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MARTIN CRIMP (1956 - ) |
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Nationality: British Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Judy Daish Associates Ltd |
Martin Crimp was born in 1956. His plays include Three Attempted Acts (1985), Dealing with Clair (1988), Play with Repeats (1989), No One Sees the Video (1991), Getting Attention (1992), The Treatment (1993, winner of the John Whiting Award), Attempts on her Life (1997) and The Country (2000). He has translated or adapted work by Ionesco (The Chairs, 1997), Genet (The Maids, 1999) and Moliere (The Misanthrope, 1996).His work in the UK has been produced by the Orange Tree Theatre, the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Stephen Joseph Theatre, the RSC, the Young Vic and the Royal Court, where he was writer-in-residence in 1997. In New York his work has been seen at the Public Theater and the Classic Stage Company, as well as on Broadway.
Plays by Martin Crimp
Advice to Iraqi Women | ||
| 1st Produced: | 19 Nov 2003 | |||||
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Notes: | part of A ROYAL WELCOME readings to celebrate the visit of George W Bush | |||||
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Attempts On Her Life | ||
| 1st Produced: | 06 Mar 1997 | |||||
Company: | Royal Court | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8253 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | also performed as (Welsh translation by Owen Martell. Sherman Cymru presents a new, bold Welsh language production, with live music from the Acid Casuals, as part of this year's National Eisteddfod in Bala. Ceisio'i Bywyd Hi is a series of scenes, monologues, songs and negotiations between unnamed characters, that tell a story. . .that conjures a woman, referred to as Ann, who at various times is a an urban terrorist, a proud mother, a humanitarian worker, a scientist, a porn star, an artist and even a brand new model of a car. And yet she never appears. The result is a modern-day fable - a tragic comedy for our time. From material greed to unconditional self-sacrifice, from unprotected sex to religious fundamentalism, this is a provocative vision of a world of fear, detachment and alienation and a poignant portrayal of contemporary obsessions. 2009) | |||||
Synopsis: | Martin Crimp's coolly European meditation in 17 scenes on a woman, also called Anne - who may be a terrorist on the run, or an artist who has turned her suicide attempts into her art, or a traveller who has her photo taken by millionaires' swimming pools and in slums, or a woman whose children have been slaughtered in civil war, or even a child herself - is not an easy text for any director. And particularly not for one right at the start of her career and without lots of resources. Lyn Gardner, Guardian | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XVII (1997) Page 0311; Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 0960; Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 1349; Theatre Record Vol XXVII (2007) Page 0309 | |||||
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British Summer Time Ends | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1980 | ||||
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| 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 | #62191 | |||
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Ceisio'i Bywyd Hi | ||
| 1st Produced: | 03 Feb 2009 | |||||
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 | #76011 | |||
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Genre: | play with music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Translation Owen Martell | |||||
Synopsis: | Sherman Cymru presents a new, bold Welsh language production, with live music from the Acid Casuals, as part of this years National Eisteddfod in Bala. Ceisioi Bywyd Hi is a series of scenes, monologues, songs and negotiations between unnamed characters, that tell a story&that conjures a woman, referred to as Ann, who at various times is a an urban terrorist, a proud mother, a humanitarian worker, a scientist, a porn star, an artist and even a brand new model of a car. And yet she never appears. The result is a modern-day fable - a tragic comedy for our time. From material greed to unconditional self-sacrifice, from unprotected sex to religious fundamentalism, this is a provocative vision of a world of fear, detachment and alienation and a poignant portrayal of contemporary obsessions. | |||||
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Chairs, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 21 Oct 1997 | |||||
Company: | Theatre de Complicite | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8254 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Eugene Ionesco | |||||
Synopsis: | In a house on an island a very old couple pass their time with private games and half-remembered stories | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XVII (1997) Page 1521; Theatre Record Vol XXVI (2006) Page 1424 | |||||
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City, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 24 Apr 2008 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0571240111 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #75760 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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| "And I know what you're thinking: you're thinking it must be pretty easy to kill people who are simply clinging on to life. But the people clinging on to life are the most dangerous people of all." Clair wants to be kissed - but not now - and certainly not by her husband. Chris wants to celebrate his new job by driving into the oncoming traffic. Jenny arrives to complain about the screaming children - but the garden's empty, and the key to the playroom's disappeared. Just what strange game is being played here? Three characters fight to make sense of a surreal and collapsing world in this darkly comic mystery. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XXVIII (2008) Page 0482; Theatre Record Vol XXX (2010) Page 0207 | |||||
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Clang | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1980 | ||||
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 | #62190 | |||
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Country, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 11 May 2000 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8255 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Who is the comatose woman Richard has found on the roadside? Why has he brought her into his house? Exactly who is telling the truth and who is lying? Martin Crimp's play is a spare and glitteringly written dissection of desire and despair. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XX (2000) Page 0616; Theatre Record Volume XXXI (2011) Issue 08 Page 430; Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 0830; Theatre Record Vol XXVIII (2008) Page 0614; Theatre Record Vol XXX (2010) Page 1108; Theatre Record Vol XXXI (2011) Page 0430 | |||||
