doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


Thomas Sainsbury

THOMAS SAINSBURY

  
Nationality:    New Zealander
email:    n/a     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    Playmarket Inc  

THOMAS SAINSBURYis one of New Zealand's most popular and prolific playwrights, gaining considerable attention and praise in the past few years for productions of his dark comedies in New Zealand, usa, Australia and London. His plays include Sunday Roast, LUV, the Mall, Loser, Beast and the Christmas Monologues. He has previously been selected three times for Playmarket's New Zealand Young Playwrights Competition. the Mall, Loser and the Christmas Monologues have been published by the Play Press. Thomas's debut TV show, the observational comedy, SUPER CITY, will air early next year on TV3.

Buy Plays with Doollee

Each page of doollee.com has links to play/book outlets, either directly to the Publisher, through Stageplays.com and Amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of AbeBooks. These links will automatically take you to the relevant area obviating the need for further search.
AbeBooks.co.uk   AbeBooks.com   Stageplays.com   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.ca
whether you are a Playwright who wishes to make their entry definitive, an unlisted Playwright or a User with a tale to tell - we want to hear from you.
download WORD submission template

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

         And then You Die         Around-the-Globe Chain Play         Awkward Family Christmas, An         Awkward Monologues, The         Basement         Beast         Butt Ugly         Caustic         Christmas Monologues, The         Chub         Crims         Dan is Dead/I Am a Yeti         Dinner With the Devil         Disorder         Dolly Mixture         Eulogy, The         Feminine, The         Gas         Hauraki Horror         Hideous Progeny         Hotel         Janeece Gunton: Herstory         Joseph and Mahina         Krazy Kristmas, A         Loser         Love Bite         Luv         Main Street         Mall, The         Mundane Conversation, A         My London Sojourn         Noughty Girls         Psychopaths         Sheena and Jamie         Shittiest Theatre You Will Ever See, The         Sinful, The         Somnambulist, The         Sunday Roast         Talk         Xmas Monologues 2, The         Yeti Trilogy, The

And then You Die

Synopsis:
the three employees of a shoe shop all have voices in their heads telling them what to do.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Black comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Around-the-Globe Chain Play

Synopsis:
Starting and ending in NYC, a play will be written as it travels around the world making 15 stops with playwrights from across the globe. Each playwright will contribute the next one to four pages of text, moving the plot forward from where the previous playwright left off. The reading will be followed by a World Theatre Day Reception where a number of NYC theatre luminaries will read the International Theatre Institutes World Theatre Day Message that will be written this year by South African playwright, designer, director, and installation-maker, Brett Bailey.

Notes:
The playwrights include Lisa Kron (USA, NYC), Aditi Kapil (USA, Minneapolis), Nicolas Billon (Canada), Luz Estrada (Colombia), Thomas Sainsbury (New Zealand), Nick Yu (China), Anuvab Pal (India), Oded Liphshiz (Israel), Lily Bevan (United Kingdom), Nina Mitrovic (Croatia), Phillip M Dikotla (South Africa), Amy Conroy (Ireland), Lana Nasser (The Netherlands), Sol Rodríguez Seoane (Argentina), and Chisa Hutchinson (USA, NYC).

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
staged reading

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Awkward Family Christmas, An

Synopsis:
Yuletide is here. . . get ready to cringe! Join the extended Potts-Chambers family's awfully awkward Christmas shindig. You think your Christmas is hard? Try sharing it with Aryan twins, a pottery making lesbian life partner, a brain damaged supermodel and a perpetually unloved stoner son. Add to the mix a meal of orange, cauliflower and spark plugs& it's gonna get incredibly awkward.
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge, Auckland    20 Nov 2012

Organisations:
the Outfit Theatre Company in association with STAMP at the EDGE

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Christmas Show

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Awkward Monologues, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
monologue

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Basement

Synopsis:
To avoid all his problems Paul decides to hide out in a cellar for a month. Three months later he is still there and he is now convinced that he is not alone.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Beast

Synopsis:
Three siblings are their way to a funeral when their car breaks down in an isolated town. the town's inhabitants are reluctant to help - then the sister disappears

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Butt Ugly

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Bats, Wellington, Ny    2006

Organisations:
Young and hungry

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Caustic

Synopsis:
William Lonsdale is chained to the wall of a filthy room in the "incurables wing" in London's infamous Bedlam at the turn of the 19th century. He doesn't know how he got there or if he will ever get out.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Playmarket, Downstage and Downstage Theatre Society

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Christmas Monologues, The

Synopsis:
the Christmas Monologues are a series of stories dealing with the dark and macabre of a holiday we all cherish. Have a merry Christmas because it might be your last . . .

