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IAN ROWLANDS |
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Nationality: Welsh Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Agent: Bill McLean 23B Deodar St. Putney, London |
Born in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. Rowlands combines being a writer with being an artistic director (currently North Wales Stage). In addition to the theatre credits listed below, he has written for TV and radio. His film 'A Light in the Valley' (director: Michael Bogdanov) won a Royal TV Society award in 2000. Several documentaries have been made about his work including Writers from Wales (Channel 4). Several of his plays are published by Parthian Books and he has an entry (by Dr. Andy Smith) in the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Plays by Ian Rowlands
Blink | ||
| 1st Produced: | F.A.B. Theatre | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Torch Theatre, Milford Haven | |||||
| 1st Published: | Parthian | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1905762852 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #74097 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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| The initial inspiration for Blink was the events surrounding the Clywch enquiry - a report into the systematic abuse of children at a Welsh language comprehensive during the 80's. Though based on tragic events, 'Blink' is a warm hearted and comic drama which deals with father figures and family life. Ian Rowlands has written a fast paced drama about leaving and returning, about the prodigal son who comes back to Wales. Ian says 'Blink tumbled out, almost fully formed, as if it had been seeking life for some time; a play that needed to be written, a statement I needed to make.' The audience will be presented with an edgy examination of the close-knit lives and lies of a small south Wales community, whose secrets start with the rudey club and end with '12 words that ruined a life'. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Blue Heron In The Womb | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
Company: | Theatr Y Byd / Tron Glasgow | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: A Trilogy Of Appropriation" published by Parthian | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1902638010 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30246 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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| Twins from a strict methodist background, fall in love with the same man. A dark tale of sibling rivalry and religious hypocrisy. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Butterfly | ||
| 1st Produced: | NEast West Players, LAort: Riverfront Arts Centre, Wales, Eur >>> | - - - | ||||
Company: | Theatr Y Byd | |||||
| 1st Published: | Parthian Books ISBN 1-902638-96-4, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1902638966 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54843 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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| An established art critic and collector can no longer be moved by beauty. Desperate to feel, to live, he has become a vampire who sucks the souls of young artists from their canvases, before destroying them out of spite. When he is picked up by a young man at a gallery opening, a story of seduction and revenge unfolds | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Desire Lines | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cardiff: Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE >>> | 12 Apr 2011 | ||||
Company: | Sherman Cymru | |||||
| 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 | #126142 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | The journey of a man around Wales. The journey of a soul through the seven ages of man. The journey of a small country towards a coming of age and a better future. . ."So much can happen in a day. . . moment leading to moment, and before you know it, theres a life! " Wryly funny, heartfelt and lyrical, Desire Lines traces the pulls and pushes that lead and drive us through life. How do we decide on a place to call home and if we could live it all again, what would we change? | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Volume XXXI Issue 08 Page 427 | |||||
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Glissando On An Empty Harp | ||
| 1st Produced: | Swansea: Taliesin Arts Centre | Canolfan y Celfyddydau Taliesin, Wales, EUR >>> | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Theatr y Byd | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: A Trilogy Of Appropriation" published by Parthian | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1902638010 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30247 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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| Two tramp bards meet on the banks of Thames, each searches for the ultimate in poetic expression. They come across a woman who gives birth to a box. Within it, the bards think, lies the poetic perfection. They conspire to steal their prize. A absurd comedy about the male appropriation of women through words. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Love In Plastic | ||
| 1st Produced: | Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea (Swansea Year of Literature) | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Theatr y Byd | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: A Trilogy Of Appropriation" published by Parthian | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1902638010 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30248 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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| On the death of his parents, a young man coats his house in plastic hermetically seals it, and locks himself away from the world. One day, whilst watching a TV ad, he falls in love with a young actress advertising bath cleaning products. Leaving the safety of his sealed home and wearing a space suit to protect himself from the evils of the world, he goes in search of her. A bitter sweet comedy of love in a sterile climate. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Marriage Of Convenience | ||
| 1st Produced: | Coleg Meirion Dwyfor, Dolgelllau | 1996 | ||||
Company: | Theatr y Byd | |||||
| 1st Published: | Parthian Books in 'One Man, one voice', | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30249 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Four tours and several awards later, Marriage of Convenience is possibly Rowlands' most successful monologue. On the day of the royal wedding between Charles and Di, a young man attends a Republican picnic on the top of a mountain whilst his mother and step mother attend the street party in the valley below. A rites of passage play set against a broader political backdrop. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mor Tawel / Pacific | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatr Elli, Llanelli | 2000 | ||||
Company: | Theatr y Byd | |||||
| 1st Published: | Only Welsh version (Môr Tawel) publisheed by Gwasg carreg Gwalch in the volume 'Llais un yn llefain', 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30250 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Dr David Samwell's account of the death of Captain Cook on a beach in Hawaii was considered the definitive account of its day. This monologue is based upon Samwell's tale interwoven with other elements of the ship's surgeon's life. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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New South Wales | ||
| 1st Produced: | Venue 13, Edinburgh | 1999 | ||||
Company: | Theatr y Byd | |||||
| 1st Published: | BYDBOOKS (out of print), | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30251 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | A young man catches a taxi from London to Cardiff on the eve of the referendum for devolution. He says that he has been in Australia and has come home to vote, but nothing is as it seems. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Ogpu Men, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
Company: | Sherman Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Seren Books in 'Act 1 Wales'; | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #68488 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
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Synopsis: | Two men meet in a DHSS office in a South Wales valley town; one, a young poet home from uni on summer holiday, the other a long term recipient of dole. It is a comic tale of a young man coming to terms with the true nature of his cultural legacy. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Sin Eaters, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatr Elli Llanelli | 1991 | ||||
Company: | Theatr y Byd | |||||
| 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 | #30252 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Notes: | nominated Writer's Guild award for first play | |||||
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Solomon's Gory | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
Company: | Theatr y Byd | |||||
| 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 | #30253 | |||
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