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TARIQ ALI (1943 - ) |
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Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written five novels and over a dozen books on world history and politics. His latest is the acclaimed 'The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity'. He is currently writing 'Bush in Babylon: Recolonising Iraq'.
Plays by Tariq Ali
Collateral Damage | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Oberon, London, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49493 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | written by Tariq Ali, Howard Brenton, Andy De La Tour | |||||
Synopsis: | War rages in the Balkans. While NATO bombs Serbia, the Kosovan Albanians are driven out of their homes. Europe is divided. In homes everywhere, people debate the rights and wrongs of the war. This play reveals the results. | |||||
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Consequences | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gate Theatre Benefit, Notting Hill, London | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49492 | |||
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Notes: | with Bolt and others | |||||
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He Who Says But | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1996 | ||||
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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: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #440 | |||
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: | Performed Reading | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Explores the issue of individual sacrifice against the common good. | |||||
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Illustrious Corpse, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2003 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Oberon, London, 20044 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #441 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The Home Secretary lies dead on his sofa and his wife Desdemona admits to murdering him. But why did she kill him and why would anyone confess to such a crime? Sir Richard Everall of Scotland Yard wants to cover things up and avoid another embarrassing scandal for the Government. But Desdemona is adamant: she wants everyone to know why she murdered the Illustrious Corpse. Murder is high places, political marriage, the complications of party loyatly: all come under dramatic scrutiny in this sharp contemporary satire. | |||||
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Iranian Nights | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1989 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1989 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #442 | |||
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: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written with Howard Brenton | |||||
Synopsis: | A response to the Iranian Fatwa placed on the writer Salman Rushdie | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Moscow Gold | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1990 | ||||
Company: | RSC | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #443 | |||
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: | Epic | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 21 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | written with Howard Brenton | |||||
Synopsis: | Charts the rise and rise of Russian President Gorbachov through satire, history, analysis and song. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Necklaces | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cochrane, London | 1992 | ||||
Company: | RSC | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #444 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Snogging Ken | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Oberon, London, 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49497 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | By Tariq Ali, Howard Brenton and Andy de la Tour | |||||
Synopsis: | Including the Stigma Manifesto Pity Tony's nannies at New Labour's Millbank election war-room: they're working night and day to get Red Ken' and prevent him from becoming Mayor of London. Suddenly it's Ken, the cuckoo in the nest, who's getting the people's vote and Millbank, charged with plotting his downfall, is getting desperate. Ever more dastardly plots are afoot as the election draws nearer. | |||||
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Ugly Rumours | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1998 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #445 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written with Howard Brenton | |||||
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