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8th April 2009, 5:05pm
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#1 | | Prepare for Trouble
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Gorbals :)
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|  Gimme some plays...
The only way i am getting to see plays i might be interested in doing is by doing scenes of them or seeing others do them.
just ordered A Lie of the Mind because i saw my friend perform Jake's scene and it looked awsome and we have been working on A View from the Bridge but need some more ideas.
Any other plays i should try out?
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8th April 2009, 5:07pm
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#2 | | El Chupa Libre
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: A Strange Bed
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
What do you like?
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8th April 2009, 6:39pm
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#3 | | Devil Doll
Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shawlands
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
Medea. It's by far my favourite Greek number. I'm doing some illustrations to go with it at the moment! | |
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8th April 2009, 6:40pm
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#4 | | Kingpun
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Abergreen
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Best Shakespeare in my opinion.
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9th April 2009, 2:53am
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#5 | | El Chupa Libre
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
Waiting for ghodo.
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9th April 2009, 9:24am
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#6 | | The man from Del Monte
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Plantation
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
In Camera (Huis Clos) by Jean Paul Sartre - hell is other people
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9th April 2009, 9:29am
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#7 | | Scribble Tits
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ye olde faifley
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
blood brothers.
carries war. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaemi Waiting for ghodot. | .
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9th April 2009, 9:44am
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#8 | | El Chupa Libre
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
look at the time that was posted..
Gimme a break.
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9th April 2009, 10:01am
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#9 | | ShakingTheDisease SuperMod
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
also, there's no "h" !!!!!!!
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9th April 2009, 10:05am
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#10 | | El Chupa Libre
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LOOK AT THE TIIIIMEEEE!
Jeez. 
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9th April 2009, 10:11am
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#11 | | ShakingTheDisease SuperMod
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
My favourite play is probably Interview by Jean Claude van Italie
It's on amazon for a penny (!) here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...9271569&sr=8-3
in a collection called America Hurrah and Other Plays
There's a review here.
It's about erosion of individuality in modern America, or something... Just brilliantly written. I saw it performed many years ago and it was a thrilling experience - really chilling in a way, the audience was more transfixed than I've ever seen and at the end we were all a bit shell shocked. Not sure it works QUITE as well reading it from a book, as with all plays I guess. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaemi LOOK AT THE TIIIIMEEEE!
Jeez. | wasn't having a go at you, and I know you were out late 
just seemed funny that someone "corrected" you by making the spelling just as bad
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9th April 2009, 10:18am
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#12 | | Drop dead gorgeous
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glasgow/Aberdee
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
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Originally Posted by I'm Your God Now A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Best Shakespeare in my opinion. | I was in stitches reading it, mostly because I just got so confused 
The Merchant of Venice can also be quite hilarious. Shakespeare just rocks my world in general
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9th April 2009, 2:20pm
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#13 | | The man from Del Monte
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
Loot by Joe Orton. It's like a carry on film with murder and necrophilia.
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9th April 2009, 4:28pm
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#14 | | Kingpun
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Abergreen
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Originally Posted by Runt I was in stitches reading it, mostly because I just got so confused
The Merchant of Venice can also be quite hilarious. Shakespeare just rocks my world in general | I went to see it when I was in Stratford-upon-Avon, was well gid.
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9th April 2009, 4:33pm
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#15 | | Prepare for Trouble
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Gorbals :)
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| Re: Gimme some plays...
Brilliant! Thanks guys for all the suggestions, been on the net ordering up as many as i can!
For some reason i seem to be drawn to plays which often has a vunerable female role (i.e. lie of the mind) so was hoping to find something which steers away from this  most of these are great! esp the Sartre, came across another of his plays and it seemed great!
any others throw them at me - in a major reading mood now that i have been told i can continue with my LAMDA currently reading "6 Characters in search for a Author" to try and find some material!
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