Composers and their stage works 



Willis HALL

Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, 6 April 1929. Died 7 March, 2005

Stage Works

  1. Final at Furnell (broadcast 1954). 1956.
  2. Poet and Pheasant, with Lewis Jones (broadcast 1955; produced 1958). 1959.
  3. The Gentle Knight (broadcast 1957; produced 1964). 1966.
  4. The Play of the Royal Astrologers (produced 1958). 1960.
  5. Air Mail from Cyprus (televised 1958).
  6. The Long and the Short and the Tall (produced 1958). 1959.
  7. A Glimpse of the Sea, and Last Day in Dreamland (produced 1959).
  8. Return to the Sea (televised 1960; produced 1980)
  9. Billy Liar, with Keith Waterhouse, adaptation of the novel by Waterhouse (produced 1960). 1960.
  10. Chin-Chin, adaptation of the play by François Billetdoux (produced 1960).
  11. Celebration: The Wedding and The Funeral, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1961). 1961.
  12. Azouk, with Robin Maugham, adaptation of a play by Alexandre Rivemale (produced 1962).
  13. England, Our England, with Keith Waterhouse, music by Dudley Moore (produced 1962). 1964.
  14. Squat Betty, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1962).
  15. The Sponge Room, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1962).
  16. All Things Bright and Beautiful, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1962). 1963.
  17. Yer What? (revue), with others, music by Lance Mulcahy (produced 1962).
  18. The Days Beginning: An Easter Play. 1964.
  19. The Love Game, adaptation of a play by Marcel Achard, translated by Tamara Lo (produced 1964).
  20. Come Laughing Home, with Keith Waterhouse (as They Called the Bastard Stephen, produced 1964; as Come Laughing Home, produced 1965). 1965.
  21. Say Who You Are, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1965). 1966; as Help Stamp Out Marriage (produced 1966). 1966.
  22. Joey, Joey, with Keith Waterhouse, music by Ron Moody (produced 1966).
  23. Whoops-a-Daisy, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1968). 1978.
  24. Children's Day, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1969). 1975.
  25. Who's Who, with Keith Waterhouse (produced 1971). 1974.
  26. The Railwayman's New Clothes (televised 1971). 1974.
  27. They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques (televised 1972)
  28. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, with Keith Waterhouse, adaptation of a play by Eduardo De Filippo (produced 1973). 1974.
  29. The Card, with Keith Waterhouse, music and lyrics by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, adaptation of the novel by Arnold Bennett (produced 1973).
  30. Walk On, Walk On (produced 1975). 1976.
  31. Kidnapped at Christmas (for children; produced 1975). 1975.
  32. Stag-Night (produced 1976).
  33. Christmas Crackers (for children; produced 1976). 1976.
  34. Filumena, with Keith Waterhouse, adaptation of a play by Eduardo De Filippo (produced 1977). 1978.
  35. A Right Christmas Caper (for children; produced 1977). 1978.
  36. Worzel Gummidge (for children), with Keith Waterhouse, music by Denis King, adaptation of stories by Barbara Euphan Todd (produced 1980). 1984.
  37. The Wind in the Willows, music by Denis King, adaptation of the story by Kenneth Grahame (produced 1984).
  38. Treasure Island, music by Denis King, adaptation of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson (produced 1984).
  39. Lost Empires, with Keith Waterhouse, music by Denis King, adaptation of the novel by J.B. Priestley (produced 1985).
  40. The Water Babies, adaptation of the novel by Charles Kingsley (produced 1987).
  41. Jane Eyre, adaptation of the novel by Charlotte Bronte (produced 1992).
  42. Mansfield Park, adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen (produced 1993).

Screenplays

  1. The Long and the Short and the Tall (Jungle Fighters), with Wolf Mankowitz, 1961;
  2. Whistle Down the Wind, with Keith Waterhouse 1961;
  3. The Valiant, 1962;
  4. A Kind of Loving, 1963;
  5. Billy Liar, 1963;
  6. West Eleven, 1963;
  7. Man in the Middle, 1963;
  8. Pretty Polly (A Matter of Innocence), 1967;
  9. Lock Up Your Daughters, 1969.

Radio Plays:

  1. Final at Furnell, 1954;
  2. The Nightingale, 1954;
  3. Furore at Furnell, 1955;
  4. Frenzy at Furnell, 1955;
  5. Friendly at Furnell, 1955;
  6. Fluster at Furnell, 1955;
  7. Poet and Pheasant, with Lewis Jones, 1955;
  8. One Man Absent, 1955;
  9. A Run for the Money, 1956;
  10. Afternoon for Antigone, 1956;
  11. The Long Years, 1956;
  12. Any Dark Morning, 1956;
  13. Feodor's Bride, 1956;
  14. One Man Returns, 1956;
  15. A Ride on the Donkeys, 1957;
  16. The Calverdon Road Job, 1957;
  17. The Gentle Knight, 1957;
  18. Harvest the Sea, 1957;
  19. Monday at Seven, 1957;
  20. Annual Outing, 1958;
  21. The Larford Lad, 1958;
  22. The Case of Walter Grimshaw, with Leslie Halward, 1958.

Television Plays:

Novel:

Other:

  1. They Found the World (for children), with 1.0. Evans. 1960.
  2. The Royal Astrologer: Adventures of Father Mole-Cricket or the Malayan Legends (for children). 1960.
  3. The A to Z of Soccer, with Michael Parkinson. 1970.
  4. The A to Z of Television, with Bob Monkhouse. 1971.
  5. My Sporting Life. 1975.
  6. The Incredible Kidnapping (for children). 1975.
  7. The Summer of the Dinosaur (for children). 1977.
  8. The Television Adventures [and More Television Adventures] of Worzel Gummidge (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 2 vols., 1979; complete edition, as Worzel Gummidge's Television Adventures, 1981.
  9. Worzel Gummidge at the Fair (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1980.
  10. Worzel Gummidge Goes to the Seaside (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1980.
  11. The Trials of Worzel Gummidge (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1980.
  12. Worzel's Birthday (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1981.
  13. New Television Adventures of Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1981.
  14. The Last Vampire (for children). 1982.
  15. The Irish Adventures of Worzel Gummidge (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1984.
  16. The Inflatable Shop (for children). 1984.
  17. Dragon Days (for children). 1985.
  18. The Return of the Antelope (for children). 1985.
  19. The Antelope Company Ashore [At Large] (for children). 2 vols. 1986-87.
  20. Worzel Gummidge Down Under (for children), with Keith Waterhouse. 1987.
  21. Spooky Rhymes (for children). 1987.
  22. Henry Hollins and the Dinosaur (for children). 1988.
  23. Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hollins (for children). 1988.
  24. The Vampire's Holiday (for children). 1992.
  25. The Vampire's Revenge (for children). 1993.