David Henry Wilson

David Henry Wilson
David Henry Wilson was born in London, and educated at Dulwich College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. After graduating, he lived and worked in France for two years, and Ghana for four years, before becoming a lector at Cologne University. In 1967 he was appointed Akademischer Oberrat at the new university of Konstanz, where he founded and ran the university theatre, as well as a literary magazine. He has been involved in theatre since the age of five, when he appeared in a pierrot troupe run by his grandfather, and was already writing, directing and acting in his own plays as a schoolboy. As well as plays, he writes children's books, many of which have been translated into several languages (particularly the Jeremy James series) and novels, the best known being The Coachman Rat. He is also a translator from French and German, and his work ranges from the children's novels of Kirsten Boie to travel guides by Peter Sager, art history by Werner Hofmann, and literary theory by the late Wolfgang Iser. He is married, has three grown-up children, and lives in Somerset, England.Perform David Henry Wilson
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If Yer Take a Short Cut, Yer Might Lose the Way
David Henry Wilson
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If Yer Take a Short Cut, Yer Might Lose the Way
Short Play, Comedy / 1w, 4m
Written in a wonderful Cockney accent, the absurdist comedy takes place in the Truthseekers' home where precious few signs are provided on the road to finding truth in the modern world.
Published in Are You Normal, Mr. Norman? and Other Plays.
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The Death Artist
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The Death Artist
Short Play, Comedy / 2m
After making his fortune, a miser is visited by a man assigned to kill him.
Published in Are You Normal, Mr. Norman? and Other Plays.
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The Wall (Wilson)
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The Wall (Wilson)
Short Play, Drama / 1w, 2m
A young couple encounter a wall on which is written "Wall." They erase the word and write their own. The wall becomes a tabula rasa for modern man.
Published in Are You Normal, Mr. Norman? and Other Plays.
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Wendlebury Day
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Wendlebury Day
Short Play, Comedy / 1m
A 60 year old man looks back on his life, examining the good times and the bad with a strange mixture of fantasy and reality. He concludes that he has enjoyed it all.
Published in Are You Normal, Mr. Norman? and Other Plays.
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If Yer Take a Short Cut, Yer Might Lose the Way
David Henry Wilson
Short Play, ComedyIf Yer Take a Short Cut, Yer Might Lose the Way
Short Play, Comedy / 1w, 4m
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The Death Artist
David Henry Wilson
Short Play, ComedyThe Death Artist
Short Play, Comedy / 2m
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The Wall (Wilson)
David Henry Wilson
Short Play, DramaThe Wall (Wilson)
Short Play, Drama / 1w, 2m
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Wendlebury Day
David Henry Wilson
Short Play, ComedyWendlebury Day
Short Play, Comedy / 1m