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IAN HORNBY

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Personal Details

Born: 1949
Based: Warrington

Work Sought:

Anything to help a poor writer earn a crust (violins please). Commissioned theatre work, short stories, novels, TV work. Seeking an agent and/or publisher for novels.

Available to direct own plays within travelling distance.

  Theatrical Experience/Training

Co-founder of The Playwrights’ Co-operative and New Theatre Publications, Ian is an enthusiastic and much-performed writer of stage plays of most genres and has just completed a pilot TV sitcom and a fictional novel about serial killers (for which he is looking for an agent and a publisher, hint, hint). He also acts, directs, designs sets and lighting.

 

Plays
Published at NTP
 
Abanazar`s Revenge FL  Pantomime  Variable casting
Allo, Allo, Allo (Est There Any Body La?) FL  Farce  3m 4f
Are You Sure There`s No Body There...? FL  Comedy  3m 4f
Be Careful Who You Wish For FL  Comedy  4m 3f
Beasts *FREE* 1A  Play  1m 1f
Boomerang FL  Play  2m 4f
Cat`s Away, The FL  Comedy  4m 5f
Cinderella FL  Pantomime  Variable casting
Cold Blood FL  Thriller  3m 3f
Conference Pairs FL  Farcical Comedy  2m 5f
Creation *FREE* 1A  Drama  1m 1f + voice
Dish Served Cold, A FL  Drama  2m 4f
Dream, Lover! FL  Comedy  2m 5f
Ex Factor, The FL  Farce  3m + 4f
Eye For An Eye, Darling, An FL  Farce  5m 6f
Hello, Is There Any Body There? FL  Farce  4m + 5f
Jayne with a Y 1A  Play  3f or 1m 2f
John Doe Number 24 *FREE* 1A  Short Plays  2m 1f +2m/f
Late Of This Address FL  Comedy  2m 3f
Mind Games 1A  Drama  1m 1f
Murdered, Presumed Dead FL  Thriller  3m 4f
Old Friends *FREE* 1A  Short Plays  cast of 5, aged, either sex
One Across 1A  Comedy  1m + 2f
Price To Pay, The FL  Thriller  3m 4f
Question Of Innocence, A FL  Thriller  4m 6f
Remember Me 1A  Drama  2m 2f
Robin Hood FL  Pantomime  Variable casting
Shades Of Blue 1A  Play  4m 1f
Situation Vacant 1A  Comedy  1m 1f to 1m 6f
Three Short Plays 1A  Short Plays  see synopses for cast
Tied Up At The Office 1A  Comedy  1m + 1f
Tim`ll Fix It FL  Comedy  3m + 4f
To Sleep, Perchance... 1A  Play  6f
Voices FL  Thriller  4m 5f
Wait Until The Ghost Is Clear FL  Comedy  2m 4f
Where There`s A Will... 4m4f FL  Black Comedy  4m 4f
Where There’s A Will... 3m5f FL  Black Comedy  3m 5f
Whispers FL  Drama  1m 3f +2 m/f
Whose Line Was It Anyway? 1A  Comedy  5m + 6f
Why Won't They Believe Me? 1A  Play  2m 4f
Winter Of Discontent, The FL  Thriller  4m 4f
Contact Details
Email Address:   ian@plays4theatre.com
Web Link 1: http://www.ianhornby.co.uk