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JOHN BOWEN (1926 - ) |
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Nationality: British Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Casarotto Ramsay and Associates Ltd |
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Plays by John Bowen |
After The Rain | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hamstead Theatre Club, London | 1966 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1967 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4129 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The time is '200 years after the Rain of 1969' and the action is a paraphrase of the Bible, commencing with the ark and the flood and ending with the sacrifice of the god-figure. A vital youth and a girl are introduced to the rituals of the community led by Arthur, who believes himself divine. Another man becomes his priest and establishes a ritual-ablutions, confession, audiences, sacrifices, etc. But Arthur is disabused of his godly notions and convinced that he was only possessed by God and was only his vicar. It is he who must be sacrificed. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Alarm Call | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Rook, R. (Ed.), Play Nine, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4130 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bondage | ||
| 1st Produced: | Soho Poly, London | 1978 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 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 | #4131 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | New look at the world of Ivy Compton-Burnett. Ropes and talk of whips disguise a feminist piece. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Candidate, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1962 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4132 | |||
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Genre: | T.V. Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Large Cast | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Coffee Lace, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hamstead Theatre Club, London | 1968 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4133 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Little Boxes | |||||
Synopsis: | Group of elderly concert party artistes sell the body for a celebration when one dies | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cold Salmon | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1998 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4134 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Corsican Brothers, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Greenwich Theatre, London | 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4135 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | based on the Alexandre Dumas story, televised 1965. Lyrics by John Holmstrom and John Bowen | |||||
Synopsis: | About twin brothers and the vendetta. Songs and lights. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Disorderly Women, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stables Theatre, Manchester | 1969 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4136 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Euripides (The Bacchae) | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Diversion | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1973 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | excerpts in Rook, R. (Ed.), Play Nine, Arnold, London, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4137 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Essay Prize, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1962 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4138 | |||
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Genre: | T.V. Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Large Cast | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fall And Redemption Of Man, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Scotland | 1967 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1968 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4139 | |||
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Genre: | Religious | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | from the Mystery plays | |||||
Synopsis: | Selection and translation of assorted mystery plays in verse | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Florence Nightingale | ||
| 1st Produced: | Canterbury | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1976 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4140 | |||
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Genre: | Historical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Geordie Gentleman, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Newcastle onupon Tyne | 1987 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 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 | #43480 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Moliere | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Heil Caesar! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Midland Arts, Birmingham | 1974 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4141 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A version of Shakespeare | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Holiday Abroad, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1962 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4142 | |||
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Genre: | T.V. Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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I Love You Mrs Patterson | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cambridge, UK | 1964 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Evans Bros, London, 1964 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4143 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | About marital inequality among professional classes in the west country. Ambivalent conclusion. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Inconstant Couple, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1978 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | as The Feigned Inconstancy in Marivaux Plays, Methuen, London, 1988 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4144 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Marivaux (L'Heaueaux Strategeme) | |||||
Synopsis: | Baroque elegance. Unsentimental piece about love and jealousy among 18th century upper crust | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Little Boxes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hamstead Theatre Club, London | 1968 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4145 | |||
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Genre: | Two 1 Actors One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 13 characters | |||||
Notes: | The Coffee Lace and Trevor | |||||
Synopsis: | Group of elderly concert party artistes sell the body for a celebration when one dies. Lesbian couple hire an actor as lover of one, fiance of the other, when parents come to visit. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Miss Nightingale | ||
| 1st Produced: | Canterbury Marlowe | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4146 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A group of actors try to recreate Miss Nightingale. Her mystery persists | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Oak Tree Room Seige, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Leicester | 1990 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 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 | #43481 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Robin Redbreast | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1974 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | TV version in 'The Television Dramatists', Elek, London, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4147 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Lonely lady in a country cottage gets caught up in village fertility rites. Fields are fertilised with blood. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Roger | ||
| 1st Produced: | Horsham, Sussex | 1973 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in London Magazine, October-November, 1976 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #43479 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | in Mixed Blessings | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Silver Wedding | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Mixed Doubles - An Entertainment On Marriage, Methuen, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4148 | |||
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Genre: | Short dialogue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Originally presented as one of eight plays under the title "We Who Are About To. . ." at the Hampstead Theatre Club on February 6th 1969, which was subsequently presented as "Mixed Doubles" at the Comedy Theatre, London on April 9th 1969 | |||||
Synopsis: | Mixed Doubles, 'an entertainment on marriage,' takes the form of eight short plays, each for two characters. . . Each is an independent play in its own right but the whole sequence, linked by a series of wickedly anti-authoritarian monologues written by George Melly adds up to an amusing if acid picture of the progress of married life from honeymoon to cemetry | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Singles | ||
| 1st Produced: | Greenwich Theatre, London | 1977 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Oberon, London, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4149 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 5 characters | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Young woman requires child but no husband, and advertises for impregnator in the New Statesman | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Spot The Lady | ||
| 1st Produced: | Playhouse, Newcastle upon Tyne | 1981 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 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 | #4150 | |||
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Genre: | Frivolous Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | With a transsexual, a peripatetic corpse and various concealed doors | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Trevor | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hamstead Theatre Club, London | 1968 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4151 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Little Boxes | |||||
Synopsis: | Lesbian couple hire an actor as lover of one, fiance of the other, when parents come to visit. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Waiting Room, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Soho Poly, London | 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0573023279 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4152 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Harriet is shown into a waiting room after a few moments Paul is shown in. She feels that she knows Paul from somewhere but cannot place him. Then she notices that they are both wearing identical watches. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Which Way Are You Facing ? | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Vic, Bristol | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | excerpts in Rook, R. (Ed.), Play Nine, Arnold, London, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4153 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In a corrupt society, which is worse, to try to alleviate individual pain at the cost of bolstering up the society, or to push the society further towards self destruction at the cost of increasing individual pain ? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Young Guy Seeks Part-Time Work | ||
| 1st Produced: | Action Space, London | 1978 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 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 | #4154 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Parents of a teenager receive calls which seem to indicate that he is going in for Personal Service Massage, including French | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Red Tureen | ||
| 1st Produced: | Minnesota Fringe Festival | 01 Aug 2009 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 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 | # | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music and lyrics by Kevin Bowen; book by Jim Lundy | |||||
Synopsis: | Father Padraigh Bones returns to his home town. It is a time of famine and the people are starving. Padraigh hopes to discover why his own father committed a crime that shattered the family | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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