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DANNIE ABSE (1923 - ) |
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Nationality: Welsh Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: United Agents |
Born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, 22 September 1923. Educated at Marlborough Road Elementary School, Cardiff; St. Illtyd's College, Cardiff; University of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff; King's College, London; Westminster Hospital, London; qualified as physician 1950, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Served in the Royal Air Force, 1951-54: squadron leader. Married Joan Mercer in 1951; one son and two daughters. Specialist in charge of the chest clinic, Central London Medical Establishment 1954-89. Senior Fellow in Humanities, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1973-74. Editor, Poetry and Poverty magazine, London, 1949-54. President, Poetry Society 1978-92. Recipient: Foyle award, 1960; Welsh Arts Council award, 1971, 1987, for play, 1980; Cholmondeley award, 1985. D. Litt.: University of Wales, Cardiff, 1989. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature, 1983. Agent: Land Shell Associates, 43 Doughty Street, London WClN 2LF
Plays by Dannie Abse
Dogs Of Pavlov, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Questors Theatre, London | 1969 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Valentine Mitchell, London, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #93 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Suggested by Stanley Milgram's 'Obedience to Authority' experiment at Yale University | |||||
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Dogs Of War, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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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: | 978-0853031666 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #102135 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Eccentric, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mountview Theatre, London | 1961 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Evans Bros, London, 1956 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #94 | |||
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Genre: | Jewish Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | should be paired with The Joker under the heading Two Jewish Comedies. Radio version called The Courting Of Essie Glass | |||||
Synopsis: | Jewish comedy about an eccentric tobacconist resisting a take over bid by a chain store | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fire In Heaven | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1948 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Hutchinson, London, 1948 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | aka Is the House Shut and In the Cage | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Funland | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1975 | ||||
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 | #96 | |||
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Genre: | Poem | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Gone | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1962 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Scorpion Press, 1967 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #97 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | aka Gone In January (Ensemble Theatre Co at Edinburgh Festival 1977) | |||||
Synopsis: | About infidelity and sexual possession | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hands Around The Wall | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1950 | ||||
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 | #98 | |||
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House Of Cowards | ||
| 1st Produced: | Questors Theatre, London | 1960 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays of the Year 23" Elek, London, 1962 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #99 | |||
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Genre: | TragiComedy Tragedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Group await the coming of a messianic figure who will appear and save them all from the lies they are living. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Joker The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Questors Theatre, London | 1962 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Miscellany One, Poetry Wales Press, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #100 | |||
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Genre: | Jewish Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | should be paired with The Eccentric under the heading Two Jewish Comedies. Radio version called The Courting Of Essie Glass | |||||
Synopsis: | Jewish comedy about a bachelor given to playing obsessional jokes even on a possible bride | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pythagoras | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1976 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Hutchinson, London, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0091391348 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | aka Phthagoras Smith | |||||
Synopsis: | picture of a modern mental hospital and a transmigrated soul from the world of show business where he was formerly know as The Magician | |||||
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