Composers and their stage works 


David (William) HALLIWELL

Born in Brighouse, Yorkshire, 31 July, 1936. He completed his education at the Huddersfield College of Art, Yorkshire from 1953 to 1959. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). 1959 - 1961.

Stage Plays

  1. Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (produced 1965). 1966; as Hail Scrawdyke! (produced 1966), 1967.
  2. A Who's Who of Flapland (broadcast 1967; produced 1969).
  3. The Experiment, with David Calderisi (produced 1967).
  4. A Discussion (produced 1969).
  5. K. D. Dufford Hears K. D. Dufford Ask K. D. Dufford How K. D. Dufford'll Make K. D. Dufford (produced 1969). 1970.
  6. Muck from Three Angles (produced 1970).
  7. The Girl Who Didn't Like Answers (produced 1971).
  8. A Last Belch for the Great Auk (produced 1971).
  9. A Who's Who of Flapland and Other Plays. 1971.
  10. An Amour, and A Feast (produced 1971).
  11. Bleats from a Brighouse Pleasureground (broadcast 1972; produced 1972).
  12. Janitress Thrilled by Prehensile Penis (produced 1972).
  13. An Altercation (produced 1973).
  14. The Freckled Bum (produced 1974).
  15. Minyip (produced 1974).
  16. Progs ( produced 1975).
  17. A Process of Elimination (produced 1975).
  18. Meriel the Ghost Girl (produced 1982).
  19. Prejudice (produced 1978; as Creatures of Another Kind, produced 1981).
  20. The House (produced 1979). 1979.
  21. A Rite Kwik Metal Tata (produced 1979).
  22. Was It Her? (broadcast 1980; produced 1982).
  23. A Tomato Who Grew into a Mushroom (produced 1987).
Radio Plays:
  1. A Who's Who of Flapland, 1967;
  2. Bleats from a Brighouse Pleasureground, 1972;
  3. Was It Her?, 1980;
  4. Spongehenge, 1982;
  5. Grandad's Place,
  6. Shares of the Pudding,
  7. Do It Yourself, 1986;
  8. Bedsprings, 1989;
  9. Parts, 1989;
  10. There's a Car Park in Witherton, 1992;
  11. Crossed Lines, 1992.
Television Plays:
  1. A Plastic Mac in Winter, 1963;
  2. Cock, Hen and Courting Pit, 1966;
  3. Triptych of Bathroom Users, 1972;
  4. Blur and Blank via Checkheaton, 1972;
  5. Steps Back, 1973;
  6. Daft Mam Blues, 1975;
  7. Pigmented Patter, 1976, and Tree Women of Jagden Crag, 1978 (Crown Court series);
  8. Meriel the Ghost Girl (The Mind Beyond series), 1976;
  9. There's a Car Park in Witherton, 1982;
  10. Speculating about Orwell, 1983;
  11. Arrangements, 1985;
  12. Doctor Who series (2 episodes), 1985;
  13. The Bill (1 episode), 1989;
  14. Bonds, 1990.

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