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IRENE N WATTS |
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Literary Agent: Playwrights Guild of Canada |
Irene N. Watts is a playwright/writer. She was born in Berlin, Germany and arrived in England by Kindertransport in 1938. She came to Canada in 1968 and has been working in theatre and education ever since. Credits include the Citadel Theatre, The Stratford Festival, Neptune Theatre, Green Thumb Theatre, Vancouver Children's Festival and Carousel Theatre. Her current work is with students of all ages, in a variety of writing/narrative/drama workshops. She has recently finished the final volume of her trilogy about the Kindertransport children, and is working on a number of writing projects.
Plays by Irene N Watts
Beyond Belief | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55155-722-3 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36371 | |||
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Genre: | 50 min Theatre for Young Audiences | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A collage of nightmares: ghosts, werewolves, devils and other creatures from a strange "beyond." | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Blind Hunter , The | ||
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| 1st Published: | in Just A Minute, Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36372 | |||
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Genre: | Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 4 | |||||
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Blizzard Leaves No Footprints , A | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Blizzard Leaves No Footprints & Other Plays, A; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-88754-096-1 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36373 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 40 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two Inuit children rescue their mother who has been captured by the Blizzard spirit as a result of their negligence. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Captive Moon , The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Just A Minute, Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36374 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 16+ | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Chain of Words , A | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55173-283-1 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36375 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Six Japanese folk tales adapted for young people. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Christmas Carol, A | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55155-099-7 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36376 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 60 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Irene N Watts and Tom Kerr | |||||
Synopsis: | A one-hour version of the classic Dickens story with scenes linked by a children's choir. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Earth, Fire and Water | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36377 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on a Chinese legend. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Enchanted Spring , The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Just A Minute; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36378 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 6-14 | |||||
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Good Neighbours | ||
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| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Just A Minute; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36379 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 | |||||
Notes: | Adapted from "The Two Merchants" by L. Tolstoy. | |||||
Synopsis: | Short classroom play. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Goodbye Marianne | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1995 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | (pb) Publisher: SHI | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-896239-03-X | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36380 | |||
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Genre: | 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Goodbye Marianne is a documentary fiction, based on the author's own personal experiences as a child in Nazi Germany and of other holocaust survivors. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Just A Minute | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36381 | |||
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Listen to the Drum | ||
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| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Blizzard Leaves No Footprints & Other Plays, A; Publisher: PLCN | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-88754-096-1 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36382 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 40 minOne Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | An Inuit legend of how the Raven made the world. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Magic Sieve , The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1985 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Just A Minute; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36383 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 7 | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Martha's Magic | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Publisher: PLCN | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-88754-226-3 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36384 | |||
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Genre: | 40 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | An old woman is determined to defend her right to live as she chooses against the onslaught of civilization. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Once Upon a Time | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Once Upon a Time, Tales from Tolstoy & The Taming of the Wild Things; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55155-790-8 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36385 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 45 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 3 | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Folk tales from four countries are dramatized in story-theatre style. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Paper Bag Princess and Other Stories by Robert Munsch , The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55155-390-2 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36386 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 45 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Seven of Robert Munsch's best stories, with audience participation written into the tales. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Party , The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Just A Minute; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36387 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 7-15 | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Patches | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Blizzard Leaves No Footprints & Other Plays, A; Publisher: PLCN | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-88754-096-1 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36388 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 40 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A play about story-telling. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pied Piper of Hamelin , The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Just A Minute; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36389 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 6-25 | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Rainstone , The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Publisher: PLCN | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-88754-096-1 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36390 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 40 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Season of the Witch | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55155-459-3 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36391 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences fantasy 45 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Two children, lost during a picnic in the mountains, become part of the struggle between the seasons. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Sungold | ||
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| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Just A Minute; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36392 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
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Tales from Tolstoy | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Once Upon a Time, Tales from Tolstoy & The Taming of the Wild Things; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55155-790-8 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36393 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Eleven fables from the Russian master. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Talking Fish , The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Just A Minute; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 0-921217-53-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36394 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 4+ | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Taming of the Wild Things , The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Play contained in : Once Upon a Time, Tales from Tolstoy & The Taming of the Wild Things; Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55155-790-8 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36395 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 40 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Adaptation of a story by Rudyard Kipling | |||||
Synopsis: | A woman who tames wild things cannot manage the wily cat. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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This Pet's Allowed | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36396 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 55 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Bruce Kellett | |||||
Synopsis: | Matthew and his mother have moved to the city from Alberta. Their dog Lucky is left behind on the farm with Matthew's grandparents because pets aren't allowed in their inner city apartment. To fill the void, Matthew creates an imaginary dog with whom he has lots of adventures, and is finally reunited with Lucky. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tomorrow Will be Better | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-55173-449-4 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36397 | |||
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Genre: | Theatre for Young Audiences 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Compiled from the writings of B.C. school children, the play touches on immediate concerns: food, friends and family. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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