SIMON LYS (1976 - ) |
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Nationality: British Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Simon was born in Dorset in 1976. He graduated from Leeds University with a degree in English Literature and Theatre Studies. Since then, he's written extensively for the stage. He trained on the young writer's programme at the Royal Court and has had pieces performed at the Cockpit, Young Vic Studio, site@the royal court and Chichester. His plays include Blessed Be the Immaculates, Moonbeams from Cucumbers, Heads, Lunch in the Park and Bunk. In 2005 he wrote Shakespeare's Happy Endings, a 60 minute spoof documentary film for BBC Four. He is a founder member of the gaia theatre collective www.gaiatheatre.org
Plays by Simon Lys
At the Exit | ||
| 1st Produced: | Chichester: Minerva Theatre, England, EUR | 2003 | ||||
Company: | EDGE 03 | |||||
| 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 | #107747 | |||
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: | Short drama Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Luigi Pirandello | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Bad Weather, Dry Trousers | ||
| 1st Produced: | Promenade for Chichester Festival | - - - | ||||
Company: | Chichester Festival Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #107748 | |||
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: | Promenade | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A promenade piece written for Chichester Festival Theatre's 2003 season on Chekhov's life and short stories | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Blessed Be the Immaculates | ||
| 1st Produced: | Chichester: Minerva Theatre, England, EUR | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Chichester EDGE 04 | |||||
| 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 | #107745 | |||
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 | 1 | Female | 6 | ||
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Synopsis: | Women who have been 'touched' by god plot their revenge in the Hotel Shangri-la on the dark side of the moon. . . | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
bunk | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rehearsed reading at Jerwood Space | 01 Mar 2003 | ||||
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 | #107749 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | four kids growing up in Dorset. A meditation on poverty, childhood and the pull of the land. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Heads | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
Company: | Karass Theatre Company | |||||
| 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 | #66333 | |||
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: | monologue Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written by Glenn Mortimer and Simon Lys | |||||
Synopsis: | This monologue was written (with Simon Lys) and performed by the author during his cancer to raise money for the Richard Dimbleby Cancer Care Information and Support Service. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Lunch in the Park | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||||
Company: | Karass Theatre Company | |||||
| 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 | #107752 | |||
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 | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | love and sandwiches and the art of raking | |||||
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Moonbeams from Cucumbers | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rehearsed reading at the site at the Royal court | - - - | ||||
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 | #107750 | |||
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 | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | what happens if the world ends and you need to get to work. . . | |||||
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Speak for Yourself | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
Company: | Karass Theatre Company | |||||
| 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 | #107751 | |||
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: | short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | a short piece exploring coma, heartbreak and the loss of identity | |||||
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Water Lady, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Promenade at Chichester | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Chichester Festival Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #107746 | |||
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 | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A promenade piece written for Chichester Festival Theatre's 2003 season about Hypatia of Alexandria | |||||
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