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Leonard Morley

LEONARD MORLEY

  (1938 - 2011)
Nationality:    English
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Leonard Morley, died Tuesday 22nd November 2011, was a semi-pro writer since 1952, selling humorous poems and articles at age 14. Free-lance journalist for two years until near-starvation. Began writing for the stage in the 1970's with pantomimes, one-act plays, murder mysteries and other comedy scripts. Also a series of training video's for builders. Plays performed world-wide, in both amateur and professional productions. Now (2009) semi-retired though still writing, and still active in amateur Theatre. Founded Outcasts Theatre Group, also Outcast Productions, publishing arm.

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

         Back-Stage Girl         Bad Reception         Easy         Flat Bust         Harpy And the Slob, The         Hell And Damnation         Hell And High Water         Looking For Rosy         Montezuma's Revenge         Moving Day         On the Outside         Quiet Night In, A         Sit Vac         Suitor, The         Swansong         Uncle Jasper

Back-Stage Girl

Synopsis:
A collection of humorous poems, lyrics etc for performance, most of them on aspects of theatre. Titles include "It Should Have Been Me!", "Panto Villain", "Festival Results", "Prima Donna" etc.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Outcast Productions (2009)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Poems and Lyrics for performance.

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Bad Reception

Synopsis:
Alex and Vicky, divorced for a while, are left to clear up the mess after the wedding reception of their daughter and new son-in-law, married in what was the Wedding from Hell. the tension is thick and tempers flare, but slowly. . . gradually. . . they approach a new rapport.

Notes:
A Hall, with three trestle tables.

1st Produced:
Olympus Theatre, Bristol    2009

Organisations:
Outcasts Theatre Group

1st Published:
Outcast Productions (2009)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Easy

Synopsis:
Craig has reluctantly been dragged out on his stag-night by best man Nigel, who is insistent on cheering him up. And when Maxine and Sandra walk in, Nigel does his best to pull both of them. But who will go home with who, if at all?

Notes:
A pub.

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Outcast Productions (2009)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  Off-stage cheering.

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Flat Bust

Synopsis:
Failed rock-star Joe is on the skids. Will the lovely Lizzy leave him to concentrate on a singing career? Or stay and save him?

Notes:
A living room.

1st Produced:
Redgrave Theatre, Bristol    1998

Organisations:
Outcasts Theatre Group

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Harpy And the Slob, The

Synopsis:
Maggy has taken refuge from the raucous party downstairs, when she is joined by Richard. With Maggy sharp and brittle, and Richard highly nervous, the meeting is by turns awkward, friendly and hostile, but ends with both being tentatively pleased with the dawning of a new relationship.

Notes:
A bedroom. Performed on HTV September 1987.

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    1986

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
New Playwrights' Network   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Hell And Damnation

Synopsis:
A sequel to Hell and Highwater. Times are desperate at Summerville House, what with rising costs for the safari park, and weak spots in the lions' enclosure. And now the intrusion of an evil taxman sets off a chain of events that threaten the whole family with prison. Once again, the situation is saved by the incomparable butler, Beacham.

Notes:
Lord Charles' study in his stately home.

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    -

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
New Playwrights' network (2008)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  Voices on inter-com

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Hell And High Water

Synopsis:
It's dinner at Summerville House. No Summerville has ever missed dinner in seventeen generations, and Lord Charles is determined that a simple burst water-pipe will not prevail now. As the water-level rises, the family remain stoic, except for a visiting lounge lizard. As they are all marooned on the table and panic rises, the day is saved by Beacham, Lord Charles' indomitable butler.

Notes:
Dining room of A stately home.

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    1984

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Looking For Rosy

Synopsis:
Just a quiet evening in. . . Fred is forging fivers, and Brenda's feeling amorous. But their peace is shattered by the arrival of two rent officers, puzzled by Brenda's application for a rent increase. On top of that, Gran is stuck in the loo, and Rosy has gone missing. But who is Rosy?

Notes:
Living-room set

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    1980

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Montezuma's Revenge

Synopsis:
Kevin and Sandra, on a cheap package holiday in the banana republic of Boliguay, find themselves caught up in this week's revolution. Held at gun-point by both the forces of El Supremo and the resistance, their problems are further compounded by the results of last night's meal - boiled armadillo brains.

Notes:
Hotel Room

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    1993

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
Outcast Productions (1993)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Moving Day

Synopsis:
Audrey and Russell are moving out of their flat, and meet the incoming tenants. But will Russell's prejudices stand the strain, when he is confronted by Dolly and Floyd?

Notes:
Bare stage.

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    1988

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
Outcast Productions (1988)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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On the Outside

Synopsis:
It's no fun for disgraced solictor Denzil, waking up on a park bench after his first night living on the outside. And then he meets bag-lady Kate, resplendent in her old muddy wedding-dress, with her life's possessions in a shopping trolley, and her imaginary dog Smudge. At first he almost has to fight for possession of the bench, but then she begins to teach him the awful realities of his new life. And a rapport begins to develop.

Notes:
Park bench.

1st Produced:
Q.E.H. Theatre, Bristol    2000

Organisations:
Outcasts Theatre Group

1st Published:
Outcast Productions (2000)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Quiet Night In, A

Synopsis:
Sandra has something on her mind, and is desperate to talk about it. . .. But Gordon doesn't want to listen, forcing her to extreme lengths.

Notes:
A living room.

1st Produced:
Redgrave Theatre, Bristol    1997

Organisations:
Outcasts Theatre Group

1st Published:
Outcast Productions (1997)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Sit Vac

Synopsis:
A sequel to the Harpy and the Slob. Both Maggy and Richard are convinced that the other has stood them up. And when Richard turns up for a job interview to find that Maggy is conducting it, the sparks fly. Maggy refuses to carry it through, so Richard begins a sit-in on the filing cabinet. When the evil Sir Kenneth demands the vacancy is filled immediately, Maggy offers Richard the job. But Richard now has other ideas. . .

Notes:
An office. Performed on HTV 1993.

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    1993

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
New Playwrights' Network (2008)   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Suitor, The

Synopsis:
Boredom reigns supreme at the Mason's house. Arnie is trying telepathy on the rubber-plant, while Joan talks to the budgie, and teenager Daisy is in her bedroom, painting faces on herself. then Clive arrives, and everything changes. . . for a while.

Notes:
Living room set

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    1982

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Swansong

Synopsis:
A meeting of the Play Selection Committee of Risselton Amateur theatre Society (R.A.T.S.) the choice is between two rival playwrights - both daggers drawn. Alex's play is intense, emotional and meaningful. But Dennis goes for shallow theatre for shallow people. And announces his scandalous thoughts on adjudicators.

Notes:
Bare Stage

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    2000

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
Outcast Productions (2000)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Uncle Jasper

Synopsis:
Today the most important contract for years is to be signed by Sir Jasper. Last seen in a strip club, he has gone missing. Nephew Simon battles to save the firm's bacon, grappling with randy plumbers, drunken strippers, and rats as big as dogs, in a classic one-act farce of double identities, female impersonations and ever-rising panic.

Notes:
An office.

1st Produced:
Winterbourne Community theatre    1982

Organisations:
Winterbourne Community Theatre

1st Published:
New Playwrights' Network   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Farce

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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