UNPUBLISHED PLAYS/ADULT GROUPS
Please contact Jane if you would like to read any of these plays with the view to production:
janelockyerw@yahoo.co.uk
PING
One act
A man and a woman meet on a bench on Parliament Hill.
'Ping' was professionally performed at 'Scripts Live' CAA Theatre Covent Garden,London.
CHARACTERS:
SET: A bench on Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath
TIME: Present day
ABOUT:
A WOMAN saunters over to a seat on the top of Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath, and sits. The seat is placed so that it overlooks London. Warmly clad for the outdoors, she takes out of her handbag a rubber band and starts playing with it, then with one arm raised she snaps the band back and forth. An elderly man approaches. She drops the band onto the ground by mistake and he picks it up and gives it to her before sitting a small distance away from her on the same seat. A conversation strikes up. He is intrigued. What absorbs this woman's interest? And why the rubber band?
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'On Burns night Haggis is on the menu. But where is it?'
CHARACTERS:
Bran: Owner of McDuckley Cstle- middle aged/elderly. vague
Ena: His wife - similar age: intolerant, bossy
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Visions - 1m/3
One act
When all is not what it seems.
One set/ sitting room Present day.
CHARACTERS:
Lilith ............. An elderly woman
Charles the First (Non speaking)
A Victorian housemaid (non speaking.)
Brenda ..................Warden of Care Home
Time: Present day
Setting: A bungalow in sheltered accommodation
ABOUT:
This short one act play addresses the plight of Lilith who suffers from
Charles Bonnet Syndrome (visual hallucinations affecting some people
with eye disorders.) First she sees and has a conversation with Charles the First,
and then a Victorian housemaid. These imaginings escalate until finally, desperate
for help she alerts the warden of the home who pays her a visit.
And there lie the twist in the tail.
Running time: very approx. 15 mins
(Read.at the Society of Women Writers & Journalists)
FALLS THE SHADOW - 1m/2f
One act
Present day. Three scenes / one simple set/ sitting room
'Two strangers, two fears, one love.'
CHARACTERS:
Kate: pleasant, perceptive
Mr Brown: Sixties/seventies. Refined, charming, mysterious
Lily: Sixties. Mr Brown's housekeeper. Jolly, warm, loyal.
Time: Year 2000 Running time approx 15 - 20 mins
TO MY OWN GODS I GO 2m/1f
One act
Recent times: Two scenes. One set
After leading a secular life Charles decides to take Holy Orders. He seeks spiritual guidance
from his local priest and to whom he is attracted. On the eve of Charles ordination, Grayson tell him
that he is to be married. This acts as a catalyst as Grayson is now forced to confront his feelings.
In the second scene Charles has become a curate in a parish, carrying out in a somewhat perfunctory
manner, his ecclesiastical duties. It is a visit from a young woman parishioner seeking his
advice who inadvertently gives Charles the help he needs in order to face his demons
and come to terms with his sexuality.
for Grayson.
CHARACTERS:
Charles. 40's. About to be ordained into the Anglican Church.
Grayson: 50's. Parish priest & adviser to Charles.
Gail: 30's. Young wife, mother and parishioner.
Approx. time: 25 mins
Read at SWWWJ
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HERE WE GO ROUND THE ROUNDABOUT
After leading a secular life, Charles, decides to take Holy Orders. He seeks spiritual guidance fro Grayson, his local priest and to whom he is attracted. On the eve of Charles' ordination, Grayson tells him that he is to be married. This acts as a catalyst, as Charles is now forced to confront his feelings for Grayson.
In the second scene, Charles has become a curate in a parish, carrying out, in a somewhat perfunctory manner, his ecclesiastical duties. It is the visit from a young, woman parishioner seeking advice, who inadvertently gives Charles the help and comfort that he needs in order to face his demons and come to terms with his sexuality.
Please contact Jane if you would like to read any of these plays with the view to production:
janelockyerw@yahoo.co.uk