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PETER KENNA (1930 - 1987) |
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Nationality: Australian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Educated at the Christian Brothers School, Lewisham New South Wales. He left school at 14 and had a variety of jobs - eventually becoming involved in concert parties for troops encamped around Sydney. He wrote his first play at 21. In the 1950's he became a leading radio actor and wrote numerous television plays in the 1960s and 1970s.
Plays by Peter Kenna
Animal Grab | ||
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| 1st Published: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42551 | |||
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Genre: | 3 act Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 6 | ||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Eager Hope, An | ||
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| 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 | #19031 | |||
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Notes: | part of "The Cassidy Album" Trilogy | |||||
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Fair Sister, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42552 | |||
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Genre: | 2 act drama Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Furtive Love | ||
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| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency Press, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | 0868190101 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19032 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | part of "The Cassidy Album" Trilogy | |||||
Synopsis: | Debates the question of identity without God. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hard God, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sydney | 1973 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency Press, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0868190808 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19033 | |||
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Genre: | Historical Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of "The Cassidy Album" Trilogy | |||||
| The story of the Cassidy family. Dan and his wife Aggie and his two brothers Martin and Paddy and their wives. Dan is the pillar of the family the one the others turn to in times of trouble. One year whilst the family is on holiday in Woy Woy NSW Dan's son meets Jack. Jack is immediately attrached to Dan and makes his intentions clear. At first Dan is confused but a relationship develops between the teenagers - but will it just be a summer love? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Landladies, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42554 | |||
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Genre: | 3 act Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Listen Closely | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sydney | 1972 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency P, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | 0868190047 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19034 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mates | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sydney | 1975 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | in The Drag Show, Woollahra, N.S.W : Currency Press, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19035 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | An old bloke from the bush visits an old haunt, to find it has been transformed.He meets a young gay singer on the verge of suicide. The scene is set for a confrontation between the singer's closeted lover and the bushie's memories of youth | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Muriel's Virtues | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sydney | 1966 | ||||
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 | #19036 | |||
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Notes: | The original title of "Animal Grab" | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Slaughter Of St Teresa's Day, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sydney | 1959 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency P ; London : Eyre Methuen, 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | 0869370197 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19037 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Drama Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | introduces the first of his Irish-Australian matriarchs, Oola Maguire | |||||
Synopsis: | Two released prisoners interrupt a feast day part given by an ex 1950 Sydney gangster. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Talk To The Moon | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1963 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency P, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | 0868190047 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19038 | |||
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Genre: | 3 Act Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sydney | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency P, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | 0868190047 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19039 | |||
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Genre: | Play 4 scenes | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 boy | |||||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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