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William Gaskill

WILLIAM GASKILL

  (1930 - )

Nationality:    English
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William Gaskill was artistic Director of the Royal Court 1965-1972. He was also associate Director of the National Theatre at the Old Vic, 1963 and Founder-Director of Joint Stock Theatre Company, 1974, along with Max Stafford-Clark

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below is a list of William Gaskill's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

        Carver         Eleven Dead Men At Hola Camp         Infidelities         Sirens



Carver

Synopsis:
laconic, spare simplicity of Carver's tales of everyday dissatisfaction and simmering unfulfilment.

Notes:
stories by Raymond Carver: What's in Alaska?; Fat; Cathedral; Put Yourself In My Shoes; Intimacy.

1st Produced:
Arcola, London    2005

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Genre:
Five Short Plays

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  5 actors

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Eleven Dead Men At Hola Camp

Synopsis:
largely improvised piece of documentary theatre about the brutal treatment of African detainees during the Mau mau guerilla campaign in Kenya

Notes:
Written by Keith Johnstone And William Gaskell, songs by Wole Soyinka

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Genre:
documentary play

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Male:  12            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 59.157

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Infidelities

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Sirens

Synopsis:
a stage adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses

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Play/Drama

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