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ALINE WAITES
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Trained as an actress at the Webber Douglas winning a silver medal and scholarship to BBC Rep. Was Gwen in Mrs Dales Diary. Worked as an actress until 1969, started aba daba company and Pindar productions, producing shows at the Pindar of Wakefield, The Water Rats, Underneath the Arches, The Canal Cafe, the Kings Head and many other venues in London's West End and the provinces. Also tours and seasons in Denmark , Sweden , Germany and France , All over British Columbia , Seattle , Portland , San Francisco and many other venues on the pacific coast. Wrote much material for revue style productions. Author with Robin Hunter of the Illustrated Victorian Songbook published by Michael Joseph . Also with Robin Hunter wrote pantomimes, revues, books and lyrics for musicals with music by David Wykes, Antony Feldman Jeff Clarke and Edward Elgar and with David Kelsey, comedy versions of Casablanca and Gone with the Wind (eighteen productions between 1982 and 1997). Reviewer and Interviewer for Plays and Players national theatre magazine. Currently reviewing for the Ham and High. Has a BA hons lit degree from the Open University, and is now studying Psychology.
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Aladdin And His Microsoft Compatible Floppy Drive Laptop Beauty And The Bat Botome's Dream Death On The Isle Dispenser's Return, The; or, Much Ado About Optics Downstairs at Kennedy's Fanny's Revenge Gone With The Wind (2) Hit The Fan Jubilarity Lady Of Shalott London Is Me And My Puss or The Merchant Of Little Venice Multicoloured Minstrel Show, The None But The Brave Polly Pulls It Through Put That Light Out Rivita Road To Casablanca Robin Hood And Mad Marion Stairway To Paradise Star Is Dead, A Supernatural - a Thief Of Baghdad, The, Return to the Forgotten Kingdom Yuppity DumptyAladdin And His Microsoft Compatible Floppy Drive Laptop
Synopsis:
Aladdin With the help of his wicked uncle Abanazer (and King of Seattle - William Gates) finds a laptop and discovers the wonders of modern science much to the amazement and eventual prosperity of his mother Mrs Twankey and his sweetheart Mafia Princess Badroulbadour. A new take on the old Aladdin story
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
1st Produced:
Arches Theatre, Southwark 1995
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Pindar Productions
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Genre:
Satirical/topical/ panto Pantomime
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: piano player
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Top of PageBeauty And The Bat
Synopsis:
Sleeping Beauty and Dracula. Until Beauty is sixteen nothing must pierce her fair skin or she will die. Her guardian Count Dracula is looking forward to her sixteenth birthday. Enter a young prince of the house of Windsor.
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
1st Produced:
Pindar 1982
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Genre:
Comedy pantomime for all ages
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: musicians
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Top of PageBotome's Dream
Synopsis:
Shakespeare on trial for plagearism. Ann Hathaway, Kit Marlowe, Will Kemp, Doll Tearsheet, Francis Bacon, Will Shakespeare himself etc plus characters from a Midsummer Night's Dream
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
1st Produced:
Pavilion Theatre Brighton 1986
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Play/Drama
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: musicians
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Top of PageDeath On The Isle
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter. Music By Anthony Feldman, Arranged David Wykes. CD of Death on the Isle music is Available
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Top of PageDispenser's Return, The; or, Much Ado About Optics
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Originally written for a conference of opticians. since then used for many different companies. Computer companies, booksellers etc.
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Pavilion, Bournemouth -
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old fashioned melodrama with a modern setting, 30 min
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Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: musicians
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Top of PageDownstairs at Kennedy's
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contributions to Downstairs At Kennedy's Revue - music by Simon Lowe
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Revue Show
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Top of PageFanny's Revenge
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set in the theatre and spanning the years 1910 - 1932 Neil St Denis is a vulgar front cloth comic. He steals away his sister's baby in order to make her marry the rich Lord Elgin. The child grows up as a music hall turn working all over the world (scenes in Australia (aged six) Stockholm(aged 12) and Paris (aged 18) her only aim in life is to be revenged on the woman she thinks of as her evil mother - and then she meets her brother, Johnny.
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter - Music By Jeff Clarke And Aline Waites. DVD of the entire play of Fanny is Available
1st Produced:
Water Rats Theatre 1987
Organisations:
Pindar Productions
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Genre:
musical melodrama Musical
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: doubling, on stage pianist
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Top of PageGone With The Wind (2)
Synopsis:
The story of the making of Gone With the Wind, beginning with the casting of Scarlett O'Hara. The actors play the movie stars as well as the characters. Twenty two song parodies.
