B E Turner's Plays and Novels 
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This is my portrait which was painted for me by my friend Grant Lodge. There are books, papers, pen and ink floating in the air. That is because I am a magician.

In 1998 the Playwright's Association of New Zealand awarded me the Doug Wrenn Memorial Award for achievement.

At the age of forty I started writing plays. It took me ten years to become established in community theatre. I've had about thirty productions in local venues and overseas. These are mostly one act plays. I'd managed to score part time work at my profession which gave me some time for writing. My plays often deal with unusual aspects of life and consciousness, and present interesting challenges for producers and casts. At the age of fifty-eight I fell off a roof and damaged my head. This put me on accident compensation and gave me time to concentrate on longer works. I have finished three novels and published them.

I was previously known as Brian E Turner. I would prefer to be just Brian Turner however there are other authors with that by-line so I am now B E Turner.      

My most recent play, The Carousel, may be downloaded for a reading only copy.                                                           
 

Play productions

All productions are one act of duration 15 to 50 minutes unless otherwise indicated.

Chrissy (BATS 1982)
Surd Person Circular [Withdrawn] (Independent Company 1984)
We're Here [Sketch] (Stagecraft 1989)
Starlight [Sketch] (Stagecraft 1989)
Dreamers (Stagecraft 1990)
Magpies (Stagecraft 1990) 
We don't want Any of Those Crazy Bastards Coming and Living in our Street (Stagecraft 1991)
Dreamers [Full Length] (Stagecraft 1991)
Two's Company (Stagecraft 1992)
Dreamers (Corner Theatre 1992)
Starlight - Version 2 (Stagecraft 1992)
Starlight - Version 3 (Stagecraft 1992)
Starlight - Version 4 (Corner 1993)
Those Who Pour Wine into the Earth (Stagecraft 1993)
Earwigs (Stagecraft 1994)
Her Selenic Majesty (Stagecraft 1994)
Four by Two [Sketches] (Stagecraft 1994)
The Potter (Kapiti Playhouse 1995)
Bad Night at the Mex (Wellington Repertory 1995)
Knitting (Stagecraft 1995)
Norman (Stagecraft 1995)
Seven Attack Thebes [Translation] (Stagecraft 1996)
Oedipus and Antigone (Stagecraft 1996)
This Unreality Does Not Exist (Wellington Repertory 1997)
Hall of Mirrors Play 1 (Stagecraft 1998)
Hall of Mirrors [Full length] (Montage Showcase - USA 2001)
Whitebaiting [Flash Play] (Mahara 2002)
We're Here [Flash Play] (Mahara 2002)
Earwigs (Faces Theatre Group - Malta 2005)
Knittling (Playbox Theatre - Norfolk Island 2005)
The Cranes are Flying (Otaki Players 2006)
Crossings [Flash play] (Otaki Players 2006)
A Rose [Flash play] (Otaki Players 2006)
Bridezilla [Flash play] (Otaki Players 2006)