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VALERIE MASON-JOHN |
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aka Queenie. Valerie Mason-John (Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of East London) is a British Council Visiting Writer - to Sierra Leone in 2007 and on tour to India in 2008 where she will launch her latest book Broken Voices: Untouchable' Women Speak Out. She is the author of six books and received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East London 2007, for her lifetime achievements and contributions (through her writing) to the African Diaspora. She has received many awards: amongst these, the Windrush Achievement Award, Arts and Community Pioneer in 2000, and her debut novel Borrowed Body won the Mind Book of the Year Award 2006. Known for her hit play Sin Dykes, which played sell-out seasons, she has also written The Adventures of Snow Black and Rose Red, You Get Me, and collaborated on other plays.
Plays by Valerie Mason-John
Brown Girl In The Ring | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | London: Get a grip, 1999. also published in Hidden Gems, Oberon Books, London, 2008 >>> | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22706 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | in 1999 toured nationally, London, Manchester, Bristol. aka Sweep it Under The Carpet | |||||
Synopsis: | monologue of Reigina, the 'brown' girl in the ring, accounting for herself as she struggles 'with the unchosen conditions of [her] life (Butler 1999:19), of being a mixed race girl whose family denies her existence. | |||||
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Sin Dykes | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
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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 | #22707 | |||
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Snow Black And Rose Red | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stratford Circus, London | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Queenie | |||||
| 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 | #22708 | |||
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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Surfing The Crone | ||
| 1st Produced: | Institute of Contemporary Arts, London | 1996 | ||||
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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 | #22709 | |||
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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