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KAREN JEYNES (1981 - ) |
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Nationality: South African Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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An award-winning scriptwriter, as well as a director and producer, Karen Jeynes is one of the exciting new voices in South African theatre. Her plays include Everybody Else (is fucking perfect; Go Home Affairs, Kiss Kiss; Backwards in High Heels; Bedtime Stories for Big Boys and Girls, a literary theatrical experience; Don't Mention Sex; and Laying Blame. Forthcoming plays include I'll have what she's having, sky too big and Getting There. She also teaches scriptwriting for the South African Writers College and runs scriptwriting workshops, and facilitates the Young Writers Project. In her spare time, she works as a freelance journalist/copywriter/editor and has also had two books published as part of the Siyagruva Series for New Africa Books.
Plays by Karen Jeynes
Backwards in High Heels | ||
| 1st Produced: | Artscape Arena | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Blameless Productions | |||||
| 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 | #89292 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | In this day and age, it's not easy to have the perfect life. There are too many stresses and expectations, so why not make one thing easy? Find Mr Right& in the personal ads! Charlotte is a troubled 20 something on a quest to find the perfect relationship. See how Charlotte faces dilemmas like resisting chocolates, getting rid of psycho dates and buying a packet of condoms. While Charlotte's own internal struggles are eternal, the "blind dates" in the show are just that: unadulterated improvisation! | |||||
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Don't Mention Sex | ||
| 1st Produced: | Artscape Arena | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Blameless Productions | |||||
| 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 | #89293 | |||
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: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | multiple characters | |||||
Notes: | One woman show | |||||
Synopsis: | It's a brand new day for Leanne when her parents get divorced and her dad hits the dating scene. She guides him through the mysterious dialect of dating women - but how can she keep him on track without ever mentioning sex! | |||||
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Everybody Else (is Fucking Perfect) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Princess Alice Hall, National Arts Festival | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Blameless Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | Junkets Press, 2007 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #89294 | |||
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: | Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | This comedy about the extraordinary lives of ordinary South Africans cleaned out in the Comedy section of the NLDTF/PANSA Awards 2005, winning Best New Play and Audience Favourite for writer Karen Jeynes, and Best Director for Lara Bye. | |||||
Synopsis: | Have you ever really loved somebody? Thirty-nine year old Spar Manager Gavin really loves his wife Cathy. And she really loves him. In fact, their lives are almost perfect. Cathy also really loves her big sister Traci, who has come back from England to meet Gavin. Or has she? And Traci really loves her little sister: but does she love her toyboy, Jared the barman? And does he really love her; or is it all just about the sex? Soon skeletons are being wrenched from the cupboard by Traci's toyboy barman Jared, and nothing will ever be simple again! | |||||
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Go Home Affairs | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ohio State University, New Works Lab, Westerville, Ohio | 30 Jan 2008 | ||||
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 | #128059 | |||
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Genre: | Short Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Bureaucracy in the afterlife | |||||
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I'll Have What She's Having | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #118469 | |||
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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Synopsis: | An Afro-American man in South Africa meets a local woman | |||||
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Kiss Kiss | ||
| 1st Produced: | Vicky's, National Arts Festival | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Showworks | |||||
| 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 | #89295 | |||
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: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Barbie does Gothic Horror in this up close and far too personal look at the fake world of vanity, models and social kissing. Lucy, Cindy and their ever-faithful Guy take you to places you've never been before - without their smiles ever slipping. Check your sanity at the door and prepare to laugh. | |||||
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Laying Blame | ||
| 1st Produced: | Playroom | 1999 | ||||
Company: | Blameless Productions | |||||
| 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 | #89296 | |||
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: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 m or f | |||||
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Synopsis: | Laura is a middleclass, middle-of-the-road, middle daughter who has lost her way and now searches desperately for clues to the collapse of her safe, humdrum world. With great compassion and humour, "Laying Blame" maps out the excruciating ordinariness of a regular suburban upbringing. | |||||
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