Plays
I love creating theatre with actors and directors, and my short stage plays have been performed by Spontaneous Productions, Open Ealing, North London Actors and Actors and Writers London.
'King of Hearts' was runner-up in 'Love Bites Again', a Valentine-themed evening of short plays by Spontaneous Productions.
My One Act plays 'Commune' and 'In the Frame' reached the Longlists for the Funny Women Comedy Writing Award and the Windsor Fringe Award for New Drama Writing.
'King of Hearts' was runner-up in 'Love Bites Again', a Valentine-themed evening of short plays by Spontaneous Productions.
My One Act plays 'Commune' and 'In the Frame' reached the Longlists for the Funny Women Comedy Writing Award and the Windsor Fringe Award for New Drama Writing.
A selection of short plays which have been performed on the London fringe:
'Three for Tea'
Comedy, set in a boys boarding school, 1955. Derek has applied for a teaching job and the Headmaster invites him round for an informal chat. It transpires Derek and the Headmaster's wife have history. Won a competition at Actors and Writers London.
'Spinsters'
Costume drama spoof. A gentleman has been seen riding a handsome bay horse in the village and Violet and Lily are agog with excitement. Came third in a competition at Actors and Writers London.
'King of Hearts'
Comedy. The future: is workplace romance still on the cards? Runner-up, Love Bites Again.
'The Silver Sixpence'
Comedy. A young couple visit a shop looking for wedding attire. Mr Chivers thinks he can help.
'Family Values'
Black comedy-drama.Teenager Caz is going out and wants something from her Mum, who is reluctant to give it to her.
'Body Talk'
Drama. Shane is in hot water with his girlfriend when he turns up late for their date. Can he win her round?
'Mum's the Word'
Black comedy. Laura has brought Dave home to meet her parents, but Mum seems to be having a mid-life crisis and takes quite a shine to Dave.
All have a running time of around ten minutes.
'Three for Tea'
Comedy, set in a boys boarding school, 1955. Derek has applied for a teaching job and the Headmaster invites him round for an informal chat. It transpires Derek and the Headmaster's wife have history. Won a competition at Actors and Writers London.
'Spinsters'
Costume drama spoof. A gentleman has been seen riding a handsome bay horse in the village and Violet and Lily are agog with excitement. Came third in a competition at Actors and Writers London.
'King of Hearts'
Comedy. The future: is workplace romance still on the cards? Runner-up, Love Bites Again.
'The Silver Sixpence'
Comedy. A young couple visit a shop looking for wedding attire. Mr Chivers thinks he can help.
'Family Values'
Black comedy-drama.Teenager Caz is going out and wants something from her Mum, who is reluctant to give it to her.
'Body Talk'
Drama. Shane is in hot water with his girlfriend when he turns up late for their date. Can he win her round?
'Mum's the Word'
Black comedy. Laura has brought Dave home to meet her parents, but Mum seems to be having a mid-life crisis and takes quite a shine to Dave.
All have a running time of around ten minutes.
'Darling' One Act comedies
'Don't Panic Darling!'
Boys boarding school, Surrey, 1955. Headmaster's wife Freda has unfinished business with History Master Derek and thinks Caretaker Mr Sparrow could prove useful.
'What You Will Darling'
Featuring 'Twelfth Night' as a play within a play. Derek still hankers after Freda, and the Headmaster's trip away seems the perfect opportunity for a spot of romance - but then Freda's mother arrives, along with a new English Master.
Both plays received rehearsed readings at Actors and Writers London and have a running time of around an hour.
'Don't Panic Darling!'
Boys boarding school, Surrey, 1955. Headmaster's wife Freda has unfinished business with History Master Derek and thinks Caretaker Mr Sparrow could prove useful.
'What You Will Darling'
Featuring 'Twelfth Night' as a play within a play. Derek still hankers after Freda, and the Headmaster's trip away seems the perfect opportunity for a spot of romance - but then Freda's mother arrives, along with a new English Master.
Both plays received rehearsed readings at Actors and Writers London and have a running time of around an hour.
'Don't Panic Darling!' reading at Actors and Writers London directed by Martin Cort. L to R: Julian Bird, Paul Antony-Barber, Olivia Busby, Gregory Cox and Avril Gaynor.
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Whodunnit
'Dangerous Path' Can student sleuth Sydney Sharp unravel the mysterious demise of Professor Noble? Feedback from the Steyning Festival: ‘...we very much enjoyed reading the play and found it an interesting variation on quite a well-established genre, with an unexpected double twist and some nice characters.’ This play has a running time of around thirty minutes. |
Images courtesy of Philip Pound for Spontaneous Productions, Wally Sewell for Open Ealing and Paddy Gormley for Actors and Writers London. Top L to R: Deborah Garvey and Annie Aldington in 'Family Values', Spontaneous Productions.