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John Owen Smith

JOHN OWEN SMITH  

 Nationality:    English
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below is a list of John Owen Smith's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Aladdin         Ali Baba         Balance of Trust, A         Bard Again!         Bleeding Moody         Broomsquire         Cinderelder         Cinderella         Dick Whittington         Flora's Heatherley         Flora's Peverel         Hindsight Saga, The         Humpty Dumpty         It's Murder!         Jack and the Beanstalk         Job Done         Little Red Riding Hood         Local Vengeance         MacHamlet         Murder à la Carte         Not Fit To Live In England         Nutcracker, The         Puss In Boots         Riot or This Bloody Crew         Robin Hood         Sleeping Beauty         Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs         Twelve Minute Night

Aladdin

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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855652

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  6 either sex; extras

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Ali Baba

Ali Baba
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855171

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Pantomime

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Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  5 either sex; extras

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Balance of Trust, A

Balance of Trust, A
A celebration of the National Trust

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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855126

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Genre:
Drama

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Bard Again!

Synopsis:
Macbeth's football team on an European tour

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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855676

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Genre:
Comedy

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Bleeding Moody

Synopsis:
Sleeping Beauty as a modern teenage girl

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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855214

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Comedy

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Broomsquire

Broomsquire
The broom maker finds an abandoned little girl. Eighteen years later they marry

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Based on the book The Broom-Squire" by Sabine Baring-Gould

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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855348

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Cinderelder

Synopsis:
Twenty years after their marriage and Prince Charming is fed up with his wife.

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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855206

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Cinderella

Cinderella
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855140

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  6            Other:  2 either sex; extras

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Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855430

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  14            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Flora's Heatherley

Synopsis:
The sequel to "Lark Rise To Candleford"

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Based on: "Heatherley" by Flora Thompson

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Flora's Peverel

Synopsis:
The life of Flora Thompson from 1916 to 1928

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Genre:
Drama

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Hindsight Saga, The

Synopsis:
Scenes from the history of England

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Headley Theatre Club    10 Nov 1990

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Genre:
Pageant

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Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855188

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  14 either sex; extras

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It's Murder!

Synopsis:
Colonel Rogers throws a birthday party for his second wife. Julian the son from his first he disapproves of his "artistic bent"

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Genre:
Mystery play

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855164

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  9            Female:  6            Other:  2 either sex; extras

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Job Done

Synopsis:
Five members of the W.I. arrive for a meal. Bill the caretaker is found murdered

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Genre:
Mystery play

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Male:  1            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood
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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  8            Female:  9            Other:  extras

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Local Vengeance

Synopsis:
The local church pans to sell some land it owns for development. But even the Planning Officer is against this

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Genre:
Mystery play

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MacHamlet

Synopsis:
Macbeth's Witches look into the future and discover football. Macbeth challenges Hamlet to a match

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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855591

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  16            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Murder à la Carte

Synopsis:
The heirs of Hilda Golightly meet her solicitor to discuss the terms of her will

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Genre:
Mystery play

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Not Fit To Live In England

Synopsis:
Half hour version of "Riot or This Bloody Crew"

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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855451

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Genre:
Short play

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Nutcracker, The

Nutcracker, The
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855192

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  8 either sex; extras

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Puss In Boots

Puss In Boots
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855065

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  5            Other:  5 either sex; extras

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Riot or This Bloody Crew

Synopsis:
Selbourne and Headley work house riots 1830

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Genre:
Historical drama

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855157

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855416

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  7            Other:  extras

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855423

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  9 either sex; extras

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Twelve Minute Night

Synopsis:
How to do "Twelfth Night" in a very short time

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1st Published:
John Owen Smith Publishers   978-1873855087

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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