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DOUGLAS WATKINSON |
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Nationality: British Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: David Higham Associates Ltd |
Douglas Watkinson began his writing career with a Thirty Minute Theatre for BBC2. In the same year he contributed several scripts to The Onedin Line and Z Cars for which he eventually became script editor and occasional producer
Plays by Douglas Watkinson
Dragon's Tail, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Apollo, London | 1985 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1986 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36308 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | interaction of four diverse personalities thrust on each other in a stormy night in Wales | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wall, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 26 Apr 2011 | |||||
Company: | Silvermask Productions | |||||
| 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 | #127679 | |||
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Genre: | historical drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Middle-aged David Weatherstone goes looking for his father's grave in the British military cemetery in Ramleh, Israel and finds more than he expected. . .He is joined by his father Ralph, a young man killed by The Stern Gang in 1947. A powerful exchange ensues, unearthing the crucial father-son relationship that never was. Troubled by the shadow of The Wall, Ralph implores David to help bring it down. Can the two men make up for lost time and find common ground? And will they be able to help others do the same? An intriguing world premiere from Douglas Watkinson, this highly-charged new drama explores the complexities of fathers, sons, life and death against a backdrop of personal and political dilemma. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Volume XXXI Issue 09 Page 462 | |||||
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