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JOHN MCGRATH (1935 - 2002) |
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Nationality: British Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Casarotto Ramsay and Associates Ltd |
John (Peter) McGrath was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire 01 June 1935 from an Irish family. After education in Wales, national service and Oxford University, he wrote and directed for theatre and television, as well as writing for cinema. Early work included Z-Cars for BBC-TV (1962), Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun (1966) and the screenplay for Billion Dollar Brain (1967). In 1971, together with Elizabeth MacLennan, he co-founded the 7:84 Theatre Company, which divided into Scottish and English companies in 1973 with McGrath remaining as Artistic Director of both. During his career McGrath wrote over seventy plays, including Fish in the Sea (1972), The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1973), Blood Red Roses (1980), Border Warfare (1989), Watching for Dolphins (1992) and, most recently, HyperLynx (2001). He was twice Visiting Fellow in Theatre at Cambridge University. His previous books include A Good Night Out (1981), The Bone Won't Break (1990), Six-Pack: Plays for Scotland (1996), and Naked Thoughts that Roam About (2002) and Plays For England (2005). McGrath founded Freeway Films in 1982, for which he produced, amongst others, The Dressmaker (1985), Carrington (1995), Ma Vie en Rose (1997) and Aberdeen (2002). He also founded Moonstone International Screen Labs to support and promote independent European filmmaking. He received Lifetime Achievement Awards from both BAFTA (in 1993) and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain (in 1997), as well as Honorary Doctorates from the University of Stirling and the University of London. He died in 2002.
Plays by John McGrath
Acts 27 | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #102984 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | Print-out - National Library of Scotland ref: Fifth Estate Theatre Company - Acc.11443/64 | |||||
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Albannach, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1985 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23240 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | from novel by Fionn MacColla, music by Eddie McGuire | |||||
Synopsis: | A play about the constraints of highland life and finding the joyful side of life in the face of controversy. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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All The Fun Of The Fair | ||
| 1st Produced: | Half Moon, London | 1986 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 | |||||
| 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 | #23241 | |||
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Genre: | carnival theatre Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written with Chris Bond and others | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Angel Of The Morning | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published as Plugged-in, in Plays and Players, London Nov 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23242 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Unruly Elements | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Baby And The Bathwater: The Imperial Policeman | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire | 1984 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23243 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A blistering satire about the widespread fear of communism. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bakke's Night Of Fame | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1968 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Davis-Poynter Ltd (Dec 1973) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0706700848 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23244 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | from novel A Danish Gambit by William Butler | |||||
Synopsis: | The night before his execution murderer Bakke demands a meeting with his executioner | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Basement In Bangkok | ||
| 1st Produced: | Student Group, Bristol | 1963 | ||||
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 | #23245 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music and songs by Dudley Moore | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Behold The Sun | ||
| 1st Produced: | Duisburg, West Germany | 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 | #23246 | |||
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Genre: | Opera Libretto Opera | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Written in collaboration with Alexander Goehr, music by Goehr | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Big Square Fields | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bradford | 1979 | ||||
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 | #23247 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Mark Brown | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bitter Apples | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liverpool | 1979 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23248 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Mark Brown | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Blood Red Roses | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1980 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Two Plays For the Eighties", People's Press, Aberdeen, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0906074152 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23249 | |||
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Genre: | Political Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | musicians | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | All that glistens is not gold; questioning the truth behind improving standard of living for working class people. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Boom | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gospie, Sutherland | 1974 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "New Edinburgh Review, August, 1975 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23250 | |||
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Genre: | musical play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Border Warfare | ||
| 1st Produced: | Glagow | 1989 | ||||
Company: | Wildcat/Freeway Films | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Six-Pack: Plays For Scotland" Polygon, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23251 | |||
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Genre: | historical pageant with songs | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | musicians | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Catch, or, Red Herrings in the Minch, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1981 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23252 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Mark Brown | |||||
Synopsis: | A play examining local desires versus central government. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Caucasian Chalk Circle, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liverpool | 1972 | ||||
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 | #23253 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 38 | Female | 11 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Bertolt Brecht | |||||
