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bedpanner · 2 June 2013
Despite the fame of this title, I lost interest in transcribing it for several reasons. The relaxed attitude to slavery and the arms trade are problematic. The setting seems a bit irrelevant to our co…
Read more →bedpanner · 2 June 2013
Is it really possible for published stage play scripts to vanish? Works out-of-copyright are also out-of-print as publishers lose interest and ownership fades. Libraries keep lending copies only until…
Read more →bedpanner · 2 June 2013
Four Female Six Male (some flexibility) More Comedy thriller than melodrama. Plot revolves around the executors and inheritance of heirs to an eccentric millionaire at his creepy old isolated mansion.…
Read more →bedpanner · 1 June 2013
Copyright law is changing all the time - check the latest from Australian copyright council. Instrumental backing tracks for songs under an open license are quite rare. This is a list of music resourc…
Read more →bedpanner · 31 May 2013
six female, seven male two box sets, a drawing and bed room. "The last of Mrs Cheney" (1925) by Frederick Lonsdale (1881-1954) was a hit running over 500 performances in the initial run. It was filmed…
Read more →bedpanner · 30 May 2013
Nine Male, Four Female (Minor roles can be any gender - more like 4M:9F) Politically incorrect, if hearing Italian-Americans calling each other 'Wop' makes you squirm. This play is hilarious. A heart-…
Read more →bedpanner · 29 May 2013
Comedy Nine Male Six Female Four sets (Two sets minimum with revolve, drop or red curtain scene) Some reviewers comment that Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) was a prolific playwright who wrote only two com…
Read more →bedpanner · 27 May 2013
George Calderon was English, but many Australians will instantly identify with his Rugby college up-bringing and comic style. He was killed in action at Gallipoli in 1915, Lest we forget. Set in the R…
Read more →bedpanner · 26 May 2013
"Baby in a Box" by Paul McCann Three female, five male - with a large number of extras, Drama. Drug theme. Paul McCann is a passionate poet, playwright and contributor of cultural commons living and w…
Read more →bedpanner · 24 May 2013
"The Barretts of Wimpole Street" (1930) by Rudolph Besier (1878-1942) twelve male four female Rudolph was born to a dutch family in Java and this was his only stage success. Filmed twice in 1934 and 1…
Read more →bedpanner · 21 May 2013
Comedy Australian author Five Female, Fourteen male (Six of these can be played as female, Several opportunities for doubling) Two wise Chinese characters. Requires two drawing room sets and two scene…
Read more →bedpanner · 20 May 2013
"Ned McCobb's Daughter" by Sidney Coe Howard (died 1939) better known for "Gone with the wind" screenplay, also in the public domain. A comedy in three acts. eight male, two female. Two drawing room s…
Read more →bedpanner · 12 May 2013
"The Naughty Wife" Full length comedy Five Male Three Female This piece was a succesful comedy which enjoyed strong revivals in Australia. The naughty wife, as the title suggests, dwells on the topic…
Read more →bedpanner · 12 May 2013
"Our Boys" by Henry James Byron (the playwright, Not the poet) Six male, four female (Two male servants can be played by women) This play was one of the longer running millenium comedies. The basic st…
Read more →bedpanner · 31 October 2012
6 Male, 3 female Comedy Thriller Box Set This spectacular play features electronic gadgets and modern language. Funny and thrilling to the last scene. Recommended for budget theatre, schools and commu…
Read more →bedpanner · 29 January 2012
See http://www.copyright.org.au/ about copyright expiry. Alphabetical list (playwrights died 1855-1955) Annotated by year of death. Ade, George 1944 Afford, Malcolm 1954 Afinogenov, Alexander 1941 Alb…
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