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Derek Webb

DEREK WEBB

  
Nationality:    British
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Derek now lives in Pembrokeshire, having moved from Surrey in 2001 to get away from the M25. His first stage play 'Dog Eat Dog' was put on by the South London Theatre in 1998, his second 'Bringing Back the Bluestones' achieved national notoriety through its pre-publicity and was premiered in Pembrokeshire, in 2002. He wrote and directed a version of 'the Tale of Culhwch and Olwen' from the Mabinogian in Welsh and English for a youth cast to celebrate the reopening of Narberth Castle in 2005. He has written several other full length stage plays, the latest of which was '100 Minutes' celebrating the centenary of the first flight from the UK to Ireland in April 2012. Many of his one-act plays have been published and are regularly performed. He has also written over a dozen radio plays, four of which have been produced.

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         Ad Nauseam         Agatha Crusty And The Murder Mystery Dinner         Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders         Bluestones         Call Me Dusty         Calling Time         CCTV         Celebulite         Chimes, The         Dirty Business         Dog Eat Dog         Getting the Breaks         Goodbye Simon         Invisible Man, The         Losing it         Man's View         Needle Time         Out On A Limb         Roy Brown Untitled         Scratched Record         Stalker         Tale of Culhwch and Olwen, The         Waiting for Gordon         Who's Joe?
Ad Nauseam

Synopsis:
Paul and Tony work in an ad agency as art director and writer. As the play opens they are struggling to come up with a concept for Eazisoft toilet paper, when Larry, an Account Director, appears with bad news. their largest account has been taken over by an American chemical multi-national which has decided to realign its advertising worldwide. they will have to repitch. Paul is immediately worried what would happen if they lose the business - he has a credit-card hungry partner, Liz, and has just taken on a big mortgage. Later Tony researches the new American owners and discovers they are big in pesticides and insecticides as well as toiletries. Not only that, but products which are banned in the USA and much of the world are still being sold by them to some developing countries. This puts Paul and Tony in a great dilEmma: they don't believe they should work on the business. Yet, if they refuse to, they could be sacked; knowing that, if they lose the business, they could lose their jobs anyway.

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Agatha Crusty And The Murder Mystery Dinner

Agatha Crusty And The Murder Mystery Dinner
Geoffrey and Caroline Robertson are having a dinner party to celebrate ten successful years of Mighty Midget Vacuum Cleaners. To add spice to the evening's celebration they decide to make it a Murder Mystery Dinner, to which they invite employees and their partners. And Geoffrey has a special surprise - he has invited the well-known crime novelist Agatha Crusty to join them. She's in the area promoting her latest book and agrees to be guest of honour. But on the evening of the dinner, their remote Victorian house finds itself in the centre of a storm so bad that the river floods and they are cut off. The power fails and in the darkness one of the guests is murdered! But since everybody else was together when the murder was committed, they are as perplexed as they are worried. And when another murder happens in the same way it's no laughing matter. Except that it is - this is an Agatha Crusty murder mystery so there are laughs a-plenty. And also a genuine mystery that will keep an audience guessing as well as laughing. . .

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New Theatre Publications   

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Genre:
murder mystery

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders

Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders
Agatha Crusty (pronounced Croosty) is a crime novelist. She's also pretty adept at solving crimes. And when her sister-in-law Alice invites her to spend a few days with her in the village of Chortelby, it's not long before she gets caught up in a series of murders which seem directed at members of the All Saints Village Hall committee. From Toby, the Vicar, and Eleanor, Chair of the committee, to Harry Knott the caretaker and identical twins Olivia and Oliver Truscott-Pratt, there are plenty of suspects. And with an investigating officer as incompetent as D.I. Twigg, there are plenty of laughs as the murders begin to pile up. But, while packed full of wit and very funny scenes, this is also a genuine murder mystery with an ingenious plot which will tax the little grey cells of the audience at the same time!

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New Theatre Publications   

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Genre:
murder mystery

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Bluestones

Synopsis:
If Scotland can get back the Stone of Scone, Greece wants the Elgin marbles back and India wants its Koh-i-noor diamond, why shouldn't Wales have Stonehenge back? Inspired during a walk in Pembrokeshire's Preseli Hills, Roy Brown forms Carreg Las (Welsh for 'Blue Stone') and sets about trying to enlist the support of members of the Welsh Assembly with little success. But when a local eco-community is about to be evicted, Roy uses the resulting media coverage as a platform for his own campaign. the campaign soon gathers momentum as stunts such as blocking the Severn Bridge with camper vans are staged.Roy even gets a local theme park to sponsor the removal of Stonehenge back to Pembrokeshire. they can see distinct possibilities of the attraction, especially when coupled to a new white-knuckle ride. . .Everything appears to be going well until Roy starts receiving more mail, some of which appears to be from irate Druids who remind him in no uncertain terms of Stonehenge's association with sacrifices, and how he could be instrumental in revitalising the ritual. . .

