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John Wells

JOHN WELLS

  (1936 - 1998)
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    PFD  

John Wells's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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Research:    additional scripts 1977-78 (10310) Essex Record office. www.essex.gov.uk

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

         Alice In Wonderland         Anyone For Denis?         Cyrano De Bergerac         Danton's Death         Listen To the Knocking Bird         Mrs Wilson's Diary         Relapse, The

Alice In Wonderland

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written with Carl Davies. From Lewis Carroll

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Anyone For Denis?

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1st Produced:
Whitehall, London    1981

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1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 1982   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Cyrano De Bergerac

Synopsis:
Revival

Notes:
Original Playwright - Edmond Rostand

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal Haymarket , London    1992

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Danton's Death

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Georg Buchner

1st Produced:
New, London    1971

Organisations:
NT Production

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Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  20            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Listen To the Knocking Bird

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Aristophanes (the Knights); Written in collaboration with Claud Cockburn

1st Produced:
Nottingham    1964

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  19            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Mrs Wilson's Diary

Synopsis:
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Notes:
by Richard Ingrams and John Wells with music and songs by Jeremy Taylor and lyrics by John Well

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Organisations:
Theatre Workshop production

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Genre:
affectionate lampoon

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  2            Other:  with doubling

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Relapse, The

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Notes:
Prologue by John Wells. play by Sir john Vanbrugh

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Organisations:
Old Vic Company

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Genre:
Prologue

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large Cast

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