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London, 1800. Things aren't going too well for William Blake. He lacks work, his wife worries over the bills, he's seeing visions of the Apocalypse, and his planned epic poem on the divine remains unwritten. When Blake gets an offer from famous poet William Hayley to leave London and settle in a cottage at the seaside village of Felpham, he jumps at the chance. In Felpham, things don't quite work out the way Blake had them planned... What ensues involves talent wasted, offences to the local gentry, an argument with a drunken soldier, a trial for sedition, and a visionary meeting with the Lamb of God in an English cottage garden. "And did those feet..." indeed!Divine Vision is the first stage play to explore William Blake's only period of living outside London, and the events leading to his writing the poem which we now know as the iconic hymn "Jerusalem".
A wealthy Australian mining magnate with Welsh ancestry plans to construct the world's greatest golf course on the west Wales coast. Supported by politicians in Cardiff but opposed by the local community, the Australian is prepared to go to any lengths to realise his ambition. Finally overcoming all obstacles, including an organised green lobby and a nature warden determined not to be bullied out of his home, his goal is in reach when a meeting with an unlikely source delivers a surprising outcome.The Cardigan Cuckoos is a one act comedy drama with contemporary themes of identity, privilege, community spirit, the distorting power of wealth and redemption for performance by up to 17 character parts.
The idea of a mysterious manuscript found in a bottle has teased us ever since Edgar Allan Poe sent his hero to a horrifying death, allowing him only time to finish his story and hurl a bottle (and his story) in the general direction of posterity...But what if the bottle is found in The River Thames -and the manuscript is in a foreign language? Two kids from Essex, Beth and Ethan, cared for, as you might expect, by a nasty aunt, have to overcome the aunt and her slimy husband, school kids who don't like them, a total lack of money and a sneering parrot to solve the mystery of who sent the bottle and why. Are they seeking some imprisoned Princess? Or is it really their missing Mum they long for? A knowledge of the railways of Bulgaria might help you find The Princess before they do. A small cash prize for the best solution has been considered and rejected. You're not in this for the money, are you? By the way, no parrots were harmed in the making of this story but only because we couldn't catch the so and so.
Couples, pairs, occasional duals. Actors go head to head in a series of well-seasoned sketches.
A group of mental health workers on a team building retreat in Spain. Sun, sand and psychoanalysis. What could possibly go wrong?
The Great Midday ...... explores whether the events and people we see around us are real.Is the world we live in imaginary or real?Is the truth so real that it is actually a lie?Where lies the boundary between dishonesty and truth?And ultimately, how much should humans seek to create new beings and become superhuman?
Life, Love, Death and Debauchery(not necessarily in that order)is a collection of playlets written and performed by Player Playwrights (a London group of professional and semi-professional actors and writers who convene at the North London Tavern, Kilburn for regular play readings).
A collection of short monologues.Belle is a fresh-faced farmers daughter. She loves living her country life and is just looking for a like-minded soul mate.Frank runs an East End market stall. He can sell ice to Eskimos or in this case "A lovely focaccia".Tracy works in a hair salon that is owned by her mum and lives in a flat, and awaits the return of her boyfriend.Justin Jones is in his late 40s, he wants to teach you "A master class in acting".Monologues can help you prepare for auditions. Incorporating skills of changing your voice, timing and gestures.
Matt and Gary are 'minding' a man and awaiting instructions from the powers that be.Instructions which will decide the man's fate, and also, unbeknown to Gary, his own.For Gary, the time has finally come to prove himself to the powers that be.'It's an aptitude test of some kind, that's all.''A brilliant, taut, Dystopian thriller which grips from the start and never lets go. By turns, darkly funny, moving and chilling, it is also a very timely reminder of what could happen if democracy disappears.'
May 1945. Britain celebrates victory and cheers Winston Churchill.The people who fought the war want a better, fairer world, and only Labour is offering it.But the Labour Party is led by a nonentity --"a modest little man with plenty to be modest about." He says almost nothing. He sits in his grey suit and puffs his pipe.One wit remarked: "An empty taxi drew up and Clement Attlee got out."How can the insignificant, passionless little Labour leader Clem Attlee possibly compete with Churchill, and bring in a social revolution?
Bovey Tracey is in Torquay staying at "The Hamlet Inn" where he hopes to enjoy a peaceful weekend.Also enjoying their stay, are a group of senior singers from Streatham, an Elvis impersonator, his deluded wife, a part time photographer and a couple of "misunderstood" men; just the usual crowd at "The Hamlet Inn".Whilst pouring himself a pomegranate juice in the breakfast room Bovey overhears two guests conjuring up a plan to steal what they think is a valuable music box from the hotel.Bovey puts down his trusted author's fountain pen and steps into action to catch these two reprobates.That evening after complimentary drinks the guests experience a power cut, and the hotel is thrown into mayhem.Will Bovey Tracey divert this act of sabotage and stop the robbery?
A story of people whose identities have been stolen, since they have accepted that someone who has no name or identification will rule over them. Undoubtedly, in such a situation, all events are as horrible as a comedy.
Colin returns, after many years away, to pay a weekend visit to Henry and Clair. On arriving, he announces 'a slight change of plan', implying he may be staying longer. For Colin has returned to win Clair from Henry. Beneath seemingly light conversation, both men become locked in their battle for Clair. The Weekend, for all three, brings into sharp focus their past and presentisolation from each other.
Katy, a young mother of three children under five, suspects her husband is on the verge of an affair. She decides to nip it in the bud and goes to confront the other woman using her children as moral blackmail, but the children get out of hand and cause mayhem for ten minutes... Kate relates this to her sister, but Katy has got the wrong person.
From Commoner to Coronet is based on the 18th century Berkeley Family, and the well-researchedbookMary Cole - Countess of Berkeley, written by Hope Costley-White in 1961. Her interest was piqued when perusing a document entitled: 'Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of privileges on the Earl of Berkeley's pedigree, 1799 and Minutes of Evidence given before the Committee of Privileges to whom the petition of William Fitzhardinge Berkeley, claiming as of right to be Earl of Berkeley, was referred, 1811.' From Commoner to Coronet was first performed at Convent Garden Museum Theatre in 2008.
An anthology of 6 monologues, 3 for men and 3 for women on the topic of relationships. Hostile Witness by Julia Underwood, Wenglish by David Stroud, The Waiting Man by Stephen Baker, A True Gentleman by John Samson (winner of the 2018 Harrow Writers' Circle Monologue Competition), Kenneth by Barbara Towell and Football Results by Melville Lovatt.
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