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Better A Live Pompey Than A Dead Cyril
Synopsis:
detailed ironic observation of everyday anxieties that characterise Smith's poetry
Notes:
written by Clare McIntyre And Stephanie Nunn; from poems And writings of Stevie Smith
1st Produced:
Organisations:
Women's Theatre Group
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
musical show
Parts:
Male: - Female: 4 Other: -
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Beware Of Pity
Synopsis:
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Notes:
adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel, Beware of Pity
1st Produced:
Reading At Rada, London
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Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Changeling, The
Synopsis:
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Notes:
written with William Rowley
1st Produced:
Organisations:
Graeae Company
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Music:
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I've Been Running
Synopsis:
daughter's convictions of inadequacy are staved off by compulsive jogging
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1st Produced:
London
1986
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Low Level Panic
Synopsis:
A fiercely original parable of materialism. Set entirely in a bathroom, the play is a bright, warm, sometimes wet and messy comedy about three young women and the objectification they experience on a daily basis.
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1st Published:
in "First Run", Hern, London, 1989 -
Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: - Female: 3 Other: -
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Math's Tutor, The
Synopsis:
Tom and JJ are best mates, sharing school, hobbies and the home tutor, Brian. Tom's parents, Paul and Jane seem to have the perfect marriage - yet nobody knows the secret deal that has kept Tom's family together for years. But when JJ'5 mother Anna starts a relationship with a younger man, and JJ fabricates a terrible lie in revenge, everybody is forced to confront the hidden parts of their lives
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1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London, 2003 -
Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: -
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My Heart's A Suitcase
Synopsis:
the constant fear that runs through women's lives like a cold underground stream.
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1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London, 1990 -
Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 4 Other: -
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Thickness Of Skin, The
Synopsis:
About the damage and confusions caused by need.
Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London, 1996 -
Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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