ALISON CARR
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Plays by Alison Carr
ASBO Aquamaid |
| 1st Produced: | 2005 | |||
| Company: | 24/7 Drama Festival | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Comedy/Drama | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Seven young writers were given a selection of articles from the days papers as inspiration for a short play. 24 hours later, after writing through the night and rehearsing all day, the resulting plays were staged. In 'ASBO Aquamaid' teenagers Aaron and Rhianna spend their time flouting their ASBO restrictions, but Aaron has a secret - he doesn't want to be a scally but a synchronised swimmer. | ||||
Ballad of Cry-Baby Bessie, The |
| 1st Produced: | The Round, Newcastle upon Tyne | 2007 | ||
| Company: | Red Bull Sessions, in association with Old Vic New Voices | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Old Vic New Voices: The 24 Hour Plays | ||||
Synopsis: - | ||||
Boys Don't Make Passes At Girls Who Wear Glasses |
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||
| Company: | Upstart | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Welcome to the world of television phenomenon Plastic Fantastic. Join Doctor Kristi DeLongford and her associate Aimee Hartell-Wilcox as they take you upon the experience of a lifetime. And remember - 'plastic surgery won't solve your problems - but it's a damn good place to start.' | ||||
Breakfast Not Included |
| 1st Produced: | Nottingham New Theatre, UK | 2005 | ||
| Company: | Nottingham New Theatre | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Comedy/Drama | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Halitosis suffering male seeks dreary female for a night of Monopoly and Charades . Revolving around the anniversary gala of a dating agency, three tales of love and loss unravel and intertwine within the rooms of a kitsch hotel. | ||||
Casual Thursday |
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||
| Company: | Short & Girlie Productions | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: When Rachel drops down dead in her driveway one Monday morning the lives of her partner Caroline, ex husband Jim and daughter Ellie are inescapably linked and forever changed. | ||||
Chameleon |
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||
| Company: | Breakfast Productions | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Comedy/Drama | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: A colourful cocktail of laughter and tears, these four bite-size tales expose the extraordinary lives of six ordinary women. From the sublime to the ridiculous - from transvestites, bigamy, jealously and friendship to goblin babies, evil twins and the tragic decline of the novelty condom business. | ||||
Dave & The Murray-mates |
| 1st Produced: | BBC Radio Newcastle | 2005 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Comedy/Drama | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Sports Shorts regional winner | ||||
Synopsis: During Wimbledon 2005 Andrew Murray-mania swept the nation, but more importantly for Dave Bruce, it threatened his marriage. Confined to the shed as wife Andrea drools over the Scottish tennis sensation, Dave ponders his family's future. | ||||
Mam, Dad, Monkey and Me |
| 1st Produced: | Bitesize Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne | 2006 | ||
| Company: | New Writing North/Orange | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: When Jess returns home from university full of tales of her first term away, she is delighted to see her parents again. She is less delighted to discover that while she has been away they have found someone new to lavish their attentions on. A few psychology lectures might not quite be enough to deal with such bizarre parents. In this dark comic drama, your childhood toys can turn out to be your worst enemies. | ||||
My Mam Was An Ice-Cream Blonde |
| 1st Produced: | The People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne | 2006 | ||
| Company: | The People's Theatre | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Winner of The People's Play Award 2006 | ||||
Synopsis: Fifteen year old Jenny has never known her mother. Until now. Raised by her father and at loggerheads with his no-nonsense girlfriend, Jenny retreats into a fantasy world where her mother is a glamorous movie star of 1930s Hollywood. Imagination is a powerful thing, and as Jenny and Mam become closer the lines between reality and make believe are blurred. This darkly comic, refreshingly surreal new drama takes a sideways look at obsession, escapism and that old adage "you can't choose your family". . ..or can you? | ||||
Patricia Quinn Saved My Life |
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||
| Company: | 5065 Lift | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Two women locked in a cupboard at a Rocky Horror convention. Help! Their fates lie with a chorus of lip-licking, pelvic-thrusting, Patricia Quinns in this unashamedly silly comedy. | ||||
Second Most Disappointing |
| 1st Produced: | Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham | 2007 | ||
| Company: | Cloud 9 Theatre Company | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Winner, Cloud 9 Playwriting Competition (in association with the Tynedale Writers' Festival) | ||||
Synopsis: The Angel of the North was recently voted the Second Most Disappointing Day Out in an online poll. Armed with only her kiosk and her wits, Pamela Frisbee sets about restoring the sculpture's tarnished reputation. | ||||
Yellow |
| 1st Produced: | White Bear Theatre Club, London | 2003 | ||
| Company: | Short & Girlie Productions | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Meet Julie. Fantasist. Fanatic. Fibber | ||||