SAMUEL ADAMSON   (1969 - )


Samuel Adamson
   Nationality:
Australian/British
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Plays by Samuel Adamson

SAMUEL ADAMSON
All About My Mother
1st Produced:
2007
Company:
presented by Daniel Sparrow and Neal Street Productions
1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London
2007
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
9
Female
10
Parts Other:
doubling possible
Notes:
based on the film by Pedro Almodovar
Synopsis:
Following the tragic death of her beloved son, Manuela goes to Barcelona in search of his father. But before she can exorcise her guilt she gets caught up in the lives of three women: Agrado, a long-lost transvestite friend, Rosa, a young nun in search of love and Huma Rojo, the famous actress that Manuela's son so admired. As Manuela's life begins to have meaning once more, her son's father returns and the journey of discovery and forgiveness comes full circle.
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Chain Play, A
1st Produced:
2007
Company:
-
1st Published:
Faber and Faber, (not for commercial sale)
2007
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
4
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Samuel Adamson, Moira Buffini, David Hare, Charlotte Jones, Frank McGuinness and Roy Williams each wrote a link for the Almeida's first chain play, performed for one night only as the theatre's major fund-raising event.
Synopsis:
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Cherry Orchard, The
1st Produced:
2003
Company:
Oxford Stage co
1st Published:
Samuel French, London
2005
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Genre:
-
Adaptation
Parts:
Male
7
Female
6
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov
Synopsis:
Spring 1903. Russia. And the cherry orchard is up for sale. Chekhov's great comedy in a new version
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Clocks And Whistles
1st Produced:
1996
Company:
-
1st Published:
Amber Lane Press, Oxford. also published in Asking and Telling (anthology), Stage and Screen, 2000
1996
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
centers around Henry, an introverted young man whos making the first tentative steps toward considering himself gay. Despite this, he remains infatuated with his best friend Anne, an aspiring actress whos as outgoing as Henry is shy. When Henry develops a strong attraction to the hedonistic and free-wheeling Trevor, they begin to see each other--until the bisexual Trevor meets Anne and the two begin a secret affair. Confronted by this betrayal, Henry finds himself caught between his interest in Trevor, his deep feelings for Anne and the fear of losing both of them forever
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Doll's House, A
1st Produced:
Southwark Playhouse, London
2003
Company:
-
1st Published:
2005
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Genre:
-
Adaptation
Parts:
Male
3
Female
3
Parts Other:
1b 1g
Notes:
Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen
Synopsis:
the story of Nora, the delicate and over-protected wife of Torvald Helmer, who bravely walks away from her confined marriage in a quest for freedom and self-enlightenment, remains poignant and real for modern-day audiences. Naïvely, Nora has secretly borrowed money for her husband by forging her fathers signature. Krogstad, her creditor, has discovered her fraud and threatens to expose her in order to ruin Torvald. When Torvald finally finds out, Nora is appalled that he would protect his own reputation rather than support her.
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Drink, Dance, Laugh And Lie
1st Produced:
1999
Company:
-
1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London
1999
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
2
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
No one has recognised Reade Colins for over a decade. Suddenly everyone seems to know who he is again. But there's a flip-side to second-hand fame. A satirical look at the cult of celebrity.
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Fish And Company
1st Produced:
2006
Company:
National Youth Theatre
1st Published:
-
-
To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
4
Female
4
Parts Other:
2 small roles (male or female, can double)
Notes:
originally written for the National Youth Theatre; all the characters are 22 or younger.
Synopsis:
April 1999, and seven young internet entrepreneurs win the national lottery. But for Toby Fisher and his mates, entry into adulthood is a deadly game of chance.
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Grace Note
1st Produced:
1997
Company:
-
1st Published:
Amber Lane Press, Oxford
1997
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
woman has plans of her own when she decides to leave sheltered accommodation and return to her old home - despite her children's worries
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Petronella
1st Produced:
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
Short play
One Act
Parts:
Male
1
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
10 minute play as part of the 24 Hour Plays at the Old Vic
Synopsis:
A woman dying on a cancer ward confronts her politician husband about his affair.
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Pillars Of The Community
1st Produced:
2005
Company:
NT
1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London (acting edition: Samuel French, London, 2007)
2005
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Genre:
-
Adaptation
Parts:
Male
10
Female
9
Parts Other:
Various non-speaking extras
Notes:
Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen. published by Samuel French, London (acting edition), 2007 >>>
Synopsis:
Shipbuilder Karsten Bernick is a respected, highly successful businessman in a small Norwegian coastal town but his wealth has been founded on a lie and now he is threatened with exposure. As the wily, unscrupulous Bernick struggles to preserve his standing in the community, he sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy all he holds most dear.
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Playhousekeepers, The
1st Produced:
Private Drama, London
2002
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
Short Play
One Act
Parts:
Male
2
Female
-
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
The Burbages build Shakespeare's Globe
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Professor Bernhardi
1st Produced:
2005
Company:
Oxford Stage Company & Dumbfounded Theatre Company
1st Published:
2005
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Genre:
-
Adaptation
Parts:
Male
17
Female
3
Parts Other:
doubling possible
Notes:
Original Playwright - Arthur Schnitzler
Synopsis:
Vienna, 1900. A Jewish doctor prevents a Catholic priest from absolving a dying patient. A witch-hunt ensues. A new version of a rarely-performed play about anti-Semitism
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Some Kind Of Bliss
1st Produced:
2007
Company:
-
1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London
2007
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
-
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Originally presented as a National Theatre Platform Performance
Synopsis:
Small-time hack Rachel sets off down the Thames Path for an interview. But between London Bridge and the celebrity lies a series of unpredicted events
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Southwark Fair
1st Produced:
2006
Company:
NT
1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London
2006
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Genre:
Comedy/drama
Comedy
Parts:
Male
5
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Past misdemeanours bear down on the present when Patrick calls up one lover, Simon, with another in mind. When Patrick's wife discovers what he's up to, she pursues Simon through the maelstrom of London's South Bank, were a Bird Whistler flogs his wares, a trainee barista primes himself for his wedding, and an elderly actress stalks the Deputy Mayor. Unexpectedly connected by time and place, a tangle of lost souls fight, fall in love and lay their private fears bare in this contemporary comedy of manners.
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Three Sisters
1st Produced:
Whitehall Theatre, London
1999
Company:
Oxford Stage Company
1st Published:
Samuel French, London
2000
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Genre:
-
Adaptation
Parts:
Male
9
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov
Synopsis:
a new version of Chekhov's great play about three sisters stuck in a garrison town
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Tomorrow Week
1st Produced:
BBC Radio 3
2000
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
Radio Play
-
Parts:
Male
12
Female
9
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Olivia is pregnant and married to Guy. One week in her life - the week of her birthday - and family reunions, significant meetings and chance encounters are all on the agenda. Where will Olivia find herself a week from tomorrow?
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SAMUEL ADAMSON
Vienna Dreaming
1st Produced:
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
-
Adaptation
Parts:
Male
7
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Original Playwright - Bernhard Studlar
Synopsis:
The first English language translation of Bernhard Studlar's acclaimed play about apathy and racism in contemporary working-class Vienna.
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