GILES COOPER   (1918 - 1966)


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Plays by Giles Cooper

GILES COOPER
Everything In The Garden
1st Produced:
Arts Theatre Club, London
1962
Company:
-
1st Published:
Evans, London
1963
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
5
Female
5
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: the corruption of money and the rottenness of this bigoted exurbia where conformity to its illiberal standards and its hypocritical show of respectability is all that counts. The scene is the suburban home of Jenny and Richard, beautifully played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Barry Nelson. The only thing that seems to stand in the way of their happiness is a lack of money. The action starts in an entertaining comedy of manners style. Then abruptly there enters a Mrs. Toothe in the menacing and fascinating person of Beatrice Straight who offers Jenny the opportunity to make more money than they have ever had, to buy a greenhouse and all the other luxuries that they require for their garden and their lives. Richard's realization that their newfound money is being earned by his wife's whoring comes almost simultaneously with the return of their fourteen-year-old son from school and a champagne cocktail party which they are giving to impress their country club friends. As a result, his horror, disgust and rage has to
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GILES COOPER
Haddock Eyes
1st Produced:
London
1950
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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GILES COOPER
Happy Family
1st Produced:
London
1966
Company:
-
1st Published:
in "New English Dramatists II", Penguin, London
1967
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Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
2
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: brother and two sister's childhood chains stretched as fiancee falls for other sister
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GILES COOPER
Lady Of The Camellias, The
1st Produced:
New York
1963
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
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Genre:
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Adaptation
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
-
Notes: Original Playwright - Alexandre Dumas fils. Fromm adaptation by Terrence McNally of the play
Synopsis:
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GILES COOPER
Never Get Out
1st Produced:
Edinburgh
1950
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
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Genre:
-
-
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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GILES COOPER
Out Of The Crocodile
1st Produced:
Oxford
1963
Company:
-
1st Published:
Evans, London
1963
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
2
Female
3
Parts Other:
others
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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GILES COOPER
Spies Are Singing, The
1st Produced:
Nottingham
1966
Company:
-
1st Published:
Evans, London
-
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
5
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis:
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GILES COOPER
Unman, Wittering And Zigo
1st Produced:
BBC Third
1958
Company:
-
1st Published:
Macmillan, London
1971
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Genre:
Radio play
-
Parts:
Male
7
Female
2
Parts Other:
10b
Notes: -
Synopsis: Young teacher finds predecessor has been murdered by the boys in his class
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