MICHAEL WEST
| Nationality: | Irish |
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Plays by Michael West
Death And The Ploughman |
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Methuen, London >>> , 2002 | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
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| Notes: | From an original work by Johannes Von Saaz | |||||
| 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. | |||||
Don Juan |
| 1st Produced: | 1990 | |||||
| Company: | Pigsback Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 6 |
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Dublin By Lamplight |
| 1st Produced: | 2005 | |||||
| Company: | The Corn Exchange | |||||
| 1st Published: | Methuen Drama, London >>> , 2005 | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | Physical Theatre | Piece | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 |
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| Notes: | written in collaboration with The Corn Exchange | |||||
| Synopsis: | 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. | |||||
Foley |
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||||
| Company: | The Corn Exchange | |||||
| 1st Published: | Methuen, London >>> , 2001 | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | 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. | |||||
Forest Man |
| 1st Produced: | as part of a tour to schools | 2000 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | play 11-13 year olds. | - | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
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Jack Fell Down |
| 1st Produced: | The Dalkey School Project, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, as part of a tour to schools. | 1999 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | play for 8-10 year olds | - | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
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Lolita |
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
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Marriage of Figaro, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1996 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 8 |
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Monkey |
| 1st Produced: | 1995 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Physical/Devised Theatre | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - |
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Outside Eden |
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
| Company: | The Corn Exchange | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Short Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | written by Annie Ryan and Michael West | |||||
| Synopsis: | Car Show involves four concurrent performances, each set in a different car. An audience of three witnesses each fifteen minute performance. | |||||
Play on Two Chairs, A |
| 1st Produced: | Lombard St. Studio, Dublin | 1990 | ||||
| Company: | The Three Joes Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | Mermaid Turbulence, Rebublic of Ireland, 1999 | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | Physical/Devised Theatre | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
Sardines |
| 1st Produced: | Samuel Becket Theatre, Dublin | 1995 | ||||
| Company: | Pigsback Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
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| Synopsis: | - | |||||
Scene Around Six |
| 1st Produced: | Lombard St. Studio, Dublin | 1990 | ||||
| Company: | The Three Joes Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Physical/Devised Theatre | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
Seagull, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||||
| Company: | The Corn Exchange | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
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Snow |
| 1st Produced: | Cleere's Theatre, Kilkenny | 1993 | ||||
| Company: | Bickerstaffe | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
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Tartuffe |
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
| Company: | Gate Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
Tender Trap, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
| Company: | Pigsback Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||