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David Purves

DAVID PURVES

  (1924 - )
Nationality:    Scottish
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Literary Agent:    n/a

David Purves's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Ill Guidmither, The         Knicht o' the Riddils, The         Ootlaw, The         Puddock and the Princess, The         Tragedie o Macbeth, a rendering into Scots of Shakespeare's play, The         War at the World's End, The

Ill Guidmither, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    n.d.

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Print-out

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Fifth Estate Theatre Company - Acc.11443/90

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Knicht o' the Riddils, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - Acc.10365/44

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Ootlaw, The

Synopsis:
Rendered into Scots (by David Purves), the tragic and compelling playlet by the Scandinavian master. This theatrical realisation, with live music, suggests the conflict between the pagan Viking world and emerging Christianity. Pure Alba!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden (Edinburgh Festival Fringe)    2009

Organisations:
Theatre Alba

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
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Further Reference:
-

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Puddock and the Princess, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1992

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Brown and Fergusson, Glasgow 1992   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Published version

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Fifth Estate Theatre Company - Acc.11443/107

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Tragedie o Macbeth, a rendering into Scots of Shakespeare's play, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    1992

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Published version

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: Fifth Estate Theatre Company - Acc.11443/96

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War at the World's End, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1985

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
National Library of Scotland ref: - Acc.9027

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