Bøker av Tony Rushforth

Three people have come to visit the grave of Michael, who has died of a heartattack in his early 40s. There's Maureen, his wife of nearly 20 years, whomhe helped through a breakdown that followed the death of their infant son.There's Anna, his lover, with whom he secretly lived while working in Londonduring the week. And there's Bob, a friend and father-figure to Michael, whotends the graveyard and harbours his own deep feelings of grief. All threeloved Michael; all three have reason to mourn, but the secrets that existbetween them impede the comfort they might otherwise draw from eachother. This one-act play for two women and one man reflects poignantly onlove, loss, and beginning again.

Set against the dramatic wartime backdrop of the internment camp at Port Erin on the Isle of Man, this play takes place during the summer of 1940. It raises issues about a little-recorded part of British domestic history in which the characters are sustained by their hopes and dreams which we, the audience, finally realize will not be fulfilled.

Voyager is a moving, thought-provoking play in one act, with excellent roles for two men and two women.

Yorkshire, 1961. Jamie wants to study drama at RADA, something he knows would not be approved of by his Catholic Irish mother, Maureen. Jamie begins to take lessons for his audition in secret with Margaret, a relief teacher. Their relationship sparks jealousy from Jamie's girlfriend Sarah, then indignation from Maureen, who forbids the lessons to continue. Jamie's fate seems sealed; he has a powerful ally in his Auntie Bridget, however, whose own profound secret proves the turning point.|6 women, 3 men