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Doug Moody

DOUG MOODY

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Literary Agent:    Darren Gray Management  

Doug Moody is an Australian playwright and television producer

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

         Absent Friends         Arnold's Citadel         Bodicea         Bottlebrush         Charlie's Hock Shop         David And Jonathon         Death Must Come         Debbie, The         Dragon Master of Wan, The         Key To Paradise, The         Knock the Cover Off         Kookaburra's Laugh, The         Magnificent Victories, The         Mr Blogg's Nursery         Museum of Broken HeArts and Broken Dreams, The         Priorities Wrong         Punters Paradise         Return Of Captain Carnival, The         Second Hand Dreams         Sherlock Holmes meets Jack the Ripper         Shooting Star, The         Sludge         Storeman From Smithfield, The         Ted's Gazette

Absent Friends

Synopsis:
This musical soap opera is written in the style of Dennis Potter and introduces us to two cobbers who drink together day in, day out in the South Sydney Leagues Club. Over schooners of beer and endless cigarette's they reminisce about absent friends- all of whom they are pleased to see the back of. We discover that the two fellows have been trashed and done down by so many of these absent friends that they feel better off being left alone to end their days with drop kicks in the bar and half cut on cheap grog.

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1st Produced:
Redfern, Australia    2001

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Tragedy with musical numbers Play with Music

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Arnold's Citadel

Synopsis:
This is the story of Arnold who dreams of setting up his own recording studio. A female friend cons him into taking out a lease on a castle in the back of burke. Three witches curse his new home and the whole scene begins to fall apart. Can the police catch the con-woman and save Arnold so that he can pursue his dream?

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1988

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Play- farce, tragedy Play/Drama

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Bodicea

Synopsis:
This is a story about Queen Bodicea, arguably the first Queen of England. We are taken to 62AD where we find she has united the many tribes of England in an attempt to cast off Roman rule. the tragedy and horror of the situation is explored through dark verse and poetry.

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1st Produced:
Drummoyne, Australia    2003

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Play/Drama

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Bottlebrush

Synopsis:
This is the story of three townie dole-bludgers who go to a small country town to live. All three have their eye on the local shop keepers daughter and the money in her fathers till. When dole bludger Fred makes millions designing a new computer game he wins the heart of the girl but will the other chaps give up without a fight?

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This play was produced As A television musical Drama for CTV1 in Sydney, Australia in 1984.

1st Produced:
Fairfield High Theatre, NSW, Australia    1983

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Play with Music

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Charlie's Hock Shop

Synopsis:
This play is about a fellow who makes a way-out purchase from a hock shop, the mysterious item has mystical powers. In his sleep that night he is visited by William Shakespeare and is informed of how to gain great power and knowledge. If the fellow succeeds in completing three tasks Shakespeare's spirit will be released however things turn bad when an evil Asian known as Fang Gno attempts to steal our heroes hock shop purchase- causing all hell to break loose. the result is that Fang's spirit is trapped by the object and Shakespeare's is set free but will our hock shop customer succeed in his quest?

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1979

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David And Jonathon

Synopsis:
Taken directly from the Old Testament this is the story of the love/hate triangle between Saul (King of Israel), Jonathon (his son) and David the future king.

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1st Produced:
Drummoyne Theatre, Australia    2004

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Death Must Come

Synopsis:
This is a Drama about insignificant people who dream of buying a house in Campbelltown. the fellow wins a big prize on the Keno at his local diggers club and decides to spend the money by spending his crone of a wife away on holiday. He meets a young tart and nearly loses everything to the gold digger. the return of his wife results in him buying that dream home in Campbelltown as penance, along with a joint grave plot. they die in mediocrity like so many others before and after them. Will the tart have the last laugh?

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1974

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Debbie, The

Synopsis:
We meet a crazy Western Suburbs girl who is moderately likeable. She enters a fashion design contest and sabotages the entries of rival schools whilst they are being exhibited at the Sydney Opera House- was she high on drugs, only time will tell.

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1987

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Genre:
Comedy

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Dragon Master of Wan, The

Synopsis:
This pantomime features a geriatric Asian fellow with mystical powers- can the children help him save Canley Vale from an evil force which is trying to take over the local community.

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1971

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Key To Paradise, The

Synopsis:
This is the story of two drop-kick itinerate workers known as 'New Australian's.' they turn up in a small country town beyond the black stump in search of bushrangers and buried treasure. One of the chaps pretends to be the towns new vicar in order to get inside knowledge of the hidden treasure, the other marries a wealthy female in the hope of getting his hands on her fathers dosh. Only one will live but will he escape from the inter-bred locals with his booty.

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1969

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Genre:
Drama/Comedy Comedy

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Knock the Cover Off

Synopsis:
Set in a modern RSL Club this play is full of warped people as they spend their days drinking cheap beer, smoking roll ups and gambling away their money on the pokie machines. This comedy musical is written in Shakespearean style language but deals with modern day issues.

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1st Produced:
LEura, NSW, Australia    1978

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Genre:
Comedy Musical

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Kookaburra's Laugh, The

Synopsis:
This play is about two Aboriginal sisters who were separated at birth. One sister went to live with a white family and the other with blacks. they meet by chance when the local council wants to chop down an ancient sacred tree to build a hockey field. A Kadachiman comes to the girls aid in their quest to save the tree, he appears in the guise of a Kookaburra- exposing himself to the spirit of death at the same time. the tree ends up being saved, the two girls are reunited with their blood mother and the Kadachiman is released back into the Dreamtime.

