RONALD MILLAR (1919 - )
| Nationality: | British |
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Plays by Ronald Millar
Abelard And Heloise |
| 1st Produced: | Northcott, Exeter | 1970 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1970 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Tragedy | Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 9 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: based on Peter Abelard by Helen Waddell | ||||
Synopsis: The famous love story of Abelard, the renowned teacher who fell in love with Héloise, a girl half his age, had a child by her, married her, was cruelly punished and was eventually received into the Church, is told in flashback. Throughout looms the presence of the Church, the monasteries and convents of twelfth-century France, with the monks and nuns who watch and silently comment on the action. | ||||
Affair, The |
| 1st Produced: | Strand Theatre, London | 1961 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Scribner, New York | 1962 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 17 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel by C P Snow | ||||
Synopsis: based on suspicion and intrigue in a Cambridge college where a PhD student is accused of fraud | ||||
Bachelor Borne |
| 1st Produced: | 1956 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1958 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: under the title "The Bride and the Bachelor" produced at the Duchess, London on Dec 19th 1956 | ||||
Synopsis: Eve of wedding cold feet lead to who is my father problems | ||||
Bride And The Bachelor, The |
| 1st Produced: | Duchess, London | 1956 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1958 | ||
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| Genre: | Farcical Comedy | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Eve of wedding cold feet lead to who is my father problems | ||||
Bride Comes Back, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1960 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1961 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: sequel to The Bride and the Bachelor, the magic bowl is needed again this time with the help of a psychiatrist | ||||
Case In Question, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1975 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1975 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 14 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel In Their Wisdom by CP Snow | ||||
Synopsis: a contested will results in conflict and illumination of present day standards and attitudes | ||||
Champagne For Delilah |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1949 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
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Coat Of Varnish, A |
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Royal Haymarket, London | 1982 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1983 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel by CP Snow | ||||
Synopsis: A policeman's dilemma in how to convict a man he knows to be guilty of murder. | ||||
Frieda |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1946 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | English Theatre Guild, London | 1947 | ||
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Masters, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1963 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Macmillan, London | 1964 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 18 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel by C P Snow | ||||
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More The Merrier, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1960 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1960 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
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Murder From Memory |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1942 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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New Men, The |
| 1st Produced: | Brighton | 1962 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Macmillan, London | 1964 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: from novel by C P Snow | ||||
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Number 10 |
| 1st Produced: | Glasgow | 1967 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Heinemann, London | 1967 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 15 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel by William Clark | ||||
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Odd Girl Out |
| 1st Produced: | Harlow, Essex | 1973 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Notes: from Novel by Elizabeth Jane Howard | ||||
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On The Level |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1966 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Notes: music by Ron grainer | ||||
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Once More With Music |
| 1st Produced: | Guildford, Surrey | 1976 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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Other Side, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1946 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel by Storm Jameson | ||||
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Parents' Day |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1972 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel by Edward Candy | ||||
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Peg |
| 1st Produced: | Phoenix Theatre, London | 1984 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
Original cast recording: TER (1024) | 1984 | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Music by David Heneker; Lyrics by David Heneker; lyrics by John Taylor; book by Ronald Millar; book by Robin Miller | ||||
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Robert And Elizabeth |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1964 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1967 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Original Playwright - Rudolf Besier (The Barretts Of Wimpole Street); Music by Ron Grainer | ||||
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They Don't Grow On Trees |
| 1st Produced: | Manchester | 1968 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1969 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 11 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Ticklish Business, A |
| 1st Produced: | Brighton | 1958 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1959 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: aka The Big Tickle | ||||
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Waiting For Gillian |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1954 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1955 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from novel A Way Through the Wood by Nigel Balchin | ||||
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Zero Hour |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1944 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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