The afterlife, politics and family troubles (yes, even for cavemen!) are some of the themes covered in the following titles:
BORDERLINE
FINAL ENTRANCE
HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENNISTOUN
HAPPY DEATHDAY
ONE OF THE FAMILY
SPONGERS
TRAMPLED
VIVE LA REVOLUTION
Last Revised: 2007
Characterisation: 4f
Set Requirements: One Set: the reception area of Hell
Synopsis:
MAISIE is a 'borderline' case, working for points for a transfer out of Hell. When SATANIA puts her on reception duty she is overwhelmed to meet her two idols, JADE and AMBER, 'over-the-hill' film stars, killed in a stunt that went wrong when they were making a 'come back' film. Furious at being refused entry to Heaven, Amber and Jade set out to have the decision reversed, and finally turn for help to Maisie, their devoted fan. But Maisie has seen through them and rejects them. Ultimately Satania is the only winner.
Last Revised: 2007
Characterisation: 3m 3f
Set Requirements: One Set: a waiting room
Synopsis:
Five dead people meet in the waiting room between Heaven and Hell. BARRY's life of social service should ensure his place in Heaven. And how can KAY, a pillar of society, have anything to fear? But what is in store for TAM 'MAD FERRET' MALARKEY, experienced mugger and drunk driver. And what about his wife, TERESA? The arrival of ELSIE, a confused, elderly woman, causes the friction between the others to degenerate into violence, but ST. PETER'S entrance saves Kay from disaster ... he will judge them. Nothing is hidden from him. How many will he permit into Heaven? And does present behaviour count as well as past?
PLACED 3RD. IN THE SCOTT SALVER COMPETITION 2007.
Last Revised: 2007
Characterisation: 2/3 m 5f
Set Requirements: One Set: the battlements of Dennistoun Castle
Synopsis:
HAMLET wants an easy life - wine, women and song (well, maybe not the song) but people keep pestering him to make decisions. His father's GHOST wants him to kill CLOD, Hamlet's uncle and stepfather. His mother, GERTRUDE, wants him to choose a wife from his childhood friends (or rather, enemies) ROSIE CRANKS or GILDA STERN. But OHFEELYA wants him to marry her. On the other hand, he could settle for a life of hard work at university, or face the warrior princess, Fourteenbras, in battle. Counseled by Ohfeelya's mother, BALONIA, Hamlet sees that madness could be the solution to all his problems.
* Place name may be changed to suit local requirements
SHORT-LISTED IN 'PLAY ON WORDS 2002'.
Last Revised: 2007
Characterisation: 2M 3F
Set Requirements: One Set: a space in the afterlife
Synopsis:
When LANCE enters hospital for a simple operation to cure his piles, he little expects an 'out of body' experience which will re-unite him with his doting MOTHER, his second wife, EMMA, and his old pal, DAVE, all of whom died in a road accident. They are eager to have Lance stay with them permanently, but when his first wife, AILEEN (also dead) arrives on the scene and reveals exactly how he contributed to their entry through the pearly gates, Lance quickly rejects their invitation and escapes their clutches.
AWARD WINNER IN SCDA ONE-ACT PLAYWRITING COMPETITION 1995
Last Revised: 2007
Characterisation: 3m 3f
Set Requirements: One Set: a family living-room
Synopsis:
MAGDALENA, raised by wealthy, genteel adoptive parents, sets out to trace her natural mother, assisted by her smart, flamboyant boyfriend, QUENTIN. She gets more than she bargained for when she meets the anti-social McLean family - TAM 'MAD' McLEAN, his wife, PHAMIE, daughter, ROXANNE, and dissolute brother, MUCKY. She is spared nothing by their bawdy humour, but the biggest shock comes when her true lineage is revealed.
Not for the faint-hearted!
Last Revised: 2007
Characterisation: 3m 4f
Set Requirements: One Set: a family living-room
Synopsis:
When uncouth MRS. SAVAGE and her ne'er-do-well son, TAM, are evicted, they move into the home of her other son, JIM, who is away working in England. Pompous Jim and his new wife, EDITH, return unexpectedly, and are faced with a house in chaos from Tam's wild parties with his 'friend' MAISIE and other undesirables. The last thing toffy Edith wants, is to share her house with her in-laws - Tam's dog is terrorizing the neighbourhood, and Mrs. Savage is secretly running a dubious fortune-telling business which is almost ruined by Tam's behaviour towards librarian, MISS GRUNDY. However another 'client', MR. FOGGIT, helps her stumble on the truth about Edith.
Last Revised: 2007
Characterisation: 3m 3f
Set Requirements: One Set: a clearing outside a cave
Synopsis:
BOGG, a less than adequate caveman, leads a happy, if hen-pecked, life with his woman, AAGG until her father meets with an untimely death by falling into the path of a wooly mammoth. Aagg's mother, HAG, comes to stay, making Bogg's life a misery. But help is at hand with the arrival of Bogg's old pal, OGG, who has come for the Intervalley Mammoth-Bone-Tossing Championships. Ogg's first plan fails - a blind date for Hag with ZIGG, the Dung Carrier, but he is confident that MORG, the Wise Woman, will sort things out. And she does, but a botched magic spell brings unexpected results.
Last Revised: 2007
Characterisation: 2/3m 5f
Set Requirements: Split Set: a village hall, plus 2 spotlit areas
Synopsis:
'Down with Europe!' is the battle-cry of the newly formed British Union of Militant Secessionists, a group composed of FIONA, an over-the-hill bimbo, RHONA, a middle-aged megalomaniac, MARIE, an alcoholic, ANDY, an egotistical male chauvinist, and two blood-thirsty pensioners, CATHY and GRETA. If politicians won't give the British public what it wants, will this ill-matched crew manage to lead a successful revolution to take the country out of the EU? Will there be bloodshed? And will the group ever learn to sing 'The Marseillaise' properly? The JUDGE will decide.