Synopsis: | an Old Chinese Legend, a cruel town governor murdered, wife escapes leaving baby. Returns to try and 'drag the baby out of the Chal Circle' | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cheviot, The Stag, And The Black, Black Oil | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1973 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | West Highland Publishing, Kileakin, Isle of Skye, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0413488800 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23254 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | musicians | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| Strathoykel, Sutherland. "When the Sheriff and his men arrived, the women were on the road and the men behind the walls. The women shouted 'Better to die here than America or the Cape of Good Hope'. The first blow was struck by a woman with a stick. The gentry leant out of their saddles and beat at the women's heads with their crops." (John McGrath) | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Comrade Jacob | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Sussex | 1969 | ||||
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 | #23255 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | from novel by David Caute | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun | ||
| 1st Produced: | 12 Apr 1966 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Methuen Drama, London Sep 1966>>> | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0416663402 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23256 | |||
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Genre: | Tragedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| This play is a study of seven men, six gunners and an eighteen year old lance bombardier, trapped in a futile situation which drives the wildest of them to increasingly extreme subordination. It is Germany in 1954, a bitterly cold winter. The gun they guard is obsolete. The woeful events of the play are unfolded with biting irony. This isn't just a piece about falling out between lonely soldiers, or about a particular idiocy of cold war strategy. It is about a man who sees his own life as ludicrous and outworn because he has been placed in a situation so dehumanised that he can only react mockingly. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fish In The Sea | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1972 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, London, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0904383261 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23257 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Mark Brown | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Game's A Bogey, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Aberdeen, Scotland | 1974 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Edinburgh University Student Publications, Edinburgh, 1975 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-095018909X | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23258 | |||
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Genre: | variey show | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | musicians | |||||
Notes: | 7.84's John MacLean show. | |||||
| Maclean, John, 1879-1923. "Song, pantomime, direct exhortation, uproarious and ribald parody are used to tell the bitter story." | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Gold in his Boots | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 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 | #102985 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | Various photocopy typescript versions of John McGrath/7:84 revival - National Library of Scotland ref: John McGrath - Acc.11615/43-46 | |||||
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Half the Picture | ||
| 1st Produced: | 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 | #23259 | |||
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Genre: | documentary play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by John McGrath and Richard Norton Taylor | |||||
Synopsis: | a documentary play based on the Scott inquiry | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hebrides, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh | 1970 | ||||
Company: | The Edinburgh 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 | #44851 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | set in contemporary Scotland | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hover Through The Fog | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1906220310 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23260 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Unruly Elements | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hyperlynx | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | London : Oberon, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | 1840023384 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23261 | |||
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Genre: | Monologue 90 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | McGrath's final work. One act version performed at Edinburgh Festival 2001 by Floodtide | |||||
Synopsis: | first part is a cogent attack on the power of multinationals, the second, written after 11 September, links suicide bombers with anti-globalisation protesters | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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If You Want To Know The Time | ||
| 1st Produced: | 15 Jul 1979 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1906220310 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23262 | |||
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Genre: | Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| If you Want to Know the Time was written for the Blair Peach Memorial Event and performed at the Royal Court Theatre on 15 July 1979. Blair Peach was a young school teacher from New Zealand who was allegedly beaten by police while taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Southall and died of head injuries. The demonstration was attempting to stop the National Front from marching through that predominantly Asian community. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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In Time of Strife | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | ?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 | #102986 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | Various photocopy typescript versions of John McGrath/7:84 revival -National Library of Scotland ref: John McGrath - Acc.11615/55-57 | |||||
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Invasion, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Oxford | 1958 | ||||
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 | #23263 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Arthur Adamov; Written in collaboration with Barbara Canning | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jack | ||
| 1st Produced: | unperformed | 1960 | ||||
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 | #108591 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Dudley Moore | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Joe's Drum | ||
| 1st Produced: | Aberdeen, Scotland | 1979 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | People's Press, Aberdeen, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-090607410x | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23264 | |||
