| A Bit
Of A Do (1f), 35 mins |
| |
Maggie is happily settled into
her life. Settled with husband, Harry; settled
into their comfortable house in a small cul-de-sac;
settled with her circle of friends and settled
with her high standards of behaviour. When something
unsettling though happens to one of her friends,
the effect of it builds up a tidal wave around
her which smashes through her comfy existence,
destroying it forever. |
| A
Woman Of Uncertain Age (1f), 35 mins |
| |
Winner: Best
New Writing, Buxton
Festival Fringe 2003 |
| |
Ruth is in her forties. She travels
with baby Eve, a slowly dwindling mountain of baggage
and a distinct lack of self-esteem on a somewhat
fraught train journey to see her grown-up son. We
hear the story of Eve through Ruth’s inner
thoughts and outer utterances in this bitter-sweet
comedy of lost love and lost luggage. |
| Bye-bye, Mr
Heim! (4m, 7f, 1m/f), 45 mins |
| |
Walter Heim is a bigamist and a money
launderer who has been embezzling from his criminal
friends to support his extravagant lifestyle. Lying
in a hospital bed, he is visited by his two wives,
who walk out on him, and a messenger from the Mob
who reveals that the 'accident' won't be botched
next time - he's living on borrowed time. Who can
Walter turn to for help? His Doctor and Nurse agree
to secretly get him out of hospital and hide him
in exchange for a large sum of money. Why does the
Nurse though, get the cheque made out in her name
only? Does Walter survive? |
| Dancing
With Auntie (3m, 4f), 60-70 mins |
| |
When teenager Barry invites his new
girlfriend to the family Christmas party, she has
a catalytic effect on the rest of the household,
bringing to the fore a secret that has been hidden
for many years. Barry's father has some explaining
to do to his niece and his son in an attempt to
atone for his actions. A beatifully crafted, wickedly
humorous play. |
| Digs (4m,
4f), 45 mins |
| |
Sara catches Ben with her drunk sister
wrapped round him and throws him out. Forced to
take lodgings, Ben arrives at the house of Mrs Schiller.
With spartan accomodation and an ageing Austrian
landlady, Ben is plunged into a bizarre series of
conversations and flashbacks. His wild imagination
portrays her as a Teutonic prison warder after she
takes away all his clothes, and his inability to
leave the room until she returns them lets him take
stock of his married life. |
| Ladies
On The Costa (1f), 20 mins each |
| |
A compelling series of 12 monologues telling
the amusing, acerbic and utterly absorbing stories
of the lives of twelve female ex-pats living in
Spain, each with a diffferent reason for emigrating
there. |
| Two
Sisters (2f), 60 mins |
| |
Nominated - Manchester
Evening News Award (Best Play) : 24/7 New Writing
Festival 2006 |
| |
Dark secrets hidden in the grey mists
of time are reluctantly revealed in this excellent
black comedy. Set in a small village in 1880's Russia,
Anya and Sonia are goaded into recollecting some
things they'd rather forget from their earlier years,
upon the bizarre discovery of an empty coffin in
Anya's lodgings. |