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Wine Cellar, St Kevins Arcade (K Rd), Auckland    20 Dec 2009

Organisations:
Fingerprints & Teeth Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Monologues

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  7

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Chub

Synopsis:
"I tried to purge before but I just can't. No gag reflex." Ann Van Veen is morbidly obese and living/hiding in her unit on Tainui Street. Stacey Ruapongi is her anorexic carer with a penchant for cosmetic surgery. Together they come up with the best/kinkiest idea to make money and make all their dreams come true.
- www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    22 Apr 2012

Organisations:
FINGERPRINTS & TEETH Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
black comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Crims

Synopsis:
When Willy gets caught shoplifting his life is plunged into one of lies, deception and hiding from the pigs. During community service he meets Louis. Another doofus? Or a criminal mastermind? Either way, Willy and Louis are in for a bumpy ride.
- www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    05 Oct 2011

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Dan is Dead/I Am a Yeti

Synopsis:
Disturbing, demented and madly amusing; Dan is dead/I am a Yeti is about what comes between marriage, what gets hidden and what's worth fighting for.
- www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
Written by Natalie Medlock, Dan Musgrove & Thomas Sainsbury

1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Auckland    30 Apr 2011

Organisations:
New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2011

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
comedy 55 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Dinner With the Devil

Synopsis:
"Want to hear the name of this new brothel? the Seventy-Two Virgins. By-line: Heaven on Earth." On a sleepy little street in a sleepy little town the religious war to end all religious wars is about to take place. Valli the Hindu wants that Jewess, Reba, gone. Annie, the Christian wants to create heaven on earth. Muhammad the Muslim wants his 72 virgins. Hong the Taoist wants to go with the flow and Ismo the atheist wants to rise above it and find the cure for cancer. . .It's a battle to the death. Who will be the last man standing?
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    28 Nov 2012

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Disorder

Synopsis:
An apocalyptic zombie adventure not for the faint of heart. the continued existence of New Zealanders is under threat by a blood-thirsty mob of the undead. Limbs fly as the remaining humans fight for survival, proving the zombies aren't the only ones with a taste for dismemberment - hold on to your seat and hope you make it out alive!

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Bats Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace, Wellington, Nz    22 Jul 2011

Organisations:
Young and Hungry Arts Trust

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Dolly Mixture

Synopsis:
Psychic siblings Crispin and Misty-Lou Melville share an uncanny bond  and a family membership of the Rototuna Doll Collectors Association. But when a malevolent presence manifests in their twisted lives, the Melvilles turn to Satan, as a thousand glittering eyes watch from the darkness. . .
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
Written and performed by Yvette Parsons and Thomas Sainsbury

1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    21 Feb 2013

Organisations:
Pandora Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
horror comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Eulogy, The

Synopsis:
a foul-mouthed, white trash 'widow' giving an unwelcome speech at her ex-boyfriend's funeral

Notes:
part of the Awkward Monologues. A series of ten-minute monologues, on the theme of Awkwardness, showcases the work of seven mostly-new writers. For some it's their theatre-writing debut. Many of them have A background in other writing fields, such As journalism or film.

1st Produced:
Te Karanga Gallery, Auckland    18 Feb 2010

Organisations:
Fingerprints And Teeth Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Feminine, The

Synopsis:
Adam is diagnosed with testicular cancer. During an operation he goes into a coma from which he does not wake up for fifteen years. Everything is different for one thing there does not seem to be any men around.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Science Fiction

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Gas

Synopsis:
Join forces in this dark comic story of a petrol station, set amongst the bright lights of K' Road

Notes:
devised by Thomas Sainbury, Yvette Parsons, Toby Leach, Rashmi Pilapitiya, Tahi Mapp-Borren, Rina Patel

1st Produced:
Auckland, Nz    2008

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Piece

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Hauraki Horror

Synopsis:
Grab a cocktail, slop on ya SPF50, slap on ya boat shoes and take a Christmas Cruise with the A-list of Auckland society. . .It's the party of the year! But when the yacht's billionaire skipper is harpooned by an anonymous assailant, things quickly turn from a who's who to a whodunit. With a boat full of fame-hungry guests, and red herrings around every corner, it's all starting to smell rather fishy - and we're not talking about the seafood buffet. How far will Sally go for a return season of The Ridges? Is there more to Kiri Te Kanawa's feud with Hayley Westenra? Are cracks beginning to show in Jason Gunn and Thingee's "relationship"? Help our hapless heroes, Chris and Tom as they try to unravel the biggest New Zealand scandal since the death of Dr Sarah Potts. Starring Chris Parker and Tom Sainsbury and a huge revolving cast of stars from the stage and screen (and our hearts).

