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James (1) Douglas

JAMES (1) DOUGLAS

  
Nationality:    British
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James (1) Douglas's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of James (1) Douglas's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Descent         Detaining Mr K

Descent

Synopsis:
The second play in the Denial Trilogy. A woman prepares alone for the last of many journeys. There is only a single suitcase for her possessions, memory and reminiscence. Tomorrow she travels eastwards to an unknown destination. Perhaps life will be better.

Notes:
written by Ruth Frances and James Douglas

1st Produced:
Just Festival at Central Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     16 Aug 2015

Organisations:
Red Card Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
drama 70 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Detaining Mr K

Synopsis:
there is nothing sneaky or underhand about the way writer James Douglas has used ideas from Kafka's famous character Josef K in the Trial as this connection is explicitly and repeatedly referred to by the characters in the play and then turned on its head in intriguing ways. Anthony is a college lecturer who has been taken into custody without charge or explanation and questioned about the student he has allowed to lodge in his spare room, who, he is now told, blew himself up by accident on his way to commit an act of terrorism. His latest questioner is Pauline, who wears a business suit and slippers, offers him tea and Gypsy Creams and spends almost as much time moaning about her ex-husband as she does talking about Anthony's situation. Of course Anthony denies having any knowledge or involvement in the attempted bombing and there are the inevitable ponderings over human rights issues surrounding the 'detention without trial' aspects of anti-terrorism legislation, but then sympathies start to turn away from Anthony when information emerges about his unexpected views and the "private group" that he lectures for. Just as the play seems to be drawing up a case in favour of the detention laws, it twists again and suggests that maybe it is playing into the hands of those it seeks to defeat.
- David Chadderton, British theatre Guide

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New Century House, Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival     2009

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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