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Cruel And Tender | ||
| 1st Produced: | 04 May 2004 | |||||
Company: | Wiener Festwochen | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41594 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Sophocles, adapted from Trachiniae | |||||
Synopsis: | Far away a battle rages and an entire city is turned to dust. Amelia can't sleep. She waits for news of her husband. He's a great general and this seems to be a decisive victory. But when the motives for the war start to look disturbingly personal, his wife becomes desperate to hold on to his love. Martin Crimp's new play takes Sophocles' ancient story of marriage and violence - 'The Trachiniae' - and propels it into a modern world of political hypocrisy and emotional terrorism | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 0632; Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 1061 | |||||
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Dealing With Clair | ||
| 1st Produced: | 14 Oct 1988 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1988 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8256 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Claire, a young estate agent introduces couple to rich purchaser, but he is only after Claire | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol VIII (1988) Page 1443; Theatre Record Vol XXI (2001) Page 0198; Theatre Record Vol XXV (2005) Page 0565 | |||||
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Definitely The Bahamas | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2SA >>> | 25 Sep 1987 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0571290826 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8257 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
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Notes: | BBC Radio 3 broadcast April 1987 | |||||
| In Definitely the Bahamas, Frank and Milly relish the visits of Michael, their charming and successful only child. But what exactly is his relationship to the young student living in their house? | |||||
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Face To The Wall | ||
| 1st Produced: | 12 Mar 2002 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8258 | |||
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Genre: | Short Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | truth - Frank and Milly relish the visits of Michael, their charming and incredibly successful only child. But what exactly is his relationship to the young student living in their house? Originally produced by BBC Radio 3, then staged at the Orange Tree, directed by Alec McCowen, this is one of he first plays in which we can recognise Martin Crimp's distinctive voice. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XXII (2002) Page 0330; Theatre Record Vol XXVI (2006) Page 1056 | |||||
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False Servant, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | National Theatre, Cottesloe, South Bank, London. SE1 9PX >>> | 26 May 2004 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39659 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Marivaux | |||||
Synopsis: | "For a writer often thought of as coldly mathematical, there is something strangely unresolved about this particular Marivaux play. Everything hinges on a young woman's disguise as a chevalier, ostensibly to witness first-hand the mercenariness of a potential husband, Lelio. Having befriended the monstrous Lelio, she agrees to rescue him from the marital clutches of a middle-aged countess by wooing the lady herself. Her apparent aim is to protect the countess's money and expose Lelio's deviousness. But is that her actual motive? Marivaux's real preoccupation is erotic power and the fluidity of gender. Unlike the Rodgers and Hammerstein heroine who enjoyed being a girl, Marivaux's protagonist clearly relishes being a man. She stresses her attractiveness, is ready to fight a duel with Lelio and, in two extraordinary seduction scenes, reduces the countess to grovelling humiliation. She may, in Crimp's witty translation, sardonically announce, "I see blood on a regular basis," but she is driven by an androgynous narcissism that links her with the cross-dressing Dietrich and Hepburn heroines of 20th-century cinema. ", Guardian | |||||
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Fewer Emergencies | ||
| 1st Produced: | 08 Sep 2005 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2005 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45250 | |||
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Genre: | Three Short Plays One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Whole Blue Sky, Face To The Wall, Fewer Emergencies | |||||
Synopsis: | Things are definitely looking up - brighter light - more frequent boating - more confident smile - things are improving day by day - who ever would've guessed?' Fewer Emergencies involves four voices, three stories, two songs and a rodent called Bobby. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XXV (2005) Page 1146; Theatre Record Vol XXVI (2006) Page 1056 | |||||
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Four Attempted Acts | ||
| 1st Produced: | 15 Oct 1984 | |||||
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 | #8260 | |||
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Genre: | one acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | four one act plays: Appreciation of Music, Making Love, Suicide, Taking Love | |||||
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Getting Attention | ||
| 1st Produced: | Leeds: West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP >>> | 06 Mar 1991 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1991 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8261 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Devastating probe into the problems of child abuse | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XI (1991) Page 0294; Theatre Record Vol XI (1991) Page 0600 | |||||
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Gross und Klein (Big and Small) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sydney Theatre Company | 19 Nov 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 | #128671 | |||
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Genre: | translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Botho Strauss. English text by Martin Crimp | |||||
