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Lou Stein

LOU STEIN  

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Lou Stein is a London based Theatre Director/Writer who founded the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill and has worked with such actors as Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Chris Eccleston, Sir John Mills, Helena Bonham-Carter and Patrick Stewart in London Theatres including the West End, the Royal Court, and for the BBC. He most recently created, directed and produced the visually spectacular VENUS BLAZING TOUR at the South Bank Centre, London. Lou Stein is a London based Theatre Director/Writer who founded the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill and has worked with such actors as Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Chris Eccleston, Sir John Mills, Helena Bonham-Carter and Patrick Stewart in London Theatres including the West End, the Royal Court, and for the BBC. He most recently created, directed and produced the visually spectacular VENUS BLAZING TOUR at the South Bank Centre, London.

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

         Crimson Island, The         Damon Runyon Trilogy, A         Dis-Introductions         Down And Out In Paris And London         Embers         Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas         General Review of the Sex Situation         Grace Notes         Guest, The         Gulliver's Travels         Importance of Being Earnest, The         Maske: Scenes From the Heroic Life Of the Middle Classes         Miss Lonelyhearts         My Month With Carmen         Nose, The         Pinocchio         Possessed, The         Salsa Celestina         Snow White

Crimson Island, The

Synopsis:
A theatre company in the final stages of the rehearsal of a new allegorical play criticising government policy, is visited by the state censor. they are forced to improvise the play to avoid being banned, with hilarious results.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Mikhail Bulgakov

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Gate Theatre Company (London)

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy Satire Comedy

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  3            Other:  extras

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Damon Runyon Trilogy, A

Synopsis:
Takes place in a speakeasy. Harry the Horse, Little Isadore And Spanish John relate their picaresque adventures in gangland New York

Notes:
Adaptation from three stories by Damon Runyon: "the Snatching of Bookie Bob"; "Lonelyheart", And "Romance in the Roaring Forties"

1st Produced:
Hull House Theatre (Chicago)    1973

Organisations:
Chamber Theatre Ensemble (Chicago)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comic Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  jazz pianist

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Dis-Introductions

Synopsis:
Traces the journey of the writer from his early reporter days on the San Francisco Chronicle to his disappearance in Mexico to fight on the side of Mexican revolutionaries.

Notes:
Adapted from the works of Ambrose Bierce

1st Produced:
Chamber Theatre Ensemble    1973

Organisations:
Chamber Theatre Ensemble (Chicago)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Satire

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  Actor on filmed background

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Down And Out In Paris And London

Synopsis:
the young Orwell immerses himself amongst the poor of Paris and London in the 1930's, first befriending the larger than life Russian waiter Boris, then walking the streets of London with Paddy, a charming Irish tramp.

Notes:
Adapted from the novel by George Orwell

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Gate Theatre Company (London)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Embers

Synopsis:
Two men meet after forty years to uncover the truth behind an act of betrayal, involving a woman they both loved, which shattered both their lives.

Notes:
Adapted from the novel by Sandor Marai

1st Produced:
BBC    2004

Organisations:
BBC Radio

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

Synopsis:
A journalist and his lawyer take an outrageous, drug-crazed journey into the heart of the American Dream- Las Vegas

Notes:
Adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's iconic 1970's novel.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Gate Theatre Company (London)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  -

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General Review of the Sex Situation

Synopsis:
Set in a New York bar in the 1950's, the play is an intimate encounter with Dorothy Parker. It balances her renowned wit with a surprising picture of her as a woman passionate about decrying social injustices she sees all around her.

Notes:
By Lou Stein based on the poems, letters And prose of Dorothy Parker.

1st Produced:
Pelham House Hotel, Lewes, UK    2007

Organisations:
Lewes Live Literature

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  1 musician

Further Reference:
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Grace Notes

Synopsis:
A young Northern Irish composer returns home to an embattled country for her father's funeral after creating two of her life's masterpieces: her first major orchestral work and her first child.

Notes:
Adapted from the novel by Bernard MacLaverty

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Lou Stein Associates/BBC

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Guest, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
-

Parts:
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Gulliver's Travels

Synopsis:
the older, misanthropic Lemuel Gulliver reflects back on the meaning of his life and adventures as he tries to reconcile living with his English "yahoo" family.

Notes:
Adapted from Jonathan Swift's novel. With music.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Gate Theatre Company (London)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Fantasy Drama Fantasy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Importance of Being Earnest, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
adapted from the play by Oscar Wilde

1st Produced:
Whitehall Theatre, London    1987

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Maske: Scenes From the Heroic Life Of the Middle Classes

Synopsis:
Traces the rise and fall of three generations of the Maske family in 20th century Germany.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Carl Sternheim: "the Underpants", "the Snob" And "1913". (aka Maske)

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Gate Theatre Company (London)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Miss Lonelyhearts

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
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My Month With Carmen

Synopsis:
Writer/Director Lou Stein draws on his recent experience of a month he spent with his mother who is dying of cancer. During his time with her, her colourful life as a young woman arriving in New York from Puerto Rico in the 1940's, as well as her feisty confrontation with her illness, is revealed in a very personal way

Notes:
Original radio script

1st Produced:
BBC    2001

Organisations:
BBC Radio

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Nose, The

Synopsis:
A low ranking civil servant panics when we wakes up one morning to discover his nose has run away and is disguising itself as various dignitaries within the town.

Notes:
Adapted from the story of Nikolai Gogol

1st Produced:
Chamber Theatre Ensemble    1973

Organisations:
Chamber Theatre Ensemble (Chicago)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy Satire Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Pinocchio

Synopsis:
Follows the adventures of the renowned wooden puppet as he attempts to find his missing Father Gepetto and achieve his dream of becoming a real boy.

Notes:
Adapted from the original novel by Carlo Collodi. With music.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Children's Drama Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  2c

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Possessed, The

Synopsis:
A motley group of dissidents intent on subverting a small provincial town in in 1870's Russia is spurred on by a demonic and manipulative ringleader.

Notes:
Also Available As play

1st Produced:
Drama on 3    2006

Organisations:
BBC Radio 3

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Salsa Celestina

Synopsis:
Star-crossed lovers fall under the spell of the local brothel Madame, matchmaker and witch, Celestina, with tragic results.

Notes:
Adapted from Fernando de Rojas' classic "La Celestina"

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Watford Palace Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Dance Drama Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  4 Salsa dancers; Salsa orchestra

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Snow White

Synopsis:
In this contemporary re-telling of the Snow White legend, Snow White is a nymphomaniac living with seven lascivious post-modernist dwarves. the prince is a greaser named Hogo de Bergerac.

Notes:
Adapted from the novel by Donald Barthelme

1st Produced:
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago    1972

Organisations:
Chamber Theatre Ensemble (Chicago)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Satire

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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