PETER KENVYN
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Plays by Peter Kenvyn
Ain't We Got Fun |
| 1st Produced: | 1983 | |||
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| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | 2 Act Musical Revue | Musical | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: A Black Chicago stage-hand reminisces as he clears up back stage after the show. As he sings the jazz standards, he tells his story and the history of his music. | ||||
Brel Encore |
| 1st Produced: | Kingston Overground Theatre, London | 1979 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | Musical Revue | - | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 2 Acts Translated from Jacques Brel | ||||
Synopsis: Four characters in a French cafe sing the songs of Jacques Brel | ||||
Colony, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1989 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | Satirical comedy | Satire | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 10 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 1 Act Translated from Pierre Marivaux | ||||
Synopsis: An aristocratic couple, ship-wrecked on an island, are forced by the local inhabitants, to change places with their servants until they learn some manners | ||||
Final Warning |
| 1st Produced: | Kingston Overground Theatre, London | 1983 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 2 Acts. Book, Lyrics and Score (2 pianos) by the author | ||||
Synopsis: A group of tourists are trapped in a Swiss Chalet in 1939. The snow falls, an avalanche threatens and the Nazis are on the move. A satirical pastiche of the stiff upper lip traditions of 1930's drama and literature. | ||||
Losing Tracks |
| 1st Produced: | Renaissance Theatre, NY.NY | 1985 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | 2 Act | Farce | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: In a failing American local radio station, Zack tries to rescue his financial crisis by duping his gullible female fan-base on air, with disastrous consequences. | ||||
Mirror, Mirror |
| 1st Produced: | Questor's Theatre, Ealing | 1984 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | Musical Revue | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 2 Acts Book, Lyrics and Score by the author | ||||
Synopsis: With sketches and songs, six women give a funny, satirical and moving picture of their situation and of women in modern society | ||||
Mistake, the |
| 1st Produced: | 1991 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | Satirical comedy | Satire | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 1 Act Translated from Pierre Marivaux | ||||
Synopsis: The soldier Ergaste is infatuated by Clarice, but presses his suit upon her haughty sister Hortense, who dresses and masks herself in identical fashion. The confusion is compounded by the servants, who all make the same mistake, as they parade in the park. Is beauty only skin deep; what face does a lover wear? | ||||
No Flies On Mr. Hunter |
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Farce | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 3 Acts Translated from Feydeau | ||||
Synopsis: On being persuaded that her husband is being unfaithful, Mrs. Hunter agrees to an assignation. Unfortunately, all parties have chosen the same hotel for their dalliance with the usual uproarious complications | ||||
One More Head on the Block |
| 1st Produced: | 1993 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | Satirical comedy drama | Satire | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 7 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 3 Acts Translated from Marcel Aymé | ||||
Synopsis: A convicted murderer escapes and invades the home of the corrupt judge who has condemned him. In their confrontation, old secrets are revealed and corruption at the heart of politics and the judiciary are exposed. Set in Poldavia, it is a veiled commentary on France's institutions. | ||||
Pride And Prejudice |
| 1st Produced: | Courtyard Theatre, London | 2002 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy of manners | - | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 12 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 2 Acts adapted from Jane Austen's novel. Some doubling | ||||
Synopsis: Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters try to make advantageous marriages across the class and social divisions of Regency England. The prejudice of the upper classes and the pride of Elizabeth's free spirit are finally defeated and united in a love match. | ||||
School For Mothers, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1991 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | Satirical comedy | Satire | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 1 Act Translated from Pierre Marivaux | ||||
Synopsis: A young man tricks his way by means of a disguise into the house of his beloved who has been kept in ignorance of the | ||||
Third Time Lucky |
| 1st Produced: | Courtyard Theatre, London | 1994 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | author manuscript | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Farce | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 3 Acts Translated from Labiche | ||||
Synopsis: Twice cuckolded Marjorel is up to no good and his wife is having an affair with his best friend as she fends off the attentions of his young nephew. Unfortunately, they have all chosen the same cab to travel to their assignations. Soon black-mail is in the air and panic sets in as they strive to avoid exposure | ||||