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Mel Smith

MEL SMITH  (1952 - 2013)

 Nationality:    English
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Melvin Kenneth "Mel" Smith (3 December 1952 - 19 July 2013) was an English comedian, writer, film director, producer and actor. Smith was best known for his work on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones along with his comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones. Smith and Jones founded Talkback, which grew to be one of the UK's largest producers of television comedy and light entertainment programming. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Smith

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

         Ave You Eard the One About Joey Baker?         Despairing, Suicidal         Gambler, The         Hour And A Half Late!, An         I'm Still Here. . .         Straker Sings Brel

Ave You Eard the One About Joey Baker?

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Joey Baker is a comic. At ne time he achieved second rate stardom. the play is set in Joey's deranged memory after his complete breakdown and the movement of the play is Joey's inability to recall and relive those moments of his life that were real, or to distinguish them from those that were imaginary.

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written by Bob Goody, Mel Smith And Peter Brewis

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Despairing, Suicidal

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written by Mel Smith, Peter Brewis And Bob Goody. Aka Irony In Dorking

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Gambler, The

Gambler, The
The study of the life of Lionel, a gambler.

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written by Bob Goody, Mel Smith And Peter Brewis

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Original cast recording: First Night Scene (3) 1986

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Genre:
Comedy Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Four actors and four musicians (Keyboards I and II, Sax/Fl/Cl, Drum kit)

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Hour And A Half Late!, An

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Life seems good for Peter and Linda Travers. Home is a luxury riverside apartment. their third child has finally moved out and they have more money than they know what to do with. they are just on the verge of leaving for a dinner party to celebrate a lucrative business deal when Linda announces that shes not going to go. . .

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Original Playwright - Gerald Sibleyras

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Play. 85 min Play/Drama

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I'm Still Here. . .

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Written and directed by Mel Smith, Peter Straker celebrates his 40 years in show business. Peter sings hits from 'Hair', classics by Stephen Sondheim, FrEddie Mercury and Jacques Brel, with anecdotes of his experiences along the way. --

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Pleasance, Peter Straker and Mel Smith

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cabaret, musical

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Straker Sings Brel

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Set in a seedy bar in Amsterdam, Straker Sings Brel includes such classics as Jackie, If You Go Away and Amsterdam, as well as lesser well-known numbers as When I Am Old and Madame.

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lyrics and music by Jacques Brel

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Genre:
cabaret

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  musician

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