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JOHN WILLETT |
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Plays by John Willett |
Baby Elephant, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
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 | #46387 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Catch, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Brecht, Bertolt, Collected Plays Vol.1 1918 - 1923" Methuen, london, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37157 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Drums In The Night | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37158 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 13 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
Synopsis: | tells of a returning veteran who finds his girl has another man, set against the dramatic backdrop of the 1918 German revolution | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fear And Misery Of The Third Reich | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Brecht, Bertolt, Fear And Misery In The Third Reich And Senora Carrar's Rifles (Collected Plays Vol.4, Pt.3)" Methuen, London, 1983 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37159 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
Synopsis: | Brecht's series of absorbing playlets describe the suspicion, anxiety and terror experienced by ordinary people building up to World War II. We know the results, what we're looking for is the beginnings. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Four Men and a Poker Game | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | Metis Arts in Association with Northern Stage | |||||
| 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 | #92266 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | A retelling of the short story by Bertolt Brecht, translated by John Willet | |||||
Synopsis: | A grave soundtrack accompanies this dark tale, composed and performed by David Paul Jones on a piano won by the tragic, yet ironically labelled 'Lucky Johnny'. 'Lucky Johnny' and his three friends decide to take part in a poker game lasting several hours culminating in paranoia and the belief of malice over luck. As Johnny wins every game he begins to realise his alienation and his mates' frustration at his success and when trying to lose, he is caught out and commanded to play properly. Johnny goes on to win not only the piano, wads of money, but also the sweetheart of his fellow poker player. | |||||
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Good Woman Of Setzuan, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Unity Theatre, London | 1964 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37160 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 18 | Female | 11 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht; Music by Freda Dowir and Stephen Oliver | |||||
Synopsis: | three gods appear on a mission - to find one really 'good' person. A kindly prostitute | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jewish Wife, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 23 Jul 2010 | |||||
Company: | Gameshow and Supporting Wall | |||||
| 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 | #118997 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 2 voices | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht. Winner of the JMK Award 2010 | |||||
Synopsis: | Brecht's short 1938 play is a blunt portrait of pre-war anti-Semitism. Aware friends are keeping their distance, a jewish wife is making a few goodbye phone calls while packing to leave 1930s germany. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Life Of Galileo, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Grand Theatre, Swansea | 11 Mar 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37161 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 35 | Female | 11 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
Synopsis: | charts the progress of Galileo's life from his first demonstration to his imprisonment by the Spanish Inquisition | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Messingkauf Dialogues, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37162 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mother Courage And Her Children | ||
| 1st Produced: | Forum Theatre, Malvern | 2006 | ||||
Company: | English Touring Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37163 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 19 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht, Translated by Michael Hofmann, Songs translated by John Willett | |||||
Synopsis: | There once was a mother, Mother Courage they called her, in the Thirty Years War, she sold victuals to soldiers. The war did not scare her, from making her cut, her three children went with her, and so got their bit. Her first son died a hero, the second an honest lad, a bullet found her daughter, whose heart was too good. | |||||
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Mr Puntilla And His Man Matti | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37164 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 14 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | children | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht; Music by Dessau | |||||
Synopsis: | Mr Puntilla suffers from a dual personality, when drunk he is human and humane; when sober he is surly and self centred | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Threepenny Opera | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Ramshorn Theatre, Glasgow | 17 Sep 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 | #118998 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
Synopsis: | MacHeath, owns the low streets of London - a suave exterior but a killer underneath. But he is nearly on the gallows when his wives betray him for falling in love with Polly Peachum | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tutor, the | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37165 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 10 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
Synopsis: | Period 1930's Germany, about the miseries and humiliations suffered by a young private tutor who castrates himself to become accepted | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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