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This play was developed into A television Drama special for the CTV1 television channel in Sydney, Australia in 1992

1st Produced:
Bosley Park Theatre, NSW, Australia    1992

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Magnificent Victories, The

Synopsis:
the play is set in a school in South Australia. the students reach unequalled heights in their achievements in a battle of the sexes until the male school captain loses the plot and kills himself in his car whilst in a drunken rage. the effects on his fellow pupils and the school staff are devastating but the final resolution will bring a tear to the eye of the most hardened theatre patron.

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1985

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Genre:
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Mr Blogg's Nursery

Synopsis:
This fun tale tells the story of Mr Bloggs and his disastrous attempts to run a market garden come children's nursery. Things turn sour when a bush fire sweeps in causing tragedy and destruction.

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This play was shot As A TV special for CTV1 in Sydney, Australia in 1985.

1st Produced:
Merrylands Theatre, Australia    1985

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Genre:
Children's Drama Youth Audience

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Museum of Broken HeArts and Broken Dreams, The

Synopsis:
This is an urban country musical where folk dress as cowboys but talk with ethnic accents from across the globe, united by their passion for all things country. We meet an array of broken characters who have lost their way in life, a young girl with a magical voice arrives and finds help in pursuing her career from a washed-up former country star. Things go bad when she is picked-up by a smooth talking Yank who is old enough to be her grandfather, leaving her poor mentor to rot in the Museum of Broken Hearts and Broken Dreams.

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1996

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Priorities Wrong

Synopsis:
This play is about a school teacher with military inclinations. He enlists a group of drop-kick kids who end up terrorising the school in the name of discipline. Everything goes screwy with chaos reigning supreme.

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This play was made into A 45 minute video Drama for the television channel CTV1 in Sydney, Australia in 1985.

1st Produced:
Western Suburbs Theatre, Australia    1984

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Play/Drama

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Punters Paradise

Synopsis:
This is the story of a backward and inexperienced janitor at a school who ends up being manipulated by two senior girls - these girls are well known as the local bikes and take him for all he is worth.

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1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1975

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Return Of Captain Carnival, The

Synopsis:
A comedy about a washed up carnival veteran who is persuaded to come out of his forced retirement by a group of feral kids from the Western Suburbs. Young and old delight at the return of a classic carnival show and the old man spends his remaining days in a world of fun and laughter until tragedy strikes.

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1st Produced:
Bosley Park Theatre, Australia    1994

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Genre:
Comedy One Act

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Second Hand Dreams

Synopsis:
Come and meet Lady Penelope Wishart, a faded West End star who now resides in the former penal colony of Sydney, Australia. the old girl spends her days reliving her illustrious career and living way beyond her means. She is supported by her ever loyal butler Martin and survives on the proceeds of a ghastly second hand shop which is operated by her hard working daughter Phoebe. When young Melissa comes to town the world famous Clifford Ruby disappears and the truth about Lady Wisharts life begins to unravel with hilarious consequences. Can Detective Sergeant Michael Mason recover the ruby and save the family from having to go on the pension?

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Second Hand Dreams was written specifically for Colleen Clifford, the late Grande Dame of Australian theatre

1st Produced:
Sydney, Australia    1994

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Genre:
Comedy with some musical numbers Play with Music

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Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Sherlock Holmes meets Jack the Ripper

Synopsis:
This spoof starts out in the style of a typical Sherlock Holmes mystery but soon develops into a farce as ghastly crimes and murders begin to take place in old London town. Who is the scoundrel responsible for such evil acts, could it be that Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper are one and the same person?

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1st Produced:
Redfern, Australia    2002

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Genre:
Spoof play Satire

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Shooting Star, The

Synopsis:
This play is about handicapped supporters of English soccer in Australia. the Tottenham FC icon Glenn Hoddle shoots his mouth off about handicapped people, word spreads to a school for young spastics in Australia where the kids idolise Hoddle and where their teacher is the spitting image of him. Will the teacher survive in one piece when he is mistaken for Hoddle, will the kids forgive the real Hoddle.

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In Australia Doug Moody's play was praised for giving lame And handicapped individuals the chance to play themselves on stage. This play is partially based on real-life events.

1st Produced:
Redfern, Australia    1999

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Sludge

Synopsis:
Sludge is an Australia rock and roll musical set a car wrecking yard in the Western Suburbs of Sydney. the wrecking yard is owned by a cripple in a wheelchair and is run by a local gypsy woman, her sister and daughter. the cripples son falls for the gypsy woman's daughter and romance follows. When a young girl from the local high school turns up to write a newspaper article on why the El Rancho Drive Family Club has closed down she opens up a can of worms- the cripple is attempting to have it demolished so that he can build a casino- the gypsy woman takes action to stop his wheelchair in its tracks. This hilarious show features bright rock and roll songs and Mr Gogo Mobile was particularly popular in the Bosley Park area.

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1st Produced:
Bosley Park Theatre, Australia    2004

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Genre:
Play with musical numbers Play with Music

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Storeman From Smithfield, The

Synopsis:
This is the story of a work shy Storeman was is destined for mediocrity. the Union he belongs to is rotten to the core and everyone involved in the organisation is as bent as a two bob watch, they all have their snouts in the trough as they siphon off as much cash and as many perks as they possibly can. When the storeman discovers that his fellow workers are also on the fiddle he attempts to get a slice of the action himself with disastrous results. When the warehouse is closed down the union do nothing to help and all of the workers end up redundant and living on the dole.

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1st Produced:
Dubbo, Australia    1982

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Genre:
Musical

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Ted's Gazette

Synopsis:
Ted is a small time crook in Sydney's Western Suburbs. After a life changing experience he turns into a do-gooder and a grass and sets up his own newspaper in order to expose the wrongs of those around him. Will the local criminal element knock him off before he blows the whistle on all of their dirty deeds.

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1st Produced:
Cabramatta, Australia    1976

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Genre:
Drama/Comedy Comedy

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