NED MANNING   


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Plays by Ned Manning

NED MANNING
Bridge Is Down, The
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1st Published:
1993
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Genre:
60 mins
One Act
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Notes: -
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NED MANNING
Close To The Bone
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Currency Press, Sydney
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Genre:
Full-Length 90 mins
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
1
Female
9
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Notes: -
Synopsis: 30 years after her adoption a woman discovers she is adopted and Aboriginal.
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NED MANNING
Gods Of War
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1995
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Genre:
Drama written for schools or large community groups 120 mins
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Parts:
Male
15
Female
10
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Synopsis: Charts the lives of four young Australian men and women throughout the Second World War. The play focuses on the changing Australian identity through the protagonist's experiences at home and overseas.
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NED MANNING
Kenny's Coming Home
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1991
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Genre:
play with music 90 mins
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Parts:
Male
2
Female
3
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Synopsis: A suburban family is torn apart when the head of the household's sister decides to run against him in a By-Election thus pitting new Labor against old Labor. The children are embroiled in the conflict whilst mum tries to survive the madness. Dad's trump card is the return of his footy legend son who has, unknown to him, discovered motor bikes and junk food. Chaos ensues
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NED MANNING
Kingaroy
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1st Published:
Currency Press, Sydney
1996
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
2
Female
2
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Notes: written with Martin Buzacott
Synopsis: light-hearted drama of identity, centred on a rodeo. Religion, Aboriginal mythology and an extraordinary mechanical bull
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NED MANNING
Luck Of The Draw
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
2 Acts
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
2
Female
3
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: A young Aboriginal woman, Annie, and her brother, Pat, escape from their respective "Homes" in the 1940's and find their way to a Mission on the South Coast of NSW. The first half of the play explores their attempts to survive in what is often an oppressive environment. In Act 2, twenty years later, the play follows Annie's daughter Pearl as she attempts to come to terms with her Aboriginality and then is encouraged to re-unite with her estranged mother. The play explores questions of identity and white Australia's relationship with its Aboriginal past.
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NED MANNING
Milo
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Currency Press, Sydney
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
4
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Notes: written with Martin Buzacott
Synopsis: *Writing Award Winner* The focus of this play is on familiar family relationships and the destructive tensions that exist between the generations. An uneventful evening meal at the Mainwaring's gradually develops into a tense confrontation between two proud parents and their sons. Underlying the facade of comfortable domestic order there are hidden pressures on the two boys as they try to assert their independence. At the climax, both father and mother take control and the family bonds are shattered - a serious theme but treated with plenty of humour.
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NED MANNING
Us Or Them
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Currency Press, Sydney
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Genre:
Comedy Drama 90 mins
Comedy
Parts:
Male
4
Female
3
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: About the confrontational nature of the education system.
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