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- 1?accountid=15842 accessdate "2013-11-03".
- 1?accountid=15842 date "2004-06-26".
- 1?accountid=15842 isCitedBy Allan_Sharpe.
- 1?accountid=15842 newspaper The_Herald_(Glasgow).
- 1?accountid=15842 newspaper "The Herald".
- 1?accountid=15842 page "16".
- 1?accountid=15842 quote "Allan was born in Falkirk in 1949 and was educated at Strathallan School. He left there in 1966 and went on to St Andrews University, where his major achievement was to be voted best-looking student in his year. His course uncompleted, he dropped out and returned to Falkirk to work in the family timber business and to pursue an interest in motor racing, at which he enjoyed considerable success. He returned to university and completed his degree at Edinburgh, trained as an English teacher and took up posts at Fettes and, later, Loretto schools.".
- 1?accountid=15842 quote "During this period, Allan's first play, The Burgher's Tale was produced to enthusiastic response from both critics and audiences. The Burgher's Tale is a biting political and social satire inspired by his study of commedia del arte. He explores art's relationship with politics and the state and his conviction that art, in the fullness of its definition, represents the only potential salvation for an increasingly fractured and divisive world. He was later to develop this thesis in Playing Sarajevo, arguably his finest work, and the as yet unproduced Heart's Delight, which he considered the final part of a thematic trilogy. He also scored a huge popular success with his brilliant adaptation of John Galt's The Last of the Lairds, which has gone on to three further productions, and became an active member of the Scottish Society of Playwrights, for which he served a productive term as chairman.".
- 1?accountid=15842 quote "His interest in theatre developed during this period and eventually he left teaching to concentrate on writing and directing. In 1986 he teamed up with Patrick Evans to create Theatre Co-op. Run on a shoestring without significant funding, the company was egalitarian and political without being agit prop. They attracted more attention for their high standard of writing and production than for their politics.".
- 1?accountid=15842 quote "There is no doubt that Allan will be best remembered for his involvement in the enterprise that could be said to have emerged from the embers of Theatre Co-op – the Edinburgh-based multi-award winning company, Fifth Estate. Once again it was largely unfunded and therefore free of any stifling administrative strings so there was a defiant buccaneering spirit that perfectly mirrored his advocacy and relish for provocative and intellectually challenging theatre. Fifth Estate embarked upon an exhilarating roller-coaster ride of 26 productions in its six-year life, which offered extraordinary opportunities for new writers, actors and directors.".
- 1?accountid=15842 quote "With the untimely death of Allan Sharpe from motor neuron disease, the Scottish theatre community has lost one of its more colourful and popular personalities. As a writer, actor and director, he preferred to operate on the fringes of the mainstream where he was more able to satisfy his independence of spirit and need for creative freedom. In doing so, he engaged in a body of work that illuminated the Scottish theatre scene and had a considerable impact on its development.".
- 1?accountid=15842 title "Allan Sharpe; Playwright, actor and director".
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