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MARY COOPER |
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Nationality: British Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Mary Cooper has written extensively for stage, radio and television. Her work for the stage has been performed and/or commissioned by companies throughout England and Wales including Eastern Angles, Red Ladder, Theatr Powys, Theatr Clwyd, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Sheffield Crucible, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, Action Transport, Watford Palace, Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke and Remould Theatre, Hull. Her stage play for M6 Theatre Company Breathing Space, was performed at the Toronto Young People's Theatre Festival in May 2003 where it was nominated for a DORA award. Wobbly Eggs, her first radio play, was short-listed for the Richard Imison Award and the Mental Health in the Media awards. Since 1997 she has written six single plays for BBC Radio 4 and a ten-part series Such Sweet Possession. For television, Alarmed, written with Peter Spafford was a winner in the Granada/Yorkshire Television New Voices Scheme. She is currently working with Tutti Frutti productions and Clean Break Theatre as well as continuing to work with M6 Theatre Company.
Plays by Mary Cooper
Blending In | ||
| 1st Produced: | Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, Essex | 01 Oct 1996 | ||||
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 | #119325 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Story of a Jamaican singer working as a midwife in rural East Anglia. | |||||
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Breathing Space | ||
| 1st Produced: | Arts Depot, London | 08 Nov 2002 | ||||
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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 | #84773 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | nominated for a DORA award | |||||
Synopsis: | Two families on the run. What happens when their worlds collide? Danny and his mum are hiding in a strange town, scraping by, fearful to answer the phone or open the door. Kosovan asylum seekers Zara and Marina move in next door. On the surface they seem very different, but they have far more in common than they suspect. | |||||
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Close to Home | ||
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| 1st Published: | in All Talk Monologues, Aurora Metro press, 2007 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #84765 | |||
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Genre: | short monologue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 17 year old boy | |||||
Notes: | Each year M6 commissions, performs and tours a series of powerful monologues which share the struggles, courage, conflicts and joys of different characters facing difficult decisions in their lives. This growing strand of M6's work enables the Company to perform powerful and contemporary stories in a classroom, theatre space or conference setting. The success of these monologues has led to their publication. All Talk - a selection of M6 monologues written by six North West based writers is published by Aurora Metro Press (2007). These short single voice plays provide audiences with intimate, emotionally charged performances, which act as a stimulus for meaningful and important peer discussions. The flexibility, intimacy and impact of M6's monologues and accompanying facilitated workshops enable young people to explore the emotions, motivations and choices of different characters at difficult crossroads in their lives. ABOUT: A project comprising 6 short, single voice plays by writers based in the North West. These powerful monologues share the struggles, courage, conflicts and joys of young characters facing difficult decisions in their lives. | |||||
Synopsis: | Jay's little sister is pregnant and he's livid; but who's he going to punish? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Deadly | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liverpool: Unity Theatre, 1, Hope Place Liverpool, L1 9BG >>> | 22 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Kick Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #119326 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | by Mary Cooper and Donna Lesley Price | |||||
Synopsis: | Satan has tired of hell and wants a peaceful life back in heaven, but, in order to do so a good deed must be done. Along comes Cynthia who signs a contract with the Devil to allow the Dark Ruler of Hell' to assist her in winning the love of her life, Nathan. But will all go to plan for this unlikely duo? | |||||
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Forever | ||
| 1st Produced: | 10 Apr 2000 | |||||
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 | #103659 | |||
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Genre: | Youth play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Gemma and Liam were together forever. Then baby came along. The trouble with Baby was not just that he cried and dirtied nappies. The trouble with Baby was that he STOLE: time, money energy and love - Gemma's energy and sense of fun. Liam's space in bed. And no-one else seemed to notice. They all thought Baby was so cute. Forever is a poignant and funny play about parenting. It explores the effect of a child on the lives of two young people and the effects of the two young people on the life of a child. Forever has been specially written for audiences of 14+. | |||||
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Glory | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Theatr Powys | |||||
| 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 | #65347 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Grass | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Taking Issue, Three Playwrights And A Theatre Company" published by Alumnus | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #103660 | |||
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Genre: | Youth play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Head On | ||
| 1st Produced: | Leeds: West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP >>> | 04 May 2000 | ||||
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 | #119327 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Heartgame | ||
| 1st Produced: | Soho Poly Theatre, London | 1988 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays By Women Vol.8" Methuen, London, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #7810 | |||
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Genre: | Bi lingual play Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 9 characters | |||||
Notes: | translated by Mohammed Abdullah | |||||
Synopsis: | language emerges as a central metaphor for the cultural mix of the protagonists' lives | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Heart-Throb | ||
| 1st Produced: | Soho Poly, London | 1988 | ||||
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 | #7811 | |||
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Mixed Blessings | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Red Ladder Theatre 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 | #94663 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Spark | ||
| 1st Produced: | Old Rep, Birmingham, West Midlands | 31 Mar 2004 | ||||
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 | #119328 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Makina noticed the bag first, Edward picked it up. Ryan said they should give it back. Rachel said they should keep it. Four young people open the bag and the spark is set alight, Edward's mum thinks he's dealing. Ryan's dad thinks he's stealing. Sakina's mum tells her to stay home and help. Rachel's step-dad calls her a tart. And no one is telling the truth. Using a specially composed soundtrack and a highly visually symbolic approach, Spark tells a powerful, emotional story of young people on the process of change. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Village Life, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Playhouse, Alnwick, Northumberland | 24 Feb 2010 | ||||
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 | #119329 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Village Life examines the highs and lows of rural living through the eyes of a couple who retire to the fictitious village of Aldale. The story centres on Margaret, who loves Aldale; the idyllic village she remembers from childhood holidays with her grandma. But when she and husband Colin retire there and attempt to lead Aldale into The Best Village' competition she begins to realise there's more to rural life than she'd imagined. | |||||
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Weighed Down | ||
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| 1st Published: | in All Talk Monologues, Aurora Metro press, 2007 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #84766 | |||
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: | short monologue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 girl | |||||
Notes: | Each year M6 commissions, performs and tours a series of powerful monologues which share the struggles, courage, conflicts and joys of different characters facing difficult decisions in their lives. This growing strand of M6's work enables the Company to perform powerful and contemporary stories in a classroom, theatre space or conference setting. The success of these monologues has led to their publication. All Talk - a selection of M6 monologues written by six North West based writers is published by Aurora Metro Press (2007). These short single voice plays provide audiences with intimate, emotionally charged performances, which act as a stimulus for meaningful and important peer discussions. The flexibility, intimacy and impact of M6's monologues and accompanying facilitated workshops enable young people to explore the emotions, motivations and choices of different characters at difficult crossroads in their lives. ABOUT: A project comprising 6 short, single voice plays by writers based in the North West. These powerful monologues share the struggles, courage, conflicts and joys of young characters facing difficult decisions in their lives. | |||||
Synopsis: | When Claire's dad left, she thought that he was all she would lose. | |||||
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