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Kenneth McLeish

KENNETH MCLEISH

  (1940 - 1997)
Nationality:    Scottish
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Literary Agent:    Alan Brodie Representation Ltd  (estate)

Kenneth McLeish was born in 1940 and educated at Bradford Grammar School and Worcester College, Oxford. He began his career as a schoolmaster at Watford Grammar School (1963-7) and also taught at Bedales (1969-73) before becoming a full-time writer in 1975. He died in 1997. Kenneth was an author, translator and playwright. His published works (over 80) include the GOOD READING GUIDE, SHAKESPEARE's PEOPLE, the Theatre OF ARISTOPHANES, COMPANION TO the Arts IN the TWENTIETH CENTURY, MYTH, the LISTENER's GUIDE TO CLASSICAL MUSIC and CRUCIAL CLASSICS (both with Valerie McLeish) and the BLOOMSBURY GUIDE TO HUMAN THOUGHT (general editor). Kenneth's translations have been published and widely performed on stage, film, TV and radio. they include the complete Greek Drama (47 plays), a dozen farces by Feydeau and Labiche, half a dozen plays by Ibsen and works by Horvath, Jarry, Moliere and Strindberg. In the UK his work has been performed by the Royal National Theatre and a dozen other companies. His original plays include OMMA, ORPHEUS, ILIAD, I WILL IF YOU WILL, JUST DO IT, ONE FOR the MONEY and VICE AT the VICARAGE (written for Frankie Howerd).

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         After the Trojan War         Archarians, The         Bacchae         Belle Vue, The         Children Of Hercules         Clouds, The         Cuckold Ubu         Doll's House A         Don Juan         Electra         Eunuch, The         Flea In Her Ear         Great Highway, The         Haunted House, The         Hecuba         Hedda Gabler         Herakles         Hippolytos         Hope Spring Hotel         Ion, the Lost Boy Found         Italian Straw Hat, The         King Oedipus         King Ubu         Knights, The         Lady From the Sea, The         Libiation Bearers         Lysistrata         Master Builder, The         Medea         Miss Julie         Now You See It         Oedipus         Omma         One That Got Away, The         Oresteia, The         Orestes         Orpheus         Peace         Peer Gynt         Philoctetes         Rosmersholm         Sauce for the Goose         Slave Ubu         Ubu         Wealth         Women In Power         Women Of Troy

After the Trojan War

Synopsis:
A powerful indictment on the effects of war by one of the greatest of all Greek tragedians. Gods and humans worked together to build the great city of Troy, then wrought its destruction; Troy has falen, thousands are dead, every male trojan slaughtered but what of those left alive?

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides; comprises three plays

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1st Published:
Oberon Books, London, 1995   -

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Archarians, The

Archarians, The
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Aristophanes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Aristophanes Plays One" published by Methuen 1993   978-0413669001

Music:
-

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Bacchae

Bacchae
At the whim of Dionysos, a son is torn to pieces by his own mother during the famous women-only Bacchanalian ritual. the story of revenge by the half-man half-god on Pentheus, King of thebes, and all his people.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides. Translated by Kenneth McLeish, Frederic Raphael

1st Produced:
Athens    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London >>>    978-1854594112

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-

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Translation

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Male:  7            Female:  1            Other:  chorus and extras

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Belle Vue, The

Belle Vue, The
set in a seedy hotel in Central Europe i9n the 1920's where the only guest in a drunken ageing nymphomaniac

Notes:
Original Playwright - Odon von Horvath

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Organisations:
Actors Touring Company

1st Published:
Oberon Books, London,    978-1870259736

Music:
-

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Children Of Hercules

Synopsis:
plunges straight into the heart of the play that begins in the wake of Hercules' death

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides

1st Produced:
The Scoop, London     07 Jul 2005

Organisations:
the Steam Industry

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-   -

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-

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Clouds, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Aristophanes

1st Produced:
Adam House Theatre, Edinburgh     24 Jan 1991

Organisations:
Modern Actors Staging Classics

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-   -

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-

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Cuckold Ubu

Cuckold Ubu
Three plays following the adventures of Pa and Ma Ubu in their absurd world. King Ubu, the best known of the three, mirrors Macbeth as Ubu ousts the King, becomes a tyrant and is finally killed. This volume also includes Cuckold Ubu and Slave Ubu.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Alfred Jarry

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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books   978-1854591890

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-

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Genre:
Translation

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Doll's House A

Doll's House A
the final revolt of a wife who has been treated as a plaything by pompous husband.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London, 1994   978-1854592361

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  1b 1g

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Don Juan

Don Juan
Don Juan abandons his wife after their marriage. She and her brothers pursue him. Don Juan seduces two peasant girls at the same time; humiliates a beggar and invites the statue of a man he has killed to lunch.

