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DOROTHY LEES-BLAKEY |
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Nationality: Canadian Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Born in Bolton, England, Dorothy Lees-Blakey is a French Honours graduate of Manchester University and an Associate of the London College of Music (Pianoforte). She came to Canada in 1969 and is now a Canadian Citizen. Dorothy's music has been published, professionally recorded and performed on stage, radio and television both in Canada and in the UK. As a playwright, she has had successful productions, some international, of her musicals, for which she writes book, music and lyrics, and of her Feydeau farce translations. A number of her poems have also been published. She writes songs, both music and lyrics, and has a lengthy list to her credit; she writes theme music for theatrical productions. Also a professional actress, Dorothy has appeared on stage, television and film, often in principal roles. Having been raised in England and lived in Scotland, France and Canada, she has a large repertoire of accents, is fluent in French, and takes straight and character roles.
Plays by Dorothy Lees-Blakey
Girl on the Mountain , The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Huron County Playhouse, Grand Bend | 1990 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #20491 | |||
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Genre: | 60 min musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Heidi, a young orphan, helps her grandfather, a young goat-herd and an invalid girl to not be afraid to try. | |||||
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Heidi | ||
| 1st Produced: | Chemainus Theatre, Vancouver Island, BC | 2002 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-55173-864-2 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #20492 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | This new full-length musical adaptation of Johanna Spyri's well-loved novel tells how a sensitive and cheerful little orphan girl, sent to live with her lonely, embittered old grandfather high in the Swiss mountains, brings joy, happiness and a sense of purpose to him and to all around her. | |||||
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Pied Piper: A Symphonic Tale in Poetry and Song , The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mississauga Symphony Orchestra | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #20493 | |||
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Genre: | musical adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | The classic tale of the legendary Pied Piper told in verse and song, with a gloriously happy ending. The story can be told by one actor/singer or more, with possibilities for children's chorus and ballet. Scored for piano or medium to full orchestra. | |||||
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Pride and Prejudice | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, ON | 1986 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-55173-866-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #20494 | |||
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Genre: | musical comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 10 | ||
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Synopsis: | The fascinating early nineteenth century world of Jane Austen springs vividly to life in this lilting romantic musical comedy, retelling the delightful story of Mrs. Bennet's determined efforts to marry off her five daughters, centering especially on lively, independent Elizabeth's seemingly impossible romance with the proud uncommunicative Mr. Darcy, and how they finally overcome their pride and their prejudice against each other. | |||||
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Stitch In Time, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lighthouse Theatre, Port Dover | 1990 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-55435-191-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #20495 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
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Notes: | written by Blakey, Brian and Lees-Blakey, Dorothy | |||||
Synopsis: | A delightful adaptation of the hilarious Feydeau farce Tailleur pour Dames. Dr. Robert Moulineaux, trying to conceal a secret rendezvous with the seductively innocent but equally married Suzanne, launches a dizzy merry-go-round tangle of mistaken identities, outrageous excuses and frantic escapes. Two versions: 1) Paris, France, 1910 2) Montreal, 1925 | |||||
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