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Peter Yeldham

PETER YELDHAM  

 Nationality:    Australian
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Literary Agent:    The Agency (London) Ltd  


German translator:  Ursula Pegler, Gerhardt Pegler Verlag, Munich. New novel published by Penguin, Australia "The Murrumbidgee Kid"

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

 Away Match         Birds On The Wing         But She Won't Lie Down         Fringe Benefits         Lighting Up Time         My Friend Miss Flint         Seven Little Australians         Split Down The Middle

Away Match

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Martin Worth And Peter Yeldham

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Windsor    1975

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Birds On The Wing

Synopsis:
the theme is crime pays handsomely as one presentable man and two beautiful women clean up

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1st Published:
Evans Bros, London, 1969   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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But She Won't Lie Down

Synopsis:
wife dies on the Costa del Sol, twin sister impersonates her, lover left to find the corpse

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1978   -

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Genre:
Comedy Thriller Thriller

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Fringe Benefits

Synopsis:
Complications as plans are changed for the annual joint holiday to Torremolinos

Notes:
written with Donald Churchill

1st Produced:
London    1976

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1977   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Lighting Up Time

Synopsis:
concerns two couples different ways of staying married

Notes:
written with Martin Worth

1st Produced:
-    1984

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1984   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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My Friend Miss Flint

Synopsis:
Inland Revenue enquiries into fictitious public relations consultant open up tax dodges between man and his ex wife

Notes:
written with Donald Churchill

1st Produced:
-    1984

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1984   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Seven Little Australians

Peter Yeldham
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Notes:
Music by David Reeves; lyrics by John Palmer; book by John Palmer; book by Peter Yeldman

1st Produced:
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne    22 Jun 1988

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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: EMI (CDP-701157) 1988

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Genre:
Musical

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Split Down The Middle

Synopsis:
Jenny is newly divorced. She has sold her house and is moving to a new apartment. The furniture is awaiting the removalist, when her ex-husband turns up.He wants a reconciliation. Then his best friend turns up. He wants to be Jenny's best friend, in bed if possible. Moving day becomes a series of people, all intent of trying to become a part of Jenny's new life.

Notes:
An earlier version was produced in Germany by Pegler Verlag of Munich. First English language production in Australia. A production followed in New Zealand

1st Produced:
Northside Theatre    1998

Organisations:
John Krummel

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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