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Maurice Strandgard

MAURICE STRANDGARD

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Working class. Undetected short sightedness resulted in a shy person leaving school with little beyond the ability to read or write. Family all adults. Passionate about poetry, his has been published widely both here and overseas. A black belt in Judo/Jui-Jitsu teaching elderly and the handicapped self-protection.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/230040

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

         Hello         Massacre         My Prince         There He Is

Hello

Synopsis:
An old woman gets trapped in a telephone booth.

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1st Produced:
La Mama, Carlton, VIC    11 Feb 1992

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Genre:
Monologue/s 60 mins naturalistic black comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/13712

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Massacre

Synopsis:
1838 the massacre at Myall Creek, Australia, lead to the first prosecution of white men for killing Aboriginal people

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Genre:
Full-Length 120 mins Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  -            Other:  -

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My Prince

Synopsis:
When she fractures her hip and is confined to bed an old woman fantasises about one of her husbands - an Indian who had claimed that he was a Prince. He tells her stories of their dead son and how he went to sea and was involved in a mutiny

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Genre:
2 Act 90 mins Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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There He Is

Synopsis:
A man tells an impassive woman of the reasons he has taken her.

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Genre:
60 mins One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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