![]() His relationship with his wife Ellen disintegrates, their marriage breaks down, and his turbulent and increasingly difficult existence only ends when sudden death releases him from his pain. During a lengthy stay in hospital his encounters with a doctor who seems baffled by his illness and he become increasingly fraught. ![]() A highly intelligent man, he analyses his illness and the treatment he’s enduring, and ‘knows’ there’s nothing wrong with him. John suspects that people are plotting against him and his GP diagnoses him as schizophrenic. At the end of the day though she is faced with a serious dilemma.Īccident Of Circumstance by Ron Nicol (3m, 4f, 6m/f or 2m, 4f with doubling) approx 45 mins Not least because this is Khululwa’s 21 st birthday. The day transpires to be an auspicious one. ![]() She decides to write President Nelson Mandela a letter. A group of friends revisit their old school on Founders Day and solve a twenty-five year old mystery, the disappearance of the of the 'Daphne Rackham Trophy For Poetry Reading', but this has tragic overtones.Ī President In Waiting by Jan Moran Neil (1f ) approx 35 minsĪ Khululwa, known as Liberty to her white South African employer, works as a domestic. What messages has Sean left and how will they affect Helen?Ī Pocketful Of Posies by Norman Robbins (5f ) approx 45 minsĪ one act play for five women (four in their forties and one in her sixties) all of who are named after flowers. Helen has a letter from Sean she has read it and has been pondering its contents. The reasons for her apparent neuroses are revealed as guests arrive and leave her house following Sean’s funeral. Helen, an apparently neurotic, pregnant housewife, has recently become widowed following the death of her husband, Sean. ![]() But will a conversation with Death about life, death and the afterlife, or maybe even a revelation or two be able to change his mind?Ī Necessary Death by Trevor Smith (4m, 3f ) approx 45 mins With six other characters (and doubling is possible), this is an ideal play to enter into a play festival.Ī Matter Of Life And Death by Michael Sullivan (2m, 1f, 1m/f ) approx 45 mins WINNER: NDFA's Derek Jacobi Playwriting Award, 2019ĭavid is alone, depressed, and feels like he has nothing to live for, so when he decides to end it all, his decision seems final. “Years of waiting – hoping that my proper life would find me”. Haunted by tragedy and guilt, she finds forgiveness can bring freedom. With flashbacks to times in her past, she is trapped in a loveless marriage with a secret she has never told. In this short play, Brenda, a sixty year old woman, is the narrator. Their encounter is explosive for both of them.Ī Life Unspoken by Bev Clark (4m, 3f ) approx 45 mins Summer is determined to complete her university degree, and if she can't get the money one way, she will try another. Patrick is suffering in his job and in his private life, and he badly needs comfort - female comfort. To worsen matters, the German inspector has a charm that can undermine the most resolute of subjects, and Helena finds herself having to make an impossible choice.Ī Higher Education by Angela Pressland (2m, 2f) apx 1hr 45mins - Two Act split provided ![]() With their mission facing failure there follows a desperate bid to shift the blame and avoid the terrible consequences.Ī Frank Exchange by Nicholas Marsh (4m, 2f) approx 45 minsĪs a Dutch police employee absorbed into the wartime Nazi organisation, Helena Claassen is already under pressure as someone with nationalistic sympathies. Two things stop them from succeeding – their inability to open the door and the unexpected arrival of a knife-thrower’s assistant. Their objective: to observe and infiltrate the mysterious proceedings taking place beyond the door. In a room two men are keeping watch on the world outside through a keyhole. A Clandestine Operation by Phil Mansell (2m, 2f) 40-45 mins ![]()
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