Synopsis: | In a journey across contemporary Germany, Cate Blanchett features in this delicately surreal play. Whisking us down a rabbit hole and into a wonderland-like world, Gross und Klein transports us to a hotel dining room in Morocco where Lotte (Blanchett) sits alone. Courageously optimistic and perpetually disappointed Lotte is in constant search for human connection. She is rejected by her husband, unrecognised by old friends and unfamiliar with her family. Whether she is outside a window peeping in or buzzing on an unanswered intercom this iconic protagonist never quite fits. Like Carrolls Alice, sometimes Lotte is too big for her surroundings and sometimes too small to be noticed within them. | |||||
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Hung Over - 10 Playwrights Respond to the 2010 Election | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Local, Elephant and Castle, London | 22 Jun 2010 | ||||
Company: | Royal Court | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
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Genre: | 10 min play | |||||
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Synopsis: | Ten of Britains leading playwrights respond to the 2010 General Election. Five nights of ten minute short plays at Theatre Local, Elephant and Castle. Tue 22 & Thu 24 June at 7pm featuring plays by April de Angelis, Tim Crouch, Michael Wynne, Dipo Agboluaje and Leo Butler. Wed 23 & Fri 25 June at 7pm featuring plays by Alia Bano, Michael Bhim, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Martin Crimp and Emma Crowe. Sat 26 June at 7pm featuring all plays by the ten writers. Hung Over takes place as part of Rough Cuts, the Royal Courts annual season of work-in-progress, experimental pieces, readings and shorts. Rough Cuts emerges from the year-round activities of the Studio, providing an opportunity for emerging and established artists to develop ideas collaboratively, experimentally and informally. | |||||
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Into the Little Hill | ||
| 1st Produced: | 22 Feb 2009 | |||||
Company: | Opera Group | |||||
| 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 | #27421 | |||
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Genre: | short opera | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A faceless stranger arrives in town and agrees to exterminate its plague of rats; but when the Mayor refuses to pay up, his actions have terrible repercussions. A gripping version of The Pied Piper fable | |||||
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Iron Rice Bowl, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Royal Court Theatre, Theatre Downstairs, Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AS >>> | 12 Jun 2011 | ||||
Company: | Human Rights Watch | |||||
| 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 | #138116 | |||
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Notes: | Part of Behind The headlines. Including a new sketch by Martin Crimp and performances from Khalid Abdalla, Tunji Lucas, Helen McCrory, Thandie Newton, Sophie Okonedo and two principal dancers of the Rambert Dance Company. With music performances from Chartwell Dutiro and Randolph and Byron. Artists supporting the evening include Anish Kapoor and Ai Wei Wei. | |||||
Synopsis: | A truly unique and inspiring evening of theatre, dance, music, art, comedy and the classics, representing the work of Human Rights Watch. | |||||
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Jewish Wife, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 29 Mar 2007 | |||||
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 | #58964 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht. Part of The Big Brecht Fest: Brecht Double Bill 1 Literal translation by Simon Scardifield | |||||
Synopsis: | Berlin - the city of Jews. A woman reassures her friends and packs her life into a suitcase. | |||||
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Kind Of Arden, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2SA >>> | 25 Sep 1987 | ||||
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 | #8262 | |||
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Living Remains | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1982 | ||||
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 | #8263 | |||
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Love Games | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2SA >>> | 09 Apr 1982 | ||||
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 | #8264 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
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Notes: | adapted by Martin Crimp and Howard Curtis from work by Jerzy Przedziecki | |||||
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Maids, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 01 Jul 1999 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8265 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Jean Genet | |||||
Synopsis: | the fantasies of two maids who are sisters as they enact their vicious charade | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XIX (1999) Page 0859; Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 0482; Theatre Record Vol XXV (2005) Page 0022 | |||||
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Misanthrope, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cottier Theatre, Glasgow | 11 Sep 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0571259519 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8266 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Moliere | |||||
| comedy of manners centres on highly principled man who cannot bring himself to temper the truth with tact | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XVI (1996) Page 0205; Theatre Record Vol XVII (1997) Page 1220; Theatre Record Vol XXII (2002) Page 0234; Theatre Record Vol XXIX (2009) Page 1340 | |||||
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No One Sees The Video | ||
| 1st Produced: | 27 Nov 1990 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1991 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8267 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | A report on the consumer age, cool, hard, and ferociously funny" Observer | |||||
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One More Wasted Year | ||
| 1st Produced: | 18 Nov 1997 | |||||
Company: | Royal Court | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Frontline Drama 6: New French Plays, Methuen, London, 1998 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #62189 | |||
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Genre: | translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Christophe Pellet | |||||
Synopsis: | Two young men in their late twenties hang around in bars but already are too old for the youth generation. | |||||
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Pains Of Youth | ||