Notes:
Original Playwright- Moliere

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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books 1997   978-1854593566

Music:
-

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Electra

Synopsis:
An empire crumbling. Betrayal. Murder. Vengeance. Electra is a darkly psychological study of a woman s obsession with her murdered Father and her quest for retribution. When her brother unexpectedly returns from exile, the stage is set for Electra s endgame. But vengeance has its price. For how can there be closure if, to avenge your Father s death, you must first kill your mother? An adaptation of the explosive tale of lust, loyalty and betrayal.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sophocles

1st Produced:
Wythenshawe, Manchester: Forum Theatre     03 Feb 1999

Organisations:
Compass Theatre Company

1st Published:
in "Sophocles, Plays: Two" Methuen, London, 1990   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
translation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  chorus

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Eunuch, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original Playwright - Terence. Part of "Two Funny Things Happened"

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Organisations:
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Genre:
comedy

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Flea In Her Ear

Flea In Her Ear
Complications come fast and furious as the wife of a noble lord misinterprets a note.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Georges Feydeau

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London,    978-1854594402

Music:
-

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Great Highway, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - August Strindberg

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Organisations:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Haunted House, The

Synopsis:
A knockabout farce by the master of classic Roman comedy. As fast and funny as when it was first seen 2200 years ago.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Plautus

1st Produced:
Old Red Lion, London     06 Dec 2000

Organisations:
Xenia Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation 50 min farce

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Hecuba

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides

1st Produced:
Gate, London     1992

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "After the Trojan War" published by Oberon Books 1995
Absolute Classics (9 Mar 1995)   978-0948230653

Music:
-

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Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler
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Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books   978-1854591845

Music:
-

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Herakles

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides

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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Male:  8            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Hippolytos

Synopsis:
Greek epic of love, jealousy and revenge. Phaedra is sick. She is in love with her stepson, Hippolytos. The prince hates sexual passion and any mortal 'impurity'. He also hates women. Can Phaedra live with her secret? When Hippolytos finds out, his very essence is violated. Theseus - father to the prince, husband to the queen - returns from exile. But it's too late. They are forced to ask whether it is better to die or live a life of sullied reputation. But the gods have the final say.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides. Translated by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish

1st Produced:
The Colepit, Victoria & Albert Museum, London     01 Nov 2014

Organisations:
Antic Face

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
translation 90 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Hope Spring Hotel

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original Playwright - Odon von Horvath

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Ion, the Lost Boy Found

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Italian Straw Hat, The

Italian Straw Hat, The
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Eugene Labiche

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books    978-1854593009

Music:
-

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King Oedipus

Synopsis:
This is the first great detective story. there is sickness in the city. Mysteriously, the cause is a past murder at a crossroads. Oedipus promises to track down the criminal and punish him, thereby saving his people. the terrible truth he will discover threatens his wife, his children and himself. Can he remain true to his promise? Never has a play so influenced the understanding the human existence, all over the world.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sophocles

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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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King Ubu

King Ubu
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Notes:
version by Simon Stephens from A translation by Kenneth McLeish

1st Produced:
Schauspielhaus Essen     16 Apr 2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Methuen Drama, London   978-1408172438

Music:
-

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Knights, The

Knights, The
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Aristophanes

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Aristophanes Plays One" published by Methuen 1993   978-0413669001

Music:
-

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Lady From the Sea, The

Synopsis:
Beyond the walls of her fjord home, where her husband Dr Wangel offers the security of family and responsibility, Ellida is constantly drawn towards the sea. It's from this element that her past love returns - promising the ecstasy of the unknown. Will she suffocate on dry land, or find freedom across the sea?

