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54% Acrylic
written by David Harrower, 1966-, in Scottish Shorts, edited by Philip Howard. (London: Nick Hern Books, 2010). pp. 113-155 (London, England: Nick Hern Books, 2015, originally published 2010), 45 page(s)
When a young woman shoplifts for the first time, the store detective decides to give chase, but just how far is he prepared to go?
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written by David Harrower, 1966-, in Scottish Shorts, edited by Philip Howard. (London: Nick Hern Books, 2010). pp. 113-155 (London, England: Nick Hern Books, 2015, originally published 2010), 45 page(s)
Description
When a young woman shoplifts for the first time, the store detective decides to give chase, but just how far is he prepared to go?
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Author / Creator
David Harrower, 1966-
Date Published / Released
2010, 2015
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Topic / Theme
Crime, Criminals, Law enforcement, Gerry, Marion, Supervisor
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 David Harrower
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The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
directed by George Cass, fl. 1992; produced by Chris Oliver, fl. 1992-2014, Film Australia (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 1992), 46 mins
Film Australia has produced a performance television special of Australia's most popular children's ballet, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, based on the much-loved bush creatures from May Gibbs' children's classics. This delightful ballet brings the enchanting world of May Gibbs' captivating bush characters to life for...
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directed by George Cass, fl. 1992; produced by Chris Oliver, fl. 1992-2014, Film Australia (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 1992), 46 mins
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Film Australia has produced a performance television special of Australia's most popular children's ballet, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, based on the much-loved bush creatures from May Gibbs' children's classics. This delightful ballet brings the enchanting world of May Gibbs' captivating bush characters to life for viewers of all ages. Prefaced by a brief overview of the life of this favourite Australian children's author.
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Chris Oliver, fl. 1992-2014, Film Australia
Author / Creator
George Cass, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Australia. National Film and Sound Archive
Topic / Theme
Ballet
Copyright Message
A Film Australia National Interest Program. Copyright © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
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Amazing Scenes
directed by Karl McPhee, fl. 1981-1991; produced by Malcolm Otton, fl. 1975, Film Australia (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 1980), 48 mins
Spike Milligan takes a look at the Australian fringe theatre scene and finds a colourful, somewhat offbeat array of talent, including David Argue, Cappriccios, Circus Oz, Clowneroonies (featuring Geoffrey Rush), Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Reg Livermore, Lobotomy Brothers, Los Trios Ringbarkus, Alan Pentland, Rod Quan...
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directed by Karl McPhee, fl. 1981-1991; produced by Malcolm Otton, fl. 1975, Film Australia (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 1980), 48 mins
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Spike Milligan takes a look at the Australian fringe theatre scene and finds a colourful, somewhat offbeat array of talent, including David Argue, Cappriccios, Circus Oz, Clowneroonies (featuring Geoffrey Rush), Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Reg Livermore, Lobotomy Brothers, Los Trios Ringbarkus, Alan Pentland, Rod Quantock, Sideshow, St Martin's Youth Art Centre and the Women's Circus.
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Malcolm Otton, fl. 1975, Film Australia, Spike Milligan, 1918-2002
Author / Creator
Karl McPhee, fl. 1981-1991
Date Published / Released
1980
Publisher
Australia. National Film and Sound Archive
Speaker / Narrator
Spike Milligan, 1918-2002
Person Discussed
Geoffrey Rush, 1951-
Topic / Theme
Street theater, Theatrical productions, Circuses, Theater companies and troupes
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
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An American Daughter
written by Wendy Wasserstein, 1950-2006 (1997); directed by Beth Milles; performed by David Birney, 1939-, Anna Gunn, Jamie Hanes, fl. 1997, Gregory Itzin, 1948-, Kevin McCarthy, 1914-2010, Mary McDonnell, 1952-, Claudette Nevins and Denise Nicholas (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1999, originally published 1999), 2 hours 5 mins
Pulitzer-Prize winner Wendy Wasserstein spins a comic and moving tale about the pitfalls that await political appointees. As a respected health crusader and devoted wife and mother, Dr. Lyssa Hughes seems perfect for the role of U.S. Surgeon General, until a chance remark at a fashionable brunch sets off a media f...
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written by Wendy Wasserstein, 1950-2006 (1997); directed by Beth Milles; performed by David Birney, 1939-, Anna Gunn, Jamie Hanes, fl. 1997, Gregory Itzin, 1948-, Kevin McCarthy, 1914-2010, Mary McDonnell, 1952-, Claudette Nevins and Denise Nicholas (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1999, originally published 1999), 2 hours 5 mins
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Pulitzer-Prize winner Wendy Wasserstein spins a comic and moving tale about the pitfalls that await political appointees. As a respected health crusader and devoted wife and mother, Dr. Lyssa Hughes seems perfect for the role of U.S. Surgeon General, until a chance remark at a fashionable brunch sets off a media feeding frenzy.
Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
David Birney, 1939-, Anna Gunn, Jamie Hanes, fl. 1997, Gregory Itzin, 1948-, Kevin McCarthy, 1914-2010, Mary McDonnell, 1952-, Claudette Nevins, Denise Nicholas
Author / Creator
Beth Milles, David Birney, 1939-, Anna Gunn, Jamie Hanes, fl. 1997, Gregory Itzin, 1948-, Kevin McCarthy, 1914-2010, Mary McDonnell, 1952-, Claudette Nevins, Denise Nicholas, Wendy Wasserstein, 1950-2006
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Lyssa Dent Hughes, Judith B. Kaufman, Quincy Quince, Walter Abrahmson, Morrow McCarthy, Timber Tucker, Senator Alan Hughes, Charlotte Hughes, Jimmy, Billy Robbins
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American Dreams
written by Velina Hasu Houston, 1957- (1984); directed by Peggy Shannon; performed by Mary Bond Davis, Yvonne Farrow, Bonnie Oda Homsey, Peter A. Jacobs, Carl Lumbly, 1952-, Vonetta McGee, 1945-2010, Don Reed, 1959-, Charlie Robinson and Patricia Ayame Thompson (L. A. Theatre Works, 1991, originally published 1991), 1 hour 46 mins, 106 page(s)
After World War II, an African-American war vet brings home his Japanese bride. The family must learn to be tolerant of their new family member, while dealing with prejudice in the outside world.
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written by Velina Hasu Houston, 1957- (1984); directed by Peggy Shannon; performed by Mary Bond Davis, Yvonne Farrow, Bonnie Oda Homsey, Peter A. Jacobs, Carl Lumbly, 1952-, Vonetta McGee, 1945-2010, Don Reed, 1959-, Charlie Robinson and Patricia Ayame Thompson (L. A. Theatre Works, 1991, originally published 1991), 1 hour 46 mins, 106 page(s)
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After World War II, an African-American war vet brings home his Japanese bride. The family must learn to be tolerant of their new family member, while dealing with prejudice in the outside world.
Date Written / Recorded
1984, 1991-01-24
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Mary Bond Davis, Yvonne Farrow, Bonnie Oda Homsey, Peter A. Jacobs, Carl Lumbly, 1952-, Vonetta McGee, 1945-2010, Don Reed, 1959-, Charlie Robinson, Patricia Ayame Thompson
Author / Creator
Peggy Shannon, Mary Bond Davis, Yvonne Farrow, Bonnie Oda Homsey, Peter A. Jacobs, Carl Lumbly, 1952-, Vonetta McGee, 1945-2010, Don Reed, 1959-, Charlie Robinson, Patricia Ayame Thompson, Velina Hasu Houston, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Manfred Banks, Freddie Banks, Setsuko, Blue River, Alexis Morgan, Fumiko Brennan, Bill, Lawrence, Creed Banks
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of L.A. Theatre Works.
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And Now Who's Going to Do the Dishes?
written by Matei Vișniec, 1956- (2009), in How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients and Other Plays, by Matei Vișniec, (London, England: Seagull Books London, 2015), pp.363-458 (Seagull Books London, 2015, originally published 2015), 98 page(s)
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written by Matei Vișniec, 1956- (2009), in How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients and Other Plays, by Matei Vișniec, (London, England: Seagull Books London, 2015), pp.363-458 (Seagull Books London, 2015, originally published 2015), 98 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Contributor
Jozefina Komporaly, 1969-
Author / Creator
Matei Vișniec, 1956-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London
Person Discussed
Eugene Ionesco, 1909-1994
Topic / Theme
Communism, Writers, Poets, Poet, Editor in Chief, Mitzi, Secretary of the Ideological Committee for Literature, Vera, Vera's Husband, Philosopher
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Matéi Visniec
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Antigone
written by Jean Anouilh, 1910-1987 (1942); directed by Brendon Fox; performed by Jordan Bridges, 1973-, Dominic Fumusa, 1969-, Francis Guinan, John Hansen, Alan Mandell, fl. 1974-2010, Elizabeth Marvel, 1969-, Alley Mills, 1951- and Mandy Siegfried (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1999, originally published 1957), 1 hour 47 mins
The body of Polynices, Antigone's brother, has been ordered to remain unburied by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Antigone defies the law, sealing her fate. Originally produced in Paris during the Nazi occupation, Anouilh's Antigone was seen by the French as theatre resistance and by Germans as an affirmation of au...
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written by Jean Anouilh, 1910-1987 (1942); directed by Brendon Fox; performed by Jordan Bridges, 1973-, Dominic Fumusa, 1969-, Francis Guinan, John Hansen, Alan Mandell, fl. 1974-2010, Elizabeth Marvel, 1969-, Alley Mills, 1951- and Mandy Siegfried (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1999, originally published 1957), 1 hour 47 mins
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The body of Polynices, Antigone's brother, has been ordered to remain unburied by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Antigone defies the law, sealing her fate. Originally produced in Paris during the Nazi occupation, Anouilh's Antigone was seen by the French as theatre resistance and by Germans as an affirmation of authority.
