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ROBERT LORD (1945 - 1992) |
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Nationality: New Zealander Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: n/a |
Born in Rotorua, New Zealand in 1945. BA. in Political Science and English Literature. Tried countless jobs: insurance clerk, journalist, oil rigger, cosmetic salesman, teaching, writing short stories. He worked in New Zealand theater: writing, stage management, directing, publicity, and acting. Attended the first two Australian Playwrights Conferences. He likes the United States so much that he is now a permanent resi-dent. He has recently written Pictures, which has just been filmed in New Zealand. Recipient: Katherine Mansfield Young Writers Award; four grants from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand.
Address (in 1981): 250 West 85th Street, 14J, New York, NY 10024
Agent (in 1981): Gilbert Parker, c/o William Morris, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212) 586-5100
Plays by Robert Lord
Affair, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1988 | ||||
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| 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 | #112897 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Frank and George and Robert and Libby | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Balance Of Payments | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1972 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Can't You Hear Me Talking To You?", University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #21261 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A couple live on the immoral earnings of their son. One day when the son returns from "work" his mother stabs him to death with her knitting needles. How are they going to explain away a dead body? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bert & Maisy | ||
| 1st Produced: | San Diego | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | University of Otago Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #21262 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A wry, understanding look at some of the social mores and manners of New Zealand life. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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China Wars | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1985 | ||||
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 | #21263 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Holly is anxious to retrieve 107 pieces of Spode. The Spode had belonged to her previous husband who was accidentally blown up by Hal her current husband | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cop Shop | ||
| 1st Produced: | Toronto Arts Productions, Canada | - - - | ||||
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 | #44926 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | aka Well Hung, Cop Shop and Country Cops | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Country Cops | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dorset Theater Festival, VT | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Broadway Play Publishing, New York, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #21264 | |||
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Genre: | Black Comic Farce Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | aka Well Hung, Cop Shop and Country Cops | |||||
Synopsis: | Set in a police station in small-town New Zealand. Jasper Sharp is sent from the city to solve a murder | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dead And Never Called Me Mother | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1975 | |||||
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 | #21265 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Family Portrait, A | ||
| 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 | #44927 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Friendship Centre | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pegasus Players, Christchurch, New Zealand | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42588 | |||
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Genre: | play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A married couple invite two friends for a meal. The friends had once been engaged to each other | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Garden Affair, The | ||
| 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 | #112898 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Iris moves into an apartment block - the other occupants are all respectable ladies. She plans to turn the lawn in front of the block into a garden. But all the ladies object | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Glitter And Spit | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ranfurly | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Act 27", Wellington, May, 1975 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #21266 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | An orchestral conductor and a disabled ballet dancer and a soldier and a susceptible woman | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Heroes And Butterflies | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mercury Theatre, Auckland, NZ | 1974 | ||||
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 | #21267 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Sex and politics | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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High as a Kite | ||
| 1st Produced: | Downstage Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand | - - - | ||||
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 | #44925 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | All Pat wants to do is make a kite. His flatmates just want to destroy it and each other | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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I'll Scream If I Want To | ||
| 1st Produced: | Provincetown, Massachusetts | 1976 | ||||
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 | #21268 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | broadcast as Blood On My Sprigs 1973 | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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It Isn't Cricket | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Act 15", Wellington, November, 1971 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #21269 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | What you say and what you mean are not the same | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Joyful and Triumphant | ||
| 1st Produced: | Southwark Playhouse, 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 | #21270 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 15 | ||
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Synopsis: | A modern NZ classic. The history of the Bishop family - Dad, Mum, Rose, Ted, Ted's wife Brenda and their children - is told in a series of scenes set on Christmas Day over a period of forty years. By concentrating on the minutiae of family life Lord paints an authentic portrayal of New Zealand culture from 1949-1989. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Kite Play, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1979 | ||||
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 | #21271 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Meeting Place, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1972 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Act 18", Wellington, December, 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #21272 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Four people are confronted with the lies they have been telling | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Nativity | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Co-op, Auckland, New Zealand | 1973 | ||||
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 | #21273 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Travelling Squirrel, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1985 | ||||
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 | #21274 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Bart writes books about Roger a squirrel. Bart identifies with Roger | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Unfamiliar Steps | ||
| 1st Produced: | Christchurch | 1983 | ||||
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 | #21275 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | aka Bert and Maisy | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Well Hung | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1974 | |||||
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 | #21276 | |||
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Genre: | Farce, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | aka Well Hung, Cop Shop and Country Cops | |||||
Synopsis: | A farce set in a police station of a small country town. The two officers who maintain the station find their lives disordered by the arrival of a senior detective to solve a murder case. During the investigation a great deal is revealed about the occupants of the station but very little about the case at hand. One policeman is something of a stud and has been having an affair witho the other's wife. An elderly woman who is either an abortionist or a used car dealer confuses the situation, as does the local idiot who may or may not have done the murder. The situation becomes very confused and numerous people get shut in numerous cupboards and such. Seduc-tion, accusation, infidelity feature prominently. At the end all is revealed (except who did the murder) with disastrous results and a murder and a suicide follow, changing the tone of the play somewhat abruptly. A neat if not happy ending is provided by the visiting detective. | |||||
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