David Allen is an Australia

Australia

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n playwright. He is notable for his play Cheapside, which has been shown at the Warehouse Theatre

Warehouse Theatre

The Warehouse Theatre is a professional producing theatre with one hundred seats in the centre of the London Borough of Croydon, south London, England based in an oak-beamed former cement Victorian warehouse...

 (in Croydon

Croydon

Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...

, South London

South London

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) and the White Barn Theatre

White Barn Theatre

The White Barn Theatre was a small theater founded by actress, producer and theater impresario Lucille Lortel on the property of her estate in Norwalk, Connecticut that premiered numerous plays from major playwrights and plays that went on to successful Broadway and Off-Broadway runs.Lortel founded...

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His play Pommies was given its first performance at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon in April 1988. It was directed by Ted Craig and designed by Michael Pavelka. The cast was Patrick Toomey [Ray], Derek Crewe [Charlie], Frank Ellis [Stan Forster], Glynn Sweet [Neville], Gary Raymond

Gary Raymond

Gary Raymond is an English actor.He made his film debut as Cliff Lewis in Tony Richardson's film adaptation of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger , opposite Richard Burton and Claire Bloom...

 [Arthur], Jennifer Guy [Pamela] and Stella Tanner [Doris]. His play In the Doghouse was produced at The Warehouse Theatre

The Warehouse Theatre

The Warehouse Theatre, located in Hope Street, Weymouth, Dorset, England, has been home to the Weymouth Drama Club since 1993. The Drama Club owns and runs the property, which is primarily used for rehearsing forthcoming productions, although also includes:...

 [ in Croydon, South London], opening in December 1990. It was directed by Ted Craig, and designed by Michael Pavelka. In the cast were Carol Burns

Carol Burns

.Carol Burns is an Australian actor. She has worked in film, television and theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom.-Career highlights:...

, Graham Christopher, Frank Ellis, David John, Okon Jones, and Linda Spurrier. Other plays include Gone with Hardy, with music by Terence Clarke

Terence Clarke (composer)

Terence Clarke works in theatre as director and composer , and, to a lesser extent, as actor, pianist/MD, teacher, and dramaturg. He was born on 10 February 1935, educated at Shore and the University of Sydney , graduating BA with first class honours in Music...

, directed by Richard Wherrett

Richard Wherrett

Richard Bruce Wherrett AM was an influential and successful Australian theatrical director, whose career spanned 40 years.Richard Wherrett was born in 1940...

 for Nimrod Theatre, and starring Drew Forsythe

Drew Forsythe

Drew Forsythe is an Australian actor, singer, writer, and comedian.He attended Atherton Primary School, far north Queensland....

, Henry Szeps, and Kerry Walker.

Allen was educated at Liverpool University and gained an honours degree in English Language and Literature.