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James McNeish

JAMES MCNEISH

  (1931 - )
Nationality:    New Zealander
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Literary Agent:    Curtis Brown Group Ltd  

Novelist! biographer and playwright, with an international reputation since 1965. He schooled with Joan Littlewood in London's East End Theatre Royal where he became sucessively "fireman, electrician and failed actor" and went on to write THE ROCKING CAVE for the Mercury Theatre's 1973 Festival production in Auckland where it was an immediate success. He has written and produced many dialogue-documentaries for the BBC and CBC and his controversial radio play 1895 has recently been adapted for the stage. His plays combine humour with social issues and provoke questions about small communities which are not always easily answered. Born in Auckland in 1931, McNeish divides his time between a remote New Zealand community and Europe.

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

         1895 - the Diary Of A Snowball         Mouse Man         No Just Men the Sentencing Of Alec Grey         Rocking Cave, The         Tomorrow Hasn't Come
1895 - the Diary Of A Snowball

Synopsis:
1895 saw a huge snowfall in Canterbury, New Zealand

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1st Produced:
-     1975

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Mouse Man

Synopsis:
Group therapy in an experimental prison

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1st Produced:
-     1975

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  1            Other:  -

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No Just Men the Sentencing Of Alec Grey

Synopsis:
Based on a true story. the New Zealand Prime Minister alleges that an Opposition MP was arrested by the police for homosexual conduct

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1st Produced:
-     1994

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Genre:
Drama. - - Gay/Lesbian historical character

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Rocking Cave, The

Synopsis:
A young girl is locked away for breaking social taboos

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1st Produced:
Mercury Theatre Festival, Auckland     1973

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  8            Other:  2 children

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Tomorrow Hasn't Come

Synopsis:
the Springbok Tour of New Zealand 1981

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1st Produced:
-     1984

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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