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CLAIRE BOOKER |
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Nationality: Britiah Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: n/a |
Claire Booker has written 15 stage plays, with more than 50 separate productions by professional and amateur theatre companies as far afield as Australia, Scotland, France and Spain. Her work includes one-act and full-length comedies, hard-hitting drama and adaptations, and she is happy to accept commissions for new plays. Literary recognition of her work includes The Douglas Clarke Award, three nominations for The George Taylor Award, runner up in The Southampton International Playwriting Festival, nomination for the Writers Guild Macallan Awards, third prize twice in the Wandsworth All London Writers Competition and being shortlisted for The Arts Council of Great Britain's John Whiting Award. AGENTS DETAILS : A free Play List is available by e-mailing bookerplays@yahoo.co.uk, tel 020 8673 6147
Plays by Claire Booker
Big Issue, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Totton Festival of Drama, Hampshire | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Festival Fringe Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40549 | |||
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Genre: | 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | flexible | |||||
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Synopsis: | Max and Alice share a terrible childhood secret, which destroyed their family and drove them apart. Alice is now a successful novelist, whilst Max lives on the streets selling the Big Issue. An unexpected meeting throws them together again to face the truth about their past. But will they face it together - or alone ? A fast-moving, humorous, and ultimately poignant look at the subject of childhood abuse. | |||||
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Blood So Cheap | ||
| 1st Produced: | Abbotsford Lodge, Edinburgh | 1990 | ||||
Company: | Bunbury Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40550 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on the true story of a young Austrian conscript during the Second World War. The play follows Otto's experiences on the Russian Front as he comes face to face with the morals of war and resistance and the brutality they breed. When commanded to shoot innocent civilian hostages, Otto takes a courageous decision that will cost him his life | |||||
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Building On Sand | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1990 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40551 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | When Aunt Dot decides to build a sand castle to stop the sea from flooding England, the race is on to save her sanity. Aided and abetted by family and friends, she takes on the mighty ocean - and wins. Meanwhile, nephew, Richard, is busy nursing his own brand of paranoia, convinced his new wife, Juliette, is capable of infidelity. Who better to test her out than his best friend, Dan ? Self-deception is the name of the game in this seaside comedy set among the sand dunes at Littlehampton. | |||||
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Cathy's War | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications (2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #117812 | |||
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Genre: | One Act Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | (1m: 20/30s; 1f: 20/30s. One set. 20 minutes) A story of revenge set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. After Cathy's young husband is shot dead in army cross-fire, she decides to take revenge into her own hands. But is there one rule for women and another for men in the deadly game of vengeance? | |||||
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Devil And Stepashka, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival | 1989 | ||||
Company: | Duke's Head/Wizzard Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #3922 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Also in a 1h 30m version 'The Verdict is Yours' in which the audience acts as jury and votes for one of two alternative endings to the play | |||||
Synopsis: | Inspired by Tolstoy's story 'The Devil', the play tells the love tragedy of Zhenya, a Russian landowner driven mad with desire for one of his peasant women. Desperate to end his guilty liaison and safeguard his marriage, he shoots Stepashka and is put on trial for murder. But though status and gender protect him from a severe sentence, images of his victim return to haunt him. | |||||
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Doll's House, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Bunbury Touring Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40552 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Norway in the 1870s ? No. Suburban England in the 1950s ! A refreshing new version of Ibsen's Doll's House, set in a time and place to which a modern audience can directly relate. Nora and Harold Helmer, the perfect couple, live out their social pretensions in a post war England of petty snobbery and 'net curtain' morality. With Harold's recent promotion to bank manager all is set for success. But Nora has a skeleton in her cupboard, and her life suddenly collapses when she is blackmailed over her secret | |||||
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Gone Fishing | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Old Red Lion, London | 1992 | ||||
Company: | London New Play Festival Production | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40548 | |||
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Genre: | 40 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Tim has a problem - his parents ! Looking for that elusive first job is no joke when Dad expects results and Mum's convinced you're hiding drugs, women or worse in your bedroom. A fast-moving comedy about unemployment, love and the generation gap | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Harriet by the Swings | ||
