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Nick Stafford

NICK STAFFORD

  (1959 - )
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    The Agency (London) Ltd  

Nick Stafford's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Bad City         Battle Royal         Chain Play, The         Devil's Only Sleeping, The         Extra Ordinary Behaviour         Go Between, The         Katherine Desouza         Love Me Tonight         Luminosity         Moll Cutpurse         Snow Queen, The         War Horse         Whisper of Angel's Wings
Bad City

Synopsis:
Homelessness and young women in London in the 1980s

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Half Moon Theatre, London     01 Oct 1987

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Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Battle Royal

Battle Royal
1995 England is at war with France. The Prince Regent is under pressure to marry and produce an heir

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
National Theatre, London

1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 1999   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Chain Play, The

Synopsis:
One off performance of chain writing to celebrate the National theatre's 25th anniversary. A scene each from all the authors for a performance on one night

Notes:
Written By Terry Johnson, Philip Ridley, Charlotte Jones, Lee Hall, Sebastian Barry, Zinnie Harris, Kevin Elyot, Nick Dear, Tanika Gupta, Frank McGuinness, Nick Stafford, Stephen Sondheim, Colin Teevan, Patrick Marber, David Lan, Sarah Daniels, Martin She

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Organisations:
Conceived and commissioned by Angus Mackenchnie

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Devil's Only Sleeping, The

Synopsis:
Sibling rivalry. Fratricide. Bird watching. Teenage cross dressing

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Extra Ordinary Behaviour

Synopsis:
Four youngsters are brought together

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1st Produced:
Half Moon Theatre, London     01 Feb 1988

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
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Go Between, The

Synopsis:
Leo is spending the summer with his school friend at Brandham Hall. He gets caught up in an illicit affair

Notes:
Based on the novel "The Go Between" by L P Hartley

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Katherine Desouza

Katherine Desouza
Katherine Desouza is missing, possibly murdered. Kevin, the prime suspect has already been sentenced to life in prison for five other murders, but is he guilty? Kevin's old flame Fay visits him on a regular basis and is convinced he is innocent, but how well does she really know him? In an attempt to uncover the truth about her disappearance, Katherine's Father David is desperate to talk to Fay. Lost in a tangled web of despair and longing for his daughter, David finds himself stalking Fay and the end result is not quite what he expected.

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1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 2006   

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight
the need for love is intensified by grief. When the last guests leave Vince's wake, his immediate family turn to each other, longing to connect. But the family proves to be both a refuge and a burden as they struggle to find the comfort they crave.

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1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 2004   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Luminosity

Luminosity
the Mercer family's fortune started in 18th-century England, increased via South African gems in the 19th, and is managed on an ethical basis today. But when a modern Mercer begins digging beneath the surface, the family's past suddenly appears less clear-cut than the gems they once traded. Set in the West Midlands of England in 1799 and 1999 and in Kimberley, South Africa in 1899 Luminosity tells three tales of interlinked lives where greed, lies and generosity have surprising results.

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1st Produced:
The Pit, London     2001

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1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 2001   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Moll Cutpurse

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Snow Queen, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
From Hans Andersen

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Genre:
Adaptation

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War Horse

War Horse
At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He's soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land but Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to fmd him and bring him home.

Notes:
Following His Dark Materials And Coram Boy, the National's new epic is based on the celebrated novel by the children's Laureate (2003-05) Michael Morpurgo. Actors working with magnificent, life-sized puppets by the internationally renowned handspring Puppet company lead us on A gripping journey through history

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Handspring Puppet Company

1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 2007   

Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Whisper of Angel's Wings

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Birmingham Rep    

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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