Notes:
Written by Thomas Sainsbury and Chris Parker

1st Produced:
Basement, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    04 Dec 2014

Organisations:
Basement Theatres 6th Annual Christmas Show

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Christmas Show

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  many extras

Further Reference:
http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=4258

Top of Page Top of Page

Hideous Progeny

Synopsis:
Victor is creating something in his laboratory

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Hotel

Synopsis:
Having mentored a series of monologues (by fledgling writers) most recently, Sainsbury opts for duologues this time: three set in hotel rooms and three set in the foyer, played in the traverse and fluidly blending to flow as one 75-minute piece. He directs them too, which may make him a little blind to how some of the actors could lift their games. Steven Maxwell and Aman Bajaj kick things off as Graeme & Sukdeep, both students, who work in housekeeping. That Graeme is a devious slacker while Sukdeep studies hard at economics doesnt stop Graeme assuming superiority . . . until he gets his come-uppance. A tendency to play the lines more than be the characters, and unconvincing activity in the cleaning department (spraying and polishing the same bit of furniture over and over) hold this scene back from packing the punch that it could. As Arina & Kirsty, Virginia Frankovich plays the tolerance-tested American singing star (Kirsty) to Chanel Turners intensely intrusive Arina: a huge fan and a purveyor of artificial plants who has won an hour with Kirsty through a promotional competition. When Turner becomes Arina rather than shows off her comedic acting skills, shell get more laughs and the well-structured rhythm and flow of the piece will come into its own. Claire Van Beek and Dena Kennedy counterpoint each other superbly as Nancy & Monique, although I have some questions regarding why Monique (real name Sandra) doesnt ask for payment up front and why she comes on so strong to the buttoned-down Nancy before her clients husband arrives. This is Nancys surprise birthday present for a sex-addicted Leon . . . the touching poignancy in Nancys desire to liberate herself is nicely revealed but I wait in vain to discover whats driving Moniques extreme behaviour. This time its the text that needs a tweak. Vicente & Olga is poignant in a different way. Sainsburys producer Roberto Nascimento takes the role of night shift manager Vicente with whom Marina Volkovas Russian mother Olga insists on conversing. This time the work elements and professional behaviour are entirely credible, setting Vicente light years away from Olgas state of loss and alienation. And yet loneliness and emotional disconnection can be a great leveller . . . Best friends since school days (like their mothers before them), now travelling together, Lisa & Tannis from Manchester reached a point that many encounter when out of their comfort zones and/or discovering new dimensions to life. In essence Jessica Joy Woods Lisa is scared of difference while Lee Smith-Gibbons Tannis welcomes it. This compelling little comedy-of-anguish allows us to better understand the whingeing Pom syndrome while putting us on tenterhooks as to how it will end. Or not. there is a change of style for Annie & Joshua, which takes the true trajectory of an entire relationship  including a pre-nup: the whole catastrophe  and compresses it, with absurdist flair, into 10 minutes. Vulnerable after just breaking up with her boyfriend, front desk Annie is accosted by bellboy Joshua, a fantasist who has long dreamt of winning her love . . . Fighting a cold that makes him adenoidal, Jordan Mooney makes a convincing fist of his seemingly impossible mission. It is Christabel Smith, however, who anchors Annies vacillations from contempt to love and everything in between with such deep-felt sincerity that our willing suspension of disbelief is assured.
John Smythe, http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=3463

Notes:
the genesis for these short plays came from moments waiting in hotel foyers. It just struck me how loaded the location was with stories. On one hand there were the excited travellers, the lonely travellers, the people on business And the couples wanting A ritzy night out. then, on the other hand, were the uptight concierges, the humble cleaners, And the Artificially sweetened receptionists. I started writing but soon realised it was such A mammoth topic, with so many options, that it was best to limit this play to bite-sized stories, And mere glimpses into other people's lives. It was great fun writing it though. I loved it.
Thomas Sainsbury

1st Produced:
Te Karanga Gallery, Auckland, Nz    14 Oct 2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
six short plays

