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ALAN RICHARDSON (1949 - ) |
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Nationality: Scottish Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: n/a |
Born in Edinburgh, UK, 28th May 1949. Has been actively involved in amateur theatre for more than thirty years as actor, director and playwright. Since his first play was written in 1973, he has won eight playwriting competitions including the Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy for the best original play entered in the British One Act festival. His one act plays have many awards at Drama festivals including several best actor/actress awards and are regularly performed not only in the UK, but also in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Holland, France and Spain.
Plays by Alan Richardson
Abbotsford Revisited | ||
| 1st Produced: | Diverse Attractions, Edinburgh: Fringe Festival, Scotland, EUR >>> | 09 Aug 2010 | ||||
Company: | Mercators | |||||
| 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 | #118657 | |||
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Genre: | compilation, drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A new look at the life and times of Sir Walter Scott, whose poetry and historical novels romanticised Scotland's image. A dramatised reading in period costume featuring extracts from 'Waverley', 'Rob Roy', 'Ivanhoe', 'Kenilworth' and much more. -- | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Auld Alliance | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42666 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Scots Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | A shipwreck, missing treasure and two romances. Intrigue and mystery, set against the background of the Napoleonic Wars. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bailie's Stratagem, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1989 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1988 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #53779 | |||
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Genre: | Scots Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Bailie William Provan's scheme to become the next town Provost is hilariously hindered by political intrigue and romantic misunderstandings. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Black Ring, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1978 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #29478 | |||
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Genre: | Scots Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Five coach passengers stranded at a remote roadside Inn find themselves at the mercy of a notorious highwayman. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Brodie The Broadsword | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42667 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Scots Comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | After years of feuding, a peace treaty between Sir Archibald Brodie and his English neighbour seems a forlorn hope, but his wife, Lady Kate, is not to be thwarted. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Broken Band, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1991 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #53780 | |||
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Genre: | Scots Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | The day after the disastrous battle at Flodden, four Scottish survivors, face the dangerous journey home. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Comedy Of Marks, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1984 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83707 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Scots Comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | One non-speaking male | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Take a splash of Commedia Dell'Arte, blend with wry Scottish humour and mix into a Venetian setting for a hilarious brew. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Farewell Ploy | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | (Scottish Plays No. 64). Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #29479 | |||
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Genre: | Scots Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | After years of feuding, a peace treaty between Sir Archibald Brodie and his English neighbour seems a forlorn hope, but his wife, Lady Kate is not to be thwarted. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fine Gentleman | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1978 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | (Scottish Plays No. 99). Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42668 | |||
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Genre: | Scots Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A young gentleman goes midnight courting with the aid of a ladder, a convenient window, and a scheming maid. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Inimitable Dickens, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2007 | ||||
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 | #83711 | |||
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Genre: | Dramatised Reading | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | flexible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A drama-documentary featuring the life and works of Charles Dickens | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Liddesdale | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1986 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | (Scottish Plays No. 106). Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42669 | |||
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Genre: | Scots Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | An innocent family become unwittingly involved in a violent feud between the powerful Border families of Scott and Elliot. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mr Perfect | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications (2006) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840945591 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #53782 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | (One non-speaking male) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A wickedly irreverent glimpse at the beguiling world of blind dates, personal ads, introduction agencies and single clubs. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Nicht o' the Blunt Claymore | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1974 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1975 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42670 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Scots Comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A family with Jacobite sympathies are obliged to act as hosts to a Hanoverian rebel-hunter. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Out Of Sight | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #53784 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Pop star Steve Byron is about to launch his much heralded new album at a press conference, but a female fan uncovers a shocking truth that could end his career and send him to prison. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Perfect Partners | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1991 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1992 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #29480 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | a dating agency run by a couple about to divorce are investigated by a journalist | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Platform Party | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1984 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1984 (Revised 2005) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #53783 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Supernumeraries (Unlimited) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | It's the last night of another drama festival, but before the exasperated adjudicator can declare the winners, there are speeches galore, the raffle and problems with the new lighting board. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Spy Who Came In For The Phone, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications (2008) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840946895 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #53778 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | It's London, back in the swinging 1960's. Newly-weds Chris and Sally Taylor are moving into their new flat. Ron, a telephone engineer with a passion for paperwork is installing a new telephone. But the Taylors hadn't ordered a new phone, and once they start getting some very strange calls, they soon wish they didn't have this one. They encounter a glamorous Russian spy, not to mention Dracula, John Wayne and a yellow zebra, and an ordinary day becomes crazier by the minute. A play for everybody who hates filling out forms. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tale o' Twa Undertakers | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1974 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | (Scottish Plays No. 84). Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42671 | |||
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Genre: | Scots 'Black' Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Two brothers run rival funeral parlours in the same street. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tell Tale | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1991 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #53785 | |||
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Genre: | Scots Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | Careless talk jeopardises a Jacobite plot to capture Edinburgh Castle. Based on a true incident in the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tusitala - Teller of Tales | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2003 | ||||
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 | #83712 | |||
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Genre: | Dramatised Reading | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | flexible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A drama-documentary featuring the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Universally Acknowledged | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2004 | ||||
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 | #83713 | |||
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Genre: | Dramatised Reading | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | flexible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A drama-documentary featuring the life and works of Jane Austen. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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When A Man Knows | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications (2004) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840944778 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #53777 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A businessman is held captive by an unknown woman. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wizard of the North, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2002 | ||||
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 | #83714 | |||
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Genre: | Dramatised Reading | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | flexible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A drama-documentary featuring the life and works of Sir Walter Scott. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Worst Day of My Life, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications (2007) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840946222 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83710 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | Charlie's day in hospital begins very well, but when three female visitors arrive unexpectedly at the same time, his hitherto secret life is hilariously revealed. | |||||
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