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DEBORAH MULHALL (1954 - ) |
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Nationality: Australian Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Deborah has directed over 20 plays - many of them professionally and written 7 major plays - all of which have been performed several times to box office and critical success. Deborah has post graduate qualifications, taught English literature and drama and been an examiner for both areas for the NSW Department of Education and Training. She has trained applicants for acting schools all over the world - all have been accepted with high entrance marks. Member of the following: Invited fellow Cambridge University (England) Footlights Revue 1973; Member Ars Viva 1976-1979; President of the Illawarra Council for the Performing Arts 1984/85; Business Manager (and Life Member) of Wollongong Workshop Theatre 16 years (1978- 2008) ; Founding member of Lake Theatre Group; Founding member of Parramatta Theatre Company; memberships with Arcadians Theatre Group, Roo Theatre Company, and now resident playwright for Factory Space Theatre Company. Cry Wolf (Honorable Mention New York New Works of Merit Playwriting Competition 2003, performed in New York at 13th St Repertory Co. Oct/Nov 2004) Performed at Workshop Theatre July 2004. Factory Space production July 2006 in Sydney. Other original plays include Gentlemen Incorporated (optioned for film), The Jocasta Complexity and Hell's Belles.
Plays by Deborah Mulhall
Cry Wolf | ||
| 1st Produced: | 13th Street Repertory, 50 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011 >>> | 2004 | ||||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #52646 | |||
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Genre: | 2 Act 120 mins Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Nick "Wolf" Grey is a famous Australian combat cameraman, back in Sydney to receive more awards and to have his biography written. Into his self focused existence arrives the daughter he never knew he had. Unable to engage with this daughter in any meaningful way, he enlists the help of an ex-lover who is a 'mother'. As Nick tries to deal with the idea of having a child, the demands of fame and an ex lover, it becomes obvious that Nick, whilst a hero in the newsroom, has personal battles - the most important being with himself | |||||
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Dangerous Liaisons | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #52647 | |||
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Genre: | 2 Act 120 mins Play/Drama | |||||
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Gentlemen Incorporated | ||
| 1st Produced: | Workshop Theatre, Wollongong | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Workshop Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #52648 | |||
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Genre: | 2 Act 100 mins Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Has been optioned for film. | |||||
Synopsis: | A comedy about male escorts, their lives, their clients and what happens when you get your wires crossed. | |||||
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Hell's Belles | ||
| 1st Produced: | Star of the Sea, Manly | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Factory Space | |||||
| 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 | #83033 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | One male plays three parts | |||||
Synopsis: | Accompanied by his band of young, aristocratic men, Sir Percy Blakeney rescues French aristos from the guillotine, pitting his skills agains the driven Chauvelin; all the while hiding his true identity from his wife and English nobility. | |||||
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Jocasta Complexity, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Workshop Theatre, Wollongong | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Workshop Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83034 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | This may actually be performed as two separate one-act plays. | |||||
Synopsis: | All taboos are broken!A provocative, powerful drama examining the most ancient of taboos. The Jocasta Complexity is an M rated exploration of the Oedipus legend, from the woman's perspective. Four thousand years ago, a young girl, Jocasta, had her baby taken from her on the whim of a prophecy, which her husband believed the baby would grow to kill him one day. After 20 years of mourning, Jocasta finally finds happiness and comfort in the arms of a younger husband. But fate has a dark ending in sight&Then in this century, where a cosmetics queen, who was forced to give up her baby when she was fifteen faces a decision about the younger man she has been happily married to for many years. | |||||
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Making of Elizabeth, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Australian Script Centre | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #113496 | |||
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Notes: | Based on "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw | |||||
Synopsis: | Lizzie wants to break into the fashion industry but feels her speech lets her down and so goes to Henry Harrison to be taught how to speak properly | |||||
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Pride And Prejudice | ||
| 1st Produced: | Workshop Theatre, Wollongong | 1992 | ||||
Company: | Workshop Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #52649 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 2 Act 135 mins Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 8 | ||
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Notes: | some doubling possible | |||||
Synopsis: | Jane Austen's beloved novel brought to the stage in an acclaimed production which has been staged around the world. | |||||
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Scarlet Pimpernel, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Workshop Theatre, Wollongong | 1996 | ||||
Company: | Workshop Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #52650 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 2 Act 120 mins romance adventure Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 7 | ||
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Notes: | Set design is simple | |||||
Synopsis: | A lively adaptation of Baroness Orczy's novel about the adventures of the first masked hero and his lovely French wife. | |||||
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