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John Stanley

JOHN STANLEY  (1966 - )

 Nationality:    British
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John Stanley was born in 1966 in Edmonton, North London, UK. He is a graduate of the Queen Mary University of London. In 2000 Stanley became a main script writer and storyline consultant on the channel 5 continuing drama Family Affairs. He remained a regular writer for the show until 2005. He is perhaps best known as the writer of Proud, a play written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Admiral Duncan bombing in Soho, London. The critical response to Proud was generally good. Paul Vale of The Stage wrote, "John Stanley's new play represents a sterling attempt to marry farcical comedy with weightier themes." QX Magazine criticised the play as "falling short of brilliant" due to its dual nature of being drama and comedy, however eventually concluding that, "...it makes a welcome change for a gay play to aim to inspire rather than depress! Judging by the moist eyes at the curtain call it certainly succeeds at that." RomoteGoat described it as a "clever farce", and gave it 4 stars.

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

 Gabrielle's Kitchen         Proud

Gabrielle's Kitchen

Synopsis:
The play is a traumatic insight into the psychologically damaged world Gabrielle and those influences that led her to this critical junction. "This is Gabrielle's story. Whether we believe her is up to us."

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1st Produced:
LOST Theatre One Act Play Festival    01 Jun 2012

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Proud

Synopsis:
Is there still a reason to be "proud to be gay" in present day Britain? Tom always commemorates the Admiral Duncan bombing alone. - but this year he is with Lewis a boxing hopeful for the upcoming Olympics. It is Lewis' eighteenth birthday and his family want to celebrate. There is one thing Lewis has not told his family yet.

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6:37 Productions

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Genre:
Comedy. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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