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1st Produced:
Queens Hall, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales     2002

Organisations:
Talespinners

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Call Me Dusty

Synopsis:
Without doubt the finest white soul singer of her era, Dusty Springfield is for millions the definitive pop diva. And 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the start of her extraordinary solo career. Her lifestyle is the stuff of legend - and great drama. With her relentless quest for perfection and refusal to compromise, Dusty Springfield led a tormented life. Her stage persona - extravagant black mascara and backcombed hair - was at odds with the quiet, shy convent girl Mary O'Brien and her sexuality. the result was a downward spiral of drugs, alcohol abuse and self-harm- but, despite all that, she produced tremendous music, which still ranks as some of the finest of its kind. 'Call Me Dusty' celebrates the music, while exploring the dichotomy of the private person and her alter ego. Playing Dusty is Jessica Sandry who starred in an acclaimed show about another legendary singing star, Doris Day, and in 'the Late Marilyn Monroe' in addition to her many national theatre, television and film roles.

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1st Produced:
Swansea Grand Theatre - Arts Wing     11 Sep 2013

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Genre:
musical biography

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Calling Time

Synopsis:
A woman shares a revelation with her friend about her recently deceased husband. A man meeting a woman on a blind date has unforeseen consequences. When an MP meets a journalist who will come out on top? Two apparent strangers meet in a pub, but appearances can be very deceptive, especially when one can't keep her thoughts to herself. And when a young man carrying a suspicious bag comes in, why do thoughts turn to terrorism? the five short plays that make up 'Calling Time' all take place in the bar of a pub over a single evening. Each is a self-contained comedy in its own right; light, dark, intriguing, thought-provoking or just downright funny. . . they're all hugely enjoyable!

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Calling Time can be performed by four Actors performing All the parts, but can be played by A cast of up to 12. Similarly, the play Allows for flexibility in length from 30 mins to 60 mins, depending on how many of the individual plays which make it up Are used.

1st Produced:
The Room, Salisbury, Wiltshire     28 Jan 2010

Organisations:
Bootleg Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications Mar 2010   

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2-6            Female:  2-6            Other:  -

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CCTV

Synopsis:
In the security control room of the Oaks shopping centre, Rich is coming on duty for the night shift, relieving Alex and Jane, two other guards. Alex is decidedly non-PC with a penchant for zooming in the CCTV cameras onto unsuspecting women shoppers. Rich is far more conformist and rather pedantic in his attitudes, but he has obviously learnt to put up with Alex's childish behaviour. Jane has a penchant for shopping with a capital S and is a bright, rather feisty addition to the security team. It is, it seems, an ordinary evening at the Oaks - until the arrival of Keith, a robber of quite breathtaking incompetence, intent on robbing the shopping centre. . . Alex : 20-40, security guard, treats most things as a bit of a joke (127 spoken lines) Rich: 30-50, security guard, treats things far more seriously (158 spoken lines) Jane : 20-40 security guard, treats shopping with reverence (98 spoken lines) Keith: 20-40 would-be robber, treats himself to anything he can lay his hands on (145 spoken lines)

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New Theatre Publications(2010)   

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Genre:
60 min lunchtime One Act

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Celebulite

Synopsis:
We live in a celebrity-obsessed society. So, when minor-celebrities measure their success on how many times they have appeared on a reality TV show and how often they are recognised in the street, what must it be like for them to lose their looks overnight? In Celebulite, we meet Victoria Ingram-Brown - who wakes up one morning to discover she has aged 20 years - and Russell, who has put on five stone. Both turn up at their agents, Hobson Associates, to discover that he has moved offices and the cleaner, Katherine, can't (or won't) provide any information. their frustration and anger builds as they contemplate what their futures will be now that their appearance has so radically changed. For Victoria it is devastating, while Russell is slightly more philosophical. But everything changes again when Margery, Harry Hobson's PA, arrives on the scene. Is something altogether more sinister happening, or is this reality TV gone mad? Celebulite examines the cult of the celebrity in a witty yet thought-provoking way. Victoria: 30-40, actor who appears middle-aged but believes herself to be only 25. (273 spoken lines) Russell: 25-35, looking overweight, but claims to be five stones lighter than he appears. (224 spoken lines) Katherine: 20s to 50s, woman cleaner - a 'job's worth' who won't stand any nonsense. (54 spoken lines) Margery: 30s to 50s, PA to the owner of Hobson Associates. Calm, professional, a bit scary probably. (41 spoken lines)

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Organisations:
Fluellen Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2008)   

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Genre:
One Act Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Chimes, The

Chimes, The
On New Year's Eve, the humble Trotty Veck learns the importance of love and hope - in an extrordinary way.