| 1st Produced: | Manchester's Three Minute Theatre | 30 Apr 2011 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #127356 | |||
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Genre: | three minute play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Irish Roulette | ||
| 1st Produced: | Man In The Moon Theatre, London | 1993 | ||||
Company: | Bunbury Touring Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #3923 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | Or up to 5f, 6m | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A young husband's promise of happiness is shattered by bullets in the Belfast of the 1980s. From joyful bride to grieving widow, gun runner and finally street walker, we follow his young wife Cathy on a cycle of destruction as she attempts to satisfy her craving for vengeance. But only through illness and resulting friendship does she come to learn the true price of revenge | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Last Picnic, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Celtic Lodge, Edinburgh | 1991 | ||||
Company: | Bunbury Touring Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40546 | |||
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Genre: | 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Just our luck. A tramp with principles! Richard's day at the seaside turns into a surreal nightmare when a local 'bag lady' decides to join the family picnic. Infidelity, mass murder and a ruined sand castle are just the start of it ! (An abridged version of 'Building on Sand' (see full length section for synopsis). | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Love in The Meadow | ||
| 1st Produced: | St Columbus by the Castle, Edinburgh | 1990 | ||||
Company: | Diabolo Theatre Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40545 | |||
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Genre: | 40 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A play about the power of passion to bewitch - even after death. An abridged version of 'The Devil and Stepashka' (see full length section for synopsis). | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Prophecy to the Wind | ||
| 1st Produced: | The South London Theatre Centre | 1996 | ||||
Company: | Prompt Corner production | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42171 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | abridgement of Norman Nicholson 1947 play | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Rainbow Baby | ||
| 1st Produced: | Abbotsford Lodge, Edinburgh | 1990 | ||||
Company: | Bunbury Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40544 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | I'm not handicapped. I can do things.' This gentle play traces the reunion of an intellectual woman and her Down's syndrome daughter eighteen years after having given her away for adoption. Slowly, and at considerable cost, she comes to recognise her daughter's charm and humour and learns to love her | |||||
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Romance, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1987 | |||||
Company: | Hoxton Hall Theatre Project | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40542 | |||
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Genre: | 40 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | Peter has picked up an embarrassing 'condition' from his mistress and is desperate to hide it from his wife, Becky. What he doesn't know is that Becky has contracted a similar problem which she is desperate to hide from him. The celibacy imposed upon them during treatment has a curious effect on their marriage. Peter finds himself falling in love - with Becky ! But she has other ideas . | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Secret Lives | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Studio, Beckenham | 1997 | ||||
Company: | Mind's Eye Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42172 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Shattered Peace | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Old Red Lion, London | 1991 | ||||
Company: | London New Play Festival Production | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40547 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | 45 mins/20 min versions One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A story of revenge set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Cathy's young husband is shot dead by the British army. As grief turns to hatred, she decides on a terrible way to take her revenge. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Socks go in the Bottom Drawer | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Belfrey Theatre, Wellington | 1990 | ||||
Company: | The Gnosall Players | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40543 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | 30 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Adam is one of the world's last remaining men, kept in a zoological park. A visiting professor undertaking research on the male species soon discovers that it is capable of considerable mischief even behind bars ! | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Something Borrowed | ||
| 1st Produced: | The South London Theatre Centre | 1984 | ||||
Company: | Prompt Corner Production | |||||
| 1st Published: | script available from author, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #40541 | |||
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 | |||||
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Genre: | 45 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A domineering woman and her spinster daughter, Rosemary, battle for control over their emotionally vulnerable bachelor neighbour. Rosemary hopes he will become her passport to freedom, but she can never beat the cunning of her own mother, eager to add a 'son' to her collection | |||||
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