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Genre: | Political Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | musiciams | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A historical - political story told with punch and zest and most importantly the power of conviction. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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John Brown's Body | ||
| 1st Produced: | Glagow | 1990 | ||||
Company: | Wildcat/Freeway Films | |||||
| 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 | #23265 | |||
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Genre: | historical pageant with songs | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Last Of The Maceachans, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1996 | |||||
Company: | Freeway Stage | |||||
| 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 | #23266 | |||
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Genre: | Solo Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 person | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lay Off | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lancaster | 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 | #23267 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | also produced Unity Theatre, London, 1975. (7:84 England) | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Left Our Lady | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1981 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, London, July 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0904383768 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #108599 | |||
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Genre: | Feminist Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | doubling possible plus band | |||||
Notes: | originally produced as Yobbo Nowt, music by Mark Brown | |||||
| Nails the old myth that left-wing theatre must necessarily be grey. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Life And Times Of Joe Of England, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Basildon, Essex | 1977 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23268 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Little Red Hen | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1975 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, London, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1906220198 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23269 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | large cast | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| What can we learn from the past that can help us build a better Scotland today? "The latest skirmish in a continuing war against capitalism and the ills thereof . . . full of vitality, humour, good songs and music, polemical overstatement and blistering home truths . . ." | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mairi Mhor - The Woman from Skye | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1987 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #82929 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Using Gaelic song, one woman's story of imprisonment in the nineteenth century unfolds. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Man Has Two Fathers, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Oxford University Drama Society | 1958 | ||||
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 | #23270 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Media Star | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh | 1996 | ||||
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 | #108596 | |||
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Genre: | play for schools | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | shows in a comic way how one misunderstood event could be taken and dealt with by the press, then television, and finally the movies | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mum's The Word | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liverpool | 1977 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, London, July 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0904383768 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #108598 | |||
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Genre: | Feminist Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | doubling possible plus band | |||||
Notes: | originally produced as Yobbo Nowt, music by Mark Brown | |||||
| Nails the old myth that left-wing theatre must necessarily be grey. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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My Pal and Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 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 | #102987 | |||
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Genre: | rock musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Originally produced as Soft Or A Girl. | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | National Library of Scotland ref: 7:84 (Scotland) Theatre Company - Acc.10893/29-30 | |||||
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Nightclass | ||
| 1st Produced: | 20 Mar 1981 | |||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1906220211 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23271 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Rick Lloyd (possibly 1st produced Corby, Northamptonshire) | |||||
| Nightclass showcases the formidable range of John McGrath's skills. Songs and agitprop are intercut deftly, often to ironic effect, with nuanced interplay between the five characters, the dialogue switching between sharp wit and painful revelation. Four lonely people drift into a night class on the English or British constitution. Each hopes that for a few quid a qualified expert will show them how that elusive monster holds the secrets to their plights and desperation. McGrath quickly has them relating to each other on the basis of rules as deep and unwritten as those of the notoriously elusive constitution itself. Their youngish, patronising lefty lecturer persuades them to fiddle the class numbers so that he will be paid. He tries and fails to get off with the young, grieving woman in between his attacks on the Monarchy and bogus Democracy. The lady wife of a local magistrate takes the hump and rats on him, precisely at the point that the others sense they've a lot they can learn from each other. The beauty of this piece lies in three things. There are the tensions between positions asserted and the nuances of how the interactions unfold. There is the craft with which it is tied together. There is the ending in which the characters, regretting again what might have been, wander off through the corridors of powerlessness. Nightclass is an excellent place to study and appreciate John McGrath's huge talents. | |||||
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On The Pig's Back | ||
| 1st Produced: | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire | 1983 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23272 | |||
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Genre: | street theatre | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written with David MacLennan | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Oranges And Lemons | ||
| 1st Produced: | Amsterdam Theatre Festival | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1906220310 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23273 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Out Of Our Heads | ||
