PATRICK BARLOW
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Plays by Patrick Barlow
39 Steps, The |
| 1st Produced: | Leeds, West Yorkshire Playhouse | 2005 | ||
| Company: | Fiery Angel | |||
| 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: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from the novel by John Buchan. Original concept by Simon Corble & Nobby Dimon | ||||
Synopsis: the classic spy thriller adapted into a hilarious spoof of the book and the Hitchcock film. | ||||
Balmy Army, the |
| 1st Produced: | 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: | Game Theatre | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: Indoor or Outdoor Participatory games theatre for 7 - 12 year olds. | ||||
Basic Instincts |
| 1st Produced: | 1996 | |||
| 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 | - |
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Black Hole Of Calcutta, The |
| 1st Produced: | National Theatre Of Brent, London | 1982 | ||
| 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: | romantic Saga | - | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | playing 20,000 | |||
Notes: written with Bryony Lavery | ||||
Synopsis: Desmond Dingle's sweeping and romantic saga of India. | ||||
Charge Of The Light Brigade, The |
| 1st Produced: | National Theatre Of Brent, London | 1980 | ||
| 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: | Participatory Theatre | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Susan Todd and Bob Critchley | ||||
Synopsis: Desmond Dingles epic and dramatic reconstruction of the immortal charge. Actors jump out of character to discuss their lives, parents, sexuality etc | ||||
Complete Guide To Sex, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1984 | |||
| Company: | National Theatre of Brent | |||
| 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 | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: by Patrick Barlow with Jude Kelly, additional material by Jim Broadbent | ||||
Synopsis: it is not completely or even much about sex. It is rather a send up of the solemnity of theatrical gurus and of sex therapists which hits some targets with demented accuracy, misses others but is buoyed up by its own preposterousness. - Michael billington, Guardian | ||||
Crazy Navy, The |
| 1st Produced: | Solent People's Theatre, Hants | 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: | Game Theatre | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Indoor or Outdoor Participatory games theatre for 7 - 12 year olds. | ||||
Do-It-Yourself Pop-Up Panto Show, 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: | Game Theatre | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: create kids pantomime | ||||
Gotterdumerung; Or, Twilight Of The Gods |
| 1st Produced: | National Theatre Of Brent, London | 1982 | ||
| 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: | Construction | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 2 actors and pianist | |||
Notes: written with Bryony Lavery and Susan Todd | ||||
Synopsis: The whole of Wagner's Ring in 1hr 17 minutes. | ||||
Greatest Story Ever Told, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1987 | |||
| Company: | National Theatre of Brent | |||
| 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 | - |
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Happy And Glorious |
| 1st Produced: | Almost Free Theatre, London | 1977 | ||
| 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: written with Roy Kift | ||||
Synopsis: Exceptionally and unquestionably monarchist luncheon celebration for the Queen as hostessed by Mrs Henrietta Sluggett and her daughter Serenity | ||||
Land Of Hope And Glory |
| 1st Produced: | 1978 | |||
| 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: written with Roy Kift | ||||
Synopsis: Henrietta's second foray into Theatre Land. This time her family and friends interrupt to mount a Spectacular Variety show for an EEC Drama competition | ||||
Love Upon The Throne |
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1998 | ||
| Company: | National Theatre of Brent | |||
| 1st Published: | 1998 | |||
| 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: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: The National Theatre of Brent present the full and unexpurgated romance, courtship and matrimonial proceedings of His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Diana Princess of Wales. Tastefully crammed into a single profound and unforgettable playtext | ||||
Messiah, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1983 | |||
| Company: | National Theatre of Brent | |||
| 1st Published: | - | |||
| 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: | Story | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: The distinguished historian and thespian, Desmond Olivier Dingle and his valiant assistant Raymond Box, bring us their version of the greatest story ever told. Thrill to the mystery of the virgin birth (very delicately portrayed by Raymond), gasp at the miracles (and let Desmond show you how they're done) and be intensely moved by the Sermon on the Hill. | ||||
Mysteries Of Sex, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1997 | |||
| 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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Tales Of Four |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1980 | ||
| 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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Synopsis: Four girls have dreams, find strange objects, run away from home, meet each other, cross abridge | ||||
Wonder of Sex, The |
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||
| Company: | National Theatre of Brent | |||
| 1st Published: | - | |||
| 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: | Devised | Piece | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written by Patrick Barlow, John Ramm and Martin Duncan | ||||
Synopsis: Having boldy tackled the Charles and Diana story in Love Upon the Throne, having presented nothing less than the birth of Christ on stage The Messiah , Desmond Dingle and the entire ensemble of the National Theatre of Brent - Raymond Box - at the personal behest of Sir Trevor Nunn, RNT, now fearlessly expose us to the wonder of sex. | ||||
Zulu |
| 1st Produced: | 1981 | |||
| Company: | National Theatre of Brent | |||
| 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: | Devised | Piece | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Bryony Lavery | ||||
Synopsis: reconstruction of the 1879 Zulu wars. Two men reconstruct the events leading up to and the minute by minute action at Rorke's drift | ||||