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Up - BEST OVERALL PLAY
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Drama Association of Wales Annual Competition 2000 |
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It is 1642 and the theatre world is in disarray.
Theatres are closing down and actors are in
search of alternative employment. At the same
time, Cromwell's men are seeking out royalist
supporters and, as all actors are branded
as royalists, their lives are in danger.
Two actors, Melarky and Kendrick, are on the
run. They have an assignation to meet a supporter
in a fish market who will help them escape,
but they are accosted by two prostitutes who
manage to identify our two heroes as actors
of some note. The ladies are bribed with presents
of theatrical costume to keep silent, the
question is - can they be relied on to hold
their tongues? Soon after this encounter the
militia, in the form of Captain Clay and Corporal
Bradshaw, descend on our actors.
The military men have extracted evidence from
the streetwalkers as to the actors' identities
and intend to carry out a summary execution.
However, Kendrick has a revelation that saves
their lives; Kendrick is a woman who has been
disguised as a man in order to enjoy a career
as an actor. Now that her secret is out, Kendrick
has to 'exit right, running', abandoning her
astonished partner and finding her adventures
elsewhere. |
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| Melarky -
middle-aged actor with crisp and resonant
diction |
| Kendrick -
alias Jane Carter, mid-twenties, sharp and
quick-witted |
| Polly - a
prostitute, loud and good-humoured |
| Lizzie - another
prostitute, Polly's friend |
| Captain Clay
- an officer in Cromwell's army |
| Corporal Bradshaw
- young, with a sadistic streak |
| Percy Farnsworth
- elderly, aristocratic, a Royalist supporter |
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| Duration |
: 45 mins |
| Acts |
: 1 |
| Principals |
: 4m, 3f |
| Sets |
: 1 |
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