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David Muncaster

DAVID MUNCASTER  (1958 - )

 Nationality:    English
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David Muncaster has been acting, directing, stage managing, lighting and sounding in community theatre since the nineteen nineties having returned to the only subject that he was any good at in school after a gap of around twenty years. In 2006 he watched a TV documentary where a group of playwrights competed to have their play produced in London's West End. This inspired him to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) and the result was 'Call Girls' his first one act play. Since then his short, one act and full length plays have been performed in the usa, Canada, Australia and, of course, the UK. Other Plays by David Muncaster Waiting for a Train Mad Gary's Fruit and Nut Case Call Girls Fresh Showers for the Thirsting Flowers

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 Breakdown         Call Centre         Call Girls         Cherry Orchard, The         Dunya         Fresh Showers for the Thirsting Flowers         Girl in the Bubble, The         God is With Me         If You'll Just Let Me         Just a Minute         Kennel Club, The         Language Barrier         Life Begins at Seventy         Mad Gary's Fruit and Nut Case         Mission Impossible         Presentation, The         Trial of Socrates, The         Urban Myths Re-told         Waiting for a Train

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Short Comedy

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Call Centre

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Short Comedy

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Call Girls

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Call Girls is set in a call centre providing IT assistance to an unspecified company. Three of the women get on well together and 'have a laugh` but for the last six months their happy little group has been spoiled by the presence of Laura, an arrogant and aloof troublemaker whose predilection for short skirts and low cut tops probably has more to do with her getting the job than any particular work skills. Thankfully this is Laura`s last week and the others decide not to let her go without letting her know exactly what they think of her. Surprisingly it is Mary, normally the quietist member of the group, who really lets rip but this uncharacteristic outburst could be the biggest mistake of her life.

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comedy One Act

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Cherry Orchard, The

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Dunya

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Short Drama

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Fresh Showers for the Thirsting Flowers

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Alice is a retired English teacher who is living a comfortable if rather lonely existence. A chance encounter with her neighbour`s daughter re-awakens her passion to teach when she discovers that most unusual of things. A pupil who wants to learn! With a respectful nod to 'Educating Rita' this is a story of how a generation gap is easily bridged through the discovery of a mutual interest.

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The title of this play is taken from the poem 'The Cloud' by Percy Bysshe

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Girl in the Bubble, The

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God is With Me

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If You'll Just Let Me

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Short Comedy

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Just a Minute

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Kennel Club, The

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Sally the Golden Retriever tries to organize the other dogs in the rescue centre in a plan to find everyone new owners.

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This is A radio play that Also works on the stage. An Audio version is on the playwright's website.

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Williston North Dakota    2008

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Comedy

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Language Barrier

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Short, Comedy

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Life Begins at Seventy

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Romantic Comedy. One easy split set comprising public bar and cafe. Four elderly but not over the hill characters find that one is never too old to fall in love but issues from that past must be resolved before one can make plans for the future. Dorothy and Betty have known each other since childhood and their constant bickering belies a deep held fondness for one another. Straight-laced Tom and aging rogue Bill have recently become unlikely fiends but what connects them to the women? And why is the waitress constantly trying to eavesdrop on conversations in the cafe? All will be revealed in this warm and affectionate comedy.

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Play - Full Length, Comedy

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Mad Gary's Fruit and Nut Case

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It is a big day for Tommy. His lovely daughter Peaches has just married Lionel Looselips, the son of the biggest fruit and veg wholesale magnate in the whole of the county. Now Tommy can be assured that his market stall will always have the freshest, best value produce known to man. The wedding reception is a grand affair, friends and relations are joined by rivals who, for one day, put their differences aside; or do they? As the ceremonial fruit salad is consumed the guests start dropping like fruit flies. Who is responsible for this murderous act? What did they hope to gain? Who will be next? It's a job for "Mad" Gary Grasslover of the local constabulary.

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This intentionally corny And ribald comedy/murder mystery provides plenty of laughs And opportunity for the Audience to join in the fun by, not only trying to guess the murderer, but Also by selected members being given characters to play.

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Comedy Murder Mystery

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Mission Impossible

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A meeting room, a flip chart, an enthusiastic facilitator, and four employees who are determined to give her a hard time. This is the background to Mission Impossible, a hilarious look at the corporate nonsense that anyone who has ever attended a team bonding session will know only too well. Ice Breakers and silly games do little to bond this team as the beleaguered facilitator gets tough to ensure that she gets the outcome she desires. Mission Impossible won the Congleton One Act Play Festival 2009.

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Presentation, The

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Trial of Socrates, The

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Urban Myths Re-told

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3 Shorts, Variable

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Waiting for a Train

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Set on the platform of a rural railway station waiting for a train that never comes, this is a play about life, love and hope. The stark reality of living with schizophrenia is contrasted by the warmth and playfulness that exists between the main characters.

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With A degree of flexibility in casting And A set that would work better if it is suggested rather than detailed this is play should be relatively simple to stage At the same time giving the Actors the opportunity to immerse themselves into characters that have great complexity And depth.

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