Lists of Plays and playwrights

Logos | 30/05/2006 - 09:04

I don't know where to put this so I'll start here. I recently found this website when playing around with Google (as you do).

"Do you remember seeing a play and not know who wrote it. Want to do other plays by the same playwright as one you've just done. Want to know who holds the rights for a tatty old script you've found without publisher details."

Try www.doollee.com

This is an attempt to compile an exhaustive list of every play and playwright published or unpublished in English since 1956. There are thousands of plays on this site. It's well worth a visit.

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Fantastic Resource

Author: Labrug
Date: 30/05/2006 - 14:49

Very Comprehensive. I like it a lot.....

Dixi

Jeff Watkins
Perth based Actor/Performer
Fight/Sword Choreographer

http://au.geocities.com/labrug

Finding plays

Author: Logos
Date: 30/05/2006 - 17:21

I've put this on a book page now. I hope it's OK

Handy

Author: Tari-Xalyr
Date: 31/05/2006 - 17:56

Quite a handy site. . .I've been looking everywhere for a site like this. I need an exam piece soon. . .

Cheers

~ Tari

The Writer is a child forever listening at the keyhole of the adult world.

Logos

Author: Logos
Date: 31/05/2006 - 18:02

What are you looking for? I've got a couple of monologues I wrote that I'm trying to get out there a bit. They're both for older women but is that an issue with an exam piece? One is about gambling and homelessness and the other is about my families fight with Alzheimers. We got some pretty good reviews at the Adelaide Fringe. If you'd like to have a look I can e-mail them. They're mine so no issues with licenses.
If you would like to see them e-mail me on jotony@internode.on.net
put Plays in the subject so my filter doesn't get you.
Tony Moore

Thanks

Author: Tari-Xalyr
Date: 01/06/2006 - 17:15

Thanks for the offer luv but unfortunately from what i gather they are not from an actual play. I have many monologues that do not come from plays but for the exam no matter what it is as long as it comes from a scripted published play and you can give the examiners the ISB (i think thats it) number on the book cover then it's acceptable.

~ Tari

The Writer is a child forever listening at the keyhole of the adult world.

monologues

Author: who cares
Date: 01/06/2006 - 17:41

Hi Tari

You are quite right about your monologue. It must come from a published script. You must have the ISBN and date of publication and other information so if you are getting it from a monologue book make sure please that you keep that information.
Please don't do what a lot of students have done recently and find a monologue on an internet site. Some of these monologues have not been published and therefore they do not qualify.

Also , just remember Tari, that the monologue is done with your one person show, so whatever character you are doing for your one person show, its a good idea to try and show some type of contrast with the monologue.That way the examiners get to see what else you are capable of doing.If your one person show is a comedy, do a serious monologue. The examiners have said several times that they do not like students trying to do characters from monologues that they know nothing about. If you are choosing a monologue from a book, if at all possible read the whole play and try and work out the context etc. It may help you also when being interviewed by the panel.

just some thoughts!

Kerri

Thanks

Author: Tari-Xalyr
Date: 02/06/2006 - 20:36

Kerrii your advice is becoming quite handy . . lol

Thanks again and I'm trying to find a childrens play to take a monologue from because my solo is quite surreal and in a way serious.

~ Tari

The Writer is a child forever listening at the keyhole of the adult world.

Logos

Author: Logos
Date: 01/06/2006 - 20:05

Actually I am a published playwright and these two one woman one act plays have been submitted to my UK publisher and will almost certainly be published but never mind. From what Kerrii says they may be innapproriate for what you are doing. Best of luck with your exams and stuff.

Thanks

Author: Tari-Xalyr
Date: 02/06/2006 - 20:35

the offer was appreciated Logo's but i can't doit because of guideline restrictions. Thanks again.

~ Tari

The Writer is a child forever listening at the keyhole of the adult world.

Lists of Plays and playwrights

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