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Nick Perry

NICK PERRY

  (1942 - )
Nationality:    Irish
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Literary Agent:    Rochelle Stevens & Co   

Nick Perry's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Arrivederci Millwall         Illustrated Talk, An         Improbabilities         Near Cricket St Thomas, 1919         Smallholdings         VInegar Fly, The

Arrivederci Millwall

Synopsis:
Spain 1982 - the year of the Falklands War and the World Cup. Young Milwall supporters prepare to invade the Continent spoiling for a fight

Notes:
Samuel Beckett Award winner, 1986

1st Produced:
Albany Empire, London    18 Oct 1985

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Faber and Faber (Aug 1987)   978-0571147748

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Theatre Record Vol V (1985) Page 1047; Theatre Record Vol XXII (2002) Page 0810

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Illustrated Talk, An

Synopsis:
A public speaker delivers a talk on the human condition illustrated by slides.

Notes:
the speaker may be male or female. In the original production the text was divided between three Actors.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Short and Sweet Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comic Monologue

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Improbabilities

Synopsis:
the show consists of 17 extremely short plays, written by six different authors and performed by a cast of 10 as a promenade performance.

Notes:
Short Plays by Alex Barr, Lucinda Coxon,Christina Katic, Vincent O'Connell, Nick Perry And Howard russell

1st Produced:
Soho Poly, London    13 Jan 1989

Organisations:
Loose Exchange

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
17 Plays One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  10 performers

Further Reference:
Theatre Record Vol IX (1989) Page 0040

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Near Cricket St Thomas, 1919

Synopsis:
A WW1 ghost story

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
play One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Smallholdings

Synopsis:
Friendship develops between a Catholic farmgirl and a Protestant "ditcher" on the Irish border at the end of WW2

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Faber and Faber, London, 1987   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
play One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Theatre Record Vol VIII (1988) Page 1516

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VInegar Fly, The

Synopsis:
1912, on board a ship bound for Africa, at the mission station and in the bush. Sister EvAngelist and her younger, more idealistic companion Sister Dympna set out for an African mission, on which their faith is tested.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Soho Poly, London    28 Oct 1988

Organisations:
Charabanc Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=555
Theatre Record Vol VIII (1988) Page 1516

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