DAVID CAMPTON (1924 - 2006)
| Nationality: | British |
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Plays by David Campton
After Midnight, Before Dawn |
| 1st Produced: | Leicester | 1978 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1978 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 |
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Alison |
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| 1st Published: | in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London | 1969 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 |
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Angel Unwilling |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1972 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1966 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 8 |
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Notes: broadcast 1967 | ||||
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Apocalypse Now And Then |
| 1st Produced: | Leicester | 1982 | ||
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Asking |
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| 1st Published: | in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London | 1969 | ||
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At Sea |
| 1st Produced: | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 1960 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1960 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: part of "Four Minute Warning" | ||||
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Attitutudes |
| 1st Produced: | Stoke-on-Trent | 1981 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1980 | ||
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Bacchanalia |
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| 1st Published: | in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London | 1969 | ||
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Break-Up |
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| 1st Published: | in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London | 1969 | ||
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Build Up |
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| 1st Published: | in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London | 1969 | ||
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But Not Here |
| 1st Produced: | Leicester | 1983 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1984 | ||
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Cactus Garden, The |
| 1st Produced: | Reading, Berkshire | 1955 | ||
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| 1st Published: | J. Garnet Miller, London | 1955 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 |
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Cagebirds, The |
| 1st Produced: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent | 1971 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1972 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 8 characters | |||
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Synopsis: allegorical play 6 birds live in a cage each totally absorbed in her own particular characteristics | ||||
Can You Hear The Music? |
| 1st Produced: | Leicester | 1988 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1988 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 6 characters | |||
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Synopsis: anthropomorphic mice and their desire to be human | ||||
Cards, Cups And Crystal Ball |
| 1st Produced: | Broadway, Worcestershire | 1985 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1986 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 5 |
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Carmilla |
| 1st Produced: | Library Theatre, Scarborough | 1972 | ||
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| 1st Published: | J. Garnet Miller, London | 1973 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 |
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Notes: story by Le Fanu. Known as "Lady Dracula" in the United States | ||||
Synopsis: Gothic Thriller | ||||
Change Partners |
| 1st Produced: | Leicester | 1952 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Abel Heywood, Manchester | 1951 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Cock And Bull Story |
| 1st Produced: | Scarborough | 1965 | ||
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Collections |
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| 1st Published: | in "Two In The Corner" Campton, Leicester | 1983 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 2 characters | |||
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Come Back Tomorrow |
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1972 | ||
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Comeback |
| 1st Produced: | Scarborough | 1963 | ||
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Notes: aka Honey, I'm Home | ||||
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Cooked |
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| 1st Published: | in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London | 1969 | ||
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Cuckoo Song |
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1956 | ||
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Dark Wings |
| 1st Produced: | 1980 | |||
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1980 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 |
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Synopsis: Horror in a Jane Austen setting | ||||
Dead And Alive |
| 1st Produced: | Scarborough | 1964 | ||
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| 1st Published: | J. Garnet Miller, London | 1983 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
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Synopsis: Family feud ends with four simultaneous corpses | ||||
Do It Yourself |
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| 1st Published: | in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London | 1969 | ||
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Doctor Alexander |
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1956 | ||
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Do-It-Yourself Frankenstein Outfit, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1975 | |||
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| 1st Published: | Campton, Leicester | 1976 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 9 characters | |||
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Don't Wait For Me |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1963 | ||
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| 1st Published: | in "Worth a Hearing", Blackie, London | 1967 | ||
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Notes: broadcast 1963 | ||||
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Dragons Are Dangerous |
| 1st Produced: | Scarborough | 1955 | ||
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En Attendant FranħOis |
| 1st Produced: | Chelmsford, Essex | 1984 | ||
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| 1st Published: | in "Two in the Corner", Campton, Leicester | 1983 | ||
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End Of The Line |
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| 1st Published: | in "Campton, David, On Stage Again" French, London | 1969 | ||
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