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ERIC SCOTT
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I have been a journalist all my life. I started in the UK in Nottingham as a general reporter but soon got a feeling for showbiz. I began to write Theatre and movie reviews and meet many of the stars of the time. People like Tom Jones, the Beatles, Muhammad Ali, Peter O'Toole and many, many more movie stars. I worked for TV Times magazine in the UK and moved to Melbourne in 1970. there I worked on TV Times and TV Week magazines. the Logies was always a big three days of mixing with superstars like John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Gina Lollobrigida, Charlton Heston, Bette Midler. the list goes on. But finally, the days of canapes and vodka took its, toll. My health began to suffer. I moved to Brisbane in 1982 to "get away from showbiz". It lasted until 1985 when went on stage for the first time and began writing in earnest. I began to do Theatre crits for the Catholic Leader Newspaper and later for the Westender and Suzie G's Web page. Now of course I do a weekly spot on Spectrum on Radio 4EB FM98.1 and run my own website, www.absolueTheatre.com.au. I am what you might call a late starter in play writing, although my first novel was published in 1976. That was a adult book called the Soundmixers. I didn't complete my first play until 1985, and that was a stage adaptation of the Soundmixers, which I called Just a Ten Percenter. Since then I have had eleven one-act plays for teenagers published in two volumes by Pearson Education, Take Five and Five More, which are standard fare in most high schools around the country. these plays are now available individually for sale from my web site. Maverick Musicals published my other one-act youth play, Windsong. During this time, as well as the play series I also had published a teenage novel called Time Trek and a Storybridge book for UQP called the Great Fairytale Robbery, which is also a stage musical. Since then I have written many more plays, adult comedies and Dramas and children's musical plays. Almost everything I have written has been produced, most in amateur Theatre but some as profit share ventures. And every one has seen the companies make a healthy profit after playing to good houses. Writing is my passion. I am highly involved with Theatre and film as an actor, director and professional critic, with many Theatre companies. I have several unpublished novels too, which I will be setting up for sale on the Web before too long.
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After the Beautikill
Aladdin And His Really Cool Lamp
Aussie Laird of Glencomrie, The
Environment Friendly
Fancy Dress Phantom, The
First Sunday in December, The
Getting Even With Steven
Great Fairytale Robbery
Happy Birthday, Melissa
Hi! My Name's Serifina
I Don't Do Auditions
I Love You, Mr Taylor
Insufficient Data
Island of Lost Dolls
It's Not Your Day, Is IT?
Life Centre 14
Little Angels
Man Wanted for Questioning, A
My Three Mothers-in-Law
Party Spirit, The
Question of Origin, A
Quitting
santacom
They're My Friends, See?
What If the Sky Falls In?
Which Pretty Little Girl Is Going To Be Next?
Windsong
Windsong 2
After the Beautikill
Synopsis:
the Beautiful survivors of the Sunbomb live in peace and harmony. Once in their lifetime at their coming of age they get to see the Ugliness. But what is ugly and what beautiful?
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Short play
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Male: 6 Female: - Other: -
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Aladdin And His Really Cool Lamp
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Music by Deanne Scott; lyrics by Eric Scott; book by Eric Scott
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Musical
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Male: - Female: - Other: 15 speaking parts plus extras
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Aussie Laird of Glencomrie, The
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Billy Stuart from Sydney is the last of the line of Lairds of Glencomrie. He takes up residence at the castle and then the murders start.
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One act
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: -
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Environment Friendly
Synopsis:
Alison has written a play but the worst actors in school turn up for the auditions.
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Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 6 Other: -
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Fancy Dress Phantom, The
Synopsis:
End of year school dance - in fancy dress. But someone is stealing other pupils' property.
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Play/Drama
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Male: 4 Female: 6 Other: -
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First Sunday in December, The
Synopsis:
Its TCs annual birthday barbecue. He is 60, but officially 55. Recently his CEO ran off with his top salesgirl, leaving his wife behind. Unknown to TC, his wife has invited Gail, the estranged wife. Unknown to TCs wife, TC has invited his former CEO and girlfriend. Chaos reigns as masculine egos flex and the drinks go down.
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Comedy 120 min
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Male: 3 Female: 4 Other: -
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Getting Even With Steven
Synopsis:
Denis and Anita are celebrating their wedding anniversary at their friends Steven and Chloe's home. After the meal Steven says he would like some port but has none. As Chloe is the only sober one she drives Denis back to his house to get a bottle. However the car crashes and they are both killed - returning as very disgruntled ghosts as they have now found out that Anita and Steven are having an affair.