Notes:
from novel by Charles Dickens

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Organisations:
Fluellen Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications, Oct 2012   

Music:
-

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Genre:
short adaptation

Parts:
Male:  8 (4 with doubling)            Female:  3 (1 with doubling)            Other:  -

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Dirty Business

Synopsis:
Nowhere it seems is safe from the likelihood of huge cuts to reduce the national deficit. But when cleaners, Angela and Josie, discover a 'hit list' of County Council cuts, they take it into their own hands to try and get them stopped. And they'll stop at nothing to polish off any opposition!

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1st Produced:
Grand Theatre, Swansea     25 Sep 2010

Organisations:
Fluellen Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications   

Music:
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Genre:
comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Dog Eat Dog

Synopsis:
Dog-eat-dog is a powerful Drama, coupled with scenes of very funny comedy, about a redundant advertising executive who moves in with a group of homeless people and arranges a publicity stunt to draw attention to their predicament. It was premiered in London in 1998.

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1st Produced:
Bell Theatre, West Norwood, London     1998

Organisations:
South London Theatre

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Genre:
comedy Drama Comedy

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Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Getting the Breaks

Synopsis:
Jason and Zoe were going out together. Now Zoe claims she is pregnant - and tells her teacher Miss Priestly. Ben and Sarah are friends. He is unhappy that his mother won't let him out at night. Sarah thinks he should stand up for himself. Berwyn dreams of getting the perfect break in snooker and beating the record. We hear from all these teenagers, their hopes and fears. We begin to understand a little of what makes them who they are. When Zoe attempts suicide, lives converge, briefly touching, before going their own way again. Jason: about 17, a bit of a loner (48 spoken lines) Zoe: about 17, takes herself seriously (57 spoken lines) Sarah: about 16 and a bit of a loud mouth (42 spoken lines) Ben: about 16 always feels put upon and not without reason (48 spoken lines) Berwyn: just turned 16, a fanatical snooker player (27 spoken lines) Miss Priestley: any age from early 20s on, teacher (40 spoken lines) Sports Commentator: Male or female any age, voice only (1 spoken line)

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2009)   

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Genre:
One Act Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Goodbye Simon

Synopsis:
Janine and Caroline meet up in a pub after a funeral of Janine's husband. As they talk, some remarkable revelations about him begin to surface. Perhaps there were some people who had reason for wanting him dead. . ..

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2008)   

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Genre:
One Act Farcical Comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Invisible Man, The

Synopsis:
A bandaged man arrives at an inn in a sleepy village

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Based on the novel "The Invisible Man" by H G Wells

1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London    

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  doubling

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Losing it

Synopsis:
It's all about Jack an actor who's lost for words. Now he's lost his leading lady, and the way things are going he feels he might be on the verge of losing his mind too. then, just when he thinks it can't get any worse, it does! Jack must be prepared for anything - and so must the audience!

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1st Produced:
Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea     26 Sep 2009

Organisations:
Fluellen Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications. Oct 2011   

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Man's View

Synopsis:
Three women, Carol, Ann and Judy, are having a reunion in a wine bar one evening. It's the first time they've been together since leaving school. the play opens as they arrive back, the worse for drink, at Carol's flat - a very upmarket warehouse conversion. Carol is keen to impress the others. She is married to a successful publisher. What she fails to disclose is that he is a publisher of porn magazines. Judy is married with a young child and Ann is still single, but happy working in a dress shop. As their talk continues, and more drink is consumed, they begin to disclose more and more about their private lives. And when Carol suggests playing a kind of truth game, secrets they have kept hidden for years emerge with disastrous consequences.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications, 2008   

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Genre:
play One Act

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Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Needle Time

Synopsis:
the play is mainly a two-hander between a radio station disc jockey and a wannabe young woman who is working at the station. Rob Peters is content to describe himself as an ageing hippy. He is happy with his lot working for a small local radio station, having spent a lifetime spinning discs. It's another day, another show, when a new recruit to the station, Suzie Hughes, turns up, eager to promote her brother's new record.

