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Emil Sher

EMIL SHER

  
Nationality:    Canadian
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Literary Agent:    Kensington Literary Representation  represented by Michael Petrasek

Emil Sher's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Beneath the Banyan Tree         Benefit of the Doubt         Bluenose         Denial is a River         Derailed         Hana's Suitcase         Hideous Hideous         Mourning Dove         Past Imperfect         Sanctuary         Underwater, Overseas

Beneath the Banyan Tree

Synopsis:
Beneath the Banyan Tree is the story of an Indian girl, Anjali (Archana Ballal), whose family comes to settle in England, something which worries her because everyone knows that England is very wet and people wear raincoats all the time, even in bed. Anjali loves to dance and the traditional dance style Bharatanatyam is an important feature of the production. And she loves the stories of the Panchatantra. When she comes to England she finds herself between her Indian self and the desire to be accepted by the other children at school. Her Ajji (Grandmother, played by Grethe Jensen) pushes her into keeping the traditions of India alive but classmate Savannah (also played by Jensen) mocks the differences. We can easily see the effect this has on her, but then another classmate, Aidan (Paul Conway), finds the differences fascinating and there is a lovely lunch-time scene in which Aiden offers her half a sandwich for a taste of her lunch of chapati, samosa and other Indian food. She proposes a complete swap, his sandwich for her entire lunch!
- Peter Lathan, British theatre Guide

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Theatre Hullabaloo in partnership with Theatre Direct Canada

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Benefit of the Doubt

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    -

Music:
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Bluenose

Bluenose
Three bumbling, colonizing, red-nosed pirates get more than they bargained for when a blue-nosed captive punctures their assumptions and beliefs.

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
in Things That Go Bump, Volume 2: Plays for Young Adults, Signature Editions   978-1897109410

Music:
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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Denial is a River

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Derailed

Synopsis:
George is in the kitchen trying to shred incriminating papers in the blender. Brenda repeatedly polishes one of George's shoes over and over again

Notes:
written by Hayos, Catherine; Polley, Rena; Sher, Emil

1st Produced:
Toronto Fringe Festival     1994

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Hana's Suitcase

Hana's Suitcase
At the Children's Holocaust Centre in Tokyo an exhibit arrives from Auschwitz. It is a small suitcase with the words "Hana Brady", a birth date and "Waisenkind" - orphan. This starts a search to discover just who Hana was.

Notes:
Based on the book by Karen Levine

1st Produced:

Organisations:

1st Published:
Second Story Press (contains both play and Karen Levine's original)   978-1897187050

Music:
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Genre:
Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Hideous Hideous

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove
A husband and wife are at odds about the treatment of their severely disabled twelve year old daughter. She is due for yet another operation but the Father thinks it is pointless and that there is only one way to end his daughter's suffering

Notes:
Based on A radio play by Emil Sher

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    978-0887547669

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
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Past Imperfect

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Sanctuary

Synopsis:
A young man sits sketching in a park when a young woman demands he move because he is sitting in her spot

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Toronto Fringe Festival     1991

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Underwater, Overseas

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    -

Music:
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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

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Genre:
Comedy Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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