2004 SUMMER AGAIN The Orange Tree THE DIFFICULT UNICORN Southwark Playhouse WHISPERS ALONG THE PATIO Stephen Joseph Theatre

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1 DAVID CREGAN Playwright David s writing career spanned 40 years. He was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, the youngest of four boys and studied English at Clare College, Cambridge where he was an active member of the Footlights. He taught English and Drama in schools briefly, becoming a full-time playwright in 1966 after sending MINIATURES to Keith Johnson at the Royal Court. Soon after he wrote a Sunday night double bill of THE DANCERS and TRANSCENDING, with the latter transferring to the main billing. He continued to write plays for the Royal Court over the next few years including A COMEDY OF THE CHANGING YEARS which opened the Court s Theatre Upstairs. David s long-term relationship with director Sam Waters began in Edinburgh. Between 1972 and 2005, David wrote eight plays for The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, (which Sam founded), including WHISPERS ALONG THE PATIO, a co-production with the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough (another theatre also in the round), POOR TOM and NICE DOROTHY. His last play, SUMMER AGAIN (2004) was performed there also. David has also collaborated extensively with Brian Protheroe, writing a total of six pantomimes for the Theatre Royal, Stratford, of which Cinderella (1989) was nominated for the Whitbread Prize for Fringe Play for Children. He was also an award winning radio dramatist, writing for BBC Radio 3, 4 and for the World Service. In 2006 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. He died peacefully just before his 84th birthday in The V&A look after his entire archive which is catalogued online. PLAYS 2004 SUMMER AGAIN The Orange Tree 2002 THE DIFFICULT UNICORN Southwark Playhouse 2001 WHISPERS ALONG THE PATIO Stephen Joseph Theatre (with Brian Protheroe) Scarborough 1999 ON THE GREEN ROCK (Community play) Shaftesbury 1999 THE LAST THRASH The Orange Tree 1999 BEHOLD! The Orange Tree 1993 ALADDIN (Pantomime) Theatre Royal, Stratford 1992 NICE DOROTHY The Orange Tree

2 1989 CINDERELLA (Pantomime) Theatre Royal, Stratford 1987 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Pantomime) Theatre Royal, Stratford 1987 CRACKLING ANGELS Community Play for Beaminster, Dorset 1984 RED RIDING HOOD (Pantomime) Theatre Royal, Stratford 1983 SLEEPING BEAUTY (Pantomime) Theatre Royal, Stratford 1982 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Pantomime) Theatre Royal, Stratford 1981 THE TALISMAN Theatre Royal, Stratford 1980 ALMA MATER AND A NAME IS A NAME Play 9, Edward Arnold 1979 GETTING IT RIGHT Hatfield Arts Festival 1979 YOUNG SIR The Orange Tree 1978 TIGERS The Orange Tree 1976 POOR TOM Contact Theatre, Manchester, The Orange Tree 1975 TINA The Orange Tree 1974 THE KING The Shaw Theatre 1974 TINA The Orange Tree 1973 CAST OFF The Crucible Studio 1973 PATER NOSTER Horsham, Sussex 1973 GEORGE REBORN The Orange Tree 1972 THE LAND OF THE PALMS The Barn Theatre, Dartington Hall 1971 JACK IN THE BOX Midland Arts Centre

3 1971 THE DAFFOLDIL Midland Arts Centre 1971 IF YOU DON T LAUGH, YOU CRY Midland Arts Centre 1971 SENTIMENTAL VALUE Midland Arts Centre 1971 LIEBESTRAUM Midlands Arts Centre 1971 HOW WE HELD THE SQUARE Midlands Arts Centre (children s play) 1969 A COMEDY OF THE CHANGING YEARS Theatre Upstairs 1969 TIPPER NUS Entry for Balliol College 1969 ARTHUR 1968 THE HOUSES BY THE GREEN Royal Court Theatre 1966 THREE MEN FOR COLVERTON Royal Court Theatre 1965 THE DANCERS and TRANSCENDING Royal Court Theatre 1965 MINIATURES Royal Court Theatre TELEVISION PLAYS 1990 REAL TEARS BBC 1989 GOODBYE AND I HOPE WE MEET AGAIN Channel Four 1986 GOODBYE DAYS BBC A STILL SMALL SHOUT BBC EVENTS IN A MUSEUM BBC RELUCTANT CHICKENS BBC, Play For Today 1982 I WANT TO MARRY YOUR SON BBC 2 Second City Firsts 1971 THAT TIME OF MY LIFE BBC 2, Second City Firsts 1970 s PIPKINS Children s series for ATV 1969 MINATURES Granada, Stables Theatre Company

4 RADIO PLAYS MAIGRET (two episodes) BBC Radio MAIGRET (two episodes) BBC Radio A MAN S HEAD BBC Radio SOUNDS ON AN ENGLISH EVENING 1995 UPWARD, ONWARDS AND JUST CARRYING ON BBC Radio EAVESDROPPING BBC Radio ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON BBC Radio THE BUTLER DID IT BBC Radio FROM A SECOND HOME IN PICARDY BBC Radio THE AWFUL INSULATION OF RAGE BBC Radio CAT S WHISKERS BBC Manchester (semi-fictional) 1986 THE SPECTRE BBC Radio DIANA S UNCLE AND OTHER RELATIVES BBC Radio THE JOKING HABIT BBC Radio HOPE BBC Radio THE TRUE STORY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL STRIKE BBC Radio INVENTORS CORNER BBC Radio THE MONUMENT BBC Radio THE LATER DAYS OF LUCY TRENCHARD BBC Radio 3 AWARDS 1991 Winner of the Giles Cooper Radio Award 1990 Nominated for the Whitbread Prize for Fringe Play for Children - CINDERELLA 1987 Sony Award for Best Radio Script - THE AWFUL INSULATION OF RAGE BBC Entry for the Italia Prize - THE AWFUL INSULATION OF RAGE

5 1966 Charles Henry Foyle New Plays Award.