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DAVE ARTHUR |
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Plays by Dave Arthur |
Jack The Lad | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1984 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1991 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69134 | |||
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Genre: | Musical Celebration Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 3c 1dog | |||||
Notes: | written by David Wood, Dave and Toni Arthur | |||||
Synopsis: | Following the success of their collaboration on ROBIN HOOD, David Wood and Dave and Toni Arthur wrote JACK THE LAD, a musical celebration of Jack, the ubiquitous hero or everyman of English legend, myth and folklore - from Little Jack Horner, through Jack and the Beanstalk to Spring Heeled Jack, the Terror of London. The setting is a gypsy encampment, where a series of Jack tales and songs are performed by the gypsies to celebrate the 80th birthday of their senior member - affectionately known as Jack the Lad. The play, therefore, depicts contemporary gypsy life, as well as traditional gypsy customs and superstitions, and is a delightful amalgam of the traditional arts of story-telling, singing and dancing, with a mumming play, a shadow-mime and puppetry also employed within the main framework. David Wood writes: I would love this play to have more productions! The original production was a joyful celebration of folk tradition and story-telling, and offered opportunities for a versatile cast. I'm sure that professional and amateur companies would find it rewarding to perform. The music is exhilarating and the contemporary gypsy framework is relevant and thought provoking | |||||
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Pied Piper, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Octagon Theatre, Yeovil | 1988 | ||||
Company: | Orchard Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1991 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69135 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens Musical Play Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 20c | |||||
Notes: | written by David Wood, Dave and Toni Arthur | |||||
Synopsis: | THE PIED PIPER is based on the traditional tale made famous by Robert Browning, and uses much of Browning's poem. This adaptation has the Piper making his first appearance as a modern busker, delighting the children with his music. Their parents, though, are not so delighted and soon put a stop to the energetic dancing, telling the children and the busker that music has been banned on this street for hundreds of years. The children ask why. In reply, the townsfolk act out the story of the Pied Piper, playing their medieval counterparts and involving the children and the busker as the Piper. But when the tale is told, the Piper once again enchants the children with his music, and the horrified townsfolk suddenly realise that he has come back to claim his fee, refused to him all those years ago. All ends happily, however, for it seems that, consumed by guilt, the medieval townsfolk put aside the thousand gilders, just in case the Piper should ever return. The Piper accepts his fee, and frees Hamelin from his curse at long last. | |||||
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Robin Hood | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1981 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1985 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1179 | |||
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Genre: | Musical celebration Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by David Wood, Dave and Toni Arthur | |||||
Synopsis: | Not so long ago it was traditional in England for May Day to be celebrated on the village green with organised May Games. It is a re-creation of these May Games which provides the framework for this musical version of the Robin Hood legend. We join a group of villagers celebrating May Day with a variety of pastimes - singing, dancing, acrobatics and competitive sports. Against this background are set a number of playlets in which the villagers taken on Robin Hood roles to tell the various well-known tales of Robin Hood, including 'Robin Hood and Friar Tuck', 'Robin Hood and Little John' and 'Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale'. The possibilities for presenting the play are numerous - open stage, promenade, open air as well as on a proscenium stage. | |||||
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