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DENNIS CANNAN (1919 - ) |
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Nationality: British Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Macnaughton Lord Representation (Theatrical and Literary Agents) |
lthough born as Denis Pullein-Thompson, in 1964 he changed his name by deed poll. He was married to Joan Ross, daughter of Captain T. W. Ross (OBE) of the Royal Australian Navy and Henrietta MacGregor. He has two sons and a daughter. The marriage was dissolved, and he later married Rose Evansky. He became a successful play and screenwriter
Plays by Dennis Cannan
Captain Carvallo | ||
| 1st Produced: | St James's, London | 1950 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Rupert Hart-Davis, 1951 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6041 | |||
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Genre: | Traditional Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Captain Carvallo and his batman are billeted in a farmhouse in occupied territory. The batman and the serving maid are attracted to each other. The Captain tries to seduce the farmer's wife Smilja. A member of the resistance turns up and the Captain mistakes him for Smilja's husband Caspar. When Caspar shows up he realises that something is going on and puts them on trial. They persuade him to put them on parole. The resistance orders them to killed the Captain and his batman. | |||||
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Colombe | ||
| 1st Produced: | New, London | 1951 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Methuen 1952 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6042 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Jean Anouilh | |||||
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Dear Daddy | ||
| 1st Produced: | Oxford | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1976 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6043 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | with his book dealing business in trouble man calls meeting of family trust to help, but bitter recriminations and an alcoholic ex wife ensue | |||||
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Ghosts | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1967 | ||||
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| 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 | #6044 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen | |||||
Synopsis: | deals with the futile struggle to escape outdated ideals. A mother tries to shield her son from the moral and sexual lapses of his late father. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Iks, Les | ||
| 1st Produced: | Paris | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company, Chicago, 1984 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6045 | |||
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Genre: | Documentary Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | children | |||||
Notes: | written by Dennis Cannan and Colin Higgins, based on the book Mountain People byColin Turnbull. As The Ik - Round House, London 15 Jan 1976 | |||||
Synopsis: | These people, forced from their hunting grounds by a mindless government, are in a chronic state of near starvation, a culture of hunger, mutual hostility and suspicion. The writers strip this incredible story to its agonizing essentials. As Newsweek critic Jack Kroll writes, "The play moves with the quiet rhythm of inexorable catastrophe punctuated by explosions of perverse comedy." This is a play with a terrifying relevance to the reality of our world. Area staging. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Max | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1949 | |||||
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 | #6046 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Misery Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | Duchess, London | 1955 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1956 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6047 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | pseud Denis Pullein-Thompson | |||||
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One At Night | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | English Stage Company | |||||
| 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 | #6048 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
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Peoples'Palace | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1949 | |||||
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 | #6049 | |||
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Power And The Glory, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Phoenix, London | 1956 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1959 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6050 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 23 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | written with Pierre Bost, from novel by Graham Greene | |||||
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US | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1966 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Calder & Boyers, London, 1968 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6051 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Large Cast | |||||
Notes: | Music by Richard Peastee; lyrics by Adrian Mitchell; original text by Denis Cannan (aka Tell Me Lies; adaptors of documentary material: Michael Kustow and Michael Scott; directed by Peter Brook. Majot contribution from Charles Wood. Developed with works | |||||
Synopsis: | America and Vietnam, anti war protest | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Who's Your Father? | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cambridge | 1958 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1959 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6052 | |||
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You and Your Wife | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1955 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1956 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6053 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | pseud Denis Pullein-Thompson | |||||
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