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Bill Owen

BILL OWEN

  (1914 - 1999)
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    Richard Stone Partnership  

Bill Owen's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Break-Out         Caste         Exercise         Fringe of Light         In the Palm Of Her Hand         Laundry Girls, The         Matchgirls, The         Money For Nothing         Off Guard         Party For Jeremy         Ragged School, The         Rehearsal         them Boots Ain't Made For Walking

Break-Out

Synopsis:
A lonely spinster is terrorised on New Year's day.

Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Evans Bros, London, 1989   -

Music:
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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Caste

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Lyrics And book by Bill Owen. Based on the play "Caste" by T W Robertson

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Windsor    1955

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Exercise

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
-    1960

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Fringe of Light

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1961

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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In the Palm Of Her Hand

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Intimate, London    1981

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Laundry Girls, The

Synopsis:
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1st Published:
Macmillan, London, 1973   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Matchgirls, The

Matchgirls, The
East End of London in 1888. the workers at a match factory take the unprecedented step of going on strike for better working conditions

Notes:
Music by Tony Russell; lyrics And book by Bill Owen

1st Produced:
Globe Theatre, London    01 Mar 1966

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1979   -

Music:
Original cast recording: AE! (CD-019) 1966

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Genre:
Musical

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Money For Nothing

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Bill Owens And Ted Willis

1st Produced:
-    1956

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Off Guard

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1963

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Party For Jeremy

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1960   -

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Ragged School, The

Synopsis:
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1st Published:
Macmillan, London, 1969   -

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  15b extras

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Rehearsal

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Macmillan, London, 1978   -

Music:
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Genre:
Youth Club Drama Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  12            Other:  -

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them Boots Ain't Made For Walking

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Macmillan, London, 1980   -

Music:
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Genre:
Social Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  13            Other:  -

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