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HUGH JANES |
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Literary Agent: Sayle Screen Ltd |
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Plays by Hugh Janes |
Aladdin | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, Devon | 15 Dec 1999 | ||||
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 | #122057 | |||
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Genre: | Pantomime | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A Persian version of the pantomime. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cinderella | ||
| 1st Produced: | Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead | 26 Dec 1991 | ||||
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 | #122058 | |||
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Genre: | Pantomime | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A traditional version of the pantomime. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Complete Ring of the Nibelung, The (Abridged) | ||
| 1st Produced: | St. Cuts, Edinburgh Fringe Festiva | 11 Aug 2003 | ||||
Company: | Reduced Wagner 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 | #122059 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The entire 'Ring' Cycle (almost) with all the jokes Wagner left out | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dancers | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mayfair theatre, London | 30 Nov 1975 | ||||
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 | #122060 | |||
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Genre: | musical showcase | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Book by Hugh Janes; Lyrics by Hugh Janes and Peter Walker; Music by Peter Durrent | |||||
Synopsis: | A musical showcase based on the lives of dancers. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dangerous To Know | ||
| 1st Produced: | 09 Jun 1998 | |||||
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 | #122061 | |||
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Genre: | Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from the novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford | |||||
Synopsis: | When a philanthropic millionaire is found murdered, his ex-wife sets out to discover the truth about this enigmatic man and his mysterious death. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dead-Lock | ||
| 1st Produced: | Thorndike Leatherhead | 27 May 1991 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978057301744-5 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #17933 | |||
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Genre: | Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| When her husband dies in a car crash, Diana is determined to succeed as the new head of his successful company. Her son Alec believes the position should be his, while her younger son demands more of the family fortune. When strange events start happening in the house and a voice haunts her, Diana's fears and uncertainties increase. Just as she feels she knows who is responsible, events take a dramatic turn as her real enemy is revealed | |||||
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Divider, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead | May 1995 | ||||
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 | #56293 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The Divider is a funny and poignant celebration of the resilience of older people who are determined not to give in without a fight. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Divine Darkness | ||
| 1st Produced: | St Andrew's Church, Royal parade, Plymouth | 15 Mar 2001 | ||||
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 | #122062 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The Book of Job has heen called a 'landmark in the historical development of the divine drama'. Some scholars believe it was written by Moses, it is certainly one of the Bible's oldest books. At its heart is real human experience, a great debate and a wager between Cod and the Devil for Job's soul. This extraordinary new play music and song chosen especially for the unique atmosphere of St. Andrews Church. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Downtown Dash | ||
| 1st Produced: | 26 Jan 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 | #122063 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A short play within a play set in the 1941 blitz. A sailor and his mate try to avoid the bombs as they race across Plymouth to get back to their families. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dream On | ||
| 1st Produced: | Muse theatre, Plymouth | 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 | #122064 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 11 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A musical based on show's like Britain's Got Talent created for Lipson Community College. A school decides to hold a talent contest for their end of term concert only to find it hi-jacked by an exploitative television executive. A live competition every night and the audience had the final vote. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Guildhall Tours, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth | 28 Apr 2010 | ||||
Company: | A site-specific event commissioned by Part Exchange Co and RIO. | |||||
| 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 | #122065 | |||
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Genre: | site specific | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Theatrical and humorous guided tours of the newly refurbished 19th century Guildhall. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Haunting, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 02 Nov 2010 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1848422155 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #122052 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | By Hugh Janes, adapted from the ghost stories of Charles Dickens | |||||
| In an ancient, crumbling mansion, two men stumble across a dark and terrifying secret that will change their lives forever. David Filde is employed to catalogue the estate's impressive library and finds an incredible array of rare books. But as a series of strange and unexplained events conspire to keep Filde from his work, he realises that if he is to convince his septical employer that the mysterious phenomena he is experiencing is real, they must journey together to the very edge of terror to discover the source of the terrifying visitations. This gripping new adaptation of some of Charles Dickens' most haunting works, based on his spine-tingling tales of the unexpected, will have you on the edge of your seat. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jack and the Beanstalk | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, Devon | 12 Dec 2000 | ||||
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 | #122066 | |||
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Genre: | Pantomime | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A traditional local pantomime. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Janners | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, Devon | 23 Jun 2006 | ||||
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 | #122067 | |||
