Whilst working in a factory, Sara is
persuaded by a friend to attend an audition.
She is amazed when she is selected for a
part - a lucky break that becomes the start
of a short-lived acting career.
She recounts her experiences at drama
school where she learns to explore her mind,
to develop characters and to handle emotion.
Buoyed up with landing her first acting
job touring Welsh schools, we learn about
her quickly developed talent for coping
with the curious and fickle love life of
jobbing actors on the road.
When the tour finishes, she returns home
and waits for a call from her agent. Whilst
waiting, she tells of the many auditions
she has attended, and how success could
have been hers "if only she would accept
nude scenes". With no offers of acting work
she turns back time and goes back to a mundane,
but paid job, at her old factory.
This single-hander has the uplifting 'Educating
Rita' element of a mature woman's intellectual
'rags to riches' tale, but leaves the audience
with a distinct feeling of sadness from
unexpected, but unfulfilled, ambitions.
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