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BRYAN OWEN
(1947 - )Nationality: English
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Bryan Owen was born in the English coastal town of Whitstable, Kent in 1947. After nearly twenty years teaching English and Drama including two years as a VSO volunteer on an American Lutheran mission station in Papua New Guinea he was ordained into the ministry of the Anglican (Episcopal) Church and served parishes in both Scotland and England. Having left the ministry he now writes fulltime and lives near Glasgow. Bryan has travelled widely in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Pacific as an aid donor and an international election observer for the European Union. He is also a frequent visitor to the United States and Canada where he is currently researching religious fundamentalism for a forthcoming book. He is concerned about personal relationships, sustainable development, human trafficking, climate change and global politics all of which are resonating themes in his poetry. In Scotland he has been involved in social issues including assisting asylum seekers from Albania and protesting against dawn raids by the UK Immigration Service. More locally, he has served on East Dunbartonshire's County Education and Cultural Services Committee, a residents' association and on two school boards. Previous publications include the Evil Eye of Gondôr, a play for children, 'Albania - Land of Eagles', a pamphlet guide for volunteers, and 'Praying on the Edge', ten studies in social issues for home groups. His first collection of poetry 'Blue daffodils and other poems' was published in April 2007 and his next collection 'Kokopelli's dance: the American connection' is due out in 2008. He has written two screenplays - one about asylum seekers and the other a whodunnit.
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Evil Eye Of Gondor, TheEvil Eye Of Gondor, The
Synopsis:
A long time ago there was a beautiful valley. It was green and pleasant and home to lots of nice people who lived in villages like Little Brumley, which was near the forest, and Upper Lonsdale, which was up in the Northern reaches. Unfortunately, other people lived in the Valley and they weren't very nice at all. they were the Guardians of the Eye of Gondôr and for many years the people had lived in the shadow of its evil power. One Harvest-time, when Roth was the most wicked Guardian of all, a Stranger arrived, just as it had been written a long time before. This is the story of what happened then. . . and still happens now. . . in little valleys all over the world. . .
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This play was first written for A boys' school. However, Almost All the parts can Also be played by girls And the play works easily well with A mixed cast. the production uses lighting effects And the cast Also need to learn some village dancing! Best of All, if the Auditorium can be turned into the Village then the characters can welcome the Audience to the show And Also serve the refreshments during the interval - A great exercise in extemporary Drama.
1st Produced:
Dover Grammar School for Boys, Dover, Kent, England 1981
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1983 -
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Genre:
Childrens Youth Audience
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: 20 characters
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