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DEBJANI CHATTERJEE |
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Nationality: born India Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Delhi-born Debjani Chatterjee is one of Britain's best-known Asian writers. She worked in the steel industry, education and community relations before becoming a full-time writer-storyteller who often works in schools, libraries and community centres. She was the Poetry Society's Poet-in-residence at Sheffield Children's Hospital in 2000. Other important residencies were at Glasgow's Kelvin Arts Gallery and Museum, Sheffield's Millennium Galleries and Kedlestone Hall which is run by the National Trust. An award-winning poet, she has written/ edited/ translated 45 books for children & adults. Twisting Yarn Theatre toured her multilingual play for children, The Honoured Guest. She chairs the National Association of Writers in Education, is patron of Survivors' Poetry, Director of Sahitya Press, Reviews Editor of Writing in Education and Associate Editor of Pratibha India and Tadeeb. Sheffield Hallam University awarded an honorary doctorate in 2002 for 'literature, the arts and community service'. See http://DebjaniChatterjee.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk and http://sahityapress.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk and http://MiniMushaira.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk
Plays by Debjani Chatterjee
Honest Robber, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | in The Message Of Thunder And Other, Orient Longman in Chennai, India, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41786 | |||
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Genre: | Plays for children, based on stories from world religions | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Various but whole class groups can participate | |||||
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Synopsis: | tells a Sikh story from the life of Guru Nanak | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Honoured Guest, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | toured in Yorkshire | 2000 | ||||
Company: | Twisting Yarn Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Plays for Children 2 by Faber and Faber, London, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41787 | |||
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Genre: | humorous & multi-lingual inter-active play for children | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 2 | |||||
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Synopsis: | The multilingual poet/storyteller/narrator Kobi Kabir attends a feast given by the Lady Sharifa Snobbyshowoff Shahzada | |||||
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Message of Thunder, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | in The Message Of Thunder And Other, Orient Longman in Chennai, India, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41788 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Plays for children, based on stories from world religions | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Various but whole class groups can participate | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | tells a Hindu myth from the Upanishads. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Monkey King's Quest | ||
| 1st Produced: | LSO St Luke's, London | 2004 | ||||
Company: | by Years 3 & 4 children from London's Saint Peter and St Paul RC Primary School | |||||
| 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 | #41789 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | multicultural play for primary school children | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | Fither male or female: a class group can take these roles | |||||
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Synopsis: | : Monkey King from China goes on a quest to India and Egypt to find love and a family | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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New Rabbi, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in The Message Of Thunder And Other, Orient Longman in Chennai, India, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41790 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Plays for children, based on stories from world religions | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Various but whole class groups can participate | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | a Jewish story from eastern Europe. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Nowhere to Go | ||
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| 1st Published: | in The Message Of Thunder And Other, Orient Longman in Chennai, India, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41791 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Plays for children, based on stories from world religions | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Various but whole class groups can participate | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | tells a Muslim Sufi tale from Iraq. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Shadow of the Buddha, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in The Message Of Thunder And Other, Orient Longman in Chennai, India, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41792 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Plays for children, based on stories from world religions | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Various but whole class groups can participate | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | tells a Buddhist story about the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang's travels in India. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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