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IAN TOWNSEND |
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Ian's most recent writing credits include a 12 part comedy series for Manchester Key 103, training plays for Impact on Learning and full length plays for the Guide Bridge Theatre. His most recent work 'Well Groomed & Bride Awake' had a rehearsed reading at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in 2007. His directing work is as varied, having worked with corporate and training companies as well as on more traditional plays such as Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter (Taurus, 2007)
Plays by Ian Townsend
All The Bens | ||
| 1st Produced: | Manchester | Jul 2012 | ||||
Company: | Machester 24:7 Festival | |||||
| 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 | #139641 | |||
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Fringe Quartet | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guide Bridge Theatre, Audenshaw, Manchester | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Northern Elastic 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 | #97117 | |||
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Genre: | Full-length Comedy Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Two acts, various simple interior scenes. | |||||
Synopsis: | When 3 disillusioned, out-of-work actresses and a prolific but unperformed playwright get together to put on a play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, will they all find what they are looking for, or will life get in the way as usual? A funny little play about making friends, taking chances, and doing a bit of acting. | |||||
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Granny Must Die | ||
| 1st Produced: | Blue, Manchester | 2008 | ||||
Company: | Northern Elastic 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 | #85774 | |||
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: | 55 min comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | part of Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | What a flipping carry on! Little old Granny has only gone and made a pact with the Devil. So how can her family rid themselves of this monstrous old hag when she simply refuses to die? Find out in this irreverent, irrepressible and irresistible farce. With politically incorrect knobs on. | |||||
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Last Chair, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Century House, 24:7 Theatre Festival, Manchester. | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Northern Elastic 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 | #97076 | |||
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: | 50 minute One Act Absurdist Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | Simple single set (a chair!). | |||||
Synopsis: | With only one chair left in the world, who gets to sit down? And what happens if it's not your decision? And just why is there only one chair left anyway? An absurd comedy with a touch of Beckett, a smattering of Pinter, a pinch of Ionesco, and a heap of Townsend. | |||||
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Well Groomed and Bride Awake | ||
| 1st Produced: | rehearsed reading, Manchester: Royal Exchange Theatre, England, EUR >>> | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Royal Exchange 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 | #97118 | |||
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: | Full-length Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Two acts, bedroom/hotel corridor | |||||
Synopsis: | Child actor Jack gets more than he bargained for on his wedding night. . . what with bridesmaids, in-laws and an errant vicar. . . if only his bride could see what was going on. . . A sexy comedy featuring sexy goings-on, sexy comings-off, and not so sexy decision making. | |||||
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