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STEVE MORLEY |
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Nationality: British Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Steve Morley was born in Bradford in Yorkshire, England. He had a number of different jobs before becoming a trainee teacher. He reluctantly abandoned teaching to become a champion chicken slaughterer for which he was given the nickname Claudius, because 'he murdered most foul'. After a short spell in uniform with Bradford City Transport, he left for the bright smoke of London to pursue a career as an actor, a profession which has intermittently entertained him for thirty years. For over a decade he was Sergeant Lamont in TV's ever-popular The Bill (for which he also worked as a script writer), this was a part he was eternally grateful for as he appeared so infrequently no-one ever recognised him. But forget the world tours of great Shakespearean roles, forget the invite to Hollywood, forget even being the vet in Emmerdale, Steve still regards his greatest claim to fame as winning an award for being the first man to appear nude on Irish radio (true!). Steve has written three novels: Tales From The Tap Room (Methuen), Screen Test (Weidenfeld & Nicolson), and The Miracle of Sneckit (The Cider Press). Steve is currently Director of Drama at The City of London School for Girls (which allows him to brag to his show-biz friends that he's working at the Barbican!)
Plays by Steve Morley
Father Purcell's Claim | ||
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| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24783 | |||
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Genre: | Black Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A priest waits his turn, while queuing for welfare | |||||
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Jests of Skoggan, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rose & Crown, London | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Horla Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24784 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | This can also be a large mixed cast, multi-role play. Above cast numbers are minimum. | |||||
Synopsis: | Fast-paced, bawdy, brash and hysterically funny&a fantastically energetic, but at times deeply emotional new comedy from Steve Morley - The Stage. Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, this is the astonishing story of John Skoggan, jester to Edward IV. "Steve Morley's finely crafted and rambunctious text is a whirlwind of comic rudery, epic military encounters and conflicting personal emotions." - What's On In London. | |||||
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Maxwell's Well | ||
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| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24785 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A tramp called Maxwell lives in his well with his pet rat, Rupert and they are both very well indeed | |||||
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Molly | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ecetera | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24786 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Molly sorts laundry in the basement of an hotel, but the sting is in the nose | |||||
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Moorcock's Last Bath | ||
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| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24787 | |||
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Genre: | Black Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Moorcock fills his last bath as he reveals a bizarre cricketing history | |||||
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Mr King | ||
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| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24788 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Mr King is a critic who discovers the source of a Shakespeare sensation. But will the source deliver? | |||||
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Nap, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24789 | |||
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Genre: | Allegory | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Can be played with a multi-role mixed cast | |||||
Synopsis: | Magical realism, comedy and horror combine to tell the story of a stage fight director who travels to the sprawling mansion of a 'guru' to teach his craft. What is this western compulsion for violence? | |||||
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Shame | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stage Left Studio, 438 W. 37th St., Suite 5A, New York, NY 10018 >>> | 18 Apr 2010 | ||||
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 | #113120 | |||
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Genre: | Exerpt | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | an excerpt from the one-man show Shame | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Short Interval, A | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24790 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 6 | ||
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Synopsis: | A Victorian policemen has a cup of tea with (amongst others) several French maids and Queen Elizabeth I. After a short interval they'll know who the winner is, but why do they do it? | |||||
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Zoo | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rose & Crown, London | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Horla Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24791 | |||
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Genre: | Short Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Based on a true event which happened in a zoo in Vladivostok, 'Zoo' is an allegory about the fall of the Soviet Union, as man and wife zookeepers discuss the closure of the zoo and whether to let the animals fend for themselves or not. | |||||
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Zoo | ||
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| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24792 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on a true event which happened in a zoo in Vladivostok, 'Zoo' is an allegory about the fall of the Soviet Union, as man and wife zookeepers discuss the closure of the zoo and whether to let the animals fend for themselves or not. | |||||
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Zorba The Irish | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Cider Press, 17 Jillian Close, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NX, UK. , 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24793 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Can be played with a multi-role mixed cast plus Irish band | |||||
Synopsis: | A comic romp through Kilburn, Ireland and Crete, as an Irishman and an Englishman go in search or their, or anyone else's identity | |||||
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