L’Ombre d’un Crime

Directed by Jean Sagols. Adaptated from the novel by Pierre Benoît, “Alberte”, 2 x 90 minutes, in collaboration with Laurence Decréau. France 3, JLA Productions. With Cyrielle Claire, Boris Terral, Julie Judd, Martin Lamotte.   &nbsp

La Femme du Pêcheur

Directed by Dominique Cheminal. France 3, Superwoman Productions. Original screenplay. With Fanny Cottençon, Robinson Stèvenin, François Marthouret, Jean-Marc Thibault, Jacques Spiesser, Nathalie Krebs. Nomination best screenplay for the Sept d’Or television awards.   &nbsp

Les Traîtres

A romantic triangle among communists helping the FLN in south-west France during the Algerian War. Only in French

La Bonne Affaire

A french farce I never got round to doing in English

love exists

A man wakes up in a hospital bed. A woman he doesn’t know is there to ask him questions. Two little girls have disappeared.   Extract: A room in a hospital. Paul asleep in a bed. Diane sitting on a chair at the foot of the bed. A puzzle on a table. Paul wakes up.

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Chroniques d’une Année de Crise

Three monologues to be played separately or together. There is no English version of this, it’s just too rooted in everyday life in Paris in the early 1990’s

Killing the King

A rock star with a death wish tops the bill at a huge outdoor concert for charity. Only in English and not currently available from my computer

Tumult in the Clouds

While the Americans try to obtain the release of their Embassy personnel held hostage in Teheran, the Shah of Iran is the guest of General Torrijos of Panama, guarded by Colonel Noriega. Three dictators (past, present and future) on a small island in the Pacific. As a favour to President Carter, General Torrijos of Panama

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Moonblood

An extra-marital passion. A touch of Eros and Thanatos in the night. Extract: JOHN: So, what did you think of the play? MARY: I found it dry. There was no feeling in it. That made me angry. But I wasn’t bored. JOHN: I felt like crying out for them to stop. MARY: I often feel

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The Removal

One son moves in and the other moves out of the flat owned by their father, whose presence is somewhat overbearing. Extract: They take the cups out into the kitchen. Annie comes over to Stephen and kisses him lightly. Mark follows the others out into the kitchen. ANNIE            Stevie. STEPHEN

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