CHRISTINA REID (1942 - )
| Nationality: | Irish |
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Plays by Christina Reid
Belle Of Belfast City, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1989 | |||
| Company: | Lyric Theatre | |||
| 1st Published: | in Christina Reid Plays 1, Methuen, London | 1987 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: When three generations of a Northern Irish family are reunited during the week of an anti Anglo-Irish Agreement rally, supported by the National Front, the family finds itself caught between clashing political views. Dolly, a former star of the music halls, is the ageing matriarch who keeps her daughters Vi and Rose in line. Rose has returned to Belfast with her mixed-race daughter Belle, who is keen to learn about her roots. The family's skeletons are soon exposed as old conflicts with cousin Jack, a staunchly Unionist politician, are reawakened. | ||||
Clowns |
| 1st Produced: | The Room, Orange Tree, Richmond | 1996 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in Christina Reid Plays 1, Methuen, London | 1997 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: the sequel to joyriders "What it means to be a poor Catholic teenager living in the Divis flats in Belfast" | ||||
Did You Hear The One About The Irishman . . .? |
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1985 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in Christina Reid Plays 1, Methuen, London | 1997 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: In Belfast the problems of different religions within a marriage can lead to fatal consequences for young lovers | ||||
Joyriders |
| 1st Produced: | 1986 | |||
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| 1st Published: | New Playwrights' Network | 1972 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | voices | |||
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Synopsis: What it means to be a poor Catholic teenager living in the Divis flats in Belfast | ||||
King of the Castle, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||
| Company: | St Cuthmans School | |||
| 1st Published: | Graham-Adriani, Suzy, New Connections '99: New Plays for Young People, Faber and Faber | 1999 | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
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Miserables, Les |
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name? |
| 1st Produced: | 1989 | |||
| Company: | Yew Theatre Company | |||
| 1st Published: | in Christina Reid Plays 1, Methuen, London | 1997 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | voice | |||
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Synopsis: Through a series of flashbacks a young woman's recollections of her grandfather are revealed. Throughout her childhood in Derry, Andrea, the old man's only granddaughter, is the apple of his eye. He weans her on tales of the First World War when the only glory was for true-blooded Protestants. A moving tale of a lonely old man with only his memories to survive for and of a young girl who wants to experience more from life. | ||||
Tea In A China Cup |
| 1st Produced: | 1983 | |||
| Company: | Lyric Theatre | |||
| 1st Published: | in Christina Reid Plays 1, Methuen, London | 1997 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Historical | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 8 |
| Parts Other: | doubling possible | |||
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Synopsis: Belfast, in the period between 1939 and 1972. During the days surrounding the Twelfth of July celebrations, three generations of Protestant women in Belfast attempt to preserve a sense of community and family continuity by handing down traditions and possessions. | ||||
Year And A Day, A |
| 1st Produced: | 2007 | |||
| Company: | George Heriot's School, Edinburgh | |||
| 1st Published: | in NT Connections2007, Faber & Faber, London | 2007 | ||
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| Genre: | short play | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: part of the National Connections Festival | ||||
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