| 1st Produced: | Aberdeen, Scotland | 1976 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Six-Pack: Plays For Scotland" Polygon, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23274 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | musicians | |||||
Notes: | music by Mark Brown | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Out Of Sight | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1906220310 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23275 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | part of Unruly Elements | |||||
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Peace | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | n.d. | ||||
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 | #102988 | |||
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Genre: | Fourth draft | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | Fourth draft - National Library of Scotland ref: John McGrath - Acc.11615/34 | |||||
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Plugged-In To History | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | published as Plugged-in, in Plays and Players, London Nov 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23276 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Unruly Elements | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Prisoners Of The War | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liverpool | 1972 | ||||
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 | #23277 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | adaptation of the play by Peter Terson | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Random Happenings In The Hebrides, Or, The Social Democrat And The Stormy Sea | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1970 | |||||
Company: | Edinburgh International Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | Davis-Poynter Ltd (30 Oct 1972) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0706700701 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23278 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 15 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Rat Trap, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Amsterdam | 1976 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23279 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Mark Brown | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Reading Rigoberta | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Freeway Stage | |||||
| 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 | #108594 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 person | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Rejoice! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1982 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23280 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Mark Brown | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Road to Mandalay, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bryn Celynnog School, Pontypridd | 05 Apr 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1906220228 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #102289 | |||
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Genre: | Musical Play for schools | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | large cast | |||||
Notes: | music by Rick Lloyd | |||||
| The idea for The Road to Mandalay came from the students in their first workshops with John [McGrath] and Liz [MacLennan]. But this is not a play that 'dumbs down' as many plays for children do. This play is also great fun for adults and communities. When I read the second and third drafts, I did, as a headteacher, have some anxieties on whether this was within their scope. It expects the very highest commitment and skill. But our students rose to the challenge and particularly after their workshops turned in performances that professional actors would be proud of. It remains a pivotal experience in their lives and mine. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Satire Of The Fourth Estate, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1996 | ||||
Company: | Wildcat Theatre 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 | #108595 | |||
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Genre: | Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | based on Sir David Lindsay's Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Screw The Bobbin | ||
| 1st Produced: | Glasgow | 1982 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #46915 | |||
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Genre: | Agit Prop Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 2 musicians | |||||
Notes: | written by Chris Hannan and John McGrath | |||||
Synopsis: | Agit-prop play about the closure of a factory. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Seagull, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dundee | 1961 | ||||
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 | #23281 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov | |||||
Synopsis: | Can the young people's dreams be realised or will their desires turn sour when confronted by the cruelties of the adult world? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Sejeant Musgrae Dances On | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stirling | 1972 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23282 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | an adapdation based on John Arden (Serjeant Musgrave's Dance) | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Sharpeville Crackers | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lyceum Theatre, London | 1970 | ||||
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 | #23283 | |||
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Genre: | multi media collge | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Silver Darlings, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
Company: | Wildcat Theatre 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 | #23284 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | From Neil Gunn Novel | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Six Men Of Dorset | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sheffield | 1984 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23285 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | adaptation of a play by Miles Malleson and Harry Brooks. Music by John Tams | |||||
Synopsis: | story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs and their deportation | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Soft Or A Girl | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
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 | #23286 | |||
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Genre: | rock musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | aka My Pal And Me | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Swings And Roundebouts | ||
| 1st Produced: | Aberdeen Arts Centre, Scotland | 26 Feb 1980 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Two Plays For the Eighties", People's Press, Aberdeen, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0906074152 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23287 | |||
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Genre: | comedy with somgs | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| Swings and Roundabouts may be different in style from previous productions but it has all the wit, perspicacity and political awareness of earlier 7:84 plays . . . the play shows clearly that class can cause the people trapped in it's social conventions to be utterly miserable, whether they are wealthy or poor. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Take It | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1960 | |||||
