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JANE LOCKYER WILLIS |
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Nationality: British Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Jane trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama studying English, Speech and Drama - AGSM LGSM. She is also an associate of LAMDA - ALAM. She is a member of The Society of Women Writers & Journalists. Past experience includes the stage, amateur and professional; acting in plays for BBC World Service Radio, and teaching. For many years she ran her own company, Speakwell Communications offering tuition to adults in public speaking and presentation skills. Nowadays she likes to concentrate on writing and acting.
Plays by Jane Lockyer Willis
Abracadabra | ||
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| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications 2010 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840947625 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #116394 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Lionel and his wife Rosemary live a quiet island life. One night, while asl eep, a portrait of Queen Victoria that has hung on their sitting room wall for m any years, is stolen by a fellow islander. The thief unexpectedly returns the picture, explaining that his burglary activities serve only as a hobby to s tave off boredom. The couple, with some helpful hints from Victoria's ghost, v isible only to Lionel, realise it is time to change their quarrelsome ways. To illustrate their good intentions, they decide to replace the portrait of t he queen with one of their own. | |||||
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Cinderella's Time Out. | ||
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| 1st Published: | Spotlight Publications: www.spotlightpublications.com (2011) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-907307777-30-0 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #132408 | |||
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Genre: | one act comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | Cinderella wants out. She yearns for 'A new life without straight roads and predicable endings.' Abandoning the story and the doting Prince Charming, she travels the world to seek her independence and prove her point. Meanwhile the Prince, now at a loose end, meets Bo Peep. She temporarily fills the emotional gap, and together they set up home at his parent's palace. Cinderella finally returns to live with her ugly sisters, now kind and loving, owing to the positive influence of a new, innovative Fairy Godfather. Worried that Cinderella's behaviour has influenced other fairytales, the Prince and Bo Peep visit her to see what can be done. On route, a dragon pursues them and attacks Bo Peep's sheep. All is resolved, when Godfather issues invitations to the annual ball. Bo Peep's father slays the dragon and Bo Peep, ever devoted to her flock, decides to return to her nursery rhyme. The liberated Cinderella and the Prince, having attended the ball, are reunited and arrive back at the palace just before midnight. The fairy tale is back on track. | |||||
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Cocoa And Cuddles | ||
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| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications 2009 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840947557 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #106279 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Black Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | Frank is squeamish by nature, especially when it comes to burying his late, irascible old mother, Edith, lying upstairs in the spare room. Urging him to make necessary arrangements, Lorna, Frank's second wife, discovers to her annoyance that he has engaged the help of his sister, Polly. Val and Reg, members of the local folk dancing club, arrive to pay their respects and disclose that Edith, far from having been difficult, was a well liked, fun loving club member with a toy boy. Edith's presence is felt throughout the play as being symbolic of the fractured relationships and bickering family: Polly, jealous of Frank and railing against his ineffectualness; Lorna, angry over his reluctance to face reality; and Carrie, Frank's late daughter who casts a shadow over events. Frank finds solace in Lucy, a twenty year old mourner, who closely identifies with his emotional state. The play closes with more family disclosures which serve to reconcile their abiding love for each other. Funny and sad, this play deals with love, loss, jealousy and regret. | |||||
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English Country Garden, An | ||
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| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications 2009 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840947472 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #106280 | |||
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Notes: | Monologues and Duologues For Men And Women | |||||
Synopsis: | An entertaining anthology comprising 13 original monologues and 5 duologues for mature men and women. Each complete in itself, this booklet offers a wide range of choice and content. Both amusing and sad, they vary in length from approximately 3 to 7 minutes. They can be performed singly, for auditions, festivals, party pieces or tailored towards an evening's entertainment. | |||||
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Half a Crown | ||
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| 1st Published: | Spotlight Publications: www.spotlightpublications.com (2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-90777307-23-2 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #132405 | |||
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Genre: | one act comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Princess Maud has had enough of royal life and leaves the palace to become a secretary to a firm of solicitors. But she cannot rid herself of her crown and royal ways. When she finally succeeds in casting off a very physical tie to her past, an unexpected event compels Maud to review her decision. An adult fairy tale with a twist. | |||||
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Trifle Unwell, A | ||
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| 1st Published: | Lazybee Scripts, 2010 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #132407 | |||
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Genre: | one act comedy | |||||
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Synopsis: | Jo's hiding from the rest of the party out on the stairs, but she's disturbed by Flora, who's escaping with the trifle. The pair meet Phil, who shouldn't really be there and then the hostess comes along to ask some searching questions. A light drama with added custard and sherry! | |||||
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Visiting Hours | ||
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| 1st Published: | Spotlight Publications: www.spotlightpublications.com (2011) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-90730777-28-7 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #132406 | |||
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Genre: | one act comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | Millie has come to visit her friend in hospital. Wandering into a war she becomes friendly with Annie and Rose, two eccentric patients. Things come to a head when Annie accuses Rose of saving up her sleeping pills in order to do away with herself, while Rose accuses Annie of having murdered her mother. Furious, Annie jumps off her bed, drags Rose off hers and together they grapple on the floor. Millie tries to save the day by singing in a very loud, discordant voice attracting the attention of George, the nurse, who manages to restore order to the ward. Millie eventually leaves but later returns when all is quiet and lights are out. Lost and forlorn, she climbs into the bed she previously occupied, and pulls the covers up to her chin. All three characters are haunted by their pasts, their separate memories, and their losses. | |||||
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Walkies | ||
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| 1st Published: | Spotlight Publications, 13 04 2012 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-907307-40-9 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #138890 | |||
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Genre: | one act comedy | |||||
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Synopsis: | A heart -warming comedy on the theme of loneliness, about two people from different backgrounds who meet by chance in a wood. | |||||
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