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PETER MURPHY
Nationality: Australian
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Peter Murphy's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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Bluffing Capital, The Glitter Illuminations Jo Being Point of Departure Wedding Behind Eyes WeirdBluffing
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As six friends play poker we hear what they really think of each other
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Contained in: "Young Playwrights Festival Collection" Avon Books 1982 -
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One act
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Male: 6 Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageCapital, The
Synopsis:
The Capital follows an unexpected ride with a stranger, reflecting on the other, whether as person, place or whatever. Unexpectedly, passenger and driver develop a kind of rapport and the passenger is bewitched by the capital in spite of his anxieties.
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Part of the 2014 EXPLORATIONS Season
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piece
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Male: 2 Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageGlitter
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Play One Act
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Male: - Female: - Other: large cast
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Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,
Top of PageIlluminations
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Play One Act
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Male: - Female: - Other: 1 actor and light
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Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,
Top of PageJo Being
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Play One Act
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Male: 1 Female: 3 Other: chorus and dance
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Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,
Top of PagePoint of Departure
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All is not well at Greenaway Undertakers. Repossessions! Desperate cost-cutting in a dog-eat-dog marketplace! To make matters worse, Boris, that visionary undertaker, has been unsettling clients with his raptures. Worse still, todays client has her own baggage and will show no mercy - even to an inspired undertaker.
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Part of La Mama Theatres 2012 Explorations Season
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Play/Drama
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageWedding Behind Eyes
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Radio Play
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,
Top of PageWeird
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Play One Act
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Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: -
Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au, http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,
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