Composers and their stage works 


John (Griffith) Bowen

Born in Calcutta, India, 5 November 1924

Stage Works

  1. The Essay Prize. 1962
  2. I Love You, Mrs. Patterson (produced 1964). 1964.
  3. The Corsican Brothers, based on the play by Dion Boucicault (televised 1965; revised version produced 1970). 1970
  4. After the Rain, adaptation of his own novel (produced 1966). 1966; revised version, 1972.
  5. The Fall and Redemption of Man (as Fall and Redemption, produced 1967; as The Fall and Redemption of Man, produced 1974). 1968.
  6. Silver Wedding (televised 1967; revised version, produced in We Who Are About To . . ., later called Mixed Doubles, 1969). 1970.
  7. Little Boxes (produced 1968). 1968.
  8. The Disorderly Women, adaptation of a play by Euripides (produced 1969). 1969.
  9. The Waiting Room (produced 1970). 1970.
  10. Robin Redbreast (televised 1970; produced 1974)
  11. Diversions (produced 1973)
  12. Young Guy Seeks Part-Time Work (televised 1973; produced 1978)
  13. Roger (produced 1973).
  14. Florence Nightingale (as Miss Nightingale, televised 1974; revised version, as Florence Nightingale, produced 1975). 1976.
  15. Heil Caesar!, adaptation of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (televised 1974). 1974; revised version (produced 1974), 1975.
  16. Which Way Are You Facing? (produced 1976)
  17. Singles (produced 1977)
  18. Bondage (produced 1978)
  19. The Inconstant Couple, adaptation of a play by Marivaux (produced 1978).
  20. Spot the Lady (produced 1981)
  21. The Geordie Gentleman, adaptation of a play by Molière (produced 1987).
  22. The Oak Tree Tea Room Siege (produced 1990).
RADIO PLAYS
  1. Digby (as Justin Blake, with Jeremy Bullmore), 1959;
  2. Varieties of Love (revised version of television play The First Thing You Think Of), 1968;
  3. The False Diaghilev, 1988.
TELEVISION PLAYS:
  1. created the Garry Halliday series;
  2. episodes in Front Page Story, The Power Game, Wylde Alliance, and The Villains series;
  3. A Holiday Abroad, 1960;
  4. The Essay Prize, 1960;
  5. The Jackpot Question, 1961;
  6. The Candidate, 1961;
  7. Nuncle, from the story by John Wain, 1962;
  8. The Truth about Alan, 1963;
  9. A Case of Character, 1964; Mr. Fowlds, 1965;
  10. The Corsican Brothers, 1965;
  11. Finders Keepers, 1967;
  12. The Whole Truth, 1967;
  13. Silver Wedding, 1967;
  14. A Most Unfortunate Accident, 1968;
  15. Flotsam and Jetsam, 1970;
  16. Robin Redbreast, 1970;
  17. The Guardians series (7 episodes), 1971;
  18. A Woman Sobbing, 1972;
  19. The Emergency Channel, 1973;
  20. Young Guy Seeks Part-Time Work, 1973;
  21. Miss Nightingale, 1974;
  22. Heil Caesar!, 1974;
  23. The Treasure of Abbott Thomas, 1974;
  24. The Snow Queen, 1974;
  25. A Juicy Case, 1975;
  26. Brief Encounter, from the film by Noël Coward, 1976;
  27. A Photograph, 1977;
  28. Rachel in Danger, 1978;
  29. A Dog's Ransom, from the novel by Patricia Highsmith, 1978;
  30. Games, 1978;
  31. The Ice House, 1978;
  32. The Letter of the Law, 1979;
  33. Dying Day, 1980;
  34. The Specialist, 1980;
  35. A Game for Two Players, 1980;
  36. Dark Secret, 1981;
  37. Honeymoon, 1985.