JOHN WHITING (1917 - 1963)
| Nationality: | English |
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Plays by John Whiting
Conditions Of Agreement, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bristol | 1965 | ||
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| 1st Published: | in "The Collected Plays 1", Heinemann, London | 1969 | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
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Notes: staged posthumously | ||||
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Devils, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1961 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Heinemann, London | 1961 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 17 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from The Devils of Loudon by Aldous Huxley | ||||
Synopsis: Period 1623-34, nuns accuse vicar of sorcery interweaving personal dilemmas with the political necessities of the time | ||||
Gates Of Summer, The |
| 1st Produced: | Oxford | 1956 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Madame de . . . and Traveller Without Luggage |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1959 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | French, London & in "The London Magazine", London, May | 1959 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Original Playwright - Jean Anouilh | ||||
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Marching Song |
| 1st Produced: | Cardiff | 1954 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Heinemann Educational Books | 1954 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: - | ||||
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No More A-Roving |
| 1st Produced: | Richmond, Surrey | 1987 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Heinemann, London | 1975 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: staged posthumously | ||||
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No Why |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1964 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1961 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: part of "Expeditions One" | ||||
Synopsis: a child eventually commits suicide | ||||
Nomads, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1965 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Collected Plays 2", Heinemann, London | 1969 | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: staged posthumously | ||||
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Paul Southman |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1965 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: broadcast 1946 | ||||
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Penny For a Song, A |
| 1st Produced: | Wimbledon, London | 1951 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Plays of John Whiting", Heinemann, London | 1957 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
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Sacrifice To the Wind |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1955 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays for Radio and Television", Longman, London | 1959 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Original Playwright - Andre Obey; televised 1954 | ||||
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Saint's Day |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1951 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays of the Year, vol. 6", Elek, London | 1952 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
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Traveller Without Luggage |
| 1st Produced: | Arts Theatre Club, London | 1959 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1959 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Original Playwright - Jean Anouilh | ||||
Synopsis: a man who has lost his memory faces problems with presumed relatives | ||||