BARRY DICKINS (1949 - )
| Nationality: | Australian |
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Plays by Barry Dickins
Banana Bender, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1980 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Currency Press, Sydney | 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: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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Synopsis: Farce about a religious fanatic living on a camping site in Queensland with his mother. | ||||
Beautland |
| 1st Produced: | Adelaide, Australia | 1985 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Currency Press, Sydney | 1985 | ||
| 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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Bedlam Autos |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1989 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Between Engagements |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1988 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Bridal Suite, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1979 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Yackandandah, Montmorency, Victoria | 1985 | ||
| 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: | Stage play | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 |
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Couple Of Broken Hearts, A |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1982 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au >>> | - | ||
| 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: | 2 acts | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 |
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Death Of Minnie, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1980 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Currency Press, Sydney | 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: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 |
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Synopsis: A Polish Immigrant woman living in Melbourne's Fitzroy decides to commit suicide on her 40th birthday. | ||||
Dickins' Christmas, A |
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| 1st Published: | Currency Press, Sydney | - | ||
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| Genre: | Musical Re-interpretation | - | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 |
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Notes: novel by Charles Dickens | ||||
Synopsis: Reset to Melbourne in the mid fifties. | ||||
Eat Your Greens |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1987 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Fool's Shoe Hotel, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1978 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Yackandandah, Montmorency, Victoria | 1985 | ||
| 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 | 8 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: from a radio play; by K.G. Fish. | ||||
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Ghosts |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1975 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
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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. | ||||
Golden Goldenbergs, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1980 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Yackandandah, Montmorency, Victoria | 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 | |||
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Graeme King Lear |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1983 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Great Oscar Wilde Trial, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1977 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Greenroom |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1985 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Horror Of Suburban Nature Strips, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1978 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Yackandandah, Montmorency, Victoria | 1985 | ||
| 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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Notes: aka Mag and Bag | ||||
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Hymie |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1991 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Interview, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1976 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Ken Wright Show, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1980 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au >>> | - | ||
| 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: | Stage play. 16 scenes | One Act | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 5 |
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Lennie Lower |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1981 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Yackandandah, Montmorency, Victoria | 1982 | ||
| 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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More Greenroom |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1986 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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One Woman Shoes |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1981 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Yackandandah, Montmorency, Victoria | 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 | |||
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Only An Old Kitbag |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1977 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Perfect English |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1990 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Remember Ronald Ryan |
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| 1st Published: | Currency Press, Sydney | - | ||
| 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 | 7 | Female | 2 |
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Synopsis: The hanging in 1967 that ended capital punishment in Australia. | ||||
Reservoir By Night |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1986 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Rotten Teeth Show, The |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1978 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Royboys |
| 1st Produced: | Melbourne | 1987 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Currency Press, Sydney | 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: | 2 Act 60 mins | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | 1 musician | |||
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Synopsis: Follows the fantastic footballing fortunes of the battling Noble Family. | ||||
Ryan |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Synopsis: The hanging or Ronald Ryan in 1967 hardened public opinion against capital punishment in Australia and his was the last death at the hands of the State in this country | ||||