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1st Produced:
Grand Theatre, Swansea     28 Apr 2012

Organisations:
Fluellen Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications, Oct 2012   

Music:
-

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Genre:
1-Act Play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  Various pre-recorded

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Out On A Limb

Synopsis:
the eco policies of successive governments have failed. When a series of volcanic explosions in Iceland (and the resulting blanket of dust and ash) cause the country to be plunged into a 'year without summer', it only serves to mask the vastly increasing build up of greenhouse gases, storing up disaster on an ever larger scale. Subsequently, the imminent general election is contested by the newly formed Reality Party which sweeps to power on the back of greatly heightened public concern for the environment. Living at the end of a peninsula, George is happily retired and an example to everyone of how to practise sustainable living. His son, Brian, is a councillor and member of the Reality Party whose policies directly conflict with George's lifestyle. No longer, for example, are old people allowed to live alone in properties which are larger than their needs. A decision which George bitterly resents and protests loudly about. Brian is intent on forging a high-flying political career for himself and sees his father's stance and resistance to the party's policies as a major hindrance to his ambition, with George's grandson, David, caught up in the subsequent Drama.

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  7 - all pre-recorded

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Roy Brown Untitled

Synopsis:
In my new comedy, 'Roy Brown: Untitled' he turns his hand to modern art. Always on the look-out for a way to make some easy money, Roy reckons turning out a few pieces of artwork himself will be rather a doodle. Needless to say, encouraged by his friend Jane (and ably hindered by his mate Rhys) things don't go quite to plan.

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Organisations:
Fluellen Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications. Oct 2012   

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Scratched Record

Synopsis:
Dad has been found guilt of spraying graffiti to protest about a new housing development. He has been ordered to move into sheltered housing where he can be looked after. But it seems he is unrepentant. Playing time:10 minutes Cast : Man 60s-70s; Man 40s - 50s; Boy 14-15

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2009)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One Act short play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Stalker

Synopsis:
Joanne is a woman haunted by her ex-lover, Philip. She is convinced he is stalking her. then an envelope is delivered, containing nude photographs of her. Angrily she tears them up just before her present boyfriend, Simon, arrives. When he discovers a piece of torn photograph Joanne admits it was Philip who took the shots. Later she also tells her best mate, Hillary, of her fears about Phillip. Back at Joanne's flat, a parcel is delivered. Joanne refuses to open it, believing it to be from Phillip and Simon opens it. With horror he sees what appears to be a penis in the package. It is in fact a moulded rubber one which Philips has made. Later Phillip tells us about Joanne's penchant for casts. How she progressed from hand casts in plaster to casts of her various 'conquests'. Finally we are in Joanne's flat. Philip walks into the room. It is obvious that neither Joanne nor Simon see him. When he comes behind Joanne and touches her she screams but still doesn't see him. Despite her pleas, Simon tells her he has to go. When Joanne returns to the room, Philip walks to the lightswitch and switches off the light.

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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Tale of Culhwch and Olwen, The

Synopsis:
Based on the story of Culhwch and Olwen from the Mabinogian - ancient Welsh tales which feature the earliest literary reference to King Arthur, who is in this tale about a giant boar - the 'twrch Trwyth' -who terrorizes the land.

Notes:
In Welsh And English (can be performed solely in one language or the other)

1st Produced:
Narberth Castle, Pembrokeshire     2005

Organisations:
Span Arts

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Historical Drama Youth Audiences

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  extras

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Waiting for Gordon

Synopsis:
Three women are attending a DIY class at their local college, when they are joined by a fourth, Helen. they are all, in their different ways, wanting to assert their independence and not rely on men. Jo doesn't like men full stop. Linda has recently discovered that her husband has been having an affair with a woman twenty years her junior, and sees the DIY class as being a diversion. Helen has recently been widowed and views the class as a necessary thing to do. Tracy has had a history of problems with men and is just waiting for the right man to come along. During their conversations we discover that Tracy has 'met' someone in an Internet chat room and is planning to meet him properly for the first time the second week. . . their various attitudes to men are explored, and become more acute after a fateful visit to an art class, instigated by Linda. the play resolves with the arrival of Tracy's 'Barry' who, as we are expecting, is in fact the eponymous Gordon.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Walthamstow Theatre     12 Mar 2010

Organisations:
Waltham Players

1st Published:
Comedyplays.co.uk   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Who's Joe?

Synopsis:
Simon is sitting in a pub when a young man with a bag arrives, speaking in a pronounced East European accent. the subsequent conversation has a disturbing effect on Simon as he starts to fear exactly what the young man's purpose might be.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications(2008)   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
One Act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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