Fangoria reports that Lee Gambin, an Australian playwright (and contributor to Fangoria), is about to "unleash a fascinating new one-act play called KING OF BANGOR." Gambin is also a contributor to Fangoria. This current copy (#303) includes an interview Gambin did with Shelley Duvall.
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King Of Bangor is directed by Dione Joseph. Gambin calls the play “a spine-chilling glimpse into the world of one the horror genre’s most prolific writers—as well as one of the most reclusive. It’s a venture into the world of Stephen King.”
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Here’s the synopsis from the press release: “In oppressive darkness, successful novelist Stephen King sits on his throne mapping out a new story of the macabre. But there is a problem; he’s stuck. Writer’s block has set in. But soon familiar voices offer advice and King begins to type: the flow comes and goes just as distractions and inspirations surface—then disappear then reappear. Real life begins to merge with his creative stream of consciousness and his creations start to mirror and comment on his own existence in a terrifying downward spiral."
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It will take place at: Bella Union, Trades Hall in Melbourne on June 29 and 30 and July 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9, with showtimes at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $30
http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?view=article&id=4275:fango-scribe-puts-the-king-on-stage&option=com_content&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=167
Hmm. I dunno about this. Although if King can make himself a character in one of his own novels, maybe someone making a play about him could work out okay.
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