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Marion Watson

MARION WATSON  

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

 Confrontation         Mary Hannam         Missing         On Track for Murder         Play's The Thing, The         Self Catering         Two Diaries of a Pilgrimage         Wedding Guest Stood Still, The

Confrontation

Synopsis:
Set in the 1960s in an RAF theatre club in Singapore the dramatic society struggle to put on a play written and directed by a newly-arrived Wing Commander. The production`s progress is seen against the background of life on the Island and the Indonesian Confrontation which affects members of the group in a variety of different ways. Finally something snaps resulting in a murder. Most of the cast have reason to wish the person dead. . But who is responsible?

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New Theatre Publications(2007)   978-1840945997

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Genre:
Full Length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Mary Hannam

Synopsis:
Based on true facts from Parish Registers and annuls of the Overseers of the Poor of 1811-12 the play tells of a family`s struggle with poverty and their attempts to obtain financial support from the parish. Mary Hannam becomes pregnant but will not reveal who is the father of her child. The Overseer is anxious to discover his name. She falls ill and her parents, Elizabeth and Bayley Hannam, beg for money to help her. When she dies they have to ask the parish to pay for her funeral. They then take on the task of bringing up her baby daughter.

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New Theatre Publications(2004)   978-1840944952

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Genre:
One Act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Missing

Synopsis:
Based on a true event, James is celebrating his one hundredth birthday. As a young boy his parents disappeared within two days of each other leaving him and his three siblings behind. They were never heard of again. This play tells what might have happened and how they were caught up in secret planning preceding World War I. His parents come to him as he sleeps and reveal the mystery of the secret drawer in his desk. The parts of James`s mother and daughter are played by one actress and that of his father and grandson by one actor.

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New Theatre Publications(2004)   978-1840944563

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Genre:
One Act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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On Track for Murder

Synopsis:
The play follows the fortunes and misfortunes of a group taking a railway holiday. Steam engines fail and there are problems with the hotels. The hapless tour guide tries to keep things running smoothly but some of the party annoy others and some have secret knowledge about earlier trips. Matters come to a head when one of the group meets with an untimely death.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2006)   978-1840945577

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Genre:
Full Length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Play's The Thing, The

Synopsis:
The setting is the floor level in a village hall during the performance of a play. We meet the two old ladies who`s main enjoyment is looking at the food, a wife and her difficult husband who have come to see their daughter perform, the lady who has lost her husband and an awkward schoolboy. The front of house manager and the programme seller struggle to cope with situations as they arise including a potential fire, helping out an actress who has 'gone into the wrong scene' and identifying the mysterious noise coming from the back of the hall.

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New Theatre Publications(2003)   978-1840944341

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Genre:
One Act Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Self Catering

Synopsis:
This comedy in six scenes takes place in a self-catering holiday apartment set in the beautiful grounds of a large farmhouse somewhere in England. We meet the occupants who come to stay over a period of six weeks: a honeymoon couple, a hen-pecked train-spotter whose wife get he comeuppance, a shady business man and his 'secretary', a gay pair who are not what they seem, an American couple obsessed with family history and a lonely widow. Their stories are linked by how they use the property, by the owner, Mrs Barton, and by a mysterious stranger seen near the lake.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2003)   978-1840944204

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Genre:
Full Length Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Two Diaries of a Pilgrimage

Synopsis:
In 1890 the celebrated author Jerome K Jerome, already famous for his book Three Men in a Boat, went to Oberammergau to see the Passion Play. His adventures are recorded in his book, Diary of a Pilgrimage. Accompanied by his friend, B, he travelled by boat, train and finally coach to reach the village. In 2000 a lady and her husband went there to see the very special production to celebrate the Millennium. They travelled by car, aeroplane and bus to get there. Was it any easier than Jerome's journey? It was certainly quicker but perhaps no more comfortable.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2009)   978-1840947014

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Genre:
Full Length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Wedding Guest Stood Still, The

Synopsis:
A group of family and friends meet up at an hotel where they are to spend the night before a wedding. Plans are upset when one of the young guests is found murdered just before the bride is due to leave for the church. This is followed by a second murder because someone knows too much.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2005)   978-1840945126

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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Full Length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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