Plays
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'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.
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Around the World in 80 Days receives a 5 star review
'...a five-star rating means one of the best examples of a show of its type that the reviewer has ever seen - and that's precisely what this is. Complete with sparky plot, imaginative promenade staging, a four-piece live band, gentle inclusion of topical issues and a showcase for the skills of five fine, immaculately directed actors, it is an outstanding piece of work.' Photo credit: Mark Drinkwater, featuring Hjalmar Norden as Phileas Fogg and Jimand Allotey as Julia Verne. |
A few short plays which have been performed on the London Fringe:
'Three for Tea'
Comedy, set in a boys boarding school, 1955. Won a competition at Actors and Writers London.
'Spinsters'
Costume drama spoof. Came third in a competition at Actors and Writers London.
'King of Hearts'
Comedy. Runner-up, Love Bites Again.
'The Silver Sixpence'
Comedy.
'Family Values'
Black comedy-drama.
'Body Talk'
Drama.
'Mum's the Word'
Black comedy.
All have a running time of around ten minutes.
'Three for Tea'
Comedy, set in a boys boarding school, 1955. Won a competition at Actors and Writers London.
'Spinsters'
Costume drama spoof. Came third in a competition at Actors and Writers London.
'King of Hearts'
Comedy. Runner-up, Love Bites Again.
'The Silver Sixpence'
Comedy.
'Family Values'
Black comedy-drama.
'Body Talk'
Drama.
'Mum's the Word'
Black comedy.
All have a running time of around ten minutes.
'Darling' One Act comedies
'Don't Panic Darling!'
Set in a boys boarding school, Surrey, 1955.
'What You Will Darling'
Sequel to 'Don't Panic Darling', featuring 'Twelfth Night' as a play within a play.
Both plays received rehearsed readings at Actors and Writers London and each has a running time of around an hour.
'Don't Panic Darling!'
Set in a boys boarding school, Surrey, 1955.
'What You Will Darling'
Sequel to 'Don't Panic Darling', featuring 'Twelfth Night' as a play within a play.
Both plays received rehearsed readings at Actors and Writers London and each has 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.