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Genre: | soap opera | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Written by Hugh Janes in collaboration with Jayne Newton Chance and The Waterfront Writers and performed by local actors. | |||||
Synopsis: | A theatrical soap opera set in the chaotic and bizarre world of a Plymouth pub | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Land of Lies | ||
| 1st Produced: | 29 Sep 2003 | |||||
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 | #122068 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Hugh Janes and Gerald Moon | |||||
Synopsis: | A play about the life of Magda Quandt, a cultured divorcee who joined the National Socialist Party after hearing Joseph Goebbels speak at a rally in 1929. They seduced each other but after they married Magda became entwined in her husband's web of deceit and her privileged life, as mother figure of the Nation, ended in Hitler's bunker where she committed suicide after taking the lives of her children. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Last King Of Devonport, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth | 30 Sep 2008 | ||||
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 | #23465 | |||
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Genre: | Promenade piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The Guildhall was once the civic heart of Devonport, designed by the architect John Foulston in 1821 and part of a plan that included an Egyptian house, a Hindu temple and a commemorative column to celebrate this thriving area. In its current position amongst the demolished remains of Ker Street, this neo-classical building speaks of past prosperous times whilst presiding over the developers bulldozers and cranes. Hugh Janes and Jules Laville use the changing fortunes of the Devonport Guildhall to present a visual, physical feast for the eye, mind and heart. | |||||
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Love All | ||
| 1st Produced: | Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead | 21 Feb 1989 | ||||
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 | #122069 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The members of a small tennis club find their relationships under strain when the annual championships coincide with the club's 75th anniversary and the traditional old guard is taken on by the new. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Master Forger | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1993 | |||||
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 | #17934 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Michelangelo began his career as a forger. He carved 'The Sleeping Cupid' and planted it where some workmen were digging. The sculpture was discovered and acclaimed as an ancient masterpiece. It was sold for 200 Ducats to a cardinal. . . and then Michelangelo confessed. . .'So began the defence of Tom Keating, the real-life forger at his celebrated trial in the late 70's during which he achieved international notoriety. | |||||
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Perfect Murder, the | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978057301954-8 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #17935 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | M9-12 F3-6. Can be played by M7 F2 with doubling | |||||
Notes: | from story by Jeffrey Archer | |||||
| Adapted from a story by Jeffrey Archer. Carla Moorland has been murdered, and accountant John Hoskins, who has been having an affair with her, is certain he knows who did it - himself. John's wife Elizabeth, rather than calling the police, is determined to keep John out of prison, even if it means that an innocent man will be punished for the crime. . . | |||||
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Rainbow Coloured Dream, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Phoenix Theatre, Exeter | Feb 2000 | ||||
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 | #122070 | |||
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Genre: | Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | The play was devised for a class of about 30 children, with parts for all abilities and interest. Commissioned by DAISI (Devon Arts in Schools Initiative) and produced by six schools simultaneously across Devon as part of the Groundswell Festival. | |||||
Synopsis: | This play for children is set in a world without colour, where scientists struggle to understand the gloom. One morning, a child wakes from an amazing dream, which a sage interprets as a kaleidoscopic vision. The child and a physicist set off in search of something they've never seen and do not understand. | |||||
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Soldier's Song, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | 22 May 1997 | |||||
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 | #17936 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | Adapted from the book by Ken Lukowiak | |||||
Synopsis: | n 1979 Private Lukowiak was a virgin soldier. In 1982 he went to war, He was away from home a little over eigbt weeks, but the madness and black comedy of active duty in tbe Falklands changed his life . . . forever.Since then he has returned to the Falklands as a journalist and travelled for the first time to Argentina to meet the men he fought, confront his past and undergo trial by television. Now, nearly fifteen years to the day that the task force set sail Ken Lukowiak's book A Soldier's Song is brought to the stage in a funny and deeply moving production. | |||||
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Star Encounters | ||
| 1st Produced: | 01 May 1978 | |||||
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 | #122071 | |||
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Genre: | space-age musical satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Hugh Janes and Rae Coates | |||||
Synopsis: | Bette Davis and Joan Crawford enlist the help of sci-fi characters to find the get-out clause in their contracts, pursued through space by the head of the studio. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Timw And Tide | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, Devon | 02 Aug 2000 | ||||
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 | #122072 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Written with the 'Bards of the Barbican', The Waterfront Writers. Music by Simon Purchon and Nick Holmes | |||||
Synopsis: | A comical look at 1000 years of Plymouth's association with the sea. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Two Of A Kind | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1995 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978057301944-9 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #17937 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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| Wally Wallis is hardly the perfect retirement-home resident. When his room-mate, Potts, dies and is replaced with staid, dull George, war is instantly declared! Wally decides he must leave, but before his escape with Potts' ashes he reaches a level of understanding with George and shares some tender moments with May, another resident, who has a soft spot for both men. | |||||
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