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GEORGE MELLY (1926 - 2007) |
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Nationality: English Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Alan George Heywood Melly (17 August 1926 5 July 2007) was an English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer and lecturer. From 1965 to 1973 he was a film and television critic for The Observer and lectured on art history, with an emphasis on surrealism.
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Plays by George Melly
Advertising Man, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56201 | |||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
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Bank Manager, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56196 | |||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Originally presented as one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." at the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented as "Mixed Doubles" at the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969 | |||||
Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
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Headmaster, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1971 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56200 | |||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
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Lawyer, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56197 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Originally presented as one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." at the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented as "Mixed Doubles" at the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969 | |||||
Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Nannie, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23886 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Originally presented as one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." at the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented as "Mixed Doubles" at the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969 | |||||
Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
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Psychoanalyst, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56198 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Originally presented as one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." at the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented as "Mixed Doubles" at the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969 | |||||
Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Union Official, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56199 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Originally presented as one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." at the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented as "Mixed Doubles" at the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969 | |||||
Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Vicar, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56192 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Originally presented as one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." at the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented as "Mixed Doubles" at the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969 | |||||
Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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