RONALD GOW (1897 - 1993)
| Nationality: | English |
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Plays by Ronald Gow
Affair At Kirklees, The |
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All On A Summer's Day |
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Ann Veronica |
| 1st Produced: | Cambridge Theatre, London | 1969 | ||
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Original cast recording: CBS (70052) | 1969 | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Notes: Written by Ronald Gow and Frank Wells; music by Cyril Ornadel; lyrics by David Croft. Based on the book by H G Wells | ||||
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Boston Story, A |
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| 1st Published: | English Theatre Guild, London | 1969 | ||
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Notes: the novel by Henry James | ||||
Synopsis: Roger has an extraordinary theory that it should be possible to teach a young woman to fall in love with him. Having failed with Isabel, he decides to try the experiment with Nora, his ward. He enlists the help of his cousin, Herbert and also Isabel, but unfortunately, the arrival of George, a handsome scoundrel and a distant cousin of Nora, upsets matters. Nora is sent away to Europe and when she returns as a beautiful young woman, we are kept in hilarious doubt until the final curtain as to who will win her in the end. | ||||
Breakfast At Eight |
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Compromise |
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Edwardians, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1959 | |||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1960 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 6 |
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Notes: novel by V Sackville, aka Weekend in May | ||||
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Friendship Of Mrs. Eckley, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cheltenham | 1975 | ||
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Gallows Glorious |
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| 1st Published: | Victor Gollancz, London | 1933 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 18 | Female | 5 |
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Synopsis: The action of the play takes place in America in 1859, prior to the election of Lincoln and the outbreak of the Civil War. The scenes are laid in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State in the North, and in Maryland and Virginia in the South. | ||||
Golden West, The |
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Grannie's A Hundred |
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| 1st Published: | Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London | 1939 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy for Women in 1 Act | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Henry |
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Higgins The Highwayman Of Cranford |
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Kings Warrant, The |
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Lawyer Of Springfield, The |
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Love On The Dole |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1936 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 7 |
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Notes: written with Walter Greenwood | ||||
Synopsis: Period 1934 a vivid depiction of unemployment in a northern manufacturing town | ||||
Marrying Sort, The |
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Ma's Bit O'Brass |
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| 1st Published: | Deane's Series of Plays, Kenyon-Deane, London | 1944 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Three Act | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Mr Rhodes |
| 1st Produced: | 1961 | |||
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OHMS |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1934 | ||
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Synopsis: all female comedy set in a village post office | ||||
Old Jest, The |
| 1st Produced: | Brighton | 1980 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Notes: novel by Jennifer Johnston | ||||
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Robin Goes To Sea |
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Sausage, The |
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Scuttleboom's Treasure |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1938 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Synopsis: school expedition finds the pirates treasure | ||||
Sheriff's Kitchen, The |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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This Stratford Business |
| 1st Produced: | Cheltenham | 1971 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Notes: stories by Henry James | ||||
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Under The Skull And Bones |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1933 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Synopsis: pirate fantasy | ||||
Vengence Of The Gang, The |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Synopsis: Scouts and Rovers | ||||
Watch And Ward |
| 1st Produced: | 1964 | |||
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| 1st Published: | Theatre Guild, London | 1969 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
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Notes: from novel by Henry James, aka A Boston Story | ||||
Synopsis: It should be possible to teach a young woman to fall in love with you .. | ||||