|
|
HUGH ALLISON (1982 - ) |
|
Nationality: British Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
|
|
Literary Agent: n/a |
Hugh is based in London, where he is currently writing "Mouse Tales: Europe" for Bonaventure Press. He also acts and directs. See www.hughallison.com
Plays by Hugh Allison
Alice's Adventures in Bishopsgate | ||
| 1st Produced: | The White Hart | 29 Oct 2011 | ||||
Company: | Crow Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #133532 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Alice Liddell has followed Richard Burton into Bishopsgate, taken a mushroom to shrink to avoid a confrontation with a pox ridden poet with a pistol and has been picked up by a passing stray kitten. But will she find an unanswerable riddle in order to give her life meaning again? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Appropriate Attire | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre In The Pound | 2006 | ||||
Company: | TYPE | |||||
| 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 | #46794 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Satire. - - Gay, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on Memorandum by Thomas Roche, writing as N T Morley. | |||||
Synopsis: | Two colleagues debate the pro's and con's of dressing sexily for work. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Call On Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, Brockley, London SE4 2DH >>> | 2010 | ||||
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 | #116660 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Charity begins in a hotel room. . . | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Discovery, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, Brockley, London SE4 2DH >>> | 2011 | ||||
Company: | TYPE | |||||
| 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 | #129396 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | "female" role can and has been played by a male | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A comment on super-injunctions, set at the first public reading of a recently discovered Shakespearean sonnet | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Forest Trails and Urban Tales | ||
| 1st Produced: | King Henry's Garden | 2010 | ||||
Company: | Greenstages | |||||
| 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 | #119602 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Promenade Performances | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Witch scene co-written by Hugh Allison and Eva Maler. | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Gag Tractor | ||
| 1st Produced: | York Maze | 2010 | ||||
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 | #111756 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Comic monologue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 speaking, 3 non-speaking (a driver and two monkeys). Can be played by either gender. | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
It Falls Foul Of The Law | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2008 | ||||
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 | #79165 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Gay, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on "Let Each Take His Part" by Bernice Wolfenden. | |||||
Synopsis: | The introduction of women into theatre under Charles II. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Lansley's Bill | ||
| 1st Produced: | Outside the Department of Health Building in Whitehall. | 2012 | ||||
Company: | Act! (ion) for the NHS | |||||
| 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 | #139090 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Agit Prop | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Script and songs by Mike Hart. Additional Material by Hugh Allison. | |||||
Synopsis: | In response to the passing of the Health Reforms Bill, a group of actors are performing the history of the NHS. But is that Nye Bevin in the audience with more effective ideas for how the play should be performed? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Little Billy Shakespeare | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2009 | ||||
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 | #93558 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 18 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | The characters are all aged thirteen, so ideally the actors would be around that age group. | |||||
Synopsis: | An introduction to Shakespeare, focusing on Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Richard III. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Nonsense Tour Of York, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2009 | ||||
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 | #113341 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Promenade performance, lasting 45 minutes without an interval; writer can be commissioned to write an equivalent for other cities. | |||||
Synopsis: | A satire on the multiple tours one encounters upon entering any city. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Pass The Parcel | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lost Theatre | 2010 | ||||
Company: | Voodoo Productions | |||||
| 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 | #119601 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Opera | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music & Lyrics by Chris Guy. Additional Material by Hugh Allison. | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Pink | ||
| 1st Produced: | NEast West Players, LAort | 2001 | ||||
Company: | NFGS | |||||
| 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 | #40435 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Satire. - - Gay, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | An exploration of the differences between the genders, and the media's influences on this. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Powerplay | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2008 | ||||
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 | #92388 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The staging of a two-hand version of Richard III becomes a power struggle of it's own right. But, surely, no-one would stoop to murder? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Shared Accomodation | ||
| 1st Produced: | Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N6 4BD >>> | 2010 | ||||
Company: | Room 110 | |||||
| 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 | #116907 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 3 voice overs | |||||
Notes: | written by Eva Maler and Hugh Allison. | |||||
Synopsis: | A mite wants to leave his mattress for the first time. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Source of All The Evil, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre In The Pound | 2006 | ||||
Company: | TYPE | |||||
| 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 | #46793 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Biographical. - - Gay, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on "Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent" by David Henry Sterry". Please note, Hugh has also written a version of this piece that can be performed as a one-hander. | |||||
Synopsis: | The true story of a 17 year-old son of Seventies Suburbia, homeless and alone in Hollywood, who allows himself to be seduced into the sex business. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Staying In | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hideaway Bar | 2008 | ||||
Company: | TYPE | |||||
| 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 | #77831 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | dark comedy Comedy. - - Gay, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | may also be performed as 2m 1f and 1m 2f | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A dark comedy about prison life. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
TaJ | ||
| 1st Produced: | Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N6 4BD >>> | 05 Aug 2003 | ||||
Company: | TYPE | |||||
| 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 | #557 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | Autobiographical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A class of drama students, each afflicted by one of the seven deadly sins, rebel against each other; none more hypocritical than their lecherous tutor. | |||||
Further Reference: | ||||||
|
Waiting For German | ||
| 1st Produced: | London's South Bank - guerrilla performance | 2008 | ||||
Company: | Comotose Productions | |||||
| 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 | #84886 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
Worship | ||
| 1st Produced: | Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High Street, London NW1 7BU >>> | 14 Nov 2007 | ||||
Company: | TYPE; part of "Gospel" season | |||||
| 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 | #73762 | |||
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 | |||||
|
| ||||||
Genre: | 5 min play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on Antonin Artaud's "Jet de Sang". | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
|
