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GARRICK BURN |
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Nationality: Irish / New Zealander Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Plays by Garrick Burn |
Booby Trapped | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hunua Village Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | 2002 | ||||
Company: | Hunua Theatre Club | |||||
| 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 | #94018 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Sketch | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This is the first scene to the one-act play "Odd" | |||||
Synopsis: | A man seeks solace from a psychiatrist but he quickly discovers that his so-called helper is actually in need of some very serious psychiatric help himself. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Case Of The Bilious Blackmailer, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Off-Broadway Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Papakura Theatre Company | |||||
| 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 | #94019 | |||
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: | comedy thriller One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | An adaptation of "The Adventure Of Charles Augustus Milverton" by Arthur Conan Doyle | |||||
Synopsis: | In order to help their client, both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are forced to take the law into their own hands like they never have before. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Case Of The Garrotted Governess, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stables Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Ellerslie Theatrical Society | |||||
| 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 | #94020 | |||
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Genre: | drama mystery One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | With doubling, then 6M and 2F | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from "The Adventure Of The Abbey Grange" by Arthur Conan Doyle | |||||
Synopsis: | Two victims. One dead and the other just about. The police proclaim it to be a routine burglary simply gone wrong, but Sherlock Holmes suspects something more sinister has occurred. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Case Of The Jittery Jewelmaker, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2011 | ||||
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 | #95828 | |||
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Genre: | One Act / drama, mystery, comedy, thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 2 off-stage arms also required | |||||
Notes: | A very free adaptation of "The Adventure Of The Beryl Coronet" by Arthur Conan Doyle | |||||
Synopsis: | One of the crown jewels of England has been stolen and so the race is on for Sherlock Holmes and Scotland Yard to recover it before anyone from the royal family becomes aware of its absence and all hell then breaks loose. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Exceedingly Remarkable, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2011 | ||||
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 | #133533 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, Mystery, Comedy, Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | With doubling, then 7M and 4F | |||||
Notes: | A three act play in which each act is a complete story within itself. The three acts ("The Garrotted Governess," "The Jittery Jewelmaker," and "The Bilious Blackmailer") are all available separately for performance as one-act plays in their own right. | |||||
Synopsis: | Three adventures in which the masterful detective Sherlock Holmes and his good friend Dr. Watson tackle the brutal murder of a wealthy nobleman, the theft of one of the national treasures of England and a notorious blackmailer who knows way too much for his own good. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Extremely And Utterly | ||
| 1st Produced: | Off-Broadway Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Papakura Theatre Company | |||||
| 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 | #94021 | |||
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: | Comedy Sketch | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This is the second scene to the one-act play "Odd" | |||||
Synopsis: | A man pops into a corner shop to make a few light purchases, but he is to discover that things are just not quite that simple anymore. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Finis | ||
| 1st Produced: | Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge, Auckland | 26 Jan 2010 | ||||
Company: | ITC: Meddlers Three 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 | #110554 | |||
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Genre: | Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Short+Sweet 10 minute theatre festival | |||||
Synopsis: | Whilst a couple bicker and fight, not only is the future of their fragile relationship on the line, but so too is the ultimate fate of their unborn child. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Flourish | ||
| 1st Produced: | part of Short and Sweet, Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge, Auckland | 12 Jul 2011 | ||||
Company: | Meddlers Three 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 | #129373 | |||
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: | Ten minutes / drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A pleasantly shared moment for a young couple at a work drinks night leads onto many more meaningfully shared moments. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Odd | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hunua Village Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | 2002 | ||||
Company: | Hunua Theatre Club | |||||
| 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 | #94022 | |||
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: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 off-stage voice also required | |||||
Notes: | Both the first and second scenes may be performed separately as sketches in their own right. The first scene is available for production as "Booby Trapped" and the second is available as "Extremely And Utterly." | |||||
Synopsis: | A man who just wants to get on peacefully with life has run-ins with a twisted psychiatrist, a finicky shopkeeper and a lopsided justice system. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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