Company: | Live New Departures | |||||
| 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 | #23288 | |||
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Genre: | Short Sketch | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tell Me Tell Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1960 | |||||
Company: | Live New Departures | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "New Departures", London, 1960 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23289 | |||
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Genre: | Short Sketch | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tent, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1958 | ||||
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 | #23290 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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There is a Happy Land | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1986 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #82930 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Dramatic episodes from highland history, told by the songs that came from the people. A concert on the entire history of the Gaels | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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They're Knocking Down The Pie-Shop | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published as Plugged-in, in Plays and Players, London Nov 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23291 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Unruly Elements | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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They've Got Out | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | n.d. | ||||
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 | #102989 | |||
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Genre: | Photocopy typescript | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Photocopy typescript - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | Photocopy typescript - National Library of Scotland ref: John McGrath - Acc.11615/37 | |||||
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Trees In The Wind | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1971 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23292 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Trembling Giant | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lancaster | 1977 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23293 | |||
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Genre: | pantomime with songs English Version | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Trembling Giant | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dundee | 1977 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #108592 | |||
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Genre: | pantomime with songs Scottish Version | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Underneath | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liverpool | 1972 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre 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 | #23294 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Unruly Elements | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published as Plugged-in, in Plays and Players, London Nov 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23295 | |||
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Genre: | six one act plays | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | renamed Plugged Into History | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Watching For Dolphins | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1991 | |||||
Company: | Freeway Stage | |||||
| 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 | #23296 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 person | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Why The Chicken | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1959 | ||||
Company: | Oxford Theatre 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 | #23297 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | As far as I can make out "Why The Chicken" did start in Edinburgh in 1959. It then went on a UK tour 1959/60. I am presuming that the Golders Green performances were part of this. In 1960 there was a production of "Why The Chicken" at the Wimbledon Theatre. (directed by Lionel Bart and starring Terrence Stamp and Peter Gill). In his autobiography Terrence Stamp tells how he went to meet Lionel Bart at Bart's flat to talk about the play. A programme for the Wimbledon production is on sale on Ebay and the photo of the title page states that it is the World Premier Production of the play. So I think that the play opened in Edinburgh and went on tour and then closed. Then a London production was set up under Lionel Bart. In my researches I quite often come across plays that have had sometimes several productions over several years before a later production is labelled "World Premier" or "Premier Production" . I have never worked out how something that has been on before can become a premier. Like becoming a virgin again. . .Check out the web page http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/ScottLit/ASLS/jost/volume2_no1/K_Horvat.htm | |||||
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Wicked Old Man, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Leeds: Courtyard, West Yorkshire Playhouse, England, EUR >>> | 1992 | ||||
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 | #23298 | |||
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Genre: | black comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Women In Power; or, Up The Acropolis | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1983 | ||||
Company: | General Gathering | |||||
| 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 | #23299 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Aristophane (Thesmophoriaszusae)s; Music by Thanos Mikroutsikos | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Women Of The Dunes, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ijmuiden, Netherlands | 1983 | ||||
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 | #23300 | |||
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Genre: | Community Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | produced in Dutch | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Worksong | ||
| 1st Produced: | TAG, Theatre About Glasgow | 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 | #108597 | |||
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Genre: | play for schools | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Yobbo Nowt | ||
| 1st Produced: | York | 1975 | ||||
Company: | 7:84 Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, London, July 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0904383768 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23301 | |||
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Genre: | Feminist Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | doubling possible plus band | |||||
Notes: | aka Mum's the Word and Left Out Lady, music by Mark Brown | |||||
| Nails the old myth that left-wing theatre must necessarily be grey. | |||||
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