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| Axis (4m
plus 1m, 1f, 8m/f support), 45 mins |
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The title of this play comes from
George W. Bush’s declaration soon after the
attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, that there
exists an “Axis of Evil”, a shadowy
conspiracy which is, presumably, out to destroy
the “Allies of Good”. The play explores
the role the media play in terrorist activity, and
is set around a rather absurd, but plausible, situation
of terrorists setting up a talk show between a hostage
and his kidnappers. With a topical and tense plot,
'Axis' is very much a story of our time. |
| For The Love
Of Sara (3m, 1f plus 1m, 2f support), 45 mins |
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Ben is a patient in a psychiatric
ward. As he is being questioned by Carl, a psychiatrist,
the landscape of Ben's family life emerges. The
centre of his life is his love for his daughter,
Sara, who was born brain damaged. There is a horror
in Ben's life that he can't face up to, but ironically,
it is this same horror that has the effect of dramatically
changing Sara's life. |
| Honeymoon
Suite 3x1 Act or 1x3 Act Plays (either 2m,
1f or 4m, 3f), 40 mins each |
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Three plays that explore the reasons
why three couples have booked into the honeymoon
suite at a country hotel. Two of the three are just
married - for one it's barely six weeks since they
met, the other couple though have known each other
for twenty years. Why so soon? Why so long? The
third couple are not married, at least, not to each
other. This and a secret discovered, casts a shadow
over their weekend. Francis, the genial, Irish hotel
porter links all three plays with his homespun philosophy
and his 'see nothing', 'get you anything' attitiude
to his valued guests. |
| Ladies On
The Costa (1f), ~10 mins each |
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A compelling series of twelve 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. |
| Lucy In The
Sky (4f), 45 mins |
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| Finalist
- NDFA All Winners
Drama Festival, Woking 2009 (Wilstead
Players) |
| Winner
- BEST ONE ACT PLAY
(Female Cast) : Drama Association of Wales
Competition, 2002 |
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Three women seek shelter in an inner
city hostel for the homeless. On this cold winter
night, each has a different reason for being there.
Two of them are having to come to terms with recent
events which have shattered their lives. The other
cannot forget her failing because once a year for
fifty years she has been vividly reminded. |
| Movers
(4m, 2f), 40mins |
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Four removal men are clearing the
large Cartwright house on the hill, a once powerful
industrial dynasty, now reduced to bankruptcy. The
play is a symbol of all our destinies - the great
can crumble and the weak can survive, especially
if they are sustained by a sense of humour. We all
have our tragedies, we usually survive, and life
moves on. If you have the ability to laugh at yourself,
it helps. |
| Once
An Actress (1f), 35 mins |
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Bored with her factory job, Sara attends
an audition and is amazed when she gets a part.
Through this catalyst she attends drama school and
afterwards lands an acting job touring Welsh schools,
both of which provide her with valuable new life
skills. Her bubble is burst though, when she gets
no more acting jobs and has to retrun to the factory.
A superb single-hander for a competent actress. |
| Remembrance
Day (5f), 40mins |
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Leanora - a 'difficult' patient, has
been moved from one nursing home to another, and
the new staff are not too happy with her. During
a visit by her daughter and grand-daughter, some
family skeletons are revealed. Forced into a corner
by all around her, Leanora decides it is time to
tell the 'truth' behind the rift. |
| Ship
Of Fools (4m, 1f), 40 mins |
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In the middle of the 19th century, a desperate
group of starving villagers wreck a ship that holds
no food or money, just society's unwanted - a ship
full of fools. This sharply dramatic play tells
their story. It was initially envisaged as an allegory
of the arguments against Care in the Community (ie
the abandonment of seriously ill patients and the
lack of round the clock care) however the period
setting allows for various other readings. |
| Something
Beginning With C (3m, 3f), 40mins |
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Mike is a 'Jack-the-lad', living
his life in pubs, each night with a different
girl. One day he is diagnosed with cancer. To
start with he carries on as before, but the decision
whether to change his lifestyle or carry on as
before, weighs heavily on him. |
| The Brown
Felt Hat (6f), 45mins |
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Ann (and her daughter, Beth) arrive
in 1942 from Wales, to escape the bombing and work
in her sister Pat's hotel. The work is demanding,
and Pat works them hard. Each of the women has a
battle to fight and fears to conquer. The brown
felt hat is a symbol of good times, of well-being,
of self esteem and of magical escape. It is a prop
which helps the wearer to escape the ugliness of
war. |
| The Cafe
Sirocco (3m, 2f, 1m/f) One Act |
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Henry and Melissa, an unhappily
married middle-aged couple, have each arranged
a secret rendezvous with would-be lovers. Unfortunately,
not only have they chosen the same restaurant,
but their new lovers work together in the same
office. Lying and deceit are used by the couple
to bolster their hum-drum lives, tactics which
soon unravel when the two couples inevitably encounter
each other. |
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