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E Turner's Plays and Novels
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The following are my
full length plays. In some cases a full length play will consist of a collection
of linked one act plays. A three
act romantic comedy concerning a relationship between a younger woman and an
older man. Act 1 can also be presented as a one act play. Cast: 1f, 1m. First
performance: Stagecraft Theatre in 1991. Four
linked one act plays concerning the same relationship from different points of
view. See list of one act plays. Cast: 1f, 1m in each play. Magpies
and Earwigs have been produced at Stagecraft. A
two act absurdist farce with philosophical overtones. Strange things happen when
Sid puts the wrong mushrooms in the flan. Cast: 4f, 4m, 1 of either sex, 9
pantomine creatures. Doubling can reduce the cast to 9 if required. The play has
not been performed but it won a prize in a competition. The
Russet Hippalector is a mythical beast, part horse, part rooster, part chiwawa
which is never actually seen on stage although it's presence is very keenly
felt. When
one writes a play there is usually a period of development which goes on in the
mind before fingers are placed on the keyboard, however in this case I have
written down the play during the various stages of it's development. What we
have here is four one act plays in a series, progressing from unreality to
reality (or vise versa), which can be presented singly or together. However in a
'full length' production the last play should be omitted because it is pretty
much a non event and is very similar to the third play. The production will
require a cast of two females, two males and one of either sex. Details of
individual plays can be obtained by clicking the highlighted titles below.This
Unreality Does Not Exist has been produced at Wellington Repertory.
Plays 1 and 2 have had rehearsed readings and have been well received. How
Not to Write a Play A
day in the life in a small NZ town. 3f,5m. This unperformed play is pretty well
complete however I would wish do do some workshopping in early rehearsals. A
farce. A group of playwrights prepare a play for a competition. Complicated by
the eternal quartet. 3f, 5m. Two of the male parts could possibly be taken by
women. As
a full evenings entertainment two independent but related one act plays are
presented. In each play a pair of lovers come into a gallery/restaurant for
coffee. The current exhibition is avant garde and consists of two full length
mirrors. The 'reflections' in these mirrors are two other actors who come down
onto the stage and act out events relevant to the lovers. This is presided over
by Francisco, the waiter, magician and creator of the
exhibition. Hall
of Mirrors - Play 1 has been completed and performed.
The Cranes are
Flying
This Unreality
Does Not Exist
This Unreality
Has No Existence
Hall of Mirrors
- Play 2 has been completed and performed.
The
Greek classic by Aeschylus. Translated with Professor Kenneth Quin. Refer also
to the companion one act Oedipus and Antigone.