficient wife. George's Aunt Marie turns up and mistakes Yvette for Seraphine, whom she has never met. She proceeds to stay for two weeks, criticizing Yvette's housework. Eventually Seraphine returns home and she and Yvette agree that they were both better off where they were. As Aramis points out, maybe it's George who is the real root of their problems. George agrees to go away for a while, but the question remains of who should take his place. . .

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Chord On the Triangle

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1st Published:
Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London, 1961   

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Dancers

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of "Deckchairs"

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Organisations:
Just Us

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Genre:
Short Play One Act

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Death Is Catching

Synopsis:
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Notes:
by Jean Connell And Miles Tripp. Based on Kilo Forty by Miles Tripp

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

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Deckchairs

Synopsis:
adventures on a seaside promenade

Notes:
Shoppers; Early Blight; Dancers; Late Frost; Doggies

1st Produced:
Etcetera Theatre, London >>>     08 Mar 2001

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1995   

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Genre:
Five Short Plays One Act

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Deckchairs 2

Synopsis:
four more seaside plays

Notes:
Day Trippers; the Guilt Card; theatrical Digs; Short Changed

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1999   

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Deckchairs 3

Synopsis:
three more seaside plays

Notes:
Cupboard Love; Last Post; Cruise Missile

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

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Deckchairs 4

Synopsis:
four more seaside plays

Notes:
Garden Pests, Grannies, Outdoor Pleasures, Remember Me

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 2007   

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Fear Of the Panther

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1st Produced:
Richmond, Surrey     1964

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Hank of Hair, A

Synopsis:
Brand new comedy thriller. A murder enquiry is prompted when a body turns up in a weir clutching a blonde wig. A vital clue? Can the body be identified? the trail takes the detectives to London, and Cannes, and strange surprises are uncovered as the plot unfolds.

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 2006   

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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Haul For the Shore

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
-     1953

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London, 1953   

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Genre:
Comedy in Three Acts Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  4            Other:  -

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It's A Gift

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1964   

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Look Out For the Catch

Synopsis:
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1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1961   

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Lovesome Thing, A

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1994   

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Genre:
One Act

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Male:  -            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Memory of Frank Danby, A

Synopsis:
In the Personnel Office of a large Industrial Chemical Organisation are Margaret, intelligent, hard-headed and Olive, efficient, warm-hearted. Frank Danby, a man who worked in the Defence Research Department, has committed suicide and amongst his belongings is discovered a very personal letter. the man's wife and daughter are arriving to collect his things. Should the potentially upsetting letter be held back from them? Olive feels kindness should prevail. Margaret would follow rules.

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008   

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Genre:
Play - One Act, Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Millie's Tale

Synopsis:
Westway Rest Home, under the ownership of Mrs Elms, has provided a caring, happy environment for its residents but is struggling to stay open in the face of new regulations. When Millie, an elderly helper, dies Mrs Elms applies to the authorities for funeral expenses but is refused. Eddie, a careworker at the home and friend to Millie, is enraged and alerts a local journalist, Lisa, who smells a good story. Millie's story is further pushed into the limelight when her lottery ticket is found to have won a million. Immediately two money-grabbing relatives appear in the shape of Belle and her husband Herbie from New Jersey who abandoned Millie forty years ago when she had an illegitimate daughter. In her determined quest to find Millie's long-lost daughter, Lisa uncovers a heartbreaking story which culminates in Millie being vindicated.

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 2005   

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Genre:
Play One Act

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Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Money's No Object

Synopsis:
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1st Published:
Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London, 1961   

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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One Man Banned

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London, 1957   

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

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Overnight Treatment, The

Synopsis:
Avril Banstead has been the editor of Feminine Magazine for many years. She now covets and is in the running for a new glossier publication. Taking advantage of the popularity of make-overs, she arranges for three of her readers to be given a reincarnation for one of the television programmes. This is to take place at Avril's home and the three 'volunteers' - a teenager, a dowdy housewife and a graceless granny . . .

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008   

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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Paved With Gold

Synopsis:
the courage, humour and pride of the street people of the Victorian slums blazes theough as they reveal their fortunes and misfortunes to the "Gentleman" (Henry Mayhew). This unseen and unheard interviewer draws from them the facts of their way of life, sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic and always in their own genuine language. the action flows continuously as the people pass through the yard singly, in pairs or in groups. their rich and contrasting characters present a fascinating and authentic picture of the 1860's; in Mayhew's own words: "A cyclopaedia of the industry, the want and the vice of thegreat metropolis."

Notes:
adapted by Jean McConnell And Gerald Kelsey from Henry Mayhew's "London labour And the London Poor"

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Genre:
Youth play, 90 min Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  10            Other:  doubling possible, crowd

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Pick Of the Season, The

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1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1956   

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Red Cloak

Synopsis:
around the French revolution

Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London, 1955   

Music:
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Genre:
Play in 1 Act for Women One Act

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Ripe for Conversion

Synopsis:
A strong four-hander. It is the 1970s and the Brits have started buying up old French farmhouses for holiday homes. But Alan has his own private reasons for bringing his young wife Elizabeth to view a remote and derelict property. He is a tense and troubled man with memories of this area in wartime when he fought as a Commando. His behavior becomes strange and frightening. Elizabeth's compassion and anxiety for him are shared by their friend Donald who is also deeply and intimately concerned for Elizabeth. As she explores the derelict wine barn. Elizabeth discovers a terrible relic of bygone days. And when they are disturbed by an old French woman, with her own bitter past, the story takes on a new dimension. As more secrets and lies are uncovered, events lead to a horrific climax and its tragic conclusion.

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008   

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Genre:
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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Shoppers

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of "Deckchairs"

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Deckchairs: Five Short Plays" French, London, 1995   

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Genre:
One Act

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Short Changed

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of "Deckchairs"

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Deckchairs: Five Short Plays" French, London, 1995   

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Genre:
One Act

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Theatrical Digs

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of "Deckchairs"

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Just Us

1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Wine In A Venetian Goblet

Synopsis:
around the Borgias

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1st Published:
Kenyon-Deane, 1968   

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  8            Other:  -

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