SAM BATE (1907 - 1995?)
| Nationality: | English |
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Plays by Sam Bate
Anniversary Day |
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| 1st Published: | Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London | 1955 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy for Women | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Black Tulip |
| 1st Produced: | Amateur | 1961 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London | 1961 | ||
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| Genre: | Thriller | One Act | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
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Synopsis: murderous mutilations help solve the mysteries | ||||
Busker, The |
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| 1st Published: | in Five More Mimes For Women, Kenyon-Deane | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Mime | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Christmas Cheer |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1963 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 6 |
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Christmas Crackers |
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| 1st Published: | Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London | 1967 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 6 |
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Christmas Spirit |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1973 | ||
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| Genre: | Festive Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 7 |
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Compulsive Watching |
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| 1st Published: | in Five More Mimes For Women, Kenyon-Deane | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Mime | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 6 |
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Decline And Fall |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1977 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 |
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Synopsis: re development and proposed demolition of a well loved theatre is stopped by return of a former actress - wife of the chairman of the redevelopment firm !! | ||||
End Of The Honeymoon |
| 1st Produced: | Amateur | 1964 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1964 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Farce | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
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Synopsis: Pravda is an epic comedy - part The Front Page, part Arturo Ui - in which a press baron resembling Rupert Murdoch . . . does battle with over 30 characters as he conquers Fleet Street journalism and by implication, liberal England's soul - Frank Rich, New York Times | ||||
Escape To Fear |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1955 | ||
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| Genre: | Play in 1 Act For Women | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Flora Mcdonald's Mission |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1959 | ||
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| Genre: | Costume Play | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 7 |
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Synopsis: about "Bonnie Prince Charlie" | ||||
Granny Takes The Helm |
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| 1st Published: | Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London | 1955 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy for Women | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Head Of The House |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1958 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 7 |
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Synopsis: about the strict regime of Amelia over her spinster sisters in a country house. | ||||
Her Husbands Harem |
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| 1st Published: | Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London | 1957 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy for Women | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 6 |
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Hit Or A Miss |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1966 | ||
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Holiday Haunts |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1955 | ||
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| Genre: | Farcical Comedy in Three Acts for Women | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Honeymoon For One |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1976 | ||
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Legacy Of Ladies |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1956 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy for Women | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 7 |
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Love and Lavender |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1960 | ||
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| Genre: | Romance in 1 Act | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Monday's Washing Day |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1960 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy for Women | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 6 |
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Motive For Murder |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1962 | ||
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| Genre: | Murder Mystery | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 8 |
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Mouse! A Mouse!, A |
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| Genre: | Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Mrs. Dooley's Table |
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1961 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 7 |
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Murder At Deem House |
| 1st Produced: | Amateur | 1980 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1980 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Thriller | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 |
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Synopsis: nurses inherit large sum from deceased woman, is something sinister going on? | ||||
Murder At Eight |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1977 | ||
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| Genre: | Thriller | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 6 |
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Synopsis: farmhouse location for this murder thriller | ||||
New Choirmaster, The |
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| 1st Published: | Droitwich Hanbury Plays | 1984 | ||
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| Genre: | Farcical Comedy | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 7 |
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Pickle In Paradise |
| 1st Produced: | Amateur | 1960 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Kenyon-Deane | 1960 | ||
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| Genre: | Farcical Comedy | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 |
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Synopsis: the village comes to hear Mr Farrar sing but he has lost his voice | ||||
Playback |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1974 | ||
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Synopsis: features a mysterious visitor whose motives are unclear - he may have lost his memory, or is it something more? | ||||
Question Of Colour, A |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1965 | ||
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Quiet Places, The |
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| 1st Published: | New Playwrights Network | nd | ||
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