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John Summons John Summons i(A7907 works by)
Born: Established: 1952 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Two in a Room John Summons , Rozelle : Bright Star Productions , 2001 Z1439330 2001 single work drama Two lonely, broken people at odds with each other. She is selling sex; while he is trying to buy love. Two in a Room is a bizarre encounter between a prostitute and her client. (Publisher blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Law of the Jungle John Summons , Rozelle : Bright Star Productions , 2001 Z1439311 2001 single work drama Promotion time. Three people, one job. "Law of the Jungle" by John Summons is a satirical comedy about Machiavellian monkey business in the office. Simian politics in modern life. Underneath our civilised masks we are closer to our primate cousins than we think. (Publisher blurb)
1 y separately published work icon A Rat's Tale John Summons , Rozelle : Bright Star Productions , 2001 Z1439260 2001 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon Grand Tour John Summons , Rozelle : Bright Star Productions , 2001 Z1439120 2001 single work drama A journey through space, time & emotion. Grand Tour has four strong roles for women. It is the story of two sisters, Eve and Ruby, as they set out on their European tour. Set in Sydney in the 1950's and London in the 1990's, the play moves between the past, when as newly arrived immigrants from England they settle in Australia, and the present, when as tourists they return to London at the beginning of their Grand Tour. It is a journey from youth to later years, a journey filled with much humour and feeling. (Publisher blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Adventure at Whalers Bay John Summons , Rozelle : Bright Star Productions , 2001 Z1439110 2001 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon The Shadow Boy John Summons , Rozelle : Bright Star Productions , 1996 Z860076 1996 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon Jigsaw Puzzle John Summons , Rozelle : Bright Star Productions , 1996 Z860073 1996 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon Rats! John Summons , Rozelle : Bright Star Productions , 1994 Z563299 1994 single work drama children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Massacre at Myall Creek John Summons , Oakleigh : Cambridge University Press , 1993 Z479637 1993 single work drama young adult The massacre of Aboriginal people at Myall Creek marked a critical point in the struggle over land and power between the indigenous peoples of Australia and the European invaders. It resulted in seven white men being hanged for their crimes - the last ever to hang for the murder of Aboriginal people. Massacre at Myall Creek, by playwright John Summons, helps students to explore the social and political climate surrounding the massacre. (Publisher blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Kamikaze Kate (And the Sword of Captain Kuroda) John Summons , Sydney : Currency Press , 1989 Z543307 1989 single work drama young adult 'A lively anti-war romp in which schoolgirl Kate finds the ghost of a Japanese soldier hiding under her bed. First performed by students of English, it has been enthusiastically reviewed by the many primary and high school students who have seen it since' (Source: back cover).
1 5 y separately published work icon Lamb of God John Summons , Sydney : Currency Press , 1979 Z524529 1979 single work drama It is 1968. The Vietnam conflict rages. The Gods of War once more require the sacrifice of sons. Jim, a fifteen year old schoolboy, armed only with a rich imagination and a lively, irreverent sense of humour, gallantly resists the efforts of home, school and society to brutalise his nature and prepare him for the role of sacrificial lamb. (Publisher blurb)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Coroner's Report John Summons , 1975 (Manuscript version)x401909 Z858970 1975 single work drama A man interrogates a woman as she goes about her domestic chores. His questions are probing, sometimes brutal. Who is this man and what does he want? One thing is certain - he must finish his report. A surreal post-mortem. (Publisher Blurb)
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