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JOHN O'DONOGHUE (1929 - ) |
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Nationality: Australian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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John O'Donoghue was born in Newcastle in 1929, the eldest of seven children. He taught at Newcastle Boys' High School for twelve years before being appointed a Lecturer in English at Newcastle College of Advanced Education. In 1985 he won the Sydney Critics' Circle Award for most significant contribution to theatre. He has written a number of plays including Essington Lewis: I am Work, A Happy and Holy Occasion and Abbie and Lou, Norman and Rose. He lives in Newcastle
Plays by John O'Donoghue
Abbie And Lou, Norman And Rose | ||
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| 1st Published: | Currency Press Pty Ltd (June 1, 1993) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0868193687 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26226 | |||
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Genre: | Biographical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | with doubling | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Probes the husband and wife relationship of each couple. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Breakwater, The | ||
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| 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 | #45832 | |||
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Genre: | 2 acts Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | large cast | |||||
Notes: | concerning the same author's The Breakwater: after the success of A Happy and Holy Occasion in 1976 (the first year of the company), I, Terence Clarke | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au >>>, | |||||
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Dear St (Patrick?) and Dear St Anne, Make Daddy a Trammie as Quick as You Can | ||
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| 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 | #128819 | |||
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Genre: | one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | His first play was a one-act play called Dear St (Patrick?) and Dear St Anne, Make Daddy a Trammie as Quick as You Can (trammie = tram-driver), and - as I understand - was written for a play competition. And won it. I have never read it.. | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Essington Lewis: I Am Work | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Playhouse, Newcastle, NSW | 05 Sep 1981 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Currency Press,Australia (February 1, 1988) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0868191645 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26227 | |||
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Genre: | Biographical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | musicians | |||||
Notes: | Music by Allan McFadden; lyrics and book by John O'Donoghue | |||||
| The inovatory life of the great Australian industrialist, Essington Lewis is vividly portrayed by drama and singing | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Happy And Holy Occasion, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Arts Theatre, University of Newcastle, NSW | 01 Oct 1976 | ||||
Company: | Hunter Valley Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Currency Press,Australia (February 1, 1988) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0868191935 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45833 | |||
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Genre: | 2 acts tragedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | one of the roles is for a 12-year-old boy | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The effects of war on an Irish family in Australia during 1942 erupt into violence as the family meets together. An extraordinary comedy overcast with the knowledge of predestined tragedy | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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In the Field Where They Buried Peter Pan | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Playhouse, Newcastle (NSW) | 1982 | ||||
Company: | Playhouse Theatre Company | |||||
| 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 | #128818 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | In the Field Where They Buried Peter Pan (not the fairy: Peter Pan was a champion Australian race-horse); it was given a professional production by Aarne Neeme, one of my successors. According to the website of Jonathan Biggins (http://jonathanbiggins.com.au/), who appeared in it, it was premiered in 1982 by the Playhouse Theatre Company at The Playhouse, Newcastle (NSW). Although I saw the production, I cannot remember a great deal about it, other than it contained a wonderful central section about part of NSW history concerning a group called the Lily Boys - or something like that. 2 acts - not sure of cast. | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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