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DAVID CAMPTON   (1924 - 2006)


David Campton
   Nationality:
British
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Plays by David Campton

DAVID CAMPTON
After Midnight, Before Dawn
1st Produced:
Leicester
1978
Company:
-
1st Published:
Samuel French, London
1978
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
2
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Alison
1st Produced:
-
-
Company:
-
1st Published:
in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London
1969
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
5
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: Fred is a barman who is engaged in conversation every Friday night by a mysterious young woman named Alison. One night she declares her love for him and pleads with him to run away with her, but he is too cautious to act on impulse and while he is deliberating another man shows up. It is Alisori's father and under her makeup Alison turns out to be only a schoolgirl. Fred should be grateful that a nasty situation was averted, but he can only remember that he will never see her again and that he had a chance.
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DAVID CAMPTON
Angel Unwilling
1st Produced:
-
1972
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1966
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
-
Female
8
Parts Other:
-
Notes: broadcast 1967
Synopsis: Agnes Glossop, a middle-aged piano teacher, is fascinated by the exploits of her schoolday friend, Beatie Spence whose scandalous behavior has brought her to the point of being penniless. Agnes take her in, but her motives are not entirely philanthropic. She envies Beatie's lifestyle and tries to imitate it. But Agnes's crude attempt at crime is blamed on Beatie and Agnes is forced by her friends into being the sort of person they have always known.
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DAVID CAMPTON
Apocalypse Now And Then
1st Produced:
Leicester
1982
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Asking
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
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1st Published:
in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London
1969
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
At Sea
1st Produced:
Newcastle-under-Lyme
1960
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1960
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
2
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes: part of "Four Minute Warning"
Synopsis: A young man discovers that the luxury liner on which he is traveling is going down. He tries to persuade passengers to do something about saving the ship, but they prefer to leave everything to the Captain. When the young man finds that the Captain is only a dummy in uniform, he jumps overboard.
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DAVID CAMPTON
Attitutudes
1st Produced:
Stoke-on-Trent
1981
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1980
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
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Female
-
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Bacchanalia
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
-
1st Published:
in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London
1969
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Genre:
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One Act
Parts:
Male
2
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Break-Up
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
-
1st Published:
in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London
1969
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Build Up
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
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1st Published:
in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London
1969
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
1
Female
2
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
But Not Here
1st Produced:
Leicester
1983
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1984
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
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Female
-
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Cactus Garden, The
1st Produced:
Reading, Berkshire
1955
Company:
-
1st Published:
J. Garnet Miller, London
1955
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Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
2
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: Ellen Johns has kept house for her flighty and impractical sister since their parents died. She sometimes chafes under the confinement and longs for wider horizons. When she is courted, she must make a choice between those wider horizons and leaving her sister alone and vulnerable.
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DAVID CAMPTON
Cagebirds, The
1st Produced:
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
1971
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1972
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
8 characters
Notes: -
Synopsis: ix birds in a cage exist, each in her own narrow world, concerned only with her looks, her ailments, her food, etc. Then The Mistress introduces a Wild Bird into the cage who tries to rescue the others from their lethargy. She even breaks open the door and urges escape but the caged birds are horrified at the thought of losing their prison and kill the wild bird. They also make it clear that no one in the future will disturb them with such dangerous ideas.
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DAVID CAMPTON
Can You Hear The Music?
1st Produced:
Leicester
1988
Company:
-
1st Published:
Samuel French, London
1988
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
6 characters
Notes: -
Synopsis: anthropomorphic mice and their desire to be human
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DAVID CAMPTON
Cards, Cups And Crystal Ball
1st Produced:
Broadway, Worcestershire
1985
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1986
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Carmilla
1st Produced:
Library Theatre, Scarborough
1972
Company:
-
1st Published:
J. Garnet Miller, London
1973
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Genre:
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Adaptation
Parts:
Male
4
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes: story by Le Fanu. Known as "Lady Dracula" in the United States
Synopsis: Adapted from a story by Sheridan Le Fanu, this play features a beautiful stranger who arrives at a schloss in central Europe. Although they have never met before, she is immediately recognized by the daughter of the house. Only at the last minute is the girl saved from the embrace of the vampire.
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DAVID CAMPTON
Change Partners
1st Produced:
Leicester
1952
Company:
-
1st Published:
Abel Heywood, Manchester
1951
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Genre:
Comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Cock And Bull Story
1st Produced:
Scarborough
1965
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Collections
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
-
1st Published:
in "Two In The Corner" Campton, Leicester
1983
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
2 characters
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Come Back Tomorrow
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
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1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1972
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
6 characters
Notes: -
Synopsis: Two local critics turn up at the dress rehearsal of a new play by a local author/producer. Things go wrong, but the worst event of the evening is the play itself.
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DAVID CAMPTON
Comeback
1st Produced:
Scarborough
1963
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
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Genre:
-
-
Parts:
Male
3
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes: aka Honey, I'm Home
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Cooked
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
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1st Published:
in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London
1969
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
3
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Cuckoo Song
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1956
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
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Female
-
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Dark Wings
1st Produced:
1980
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1980
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: Horror in a Jane Austen setting
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DAVID CAMPTON
Dead And Alive
1st Produced:
Scarborough
1964
Company:
-
1st Published:
J. Garnet Miller, London
1983
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: Family feud ends with four simultaneous corpses
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DAVID CAMPTON
Do It Yourself
1st Produced:
-
-
Company:
-
1st Published:
in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London
1969
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
2
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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DAVID CAMPTON
Doctor Alexander
1st Produced:
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-
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1956
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Genre:
costume comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
3
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: In December, 1745, Dr. Harnish Alexander is torn between his loyalty to the Stuart Cause and his calling. Three treacherous local tradesmen disgust him with humanity and he prepares to join the Prince. However, at the last minute, his sense of vocation proves too strong and he stays behind to assist in the birth of a child.
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DAVID CAMPTON
Do-It-Yourself Frankenstein Outfit, The
1st Produced:
1975
Company:
-
1st Published:
Campton, Leicester
1976
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Genre:
-
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
9 characters
Notes: -
Synopsis: A demonstrator putting the latest in the firm's range of robots through its paces is repeatedly interrupted from the floor. The interruptor has been planted there and turns out to be a robot. The question arises "Who is a robot--the Demonstrator, the assistants, the audience?"
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DAVID CAMPTON
Don't Wait For Me
1st Produced:
London