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Les Winspear

LES WINSPEAR

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Les Winspear has established a broad based career as a playwright, actor and director. His plays include outdoor theatre, early childhood, primary age, community and historically based pieces. He was an actor and founding member of Riverina Theatre Co, worked with Salamanca Theatre Co, and helped found Zootango Theatre Co in Hobart. While with Zootango, he was instrumental in the development and presentation of family shows in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Subsequently, he helped found Theatre Alfresco, a cooperative which provides quality theatre in the Gardens over summer. He has created plays for Big Monkey Inc, Theatre Alfresco, Salamanca Theatre Company, Terrapin Theatre, Port Arthur Historic Site, the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, the National Maritime Museum and the Flinders Island Festival.

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

         Aladdin         Alice In Wonderland         Chaos At Cooee Creek         Dust Hog         Lizard Of Oz, The         Monkey         Robin Hood And His Merry Band         Sinbad the Sailor         Treasure Island         Wind In the Willows         Woodsong - A Tree Story

Aladdin

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A snappy, slightly twisted version of the old tale. Written for outdoor performance but highly adaptable. Funny, fast moving with original music and engaging characters.

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Full-Length 85 mins comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Alice In Wonderland

Synopsis:
Alice is on a picnic with her family when she finds herself in the strangest of places meeting the strangest of people. She keeps her cool with the Che-Sha-Puss and blows bubbles with the Caterpillar, drinks tea with the Mad Hatter and comforts the sobbing Mock Turtle - but can she keep her head around the Queen of Hearts?

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Genre:
Full-Length 75 mins Surreal comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  Variable cast. Originally done with 5 actors, but can use up to 16

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Chaos At Cooee Creek

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plenty of invention, knockabout fun about as subtle as a charging bull, but with room for some wry social comment as well

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Botanical Gardens, Hobart, Tasmania    1996

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Theatre Alfresco

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Genre:
Entertainment 75 mins

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  Variable cast with 12 speaking characters. Originally done with 6 actors.

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Dust Hog

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Jud is afraid of the dark. Dust Hog is afraid of the light

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Genre:
35 mins One Act

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Lizard Of Oz, The

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When Gecko's tail is stolen by the devious Maggie Magpie and Wombat loses his memory, Cocky leads them off to find the Lizard of Oz to solve their problems. Along the way they are warned off their quest by an eccentric Fruitbat, encounter a couple of shopper-holic cassowaries and have to deal with more crazy characters that inhabit the bush around Cooee Creek. A fast-moving and funny show for the whole family with original songs throughout.

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Genre:
Full-Length 65 mins Comedy, musical

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  Variable cast - 10 roles

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Monkey

Synopsis:
Monkey is a classic tale based on the Chinese mythological novel Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en, which was written during the Ming dynasty and based on traditional Chinese folk tales. It's a gripping tale rife with the magic of the Orient - dragons, ghosts, gods and monsters. The young monk Tripitaka joins the irrepressible Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy on a long and dangerous journey to save the world. Together they travel far, battle countless demons and face impossible odds before reaching their sublime goal.

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Based on "Journey To the West" by Wu Cheng'en

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Genre:
90 min fable fantasy

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  Gender for many of the roles is variable

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Robin Hood And His Merry Band

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Frustrated by Robin Hood in his attempts to collect taxes, the Sheriff of Nottingham decides to build a ring-road around Sherwood Forest and charge everyone a toll for using it. With his new-found wealth he wants to construct the biggest castle in the kingdom before the king returns from France.To put an end to his megalomania Jill Scarlet and Friar Tuck head off to Sherwood to enlist the help of the benevolent outlaw. But their plans are thwarted when Friar Tuck is arrested and Robin is challenged by the Sheriff's strong-arm man, the pungent Grotty Guy of Guisbourne. Robin looks doomed but Maid Marian has plans of her own to put things to rights.

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Genre:
Full-Length 75 mins Musical comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  Originally done with cast of 6, has 18 speaking parts and could use more in chorus

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Sinbad the Sailor

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Sinbad the porter loses his money to a conman and is forced to leave Basrah with two friends also down on their luck. They set sail with the short-sighted Captain Acmash, and soon find themselves stranded on a mysterious island, battling ogres, outwitting giant serpents and saving princesses. A light and lively adaptation, loosely based on the classic from the Arabian Nights. Lots of fun with great characters and original songs.

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Genre:
Full-Length 80 mins Musical comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  Variable cast. Originally done with cast of 5, but can use up to 15

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Treasure Island

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The search is on, across the rolling seas, for Treasure Island. Jemma Hawkins has Captain Flint's treasure map, but Long John Silver and his band of bumbling pirates want it too, and they'll stop at nothing to get it. This is a swashbuckling adventure of madness and mayhem, spiced with songs and laced with laughs. A twisted classic with something for everyone.

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Genre:
Full-Length 85 mins Musical comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  Originally done with cast of 7, has 16 speaking parts and could use more in chorus

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Wind In the Willows

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A fast-moving up-to-date adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic that follows the adventures of the riverbank characters, as Toad is carted off to gaol and Toad Hall is taken over by the Wild Wood Weasels. Lots of fun, five new songs and audience participation. Designed to be performed outdoors in parks or gardens.

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Full-Length 60 mins Adaptation/Outdoor

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Woodsong - A Tree Story

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Through its two characters, Jack and Sandy, the play looks at songs, myths, legends and facts about trees in an educational and entertaining manner.

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Genre:
40 mins One Act musical

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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