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Arthur Watkyn

ARTHUR WATKYN

  (1907 - 1965)
Nationality:    English
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Arthur Watkyn's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Amber For Anna         Doctor Morelle         For Better, For Worse         Geese Are Getting Fat, The         Home Front, The         Maltese Cross, The         Not In the Book         Out Of Bounds         Wanted-Mr Stuart
Amber For Anna

Synopsis:
Andrew and Carol Marsh have been to the theatre with a group of friends. One of their number pours scorn on the format thriller they have been to see - as if there could be a murder and the suspect is amongst a small and diverse group of people. Upstairs the au pair lies with a dagger in her heart

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Bath     1963

Organisations:
Matthew Somerville Productions

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1965   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Mystery

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Doctor Morelle

Synopsis:
Brian Cartwright is blackmailing four people who were unfortunately involved in a crime. He has invited them all to dine and has included a reporter and Dr Morelle. The doctor because he has received a letter saying that he will be murdered. Sure enough he is

Notes:
written with Ernest Dudley

1st Produced:
Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London     13 Oct 1952

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

Music:
-

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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For Better, For Worse

Synopsis:
Anne and Tony want to get married but her Father says that first he must get a job and a flat for them to live in. Tony does find a job but accommodation is harder. Eventually he finds a tiny flat he knows Anne's parents will not approve of such a tiny shabby place - but he feels it is a start.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Little Theatre, Bristol     1954

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Geese Are Getting Fat, The

Synopsis:
Clive has decided that Christmas is all humbug these days. He is opting out and not taking part. His rich uncle from Australia is coming to stay for the festive season and when he arrives he demands a full Dickensian Christmas

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1961   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Home Front, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Northampton     1966

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Maltese Cross, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London 1939   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Not In the Book

Synopsis:
Pedro arrives from South America with plans to blackmail Andrew Bennett about his murky past. Andrew has been given the script of a murder mystery and he sees a way out from his predicament. He puts poison in Pedro's coffee and he dies. the police investigate and things look bad for Andrew. then it turns out that Pedro was blackmailing someone else as well and this other person had poisoned him - Pedro had not drunk any of his coffee

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol     1958

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in "Plays Of the Year Vol.17", Elek, London, 1958   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Out Of Bounds

Synopsis:
A British spy has been killed in a plane crash. He was due to meet someone who was to hand of negatives of secret documents. British Intelligence has discovered that Lancelot Dodd a meek and unassuming headmaster of a boys school is the exact double of the dead spy

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Oxford     1962

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1963   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wanted-Mr Stuart

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

Music:
-

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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