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RAY SHELL
Nationality: British
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Ray Shell's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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below is a list of Ray Shell's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Devil Has Quentin's Heart, The Iced White Folks - the Trial Of the Century Zip - a Streetdance MusicalDevil Has Quentin's Heart, The
Synopsis:
modern-day tragedy presented as a "twisted, funky and perverse musical that explodes the nature of performance, storytelling and dance"
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Devised And written by Benji Reid, Peader Kirk And Ray Shell. Based on characters from the novel 'Iced' by Ray Shell
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Birmingham: the Door, Rep, England, Eur >>> 27 Nov 2009
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Set in the USA between the 1960's and now - a powerful and moving story of Cornelius Washington JR., a crack addict in his mid 40's. He is no poor black ghetto cliche: Cornelius Washington is the product of a stable, middle-class black American family. The drama takes us through a life full of material successes, sex, love, betrayal, drugs and death
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written by Ray Shell, music by Felix Cross
1st Produced:
Nottingham Playhouse >>> 13 Nov 1997
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Black Theatre Co-Op
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Top of PageWhite Folks - the Trial Of the Century
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Pleasance, London 2002
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Synopsis:
Giant Olive organised a series of workshops with people in Camden affected by Gun & Knife Crime and using the material gathered, produced 'ZIP' which will be staged in the Camden Fringe Festival and beyond. With top level choreography from Gary Lloyd; experienced street dancers, rappers, beat boxers and actors, ZIP will be a haunting night at the theatre.
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Written by Ray Shell, Sarah Henley And James Kenward, music by Anthony Warnes, WarrenWilson, Shell, Henley And Kenward
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Giant Olive Theatre Company
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