DAVID CREGAN (1931 - )
| Nationality: | English |
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Plays by David Cregan
Aladdin |
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Pantomime | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Brian Protheroe | ||||
Synopsis: Aladdin rubs the lamp of his dreams and wishes | ||||
Arthur |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | in "Playbill One", Hutchinson, London | 1969 | ||
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| Genre: | for children | One Act | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Boy driven to revolution by old aunt seduces women's police and becomes a dictator. | ||||
Beauty And The Beast |
| 1st Produced: | 1987 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1988 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Pantomime | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: music by Brian Protheroe | ||||
Synopsis: beauty falls for beast etc | ||||
Cast Off |
| 1st Produced: | 1972 | |||
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| 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 | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Meths drinkers and expanding industry. | ||||
Cinderella |
| 1st Produced: | 1989 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1991 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Pantomime | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: music by Brian Protheroe | ||||
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Comedy Of The Changing Years, A |
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 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 | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Growth of middle class fascist from working class background with Hitler as chorus | ||||
Crackling Angels |
| 1st Produced: | Beaminster, Dorset | 1987 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: music by Brian Protheroe | ||||
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Daffodil, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Dancers, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1965 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1966 | |||
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| Genre: | Farce | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Exploration of difficulties in selecting a mate and getting married | ||||
Difficult Unicorn, The |
| 1st Produced: | Southwark Playhouse, London | 2002 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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George Reborn |
| 1st Produced: | 1973 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Land of Palms and Other Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1973 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: televised 1973 | ||||
Synopsis: Sexual failure leads to psychiatric social work on Pennine Moors to music from Wagner. | ||||
Getting It Right |
| 1st Produced: | Hatfield Polytechnic, Hertfordshire | 1980 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 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 | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Young architect trapped between materialism and ageing incontinent old people (including father) with Socialist ideas. | ||||
Houses By The Green, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1968 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1968 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: In an effort to court the same girl two elderly and quarrelsome neighbours don disguises. | ||||
How We Held The Square |
| 1st Produced: | Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham | 1971 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Eyre Methuen, London | 1972 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: Bunch of politically ambitious old people hold Square and Corner Shop against Big Business. | ||||
If You Don't Laugh, You Cry |
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Land of Palms and Other Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1973 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Jack And The Beanstalk |
| 1st Produced: | 1982 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1987 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Pantomime | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: music by Brian Protheroe | ||||
Synopsis: Big spender mother - otherwise close adaptation of this splendid pantomime narrative. | ||||
Jack In The Box |
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Land of Palms and Other Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1973 | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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King, The |
| 1st Produced: | Shaw Theatre, London | 1974 | ||
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| 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 | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: King Arthur as Puritan leader. | ||||
Land Of Palms, The |
| 1st Produced: | The Barn, Dartington, Devon | 1971 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Land of Palms and Other Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1973 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Synopsis: Foreign Legion versus Hippies on remote oasis. | ||||
Last Thrash, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||
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| 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 | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Liebestraum And Other Pieces |
| 1st Produced: | Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham | 1970 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Land of Palms and Other Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1973 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: Time-tabled partner swapping on housing estate, ruined by love | ||||
Miniatures |
| 1st Produced: | 1965 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1967 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | 1b extras | |||
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Synopsis: A picture of the peculiarities of English comprehensive school teachers and especially their attitudes to academic gowns. | ||||
Name Is More Than A Name, A |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | in "Play Nine", Arnold, London | 1981 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Short Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Synopsis: Difficulties over census taking leading to among other things, the invasion of Russia (7 min) | ||||
Nice Dorothy |
| 1st Produced: | 1993 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 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 | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Pater Noster |
| 1st Produced: | Horsham, Sussex | 1973 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Play Nine", Arnold, London | 1981 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Short Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | voice | |||
Notes: in Mixed Blessings | ||||
Synopsis: Prayers for the new baby, which parent will it venerate (8 min) | ||||
Poor Tom |
| 1st Produced: | 1976 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Eyre Methuen, London | 1976 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Synopsis: Hopeless scrounger seeks help of fellow lodgers in ludicrous murder of landlord to save home. | ||||
Problem, The |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | in "The Land of Palms and Other Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1973 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
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Red Ridinghood |
| 1st Produced: | Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent | 1979 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1986 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Pantomime | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: music by Brian Protheroe | ||||
Synopsis: Panto with law and order wolf | ||||
Sentimental Value |
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Sleeping Beauty, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1983 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1984 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Pantomime | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Summer Again |
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 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 | 4 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: David Cregan's new play reveals a passionate concern with Iraq, global capitalism and environmental decay. The story hinges on the determination of country-bred, 91-year-old Toby to buy part of the vast, adjacent garden belonging to Gerald, a lecherous entrepreneur. For inexplicable reasons, Toby's family - including his dithering son, actressy daughter-in-law and ecologically concerned grandson - think the purchase will be the death of him and do everything in their power to stop it. Ariadne, the daughter-in-law, even offers to sleep with Gerald to stop the sale; although, since she is an anti-war marcher and he a rabid right-winger, it makes for a prickly liaison. Cregan's model is clearly Shaw's Heartbreak House: another country-garden play in which the leisured classes confront naked power in the shadow of global catastrophe. 'Michael Billington, The Guardian' | ||||
Talisman, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1981 | |||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: About lady pursued by legless angel of death. | ||||
Three Men For Colverton |
| 1st Produced: | 1966 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1966 | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Tragicomedy | Tragedy | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: Study of the effects of power on three evangelists and a widow in an English village | ||||
Tigers |
| 1st Produced: | 1978 | |||
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| 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 | - |
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Synopsis: Garage owner offers free sex with eight gallons of petrol to boost sales. | ||||
Tina |
| 1st Produced: | 1975 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Eyre Methuen, London | 1976 | ||
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