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DAVID LAN (1952 - ) |
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Nationality: South African and British Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Judy Daish Associates Ltd |
David Lan was born in Cape Town where he trained as an actor. He moved to London in 1972, and has been artistic director of the Young Vic since 2000. He won an Olivier Award for the 2004 Young Vic season. Other awards include the John Whiting award, The George Orwell award and the Zurich International TV Prize.
Plays by David Lan
Bird Child | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1974 | ||||
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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 | #19966 | |||
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Chain Play, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||||
Company: | Conceived and commissioned by Angus Mackenchnie | |||||
| 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 | #19967 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | Written By Terry Johnson, Philip Ridley, Charlotte Jones, Lee Hall, Sebastian Barry, Zinnie Harris, Kevin Elyot, Nick Dear, Tanika Gupta, Frank McGuinness, Nick Stafford, Stephen Sondheim, Colin Teevan, Patrick Marber, David Lan, Sarah Daniels, Martin She | |||||
Synopsis: | One off performance of chain writing to celebrate the National Theatre's 25th anniversary. A scene each from all the authors for a performance on one night | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cherry Orchard, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||||
Company: | Royal National Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19968 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov | |||||
Synopsis: | by the end, as the extended family of Madame Ranaveskaya tearfully depart the ancestral home and the axes begin to fall on the beloved cherry orchard they've been forced to sell, tragedy is the overriding feeling. | |||||
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Desire | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1990 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Desire and Other Plays", Faber, London, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19969 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Ends Of The Earth, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1996 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19970 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
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Flight | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stratford-on-Avon | 1986 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19971 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Ghetto | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1989 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1989 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19972 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written with Jeremy Sams, play by Joshua Sobol | |||||
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Hippolytos | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1991 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Almeida Theatre Scripts, London, 1991 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19973 | |||
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Homage To Been Soup | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 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 | #19974 | |||
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Ion | ||
| 1st Produced: | Shakespeare Theatre, Washington DC | 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 | #96021 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Euripides | |||||
Synopsis: | twenty-five hundred year old story about gods and humans, their loves and their lies? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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La Lupa | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1996 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19975 | |||
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Genre: | 100 min Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Giovanni Verga | |||||
Synopsis: | The piece concerns good, honest, in touch with the earth peasantry. mother, a daughter and their love hurtle towards tragedy in Verga''s passionate Italian drama, first performed in 1894 | |||||
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Mouthful Of Birds, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1986 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19976 | |||
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Genre: | Dance Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | doubling (large cast possible) | |||||
Notes: | written by Caryl Churchill and David Lan - Psychic Attack; Baron Sunday; Dancing; Pig; Herculine Barbin; Gold Shoes; Hot Summer | |||||
Synopsis: | A collaborative piece written with David Lan, combining words and dance. Inspired by Euripides' Bacchae, the play explores modern experiences of 'possession, violence and other states where people feel beside themselves' (Caryl Churchill, from her introduction to the published volume). | |||||
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Not In Norwich | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1977 | ||||
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 | #19977 | |||
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Painting A Wall | ||
| 1st Produced: | Almost free Theatre, London | 1974 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, London, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19978 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Short political allegory. Four "Cape Coloured" men paint a wall: the conditions of labour in South Africa under apartheid. End of play, the walls painted | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Paradise | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 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 | #19979 | |||
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Red Earth | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1978 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1", Methuen, London, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19980 | |||
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Sereant Ola And His Followers | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1979 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19981 | |||
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Tobias And The Angel | ||
| 1st Produced: | Christ Church Highbury Fields, London | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Oberon Books, London >>>, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #57658 | |||
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Genre: | Libretto | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | men and choruses | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jonathan Dove, libretto by David lan | |||||
Synopsis: | At a time of turmoil, wise Tobit is struck blind. Suddenly penniless, he sends his son Tobias to reclaim an old debt. Tobias is afraid but a stranger arrives and offers to guide him . . . An orchestra, a company of singers, a choir and two choruses drawn from Lambeth and Southwark accompany Tobias across mountains towards love and self-knowledge in this joyous musical tale. | |||||
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Winter Dancers, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1977 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Desire and Other Plays", Faber, London, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19982 | |||
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