PETER BARNES (1931 - 2004)
| Nationality: | British |
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Plays by Peter Barnes
Acting Exercise |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1996 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
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Notes: in "Corpsing" | ||||
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Alchemist, The |
| 1st Produced: | Nottingham | 1970 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Original Playwright - Ben Johnson. Adapted with Trevor Nunn | ||||
Synopsis: base metal to gold in restoration times | ||||
Amazon, The |
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| 1st Published: | in "Plays 3" Methuen, London | 1996 | ||
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| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 |
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Antonio |
| 1st Produced: | Nottingham | 1979 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: plays by Marston, broadcast 1977 | ||||
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Barnes People |
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| 1st Published: | Heinemann, London | 1981 | ||
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| Genre: | Eight Monologues | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Acting Exercise; Moondog Rogan And The Mighty Hamster; Silver Bridges; Worms; The Right Time And Place; It's Cold, Wanderer, It's Cold; Lament For Armenians And Grey Viruses. in Barnes Plays 1, Methuen Drama, London >>> | ||||
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Barnes' People Ii: Seven Duologues |
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| 1st Published: | Heinemann, London | 1984 | ||
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Batholmew Fair |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1978 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
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Bewitched, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1974 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Heinemann, London | 1974 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 24 | Female | 8 |
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Billy And Me |
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| 1st Published: | in "More Barnes People", Methuen, London | 1990 | ||
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| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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Butcher, The |
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| 1st Published: | in "Plays 3" Methuen, London | 1996 | ||
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| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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Bye Bye Columbus |
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| Genre: | Short Monologue | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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Synopsis: monologue celebration for bi-centenary of French Revolution | ||||
Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie |
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| 1st Published: | 1996 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Colombus |
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| 1st Published: | 1993 | |||
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Confessions Of A Primary Terrestrial Mental Receiver And Communicator Num Iii Mark I |
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| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1989 | ||
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| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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Corpsing |
| 1st Produced: | Tristan Bates, London | 1996 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1983 | ||
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| Genre: | Four 1 Act Plays | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Humour Helps; Waiting For A Bus; Acting Exercise; Last Things | ||||
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Dancing |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Short Monologue | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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Synopsis: monologue celebration for bi-centenary of French Revolution | ||||
Devil Himself, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1980 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Revue | Show | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Devil Is An Ass, The |
| 1st Produced: | Nottingham | 1973 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Original Playwright - Ben Johnson | ||||
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Dreaming |
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||
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| 1st Published: | 1999 | |||
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Synopsis: A haunting and brutally funny story of heroism and human values. In the bloody aftermath of the Wars of the Roses, Captain John Mallory leads a band of renegades across a war-torn landscape on a breathtaking quest in search of a dream - a dream of home | ||||
End Of The World And After, The |
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| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1989 | ||
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| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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For All Those Who Get Despondent |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1976 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Cabaret | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht and Frank Wedekind | ||||
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From Sleep and Shadow |
| 1st Produced: | 1991 | |||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: part of Spirit of a Man | ||||
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Frontiers Of Farce, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1976 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Heinemann, London | 1976 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Original Playwright - Georges Feydeau, The Purging; Wedekind, Frank, The Singer | ||||
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Glory |
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| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1989 | ||
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| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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Hand Witch Of The Second Stage, A |
| 1st Produced: | 1991 | |||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: part of Spirit of a Man | ||||
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Head Invents, the Heart Discovers, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Heaven's Blessings |
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| 1st Published: | 1996 | |||
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| Genre: | Epic Comedy | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 13 1 Voice | |||
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Houdini's Heir |
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| 1st Published: | in "More Barnes People", Methuen, London | 1990 | ||
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| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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Humour Helps |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1996 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: in "Corpsing" | ||||
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Jubilee |
| 1st Produced: | Swan, Stratford | 2001 | ||
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| 1st Published: | 2001 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | Large Cast | |||
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Synopsis: An RSC commission to commemorate the first celebration of Shakespeare''s life and works. A mischievous satire on the foundation of the Shakespeare industry. This irreverent comedy dissects the cult of the theatrical personality, with guest appearances from the Bard himself and Sir Peter Hall | ||||
Jumping Mimuses Of Byzantium, The |
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| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1989 | ||
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| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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Last Things |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1996 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: in "Corpsing" | ||||
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Laughter! |
| 1st Produced: | 1978 | |||
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| 1st Published: | Heinemann, London | 1978 | ||
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