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Frank Norman

FRANK NORMAN

  
Nationality:    British
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Frank Norman's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Fings Ain't Wot they Used T'Be         Insideout         Kayf Up West, A

Fings Ain't Wot they Used T'Be

Fings Ain't Wot they Used T'Be
After a win on the horses petty criminal and gambling den owner, Fred, has the money to do up his establishment. It is the hang out for numerous underworld types from a burglar - Redhot - who can never get warm to Tosher the Ponce. Fred's moll - Lil just wants to get married and go straight

Notes:
music And lyrics by Lionel Bart; book by Frank Norman

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London
Secker & Warburg, 1960   978-0573080456

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  7            Other:  extras

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Insideout

Insideout
Prison play with all the usual ingredients: serial prisoner, first timer, bent screws etc. We follow Tommie White on his first term in prison. He is befriended by a long term prisoner who sets him up with his old gang when he leaves. the older prisoner, Tools, is set up by the warders who plant illicit cigarettes in his cell. there are a couple of young male prostitutes who mainly speak in the (was it parlary???) of that time and they are friendly with a gay warder. Tools bullies a disabled prisonner who subsequently hangs himself. Tommie's girl who promised to wait for him doesn't. White leaves prison to return to crime.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
English Stage Company

1st Published:
Plays & Players February issue, 1970   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay, theme/character full length

Parts:
Male:  23            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Kayf Up West, A

Synopsis:
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Notes:
music by Stanley Myers

1st Produced:
London    1964

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Scripts Unlimited   -

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large Cast

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