| 1st Produced: | 28 Oct 2009 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber 2009 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0571255641 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #102678 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Ferdinand Bruckner | |||||
| Vienna, 1923. A discontented post-war generation diagnose youth to be their sickness and do their best to destroy it. Promiscuous, pitiless and bored, six sexually entangled medical students restlessly wander in and out of a boarding house, cramming, drinking, taunting, spying. Freder sets about savagely experimenting with the young, pretty maid, with half an eye on his former lover Desiree, a wild, disillusioned aristocrat. Petrell abandons Marie for the ruthless underdog Irene. Marie doesn't waste any time weeping - Desiree wants her. | |||||
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Play House | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2SA >>> | 14 Mar 2012 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0571290826 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #134891 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | Sex, work, pregnancy, madness, parents, weird neighbours, cleaning the fridge and dancing - Play House (2011) tells the story, in 13 bravura scenes, of a young couple's attempts to set up home | |||||
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Play With Repeats | ||
| 1st Produced: | 13 Oct 1989 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1989 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8268 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Centring on "an earnest inadequate, the kind of man who starts talking to strangers in pubs, the play becomes progressively chillier and more violent" Daily Telegraph | |||||
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Rhinoceros | ||
| 1st Produced: | 21 Sep 2007 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2007 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #62848 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Eugene Ionesco | |||||
Synopsis: | When a rhinoceros charges across the town square one Sunday afternoon, Berenger thinks nothing of it. Soon, however, rhinoceroses are popping up everywhere and Berengers whole world is under threat. What will it take for him to stand up to the increasing menace of rhinocerisation? Ionesco's iconic satire on apathy and conformity is given its first major UK revival since its Roval Court vremiere in 1960. | |||||
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Roberto Zucco | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Other Place, Stratford | 26 Nov 1997 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8269 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 14 | Female | 7 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Bernard-Marie Koltes | |||||
Synopsis: | tells the story of Roberto Zucco, a criminal driven to murder and brutal rape by a culture that at once rejects and worships him. Zucco's alienation--as outcast and as celebrity--provides a framework for Koltes's ironic, bitter commentary on the rampant dysfunctionality of a society that values money above love and self-interest even higher | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XVII (1997) Page 1552; Theatre Record Vol XIX (1999) Page 0442 | |||||
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Rough Cuts | ||
| 1st Produced: | Royal Court Theatre, Theatre Downstairs, Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AS >>> | 22 Jun 2010 | ||||
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 | #122430 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Hung Over - 10 Playwrights Respond to the 2010 Election | |||||
Synopsis: | Ten of Britain's leading playwrights respond to the 2010 General Election. Five nights of ten minute short plays at Theatre Local, Elephant and Castle. Tue 22 & Thu 24 June at 7pm featuring plays by April de Angelis, Tim Crouch, Michael Wynne, Dipo Agboluaje and Leo Butler. Wed 23 & Fri 25 June at 7pm featuring plays by Alia Bano, Michael Bhim, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Martin Crimp and Emma Crowe. Sat 26 June at 7pm featuring all plays by the ten writers. Hung Over takes place as part of Rough Cuts, the Royal Court's annual season of work-in-progress, experimental pieces, readings and shorts. Rough Cuts emerges from the year-round activities of the Studio, providing an opportunity for emerging and established artists to develop ideas collaboratively, experimentally and informally. | |||||
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Seagull, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lyttelton, London | 17 Jun 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55712 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | servants | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov | |||||
Synopsis: | This pared-down version of Chekhov's first great play reveals the full force of its comedy and cruelty - whether it's love, sex, incredible fame, or simply a trip into town, each character is denied the thing they most crave. | |||||
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Spanish Girls | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2SA >>> | 25 Sep 1987 | ||||
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 | #8270 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Treatment, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 20 Apr 1993 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1993 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8271 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | winner of the John Whiting award | |||||
Synopsis: | Two film producers offer to buy story of wife running from oppression and end up buying her body and mind | |||||
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Triumph Of Love, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 02 Sep 1999 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8272 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Marivaux | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Vol XIX (1999) Page 1072; Theatre Record Vol XXIII (2003) Page 0501; Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 0584 | |||||
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Variety Of Death-Defying Acts, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | 13 Dec 1985 | |||||
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 | #8273 | |||
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You Just Had to be My Brother | ||
| 1st Produced: | 22 Mar 2002 | |||||
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 | #124362 | |||
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Genre: | translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | translated by Martin Crimp from book by Pauline Sales | |||||
Synopsis: | A short play about a young Arab girl. | |||||
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