OLWEN WYMARK (1932 - )
| Nationality: | American |
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Plays by Olwen Wymark
After Nature, Art |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1977 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Play Ten", Arnold, London | 1977 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
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Best Friends |
| 1st Produced: | 1981 | |||
| Company: | Richmond Fringe | |||
| 1st Published: | Calder & Boyers, London | 1984 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: explores themes of identity, female friendships, demystification of family relationships, sexism and the notion of female creativity | ||||
Bolting Sisters, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1974 | ||
| 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: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
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Brezhnev's Children |
| 1st Produced: | 1991 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1992 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 7 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: novel The Woman's Decameron by Julia Vozneskaya | ||||
Synopsis: It is International Women's Day in Moscow, 1985. Isolated in a run-down maternity hospital ward seven women tell their own violent and disturbing stories of rape, abuse and oppression. Despite the depressing nature of these stories, however, the enormous strength, vitality and humour of the women comes through. Finally overcoming the patriarchal, authoritative hospital system, their escape is set against the wider background of Gorbachev coming to power in this moving play. | ||||
Buried Treasure |
| 1st Produced: | 1983 | |||
| 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: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
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Chinigchinich |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1973 | ||
| 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: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Coda |
| 1st Produced: | 1967 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Three Plays", Calder and Boyars, London | 1967 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: as part of Triple Image | ||||
Synopsis: role playing and games play a significant part | ||||
Committee, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1971 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Calder & Boyers, London | 1984 | ||
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| Genre: | Surreal play | - | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: a male, called Nanny, in female dress is interrogated by two mysterious figures, a formally dressed man in a suit and a severely clad secretary over wearing sparspangled banner circus clothes | ||||
Consequences |
| 1st Produced: | Croydon | 1988 | ||
| 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: | Colaboration | - | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Brenton, Dunn, Griffiths, Ikoli, Sobol, Williams, Wilson | ||||
Synopsis: Eight playwrights play consequences in the 21stC as a last gasp for Foco Novo, killed by the government and the Arts Council | ||||
Daniel's Epic |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1972 | ||
| 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: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Daniel Henry | ||||
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Female Parts |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1981 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, London | 1981 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Original Playwright - Dario Fo and Franca Rame; Includes Waking Up, A Woman Alone, The Same Old Story, Medea | ||||
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Find Me |
| 1st Produced: | 1977 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1980 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: seeks to investigate in depth the personality of a young girl committed to a mental hospital for arson | ||||
Gymnasium, The |
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1967 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Gymnasium and Other Plays",Playscript 50, Calder and Boyars, London | 1971 | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Inhabitants, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1967 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Three Plays", Calder and Boyars, London | 1967 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: as part of Triple Image | ||||
Synopsis: tape recorder/voice follows the inner voices of a man's thoughts | ||||
Jack the Giant Killer |
| 1st Produced: | Sheffield | 1972 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Gymnasium and Other Plays", Calder and Boyars, London | 1971 | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Lessons And Lovers |
| 1st Produced: | York Theatre Royal, York | 1985 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1985 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: DH Lawrence in New Mexico | ||||
Synopsis: D H Lawrence's adventures in Mexico | ||||
Loved |
| 1st Produced: | 1978 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1980 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: A breakdown in communications is half resolved as various characters are assumed and situations engineered. | ||||
Lunchtime Concert |
| 1st Produced: | 1966 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Three Plays", Calder and Boyars, London | 1967 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: as part of Triple Image (Glasgow, 1967) | ||||
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Mirror Mirror |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1992 | ||
| 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: | - | Opera | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Mothering Sunday |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| 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: | Quirky Comedy | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Nana |
| 1st Produced: | 1987 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Absolute Press, London | 1990 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel by Emile Zola | ||||
Synopsis: story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth century Parisian society, depicting the rise and tragic downfall of a young courtesan | ||||
Neither Here Nor There |
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Gymnasium and Other Plays", Calder and Boyars, London | 1971 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: elements of ritual and playing of mind games | ||||
No Talking |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1970 | ||
| 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: | - | |||
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Please Shine Down On Me |
| 1st Produced: | 1980 | |||
| Company: | Foco Novo Theatre 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: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Queen of Spades, The |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| 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: Based on "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin | ||||
Synopsis: - | ||||
Southwark Originals |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1975 | ||
| 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: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: collaborative work | ||||
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Speak Now |
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1971 | ||
| 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: | - | |||
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Starters |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1975 | ||
| 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: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: collaborative work includes The Giant and the Dancing Fairies, The Time Loop, The Spellbound Jellybaby, The Robbing of Elvis Parsley, I Spy | ||||
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Stay Where You Are |
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Gymnasium and Other Plays", Calder and Boyars, London | 1971 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Strike Up the Banns |
| 1st Produced: | Mold, Clwyd | 1988 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1988 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: suburban comedy of hippie and a hostess's nightmare | ||||
Tales From Whitechapel |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1972 | ||
| 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: | - | |||
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Technicians, The |
| 1st Produced: | Phoenix, Leicester | 1969 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Gymnasium and Other Plays", Calder and Boyars, London | 1971 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Three For All |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1976 | ||
| 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: collaborative work includes Box Play, Family Business, Extended Play | ||||
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Twenty-Second Day |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1975 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Calder & Boyers, London | 1984 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: broadcast 1975 | ||||
Synopsis: a girl's inner and external reactions have been kidnapped from a psychiatric hospital by a male nurse | ||||
Watch the Woman |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1973 | ||
| 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: written with Briam Phelan | ||||
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We Three |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1977 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Play Ten", Arnold, London | 1977 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Winners, The, and Missing Persons |