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John AD Fraser

JOHN AD FRASER

  
Nationality:    Scottish
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John A D Fraser, Scottish born and Australian based playwright, completed the NIDA Playwrights Studio in 2005. The following year he was invited to the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh as part of a residency for emerging international playwrights. The Finborough in London recently ran development workshops for a new play about Scottish footballers in WWI, directed by Ken Alexander. John has had a dozen short plays performed in the UK and Australia, winning several awards. He has several plays under commission.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/431262

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below is a list of John AD Fraser's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         100 Men         All The Rage         Bliss         Catch A Falling Knife         Gangsters         House Of War, The         Last Great Roadhouse in Paradise, The         Rock, Paper, Scissors         Secret Of A Happy Marriage         View from Moving Windows, A

100 Men

Synopsis:
Edinburgh, 1915. Desperate for celebrities to boost the citys recruitment effort for the First World War, George McCrae targets the players of Heart of Midlothian, one of the leading teams of the newly-professional game of football. McCrae finds that faith in the empire means trusting the faceless, and that the toughest enemies arent always across the wire. Inspired by a true story of sacrifice, gallus spirit and a small nation with a reputation for being up for the fight.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Vibrant 2013  A Festival of Finborough Playwrights

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
historical play

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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All The Rage

All The Rage
It's London 2012, and the greatest show on earth is about to commence. On the surface it's peace and love and plastic lanyards. But deep beneath the stadium a terrible beauty stirs. The boys are going back to war. For former commander Skin-the-Goat, laying down of arms has brought the trappings of power but drained him of respect. So he puts the band back together for one more operation. As well as bringing the peace prize he feels he deserves, he'll impress the ambitious journalist Nina, who he hopes will break more than just the story of his last-minute intervention. Coercing the young and Viet Cong-obsessed Boyler into action, Skin-the-Goat hauls his best but traitorous bomber The Baker back and prepares the scene to send the Olympics off with the ultimate bang. As long as he keeps the plan on track, he'll keep the peace, the prize, the girl, and a neat revenge on the quisling who forced him to stop the war in the first place. But playing with embers is dangerous. War, like love, is easier to start than to stop. And just like the Olympics, not everyone is ready to play by the rules.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Old Fitzroy Theatre in Sydney    Jun 2012

Organisations:
Tamarama Rock Surfers

1st Published:
Playlab Press   978 1 925338 13 3

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy, Drama 90 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Bliss

Synopsis:
Things aren't as they should be in Sylvia's life. She needs order to her chaos. A visit by a mysterious, Domestic Therapist, Gary... Sylvia realises its time to take out the trash!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC    03 Dec 2008

Organisations:
Short & Sweet 2008 Top 20 Week 1

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/78212

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Catch A Falling Knife

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Short + Sweet Festival, Sydney 2010

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Uniting Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Gangsters

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Newtown Theatre, Newtown, NSW    15 Jan 2003

Organisations:
Short & Sweet Sydney Week 2

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/78999

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House Of War, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Newtown Theatre, Newtown, NSW    13 Feb 2005

Organisations:
Short & Sweet Sydney Best Of The Rest Week 5

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/79563

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Last Great Roadhouse in Paradise, The

Synopsis:
The Roadhouse is the last vestige of humanity still standing in Paradise and owner Ivy is determined it's going to survive at any price. At least she has her faith... and with the folks around her she's going to need it. Farmer Ned dreams of rain when he's sober long enough to remember his name. Daughter Holly craves the bright lights but will settle for the dim. And Davo wants to solve a crime but only if he can be like his hero 70s TV detective Columbo. But will that be enough when an outsider crashes into town? Paradise Roadhouse where anything can happen. And probably will.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Old Fitzroy Hotel Theatre, Woolloomooloo, NSW    07 Jun 2007

Organisations:
Tamarama Rock Surfers

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
black comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/71184

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Rock, Paper, Scissors

Synopsis:
Pat and Ronnie work the lighthouse at Muckle Flugganeighbour to 46,000 gannets, 200,000 puffins and endless stacks of rocks. Gale-force winds fuel waves that lash the lighthouse twenty-one hours a day, a lighthouse that sits on a rock 70 metres above the deep North Sea. Vegetarian ex-student Dougie lands, the newest keeper of the light. But Dougie didnt do lighthouse lore at uni. So maybe his eyes will get pecked out by a bonxie, he might get attacked by a basking shark, Davy Jones may call him at nightchances are, though, that hes going to stand up to Ronnies malevolence and Pats creepy homeliness. At least hell give it a crack. Each week they play Rock, Paper, Scissors to determine who will rule the lighthouse for the day, but Dougie keeps losing. This is Pinter, Beckett and Monty Python in a very tall barrel.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Old Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo, NSW    30 Jul 2009

Organisations:
Tamarama Rock Surfers

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy, Drama 75 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/82178

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Secret Of A Happy Marriage

Synopsis:
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Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Edge Theatre, Newtown, NSW    27 Jan 2004

Organisations:
Short & Sweet Sydney Week 2

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/79093

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View from Moving Windows, A

Synopsis:
Harnessing the creative talents of some of Sydneys most dynamic and prestigious playwrights, A View From Moving Windows is inspired by train travel to and from the thriving and vibrant geographical centre of Sydney, Parramatta. Specifically written for True West, each the nine short plays promises to be revealing and highly entertaining. Directed by Augusta Supple, one of Sydneys most passionate promoters of new theatre, this is a theatre event that mines the sublime in the every day to present Sydneys west as youve never seen it before.

Notes:
written by Donna Abela, Vanessa Bates, Jessica Bellamy, John Fraser, Noelle Janaczewska, Nicholas Parsons, Teik Kim Pok, Angela Quinn and Alison Rooke

1st Produced:
Rafferty's Theatre, Parramatta, Nsw    18 Oct 2012

Organisations:
True West Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
piece

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  varies

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/105116

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