Notes:
Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London,    978-1854594938

Music:
-

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Libiation Bearers

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original Playwright - Aeschylus. Translated by frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish

1st Produced:
Turtle Key Arts, London     13 Oct 1997

Organisations:
P J Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Lysistrata

Lysistrata
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Aristophanes

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Aristophanes Plays One" published by Methuen 1993   978-0413669001

Music:
-

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Master Builder, The

Synopsis:
"I came for my kingdom. Time's up, Mr Solness!" Master Builder Halvard Solness has reached the pinnacle of his career. But at a cost; his family life is in ruins and he lives in fear that the next generation will rise up and brush him aside. When Hilde Wangel, a bewitching young woman, arrives to collect a decade-old debt, she breathes new life into his professional pride. As Solness completes his architectural masterpiece, will Hilde be the Master Builder's ultimate downfall?

Notes:
Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books   978-1854593511

Music:
-

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Medea

Medea
the powerful myth of Medea, who murders her children to revenge her husband's infidelity

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides; Written by Frederick Raphael And Kenneth McLeish

1st Produced:

Organisations:

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London >>>, 1994   978-1854591647

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  7            Female:  11            Other:  4c

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Miss Julie

Miss Julie
presents, with startling clarity, the conflict between sexual passion and social position

Notes:
Original Playwright - August Strindberg

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London >>>    978-1854592057

Music:
-

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Genre:
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Male:  10            Female:  9            Other:  -

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Now You See It

Synopsis:
When Sommersby, MP and pillar of the community, resorts to hypnotism to escape from his wife into the arms of his lover, the results are what you'd expect: an explosion of comic fun.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Georges Feydeau

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Rumpus Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Oedipus

Oedipus
Oedipus has been made king of thebes as gratitude for ridding its people of the pestilence of the riddling Sphinx, as well as the hand of Queen Jokasta, bride to the late King Laius. When another pestilence descends upon the city, Jokasta's brother Kreon seeks out the oracle for help, who tells Kreon that when old King Laius' murderer is found, the city will again be well. Oedipus sends for the prophet Teiresias, who, under duress, names Oedipus as the killer. Jokasta, thinking to defend her husband, explains that seers aren't always reliable. She cites an old prophecy in which her son would kill his Father and go on to have children with his mother, pointing out that she averted this by abandoning her baby boy after his birth. Besides which, Laius was killed by robbers on his way to Delphi. It is then that Oedipus remembers that, when fleeing his home of Corinth to escape a similar prophecy, he robbed and killed a man matching Laius' description. . .

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sophocles. Includes both Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonos.

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London,    978-1854596109

Music:
-

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Omma

Synopsis:
classical drama setting the Oedipus legend in the context of the whole myth-cycle of ancient thebes.

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Play/Drama

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One That Got Away, The

One That Got Away, The
Monsieur Duchotel, a Parisienne businessman, has a roving eye and a lust for. . .fishing trips. It turns out he has been casting his line in uncharted waters and he's not the only one. His best-friend, Dr.Moricet, has a passion for poetry and a longing for Leontine - Duchotel's beautiful and trusting young wife. Then there's Gontran, Duchotel's randy young nephew, who's always after a handout, and Madame Latour, a concierge who was once a countess married to a lion-tamer. . .Feydeau's uproarious farce brilliantly incorporates all the classic elements of the genre. Behind the shutters at 40, Rue d'Athenes, Dr Moricet's love-nest becomes the venue for a whole shoal of illicit rendez-vous, ridiculous cover stories and bungling policemen. As doors slam, would-be lovers hide in closets and men find their trousers round their ankles, this glorious concoction will have you hooked.

