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Leslie Sands

LESLIE SANDS

  (1921 - 2001)
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    PFD  

Leslie Sands, actor and writer: born Bradford, Yorkshire 19 May 1921; married 1950 Pauline Williams (one stepdaughter); died Chepstow, Monmouthshire 9 May 2001.

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

         Basinful Of the Briny         Beside the Seaside         Cat's Cradle         Checkmate         Conscience of Sergeant Cluff, The         For Pete's Sake         Good Old Summertime         Intent To Murder         Investigation         Something To Hide         Therese Raquin

Basinful Of the Briny

Synopsis:
A basinful of mishaps and misunderstandings occur in the second of Leslie Sands' 'seaside Trilogy'. When Mr and Mrs Pepper return to the 'seaview Guest House' to celebrate their 1st Anniversary, not only do they once again encounter the dragonish proprietress Mrs Austin, but are surprised by the unexpected arrival of their interfering in-laws and are driven to distraction and separation by the glamorous Miss Windermere. Together, this unlikely gathering stumble across a couple of small-time crooks and set out to foil their dastardly capers and win the day. An Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Pepper to remember - and a play the audience will not easily forget!

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English Theatre Guild, London, 1960   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Beside the Seaside

Synopsis:
the first play in Leslie Sands' trilogy of seaside capers at the Seaview Guest House. the tyrannical landlady Mrs Austin terrorises her lodgers with her bread and butter pudding, while newlyweds Mr and Mrs Pepper realise that marriage is no honeymoon and Wilf and Ethel Pearson try to prevent their daughter Sally from running off with a local 'theatrical' trickster. Chaos abounds in this stormy seaside resort.

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English Theatre Guild, London, 1956   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle
Just before his retirement detective John Frost returns to a small English village where twelves years previously he was unable to find a six month old baby boy who had been kidnapped - nor was he able to discover who the kidnappers were. The elder sister of the boy is about to be married. Their is great resentment in the village towards the detective

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Warner Chappell Plays, London, 1983   978-0856760600

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Genre:
Mystery

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Checkmate

Synopsis:
British TV star returns home to find his wife dead, but as his career is on the skids was it suicide or murder

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Samuel French, London, 1993   -

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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Conscience of Sergeant Cluff, The

Conscience of Sergeant Cluff, The
Caleb Cluff a retired CID officer is living in retirement. He is drawn into a murder investigation when the body of a farmer is found. Cluff was friends with the family and very friendly with the widow Nell Norton. Nell's daughter believes that Cluff is in fact her real father. Then Nell's nephew is found dead in the canal

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Josef Weinberger   978-0856761454

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Genre:
Drama

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For Pete's Sake

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English Theatre Guild, London, 1957   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Good Old Summertime

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English Theatre Guild, London, 1966   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Intent To Murder

Synopsis:
Author Janet Preston lives in a remote cottage in Yorkshire. Her criminal and abusive husband turns up - he is on the run. She murders him but before she can get rid of the body his partner in crime arrives and insists that Janet passes him off as her husband

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English Theatre Guild, London, 1953   -

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Genre:
Thriller

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Investigation

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Male:  9            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Something To Hide

Something To Hide
Author Howard Holt lives in a remote cottage. During the week he writes and entertains his mistress. At the weekend his wife who is also his publisher stays. He does not know that the wife knows about the mistress. One weekend when the wife arrives she accidently runs down the mistress and kills her. Howard agrees to get rid of the body

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English Theatre Guild, London, 1959   978-0856760464

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Genre:
Thriller

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Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Therese Raquin

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English Theatre Guild, London, 1985   -

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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