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PERRY PONTAC |
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Nationality: UK/USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Micheline Steinberg Associates |
Perry Pontac was born in California. He has been living and writing in London for over forty years. His first play, The Old Man's Comforts, was produced in 1973 by Kenneth Tynan. Since then, he has written numerous plays and sketches including for the Royal Shakespeare Company (The Shakespeare Revue) and the National Theatre (Metropolis Kabarett). His many radio plays have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4, three of which in new stage versions comprise Codpieces.
Plays by Perry Pontac
Fatal Loins | ||
| 1st Produced: | BBC Radio 4 | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1849430555 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #127627 | |||
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Genre: | Stage Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Included in the book, Codpieces | |||||
| in Fatal Loins, the question answered by the play is directly posed in the prologue: 'If Juliet and Romeo survive / Will their eternal passion stay alive?' | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hamlet Part II | ||
| 1st Produced: | BBC Radio 3 | 1992 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1849430555 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #127628 | |||
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Genre: | Stage Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Included in the book, Codpieces | |||||
| To be or not to be?' may be The Question, but it is not the only one. Hamlet, Part II answers a question about Hamlet that has plagued scholars, readers and play-goers for over four hundred years: What happened next? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Metropolis Kabarett | ||
| 1st Produced: | National Theatre | - - - | ||||
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 | #127630 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Old Man's Comforts, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1973 | ||||
Company: | Produced by Kenneth Tynan | |||||
| 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 | #104416 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | National Library of Scotland ref: Traverse - Dep.256/Box 55/4 | |||||
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Prince Lear | ||
| 1st Produced: | BBC Radio 3 | 1994 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1849430555 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #127629 | |||
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Genre: | Stage Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Included in the book, Codpieces | |||||
| Prince Lear tackles yet another conundrum: What happened just before the start of King Lear, setting in motion the improbable events of Act I, scene 1? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Shakespeare Revue, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barbican Pit, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS >>> | 1995 | ||||
Company: | Royal Shakespeare Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1854592590 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #127631 | |||
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Genre: | Revue Show | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 1, pianist | |||||
Notes: | Two sketches: And How Is Hamlet? and Othello in Earnest | |||||
Synopsis: | An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard. Devised for, and first performed by, the Royal Shakespeare Company, this show has been a hit with audiences all over the world. It includes songs and sketches by Alan Bennett, Noël Coward, Stephen Sondheim, Fry and Laurie, Monty Python, Victoria Wood and many more. | |||||
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