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written by David Kelsey, Aline Waites And Robin Hunter musical Arrangements by David Wykes
1st Produced:
Pindar Theatre 1982
Organisations:
Aba Daba Productions
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Genre:
comedy musical Musical
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: musicians
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Top of PageHit The Fan
Synopsis:
Comedy songs and sketches intimate revue style. Satirical and Topical -but sadly - most still relevant today
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written by Aline Waites, Robin Hunter And John Gould
1st Produced:
Canal Cafe Theatre, Little Venice, London 1989
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Genre:
Revue Show
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Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: pianist
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Top of PageJubilarity
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contributions to Jubilarity - music by David Wykes
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Revue Show
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Top of PageLady Of Shalott
Synopsis:
It is 1996. A beautiful seventy year old lady lives on a remote island in the UK. She has a loving relarionship with her housekeeper Rosa who insists that she takes the pills prescribed by Dr Goldberg. Outside in the garden there is a rough looking servant called Rocco who never enters the house but lives in the stables. She spies a young and handsome doctor out of her window and calls him to her. She tells him that she has been spitting out the pills and is now having vivid dreams of a childhood that she doesn't recognise as her own. Who is the strange lady and how did she get there?
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Genre:
Fantasy
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Male: 1 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageLondon Is
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
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Revue Show
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Top of PageMe And My Puss or The Merchant Of Little Venice
Synopsis:
Sarah the cook has gone missing. Her son, Dick, looking for a job, arrives at the Fitzwarrens and falls in love with Alice. Despite the obstacles put in their way by the evil dictator, Maghilda and Jason the Vulgar Boatman, Dick manages to win the election to become mayor of London
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter. A non traditional pantomime, with song parodies
1st Produced:
Canal Cafe Theatre, Little Venice, London 1984
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Pindar Productions
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Satirical/topical/ panto Show
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: piano player
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Top of PageMulticoloured Minstrel Show, The
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
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Top of PageNone But The Brave
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
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Genre:
Revue Show
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Top of PagePolly Pulls It Through
Synopsis:
Nefarious goings on during the summer hols at a girls seminary
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Written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter, musical Arrangements by David Wykes
1st Produced:
Pindar Theatre 1982
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Genre:
Parody on Daisy pulls it off Show
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Top of PagePut That Light Out
Synopsis:
From the day war broke out until the boys came marching home. This is an account of WW2 told in songs and anecdotes.
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter. A personal Account of the second world war. With songs loved And remembered
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Arches Theatre, Southwark -
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abadaba
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Genre:
Revue Show
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageRivita
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
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Top of PageRoad To Casablanca
Synopsis:
Bing and Bob find themselves involved in the Casablanca story. Parodies of Songs from the "Road" films. And appearances from Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, as well as Rick, Ilse, Yvette, Ugarte, Lazlo, Major Strasse, Ferarri. Guest appearances from Maurice Chevalier, and Marlene. All played by a company of six actors.
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written by David Kelsey, Aline Waites And Robin Hunter musical Arrangements by David Wykes
1st Produced:
Arches Theatre, Southwark 1992
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abadaba
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Genre:
Musical
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: musicians
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Top of PageRobin Hood And Mad Marion
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
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Top of PageStairway To Paradise
Synopsis:
Marilyn's own story told in her own words and illustrated with some of her best known songs. Marilyn arrives (typically) thirty four years late at the Pearly Gates where she encounters Peter and Paul who narrate and play all the men in her life. The words in this play are, whenever possible, those used by Marilyn herself - luckily she talked a great deal, but how much of it was true is anybody's guess. The words of the other characters are also reported as accurately as possible.
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music Arranged by David Wykes
1st Produced:
Underneath the Arches 1996
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Genre:
Play with Music
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Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: piano player (or musicians)
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Top of PageStar Is Dead, A
Synopsis:
The audience work out the murderer and how the crime was done
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter
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Genre:
whodunnit game
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageSupernatural - a
Synopsis:
Adaptation of Victorian horror stories. For the 21st century. Set in a tube station with no name, seven people are on a journey - only one of them knows where. Powerful comedy actors required and fantastic sound and lighting technicians!!!
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By Aline Waites And Jago Turner directed by Mykal Rand
1st Produced:
Lion and Unicorn, London 24 Nov 2009
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Giant olive
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Genre:
Thriller
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Male: 3 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageThief Of Baghdad, The, Return to the Forgotten Kingdom
Synopsis:
Astronaut Brent Crude takes a wrong turn in space and time, finishing up in the Land of Nod. Where the ancient king Prorn reigns over the Citizens of Cain with his daughter Lolita and his maidservant Scheherezade. However they all reckon without the wicked whiles of the Scarlet Shadow, but manage somehow to escape the flood and live happily ever after.
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter, musical Arrangements by David Wykes.
1st Produced:
Canal Cafe Theatre, Little Venice, London 1986
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Pindar Productions
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Genre:
Pantomime
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Top of PageYuppity Dumpty
Synopsis:
Humphrey Dumpty - a Yuppie, but a good egg - has a romantic adventure with a girl from the East End.
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written by Aline Waites And Robin Hunter. This pantomime with references to the kind of crisis suffered by egg shaped yuppies during the reign of A female despot.
1st Produced:
Canal Cafe Theatre, Little Venice, London 1985
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Pindar Productions
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Genre:
Topical pantomime - egg based Pantomime
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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