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Thomas McLaughlin

THOMAS MCLAUGHLIN

  
Nationality:    Irish
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Thomas McLaughlin's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Black Ice         Chucky         Cross Country         Fingertips         Greatest Hits         Iron May Sparkle         Let's All Go Down the Strand         Lucky Leprechaun, The         New Museum Of Panic, The         Shoot the Butterfly         Way the Buffalo Went, The
Black Ice

Synopsis:
Fifteen year old Stephen is living on the streets after a misunderstanding at home.

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1st Produced:
Firhouse Community School, Dublin As Part Of A Tour To Schools     1996

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Genre:
for post-primary students

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Chucky

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Cross Country

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1st Produced:
-     1981

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Fingertips

Synopsis:
Andy's old flame, Christine, has come back in to his life and he feels all the passion that he used to have for her. His present girlfriend, Cathy, announces she is pregnant. But is Christine just using Andy for her own ends? After three murders Andy finds himself under arrest and being interrogated by the police

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1st Produced:
Belfast: Old Museum Arts Centre, 7 College Square N, Belfast Bt1 6Ar     1989

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits
Two hitmen embark oin a game of words

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1st Published:
in Greatest Hits: 4 One Act Plays, New Island Books, Dublin, 1997   

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Iron May Sparkle

Synopsis:
Claudette and Olive were children in the 1950s. Now their children have grown up and left and their husbands are useless. They settle down for an evening in front of the television. They fall asleep and dream

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1st Produced:
Drill Hall, London >>>     01 Nov 1994

Organisations:
Charabanc Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=559

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Let's All Go Down the Strand

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1st Produced:
Queen's University Belfast, Drama Studio.     1982

Organisations:
New Writers Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Lucky Leprechaun, The

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New Museum Of Panic, The

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Shoot the Butterfly

Synopsis:
Annabel is looking for meaning in her life. She meets a group of eco-warriors

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1st Produced:
Part Of A Tour To Schools     1999

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
play for 16-18 year olds

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  7            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Way the Buffalo Went, The

Synopsis:
The widow of Oliver Winchester the inventor of the Winchester Repeating Rifle is full of guilt about what her late husband's invention has been used for. She visits a medium who tells her that she must live in a remote area in a house that is always under construction. When Sarah Winchester died her home had one hundred and sixty rooms, six kitchens, ten thousand windows, three lifts and forty-seven fireplaces

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Fidget Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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