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George Melly

GEORGE MELLY  (1926 - 2007)

 Nationality:    English
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Alan George Heywood Melly (17 August 1926  5 July 2007) was an English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer and lecturer. From 1965 to 1973 he was a film and television critic for The Observer and lectured on art history, with an emphasis on surrealism.
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below is a list of George Melly's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Advertising Man, The         Bank Manager, The         Headmaster, The         Lawyer, The         Nannie, The         Psychoanalyst, The         Union Official, The         Vicar, The

Advertising Man, The

Synopsis:
Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1972   -

Music:
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Genre:
Short dialogue One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Bank Manager, The

Synopsis:
Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry

Notes:
Originally presented As one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." At the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented As "Mixed Doubles" At the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970   -

Music:
-

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

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Genre:
Short dialogue One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Headmaster, The

Synopsis:
Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1971   -

Music:
-

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:
Short dialogue One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Lawyer, The

Synopsis:
Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry

Notes:
Originally presented As one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." At the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented As "Mixed Doubles" At the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970   -

Music:
-

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:
Short dialogue One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Nannie, The

Synopsis:
Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry

Notes:
Originally presented As one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." At the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented As "Mixed Doubles" At the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970   -

Music:
-

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:
Short dialogue One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Psychoanalyst, The

Synopsis:
Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry

Notes:
Originally presented As one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." At the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented As "Mixed Doubles" At the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970   -

Music:
-

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:
Short dialogue One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Union Official, The

Synopsis:
Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry

Notes:
Originally presented As one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." At the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented As "Mixed Doubles" At the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970   -

Music:
-

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:
Short dialogue One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Vicar, The

Synopsis:
Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry

Notes:
Originally presented As one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." At the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented As "Mixed Doubles" At the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970   -

Music:
-

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:
Short dialogue One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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