mediocrity by Anton Robert Krueger
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Winner - BEST COMEDY : Sunshine Coast Theatre Festival 2007, Australia (Jally Productions)
Finalist - British All Winners, NDFA, Woking, 2006 (Phoenix Theatre Company)
Finalist - British One Act Drama Festival, Perth, 2006 (Phoenix Theatre Company)
Winner
- Welsh National Drama Festival, 2006 (Phoenix Theatre Company)
Winner - AMFEST Festival: Wits Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2002

This comedy borrows elements from both the Commedia Del' Arte and Burlesque traditions to send up doctors, wives, brutality and death. It is for a general audience, though children may particularly enjoy the exaggerated, absurd characters.

Kenaf has just learnt that he's about to die and his life changes dramatically as he finally stands up to his domineering Wife, the bullying Brute and the condescending Doctor.

As it turns out, there has been a mistake on the part of the doctor, but Kenaf will never be the same.

The setting for this piece, being essentially metaphysical and absurd, takes place beyond the realms of realism and all that is required is a table and a chair.

Kenaf
The Wife
The Brute
The Doctor
Mr Quattro
Narrator
 
 

 
 

 
 
Duration : 35 mins
Acts : 1
Scenes : 7
Principals : 4m, 1f, 1m/f
(doubling possible)
 
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