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Original Playwright - Georges Feydeau

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Bloomsbury Methuen   -

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Genre:
translation of farce

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Oresteia, The

Oresteia, The
a trilogy of plays concerning the bloody domestic aftermath of the Trojan War

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Written by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael

1st Produced:
Bbc Tv     1979

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1st Published:
in "the Serpent Sun" Cambridge University Press, 1979   978-0521293440

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Adaptation

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Male:  7            Female:  7            Other:  extras

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Orestes

Synopsis:
Agamemnon is slain by Clytemnestra. Clytemnestra is slain by her avenging son, Otestes. the House of Mycenae lies in ruins. Orestes is condemned to death by his own citizens. Tormented by guilt, desperate and alone, it takes just a small spark to ignite the forces of his destructive wrath. Shocking in its modernity and compelling in its tragic vision, Orestes is Euripdes' savage twist on the legendary fall of an ancient dynasty.

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Original Playwright - Euripides

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Contained in: "After the Trojan War" published by Oberon Books 1995   978-0948230653

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Orpheus

Orpheus
Twenty First century interpretation of the ancient myth of Orpheus.

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1st Produced:
Riverside Theatre, Coleraine     08 Oct 1997

Organisations:
Actors Touring Company

1st Published:
Oberon Books, London, 1997   978-1840020168

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Verse Play

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Peace

Peace
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Original Playwright - Aristophanes

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Contained in: "Aristophanes Plays One" published by Methuen 1993   978-0413669001

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Peer Gynt

Synopsis:
Symbolic satirical in verse based on Norwegian folklore.

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Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen

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1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London, 1990   978-1854594358

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  21            Female:  13            Other:  1c extras

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Philoctetes

Synopsis:
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Original Playwright - Sophocles

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1st Published:
in "Sophocles, Plays: Two" Methuen, London, 1990   -

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Adaptation

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Male:  5            Female:  -            Other:  chorus

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Rosmersholm

Synopsis:
Beate Rosmer committed suicide in the millrace at Rosmersholm. After suffering deep depression and growing insanity her death seemed, at the time, almost inevitable. In a battle of wills, Beate's ghost is strangely brought back again by those who knew her. the memory of the dead woman and her suicide opens up old wounds and dark secrets that propel the lives at Rosmersholm towards a dramatic finale.

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Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen

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Organisations:
London Stage Company

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books   978-1854596444

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Sauce for the Goose

Synopsis:
Confusion reigns in the disreputable Hotel Ultimus as a gaggle of philandering Parisians struggle to conceal their indiscretions from their spouses. Untrustworthy husbands, betrayed wives, artful servants and crazed Germans demonstrate why the "naughty nineties" were so named, as master French farceur Feydeau's sparkling play switches from riotous farce to barbed social satire.

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Original Playwright - Georges Feydeau

1st Produced:
Putney Arts Centre, London     24 Jun 2003

Organisations:
Putney Theatre Company

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Slave Ubu

Slave Ubu
Three plays following the adventures of Pa and Ma Ubu in their absurd world. King Ubu, the best known of the three, mirrors Macbeth as Ubu ousts the King, becomes a tyrant and is finally killed. This volume also includes Cuckold Ubu and Slave Ubu.

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Original Playwright - Alfred Jarry

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Nick Hern Books   978-1854591890

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Ubu

Ubu
Three plays following the adventures of Pa and Ma Ubu in their absurd world. King Ubu, the best known of the three, mirrors Macbeth as Ubu ousts the King, becomes a tyrant and is finally killed. This volume also includes Cuckold Ubu and Slave Ubu.

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Original Playwright - Alfred Jarry

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Nick Hern Books   978-1854591890

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Wealth

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Original Playwright - Aristophanes

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in "Aristophanes & Menander, New Comedy" Methuen, London, 1994   -

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Women In Power

Synopsis:
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Original Playwright - Aristophanes

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in "Aristophanes & Menander, New Comedy" Methuen, London, 1994   -

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Women Of Troy

Women Of Troy
No man's land; between the shattered walls of Troy and the tents of the victorious Greeks, Hecuba, Queen of Troy, waits to be distributed and sail away to a sorrowful destiny. While she waits she hears of her relative's destinies and witnesses the cruelty of her captors; Troy's men and children have been brutally slain, leaving its women to serve them like dogs. But buried deep within the misery and grief, a ray of hope in the human spirit shines and Euripides proves that no-one wins in war! Considered Euripides most tragic piece, Women of Troy is a dark piece of theatre with a strong anti-war message.

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Original Playwright - Euripides

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Nick Hern Books, London,    978-1854597137

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