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Chaplin: Birth Of A Tramp
Synopsis:
How Charlie Chaplin's violent and poverty stricken childhood shaped his comic genius
Notes:
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1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London
Organisations:
Arrows and Traps
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
TR 40/2020
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Dracula
Synopsis:
Children of the night. What music they make
Notes:
Based on the novel: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London
Oct 2018
Organisations:
Arrows and Traps
1st Published:
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Music:
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If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies
Booksellers:
Genre:
Adaptation
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
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Frankenstein
Synopsis:
Mary Shelley is haunted by characters she created for the book "Frankenstein"
Notes:
Based on the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London
Sep 2017
Organisations:
Arrows and Traps
1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies
Booksellers:
Genre:
Adaptation
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
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Gentleman Jack
Synopsis:
Anne Lister was a landowner and diarist. Her diaries were written in code and gave great detail of her lesbian relationships and affairs. She had a long term partnership with Ann Walker. The locals refered to Anne Lister as "Gentleman Jack"
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1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London
15 Jan 2019
Organisations:
Arrows and Traps
1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Lesbian historical characters full length
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
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One Giant Leap
Synopsis:
A television moon set built for a failing sci-fi programme on the eve of the Moon landing. An FBI agent arrives and orders the director to fake the Moon landing as NASA are not able to do so
Notes:
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1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London
Jul 2019
Organisations:
Arrows and Traps
1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies
Booksellers:
Genre:
Drama
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
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Strange Case Of Jekyll And Hyde, The
Synopsis:
Donald Trump does not survive his impeachment trial and an election is called. A Democrat Mayor who is appalled by all the school shootings and police brutality towards black people stands for President. He speaks out for gay and civil rights, for gun control and eco controls. But Henry Jekyll has a dark secret in the shape of alter ego Edward Hyde
Notes:
Based on the book "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson
1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London
Sep 2019
Organisations:
Arrows and Traps
1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies
Booksellers:
Genre:
Adaptation
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
TR 39/2019
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Taro
Synopsis:
The story of Gerda Taro war photographer. As she was Jewish she left Germany on the rise to power of the Nazis and settled in Paris. She met Hungarian photographer Endre Friedmann and they began photographing the turmoil and strife around them. But they had to publish her photographs under his name. They invented a rich adventurer Robert Capa and published their work under that name. They really came into their own when covering the Spanish Civil War
Notes:
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1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London
Jan 2019
Organisations:
Arrows and Traps
1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies
Booksellers:
Genre:
Historical drama
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
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White Rose, The
Synopsis:
Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans and friend Christoph Probst were executed by guillotine by the Nazis for printing and distributing pamphlets which they hoped would bring down Hitler. They called their group "White Rose"
Notes:
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1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London
Jul 2018
Organisations:
Arrows and Traps
1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies
Booksellers:
Genre:
Historical drama
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
Further Reference:
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