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Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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Great Fairytale Robbery
Synopsis:
A couple of sisters discover that fairytale folk are disappearing from their story books
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Music by John E Regan; lyrics by Eric Scott; book by Eric Scott
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Genre:
Musical
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Male: - Female: - Other: 18 speaking parts plus extras
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Happy Birthday, Melissa
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Melissa is having a sleep-over to celebrate her birthday. the telephone lines get cut and then two unwelcome men turn up.
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Play/Drama
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Male: 3 Female: 7 Other: -
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Hi! My Name's Serifina
Synopsis:
Jasmine helps two friendly ghosts.
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Genre:
Thriller
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Male: 2 Female: 9 Other: -
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I Don't Do Auditions
Synopsis:
Who would have thought that it was so difficult to get into Hell?
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Sunnybank Theatre, Brisbane 1990
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: -
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I Love You, Mr Taylor
Synopsis:
A Drama teacher and his sixteen year old son both fall in love with the same girl.
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Play/Drama
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Male: 2 Female: 3 Other: -
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Insufficient Data
Synopsis:
A computer error means that James has his electricity and telephone cut off. He is driven to distraction.
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Sunnybank Theatre, Brisbane 1989
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Genre:
One act
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: doubling
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Island of Lost Dolls
Synopsis:
Kellie and Gregory have all their toys stolen by a bunch of rapping trolls.
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Music by John E Regan; lyrics by Eric Scott; book by Eric Scott
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Genre:
Musical
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Male: - Female: - Other: 14 speaking parts plus extras
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It's Not Your Day, Is IT?
Synopsis:
A married used car salesman is having afairs with two other women.
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Sunnybank Theatre, Brisbane 1992
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Genre:
One act
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Male: 3 Female: 4 Other: -
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Life Centre 14
Synopsis:
Since a nuclear war Matt and Teresa and their adopted children Carly and Mark have been living in a bunker that was built to accommodate hundreds. Carly has become pregnant.
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Metro Arts Theatre, Brisbane 1995
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Genre:
Play/Drama
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Male: 2 Female: 3 Other: -
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Little Angels
Synopsis:
Jasmine dies when she drops her hair dryer in the bath. She is assigned to the Angel Troop has the responsibility for looking after teenagers.
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Contained in: "Take Five" published by Addison Wesley Longman 1991 -
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Play/Drama
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Male: 5 Female: 8 Other: -
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Man Wanted for Questioning, A
Synopsis:
Gazza fresh out of prison steals a car which turns out to be an unmarked police car. He shoots the policeman who traces him to his hideout but is later confronted by the policeman's identical twin.
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Genre:
Thriller
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Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: -
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My Three Mothers-in-Law
Synopsis:
Hilary was adopted at birth. She has now traced her biological parents and has arranged to meet them. But she thinks that her real mother would not want to meet her real father. So Hilary and husband David make up all sorts of pretexts to keep the two apart.
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 3 Other: 1 boy
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Party Spirit, The
Synopsis:
A group of girls use a ouija board to contact spirits.
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Contained in: "Take Five" published by Addison Wesley Longman 1991 -
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Genre:
Thriller
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Male: - Female: 7 Other: -
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Question of Origin, A
Synopsis:
Two Indian pupils start at school and are subject to racist abuse. then a flying saucer lands.
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Contained in: "Five More" published by Longman Australia 1993 -
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 9 Other: -
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Quitting
Synopsis:
Five women work for a pharmaceutical company and they all smoke. When one of them is diagnosed with lung cancer they all decide to quit.
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 5 Other: -
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santacom
Synopsis:
Jake threaten to expose Santa Claus as a myth on the internet on Christmas Eve. He also plans to expose the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy as myths.
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Music by Deanne Scott; lyrics by Eric Scott; book by Eric Scott
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Genre:
Musical
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Male: - Female: - Other: 12 speaking parts plus extras
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They're My Friends, See?
Synopsis:
Street kid, Selina is sent to be fostered by a suburban family.
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Genre:
Play/Drama
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Male: 3 Female: 7 Other: -
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What If the Sky Falls In?
Synopsis:
A gold prospector picks up a fifteen year old prostitute and persuades her to live with him at the gold fields.
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26 mins One Act
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Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: -
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Which Pretty Little Girl Is Going To Be Next?
Synopsis:
A dreanged teenage serial killer is on the run.
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Contained in: "Take Five" published by Addison Wesley Longman 1991 -
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Genre:
One act
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Male: 3 Female: 4 Other: -
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Windsong
Synopsis:
Karen fell to her death after falling over a cliff. She was chasing a frisbee thrown by her sister, Kirsty. Kirsty blames herself for the death.
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Windsong 2
Synopsis:
Follows the plot of "Windsong" with an additional storyline about test tube twins
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Full length version of "Windsong"
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Genre:
Drama
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Male: 3 Female: 4 Other: -
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