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Michael West

MICHAEL WEST  

 Nationality:    Irish
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Literary Agent:    Judy Daish Associates Ltd  


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below is a list of Michael West's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Chaste Diana     Death And The Ploughman     Don Juan     Dublin By Lamplight     Foley     Forest Man     Freefall     Jack Fell Down     Lolita     Marriage of Figaro, The     Monkey     Outside Eden     Play on Two Chairs, A     Sardines     Scene Around Six     Seagull, The     Snow     Tartuffe     Tender Trap, The

Chaste Diana

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1st Produced:
-    2003

Company:
Fishamble Theatre Company

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Death And The Ploughman

Synopsis:
Written in the 15th century by the Bohemian humanist and writer Johannes Von Saaz, Death and the Ploughman is a tragic dialogue between Death and a recently widowed farmer. It is here dramatised by the acclaimed translator Michael West as an adversarial duel where the farmer's defence of mankind is as strong as Death's ruthless prosecution of his own cause.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Johannes Von Saaz

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1st Published:
Methuen, London >>>, 2002   -

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  3    Female:  1    Other:  -

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Don Juan

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Company:
Pigsback Theatre Company

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  8    Female:  6    Other:  -

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Dublin By Lamplight

Michael West
Amidst the filth and fury of Dublin, 1904, the theatrical event of the century is about to explode - Will the National Theatre of Ireland seize its chance for glory? Fading stars, rebels, whores and romantics play out their dreams of theatre and nationhood. This is a night to change Ireland's destiny - unless it all goes horribly wrong.

Notes:
written in collaboration with The Corn Exchange

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Company:
The Corn Exchange

1st Published:
Methuen Drama, London >>>, 2005   978-0413775481

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Genre:
Physical Theatre Piece

Parts:
Male:  4    Female:  2    Other:  -

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Foley

Michael West
Foley is the last of his family, among the last Protestants in the Republic of Ireland, "the end point of all that evolution and fruitcake". He attempts to recall his life, to work out what went wrong along the way, why he's so fond of an old pair of shoes. Michael West's award-winning monologue Foley is a funny and moving exploration of what your family really passes on to you.

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1st Produced:

Company:
The Corn Exchange

1st Published:
Methuen, London >>>, 2001   978-0413771728

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1    Female:  -    Other:  -

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Forest Man

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1st Produced:
as part of a tour to schools    2000

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Genre:
play 11-13 year olds.

Parts:
Male:  2    Female:  2    Other:  -

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Freefall

Michael West
A sudden shock and a man's life flashes before his eyes. He experiences an intense rush of extraordinary images and tangled memories, revelations and lost connections. People, time and places swirl around him. As he valiantly attempts to stitch it all back together, will his luck hold out?

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1st Produced:
Mermaid Arts Centre, Dublin    30 Sep 2009

Company:
Corn Exchang

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4    Female:  2    Other:  -

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Jack Fell Down

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1st Produced:
The Dalkey School Project, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, as part of a tour to schools.    1999

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Genre:
play for 8-10 year olds

Parts:
Male:  2    Female:  2    Other:  -

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Lolita

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2    Female:  2    Other:  -

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Marriage of Figaro, The

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  8    Female:  8    Other:  -

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Monkey

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Genre:
Physical/Devised Theatre One Act

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Male:  3    Female:  -    Other:  -

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Outside Eden

Synopsis:
Car Show involves four concurrent performances, each set in a different car. An audience of three witnesses each fifteen minute performance.

Notes:
written by Annie Ryan And Michael West

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Company:
The Corn Exchange

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Genre:
Short Play One Act

Parts:
Male:  1    Female:  1    Other:  -

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Play on Two Chairs, A

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1st Produced:
Lombard St. Studio, Dublin    1990

Company:
The Three Joes Productions

1st Published:
Mermaid Turbulence, Rebublic of Ireland, 1999   -

Music:
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Genre:
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Male:  1    Female:  1    Other:  -

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Sardines

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1st Produced:
Samuel Becket Theatre, Dublin    1995

Company:
Pigsback Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3    Female:  3    Other:  -

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Scene Around Six

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1st Produced:
Lombard St. Studio, Dublin    1990

Company:
The Three Joes Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Physical/Devised Theatre One Act

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Male:  3    Female:  3    Other:  -

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Seagull, The

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Company:
The Corn Exchange

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  7    Female:  4    Other:  -

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Snow

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1st Produced:
Cleere's Theatre, Kilkenny    1993

Company:
Bickerstaffe

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3    Female:  3    Other:  -

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Tartuffe

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Company:
Gate Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  10    Female:  6    Other:  -

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Tender Trap, The

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1st Produced:

Company:
Pigsback Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  3    Female:  3    Other:  -

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