JEAN BETTS (1955 - )
| Nationality: | New Zealander/Aotearoan |
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Plays by Jean Betts
Camelot School |
| 1st Produced: | BATS Theatre, NZ | 1997 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Women's Play Press/The Play Press, 1998 | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 8 |
| Parts Other: | doubling | |||||
| Notes: | A one-act play for a youngish company - a total of 11-13 actors is required. | |||||
| Synopsis: | An anarchic absurdist celebration; much fighting, laughing, puzzling, witchery and nudity, and answers to very important questions. | |||||
Collective, The |
| 1st Produced: | BATS Theatre, NZ | 2003 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Women's Play Press/The Play Press, 2004 | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | epic' drama | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | doubling optional | |||||
| Notes: | Based on John Fuegi's book "Brecht & Co."; finalist for Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2003/4 | |||||
| Synopsis: | An inquiry in which the circumstances are imaginary but the pictures are real. The spy Anthony Blunt in an enigmatic investigation. | |||||
Misandrist, The |
| 1st Produced: | BATS Theatre, NZ | 2000 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Women's Play Press/The Play Press, 2000 | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | tough comedy | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | optional doubling | |||||
| Notes: | Full length; winner of Aoraki Playwriting competition 2000 | |||||
| Synopsis: | A family live out the warning messages from pre-Grimm- mangled fairy stories | |||||
Ophelia Thinks Harder |
| 1st Produced: | Circa Theatre, NZ | 1993 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Women's Play Press/The Play Press, 1994 | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | tough comedy | - | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | doubling optional | |||||
| Notes: | Full length; mimimum cast of 9 with doubling; maximum 17 | |||||
| Synopsis: | Hamlet radically rewritten from Ophelia's point of viwe | |||||
Revenge of the Amazons |
| 1st Produced: | Circa Theatre, NZ | 1994 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Women's Play Press/The Play Press, 1996 | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 12 |
| Parts Other: | optional crowds | |||||
| Notes: | Full length; "A Midsummer Night's Dream" gender reversed and re- examined | |||||
| Synopsis: | For instance, a women's theatre group tries to persuade Hipployta not to marry,and Oberon falls in love with a feminist bunny girl | |||||
Saskia's Version |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playmarket, | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Youth Drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 7 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Four friends in their early 20“s set out to save the world. Politics, environmental issues, boyfriends and traumas combine as they search for their places in the world. Written for young adults. | |||||
Strange Brew |
| 1st Produced: | Young & Hungry @ Bats | 1994 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playmarket, | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Youth Drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 10 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | A mediaeval romantic comedy for a large cast of young persons. Written for young adults | |||||