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JIM GROVER (1948 - ) |
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Nationality: British Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Impulse Playwrights Agency |
Jim Grover's plays have been seen in theatres in London, Edinburgh, Newcastle and North Wales. In addition to theatre performances his works have been re-played in schools, universities and community arts spaces for educational purposes and in aid of charitable causes. Royal Academy of Arts commissioned performances of Provenance Helpline during their major Rembrandt's Women exhibition at Burlington House and the writer was seen in an extended prime-time television appearance concerning historical characters from Glass Hero. Originally trained as a musician, he has acted (how else can you understand how to write for actors?) directed (how else can you know how directors work?) and is also an occasional if reluctant stage producer. A keen exponent of the web, he has written satirical news poetry, created idiosyncratic virtual galleries and libraries and also developed and pioneered write-on-line, a live exposure of the developmental process of the playwright's craft. His weekly Internet audiences have occasionally exceeded 50,000 people.
Plays by Jim Grover
Angel Hair | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bird's Nest Theatre, London | 1999 | ||||
Company: | Rite2Stage | |||||
| 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 | #14834 | |||
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: | Drama/ horror | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | An original short play | |||||
Synopsis: | A murder in the theatre. But did the victim outlive his killer? | |||||
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Beating Time | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #41704 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Otto Klemperer, successful conductor, failed composer, manic-depressive, theatre revolutionary, survivor of the 3rd Reich and multiple near-death experiences. Then, after 87 years of adulation and mockery, what do you expect in an opera, a happy ending? | |||||
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Changes | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
Company: | CANP | |||||
| 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 | #14835 | |||
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: | Drama/ sci-fi | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | An original short play | |||||
Synopsis: | Genetic engineering gets out of hand. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Glass Hero | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dalry House, Edinburgh | 2002 | ||||
Company: | EIIF | |||||
| 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 | #14836 | |||
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: | Drama/political/mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original play, informed by historic events. | |||||
Synopsis: | Why did the socialist icon Victor Grayson disappear under such suspicious circumstances in 1920? How can he expect us to know when he quite clearly can't remember himself? | |||||
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Golf War 2 - The Desert Rose | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2001 | ||||
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 | #41703 | |||
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: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Just trying to play a round of golf; Is that so much to ask? Who's this Saddam chap and how'd he get here? While you're there, who's The Desert Rose, what's he up to and what threat does all this pose to national security and common sense? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Oil Paint Doesn't Wash Out | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1997 | |||||
Company: | CANP | |||||
| 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 | #14837 | |||
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: | Comedy/drama/fantasy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | An original short play | |||||
Synopsis: | What lives do paintings have when nobody is looking? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Opposite of Show Business, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2004 | ||||
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 | #41702 | |||
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: | Drama/fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In 1932 Raymond Chandler was dismissed from his oil company employment for absenteeism and recurring binge-drinking. And that's how he became a pulp-fiction writer, Hollywood screenwriter, legend. The play traces an alternative route to his writing career, merging real events with his sources of inspiration. | |||||
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Paradise plc | ||
| 1st Produced: | Public theatre, rehearsed script-in-hand reading, London | 1997 | ||||
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 | #41705 | |||
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: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 2 | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In trying to prevent a suicide an unbeliever accidentally summons an angel from a downsized heaven. Eschatology and 21st century angst intermingle in a disrespectful comedy set in this world and the next. Guaranteed to offend. | |||||
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Pictures in Babcia's Head | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
Company: | CANP | |||||
| 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 | #14838 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | An original one-act play | |||||
Synopsis: | An exploration of real and received memories over three generations. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Provenance Helpline | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||||
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 | #14839 | |||
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: | Political/comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original play, inspired by Rembrandt's life and art | |||||
Synopsis: | What right does one person have to possess a masterpiece? Rembrandt and Hendrickje are subjects in a painting of disputed provenance, a work commissioned but not delivered. Who owns it then and now? Is the power of art weakened by being hidden away, used as an alternative currency? Accompany the painting from the time of Rembrandt's financial embarrassments to a current court-room squabble over the paperwork. | |||||
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When the Pie Was Opened | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #42437 | |||
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: | Crime Political Biography | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original drame noir, conflating Dashiell Hammett writing and real events. | |||||
Synopsis: | What starts as a straightforward request looks likely to become the final case for real-life San Francisco detective Sam Hammett. In it he is lied to by his attractive client, loses his partner, is involved in a political assassination, accused of several other murders and begins to wonder if he might be in the wrong line of work. But could the reward for this swansong be a priceless Black Bird? | |||||
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