Date Written / Recorded
1942, 1999-06-25
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Jordan Bridges, 1973-, Dominic Fumusa, 1969-, Francis Guinan, John Hansen, Alan Mandell, fl. 1974-2010, Elizabeth Marvel, 1969-, Alley Mills, 1951-, Mandy Siegfried
Contributor
Christopher Nixon
Author / Creator
Brendon Fox, Jordan Bridges, 1973-, Dominic Fumusa, 1969-, Francis Guinan, John Hansen, Alan Mandell, fl. 1974-2010, Elizabeth Marvel, 1969-, Alley Mills, 1951-, Mandy Siegfried, Jean Anouilh, 1910-1987
Date Published / Released
1957, 1999
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Antigone, Haemon, Creon, Nurse, Ismene, Eurydice
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Art
written by Yasmina Reza, 1960- (1994); directed by Peter Levin, fl. 1967; performed by Bob Balaban, 1945-, Brian Cox, 1946- and Jeff Perry, 1955- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2009, originally published 1994), 1 hour 42 mins
Tony Award winner for Best Play and Olivier Award winner for Best Comedy. How much would you pay for a painting with nothing on it? Would it be art? Marc's best friend Serge has just bought a very expensive – and very white - painting. To Marc, the painting is a joke, and as battle lines are drawn, old friends...
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written by Yasmina Reza, 1960- (1994); directed by Peter Levin, fl. 1967; performed by Bob Balaban, 1945-, Brian Cox, 1946- and Jeff Perry, 1955- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2009, originally published 1994), 1 hour 42 mins
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Tony Award winner for Best Play and Olivier Award winner for Best Comedy. How much would you pay for a painting with nothing on it? Would it be art? Marc's best friend Serge has just bought a very expensive – and very white - painting. To Marc, the painting is a joke, and as battle lines are drawn, old friends use it to settle scores. With friendships hanging in the balance, the question becomes: how much is a painting worth? "A nonstop cros...
Tony Award winner for Best Play and Olivier Award winner for Best Comedy. How much would you pay for a painting with nothing on it? Would it be art? Marc's best friend Serge has just bought a very expensive – and very white - painting. To Marc, the painting is a joke, and as battle lines are drawn, old friends use it to settle scores. With friendships hanging in the balance, the question becomes: how much is a painting worth? "A nonstop cross-fire of crackling language (and) serious issues of life and art…sounds like a marriage of Molière and Woody Allen," writes Newsweek.
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Date Written / Recorded
1994, 2009-04-15
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bob Balaban, 1945-, Brian Cox, 1946-, Jeff Perry, 1955-
Contributor
Christopher Hampton, 1946-
Author / Creator
Peter Levin, fl. 1967, Bob Balaban, 1945-, Brian Cox, 1946-, Jeff Perry, 1955-, Yasmina Reza, 1960-
Date Published / Released
1994, 2009
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Serge, Marc, Yvan
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As on the Page
written by Murathan Mungan, 1955-, in Solum and Other Plays from Turkey, edited by Serap Erincin. (London, England: Seagull Books London, 2011). pp. 1-9 (London, England: Seagull Books London, 2011), 11 page(s)
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written by Murathan Mungan, 1955-, in Solum and Other Plays from Turkey, edited by Serap Erincin. (London, England: Seagull Books London, 2011). pp. 1-9 (London, England: Seagull Books London, 2011), 11 page(s)
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Contributor
Serap Erincin, fl. 2011, Mark Ventura, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Murathan Mungan, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Seagull Books London
Topic / Theme
Storytelling, Narrator, Text Narrator, Man, Second Woman, Woman, First Woman
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Seagull Books
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The Atonement
written by Ágóta Kristóf, 1935-2011, in Ágóta Kristóf: Collected Plays, by Ágóta Kristóf, translated by Bart Smet. (London: Oberon Books, 2018), p. NA (London, England: Oberon Books, 2018, originally published 2007), 18 page(s)
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written by Ágóta Kristóf, 1935-2011, in Ágóta Kristóf: Collected Plays, by Ágóta Kristóf, translated by Bart Smet. (London: Oberon Books, 2018), p. NA (London, England: Oberon Books, 2018, originally published 2007), 18 page(s)
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Contributor
Bart Smet, fl. 2018
Author / Creator
Ágóta Kristóf, 1935-2011
Date Published / Released
2007, 2018
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Vagrants, Violence, Blind Man, Wife, Deaf Man, Doctor, Child, Old Lady, Other Blind Man
Copyright Message
Copyright © Editions du Seuil, 1998 for L’heure grise et autres pièces; Copyright © Editions du Seuil, 2007 for Le Monstre et autres pièces; English translation copyright © Bart Smet, 2018
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