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  12 performers

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Janeece Gunton: Herstory

Synopsis:
Yvette Parsons has written a new comedy with Tom Sainsbury. It's pitch black, and characters and occurrences in the play are based on the kind of newspaper accounts of child and elder abuse none of us want to read. Perhaps some nasty truths behind this piece? When life hands Janeece Gunton lemons, she makes lemonade - and force feeds it to her diabetic hubby, Lloyd. Janeece is the go-getting matriarch of the Gunton clan; wife, mum and gran to them all  her only respite is a good twelve to fourteen hours on the pokies at Sky City - and she's bloody had a gutsful. So she's dealing dope, turning tricks and benefit-frauding her way to some quality me time on the Pride Of Free Enterprise  a floating casino cruise on the Mediterranean. All she needs is a wallet full of cash to get started on the tables. And to get shot of her dying hubby, leeching daughter and a pesky fraud investigator. . . Inspired by people-watching at Sky City, and not least by newspaper horror stories of gambling addictions, and family neglect, Yvette Parsons and Thomas Sainsbury bring you the dark comic tale of Janeece Gunton. Luck be a lady tonight. . .
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
written by Yvette Parsons & Thomas Sainsbury

1st Produced:
The Basement, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    18 Jun 2013

Organisations:
Pandora Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Joseph and Mahina

Synopsis:
Mihi was once a thriving dairy factory town. Yet since the factory s closure unemployment has soared, and the embittered populace has become directionless. Enter Joseph Nordhoy, an enthusiastic Christian Youth Group leader. Joseph is determined to put the pep and religious fervour back into the local teenagers. As his efforts continually fail he meets kindred spirit, Mahina, an angry teenager looking for an escape from her depressing hometown. . .
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Bats, Wellington, Nz    -

Organisations:
Fingerprints and Teeth

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
60 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Krazy Kristmas, A

Synopsis:
Crazy Christmas carollers, awkward relatives, working the Christmas shift at Mobil, the home shopping network and Coca-Cola Christmas in the park - nothing is safe from the acerbic pen of New Zealand's most prolific playwright.
- www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    07 Dec 2011

Organisations:
Fingerprints & Teeth Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Six short Yuletide plays

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Loser

Synopsis:
A school reunion and ten years on the ex-pupils still have many issues to sort out

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Black comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Love Bite

Synopsis:
Olivia returns from a trip to China. She has discovered a gross violation of human rights there and plans to return and expose it. Before she can return she starts feeling unwell. One morning when she wakes up she finds she has transformed into a snarling monster

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Luv

Synopsis:
A group of people desperate for love and attention Jaques a gay man is the subject of a television reality programme - he is followed everywhere by a camera crew - the director demands more and more outrageous behaviour from him. Ricki believes that constantly bombarding the objects of his affection with text messages and breaking into their homes will get him the girl. GEmma meets the man of her dreams in a bar and determines she will do anything to get him. Michelle undergoes do-it-yourself cosmetic surgery with disastrous results.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Tristan Bates, London    2009

Organisations:
Fingerprints & Teeth

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Black comedy. - - Gay, theme/character full length

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  doubling

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Main Street

Synopsis:
Junior and Cain spiral into a world of crime

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Mall, The

Synopsis:
the people who work or hang around the mall do not realise that they are all in danger from a vengeful Chinese food worker and a depressed cinema attendant.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Black comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Mundane Conversation, A

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Part Of Short And Sweet, Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge, Auckland    01 Jul 2011

Organisations:
Dust Palace

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
ten min play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

My London Sojourn

Synopsis:
"I never thought in a million years that one day I'd end up living in a basement with no windows, sharing my bed with a Brazilian Faggot." You are all cordially invited to the theatre event of the year. It's the blackest shit, ever. Think murder, think prostitution, think drugs, think incest, think pole-dancing for a geriatric . . .Sainsbury's latest play is about his harrowing time in London. And it ain't pretty.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Fingerprints & Teeth

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Noughty Girls

Synopsis:
Lizzy meet Anna, Anna meet Lizzy. You have next to nothing in common and you're about to become best friends. We're the generation of the '00's. the generation told they could do anything. . . EVERYTHING! But 'everything' comes with a lot of choices and decisions to make, decisions take time, time gets wasted and 'everything' gets translated into 'nothing'.
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    16 Aug 2012

Organisations:
Grublette Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
one act play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Psychopaths

Synopsis:
Amy moved to New York to pursue her musical dreams, but things have soured after only four weeks. Life seems to be a painful struggle against the constant stream of bills, unsmiling faces and repeated rejection. And then, to top it all off, someone terrorises her in her home. they wore a white mask, they wanted her blood, and they will come again. Will she be ready for them . . .?

