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LOU STEIN |
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Lou Stein is a London based Theatre Director/Writer who founded the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill and has worked with such actors as Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Chris Eccleston, Sir John Mills, Helena Bonham-Carter and Patrick Stewart in London theatres including the West End, The Royal Court, and for the BBC. He most recently created, directed and produced the visually spectacular VENUS BLAZING TOUR at the South Bank Centre, London. Lou Stein is a London based Theatre Director/Writer who founded the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill and has worked with such actors as Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Chris Eccleston, Sir John Mills, Helena Bonham-Carter and Patrick Stewart in London theatres including the West End, The Royal Court, and for the BBC. He most recently created, directed and produced the visually spectacular VENUS BLAZING TOUR at the South Bank Centre, London.
Plays by Lou Stein
Crimson Island, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 11 Feb 1981 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre Company (London) | |||||
| 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 | #33188 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Satire Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Mikhail Bulgakov | |||||
Synopsis: | A theatre company in the final stages of the rehearsal of a new allegorical play criticising government policy, is visited by the state censor. They are forced to improvise the play to avoid being banned, with hilarious results. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Volume I Issue 03 Page 62 | |||||
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Damon Runyon Trilogy, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hull House Theatre (Chicago) | 1973 | ||||
Company: | Chamber Theatre Ensemble (Chicago) | |||||
| 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 | #33189 | |||
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Genre: | Comic Drama Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | jazz pianist | |||||
Notes: | Adaptation from three stories by Damon Runyon: "The Snatching of Bookie Bob"; "Lonelyheart", and "Romance in the Roaring Forties" | |||||
Synopsis: | Takes place in a speakeasy. Harry the Horse, Little Isadore And Spanish John relate their picaresque adventures in gangland New York | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dis-Introductions | ||
| 1st Produced: | Chamber Theatre Ensemble | 1973 | ||||
Company: | Chamber Theatre Ensemble (Chicago) | |||||
| 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 | #46446 | |||
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Genre: | Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | Actor on filmed background | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from the works of Ambrose Bierce | |||||
Synopsis: | Traces the journey of the writer from his early reporter days on the San Francisco Chronicle to his disappearance in Mexico to fight on the side of Mexican revolutionaries. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Down And Out In Paris And London | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1980 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre Company (London) | |||||
| 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 | #33190 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from the novel by George Orwell | |||||
Synopsis: | The young Orwell immerses himself amongst the poor of Paris and London in the 1930's, first befriending the larger than life Russian waiter Boris, then walking the streets of London with Paddy, a charming Irish tramp. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Embers | ||
| 1st Produced: | BBC | 2004 | ||||
Company: | BBC Radio | |||||
| 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 | #46443 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from the novel by Sandor Marai | |||||
Synopsis: | Two men meet after forty years to uncover the truth behind an act of betrayal, involving a woman they both loved, which shattered both their lives. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1982 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre Company (London) | |||||
| 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 | #33191 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's iconic 1970's novel. | |||||
Synopsis: | A journalist and his lawyer take an outrageous, drug-crazed journey into the heart of the American Dream- Las Vegas | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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General Review of the Sex Situation | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pelham House Hotel, Lewes, UK | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Lewes Live Literature | |||||
| 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 | #74905 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Drama Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 musician | |||||
Notes: | By Lou Stein based on the poems, letters and prose of Dorothy Parker. | |||||
Synopsis: | Set in a New York bar in the 1950's, the play is an intimate encounter with Dorothy Parker. It balances her renowned wit with a surprising picture of her as a woman passionate about decrying social injustices she sees all around her. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Grace Notes | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
Company: | Lou Stein Associates/BBC | |||||
| 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 | #46444 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from the novel by Bernard MacLaverty | |||||
Synopsis: | A young Northern Irish composer returns home to an embattled country for her father's funeral after creating two of her life's masterpieces: her first major orchestral work and her first child. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Guest, The | ||
| 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 | #33192 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Gulliver's Travels | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1983 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre Company (London) | |||||
| 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 | #33193 | |||
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Genre: | Fantasy Drama Fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from Jonathan Swift's novel. With music. | |||||
Synopsis: | The older, misanthropic Lemuel Gulliver reflects back on the meaning of his life and adventures as he tries to reconcile living with his English "yahoo" family. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Maske: Scenes From The Heroic Life Of The Middle Classes | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1981 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre Company (London) | |||||
| 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 | #33196 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Carl Sternheim: "The Underpants", "The Snob" and "1913". (aka Maske) | |||||
Synopsis: | Traces the rise and fall of three generations of the Maske family in 20th century Germany. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Miss Lonelyhearts | ||
| 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 | #33197 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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My Month With Carmen | ||
| 1st Produced: | BBC | 2001 | ||||
Company: | BBC Radio | |||||
| 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 | #46445 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original radio script | |||||
Synopsis: | Writer/Director Lou Stein draws on his recent experience of a month he spent with his mother who is dying of cancer. During his time with her, her colourful life as a young woman arriving in New York from Puerto Rico in the 1940's, as well as her feisty confrontation with her illness, is revealed in a very personal way | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Nose, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Chamber Theatre Ensemble | 1973 | ||||
Company: | Chamber Theatre Ensemble (Chicago) | |||||
| 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 | #33198 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Satire Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from the story of Nikolai Gogol | |||||
Synopsis: | A low ranking civil servant panics when we wakes up one morning to discover his nose has run away and is disguising itself as various dignitaries within the town. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pinocchio | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1987 | |||||
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 | #33199 | |||
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Genre: | Children's Drama Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | 2c | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from the original novel by Carlo Collodi. With music. | |||||
Synopsis: | Follows the adventures of the renowned wooden puppet as he attempts to find his missing father Gepetto and achieve his dream of becoming a real boy. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Possessed, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Drama on 3 | 2006 | ||||
Company: | BBC Radio 3 | |||||
| 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 | #70620 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Also available as play | |||||
Synopsis: | A motley group of dissidents intent on subverting a small provincial town in in 1870's Russia is spurred on by a demonic and manipulative ringleader. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Salsa Celestina | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1993 | |||||
Company: | Watford Palace Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #33200 | |||
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Genre: | Dance Drama Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 4 Salsa dancers; Salsa orchestra | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from Fernando de Rojas' classic "La Celestina" | |||||
Synopsis: | Star-crossed lovers fall under the spell of the local brothel Madame, matchmaker and witch, Celestina, with tragic results. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Snow White | ||
| 1st Produced: | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago | 1972 | ||||
Company: | Chamber Theatre Ensemble (Chicago) | |||||
| 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 | #33201 | |||
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Genre: | Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from the novel by Donald Barthelme | |||||
Synopsis: | In this contemporary re-telling of the Snow White legend, Snow White is a nymphomaniac living with seven lascivious post-modernist dwarves. The prince is a greaser named Hogo de Bergerac. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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