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Shed 10 , Street: Entrance 77 Cook St, Cbd, Auckland, New Zealand    02 Feb 2010

Organisations:
Fingerprints & Teeth Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
horror play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Sheena and Jamie

Synopsis:
A deceptively simple comic two-hander, this packs a surprising punch. An ageing woman who lives alone (Jane Waddell) is visited by young Jamie (Jesse Tuke) who lives in her street but doesn't know her. He wants her to sponsor him for the 40 hour Famine; she wants him to eat her shortbread and sponge . . . Sure, she's her own worst enemy but where, we have to ask ourselves, does true charity begin?
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
part of 6 Little Plays 4 Christchurch

1st Produced:
Bats, Wellington    18 Aug 2011

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
10 Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Shittiest Theatre You Will Ever See, The

Synopsis:
Everything you hate and cringe about in theatre thrown into a hilarious pisstake of the artform everyone holds in such esteem. Think unnecessary plot twists. Think bad singing. Think the worst acting imagineable. Think the shittest theatre you will ever see. . .

Notes:
written By Natalie Medlock and Thomas Sainsbury

1st Produced:
The Basement, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland    18 Feb 2015

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
piece

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=4339

Top of Page Top of Page

Sinful, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
monologue

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Somnambulist, The

Synopsis:
somnambulism: a condition that is characterized by walking while asleep or in a hypnotic trance. Hugo and Jordana are a young couple living in a boarding house in Sandringham. Recent immigrants, they job hunt by day and watch television by night. their daily routine is thrown into disarray when one morning Jordana wakes up with blood on her hands. It's not her blood, it's not Hugo's blood. It's someone else's. And Jordana has no memory of how it got there . . .
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Q, The Vault, Auckland    30 Oct 2012

Organisations:
Part of the Q Vault Theatre MACABRE double-bill

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
horror one act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Sunday Roast

Synopsis:
the beast is fattened and ready for the slaughter. Father's on carving duty. Mother is on vegetables. Daughters Courtney and Diane have dessert covered. Son-in-law Francois is in charge of looking good while actual son, Anthony, just wants to be left alone. Granddaughter Tamsin wants her desires satisfied. And adopted son, Rupert? Well, he just wants everyone to have a good time. . .

Notes:
2 Actors. 8 Characters. the Giles family is inviting you for dinner.

1st Produced:
Te Whaea - Seeyd Space, Wellington    Mar 2010

Organisations:
the Moving Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Talk

Synopsis:
TALK is an observational comedy about our favourite pastime.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Musgrove Studio, Maidment Theatre, Auckland    22 Jul 2010

Organisations:
Fingerprints & Teeth Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Piece

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Xmas Monologues 2, The

Synopsis:
A kidnap victim is forced to carry the next son of God. An ADHD suffering 8-year-old wants to trap some reindeer. A negligent family discovers kittens and puppies aren't just for Christmas. A lonely petrol station attendant must work alone on Christmas Day. A stubborn woman witnesses road rage and holiday traffic in the extreme. A compulsive binge eater just can't help themselves. And a timid young woman desperately wants to sing in her local choir.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Auckland    20 Dec 2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Seven twisted tales of the silly season

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Yeti Trilogy, The

Synopsis:
the Yeti Trilogy is a riotous night of comedy featuring an inventive mix of lovable characters, sharp social satire and a woman in a Yeti costume. In part one we meet the lovable Yeti, Nepalese immigrant and struggling screenwriter. When she falls for her flatmate Tom, what started as happy families ends in betrayal and bloodlust. In part two, with Yeti in a coma, a devastated Tom is forced to decide where his heart truly lies. In part three, Tom is reunited with Yeti in the Himalayas. When his jealous ex-wife returns he must fight for his life and the future of the Yeti species itself. A 2-hour comic odyssey combining the hugely successful Comedy Festival shows I AM YETI, YETI IS DEAD with brand new show YETI IN the HIMALAYAS. You ain't seen nothing Yeti. . .
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
Written by Natalie Medlock, Thomas Sainsbury & Daniel Musgrove

1st Produced:
Bats - Out Of Site - Cnr Cuba & Dixon, Wellington    27 Aug 2013

Organisations:
the Moving Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page