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------------------------------------------------------------------------- A BIRD IN THE BUSH 2m 3f - Bernard, Marjorie, Kate, Jessica, Malcolm "...can only be described as hilarious..." (Amateur Stage) It's a hot summer's night and Bernard's stomach ache and his abiding hatred of a cooing pigeon combine to keep his whole family awake. When he determines to track the pigeon to its lair, his daughter's fiance and the next door neighbour become entangled in his growing fixation. Eventually the police are called, and Bernard has to face the consequences - and the wrath of his long-suffering wife. Spotlight Publications ISBN 1 904930 81 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEGGAR YOUR NEIGHBOUR 4f - Mrs Lightfoot, Constable Boulter, Mrs Freebody, Constable Cadbury "...highly entertaining plot..." (Amateur Stage) Mrs Lightfoot's husband and twelve children disappear. The police investigate, and are about to charge her next door neighbour with kidnapping, body-snatching and mass murder when the truth is revealed. New Theatre Publications ISBN 1 84094 361 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MURDER AT THE CATHEDRAL 3m 3f - Henry King, Eleanor King, Polly, Sally Knight, Toby Barron, Tom Becket "...highly entertaining..." (Amateur Stage) Henry King is furious that his Cathedral Players haven’t won a trophy at any drama festival since the defection of Tom Becket to their great rivals - Priest’s Drama Club. Sally Knight and Toby Barron decide to do something about it, and Tom Becket disappears. New Theatre Publications ISBN 1 84094 362 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOUNDRELS AND STRATAGEMS or VIRTUE REWARDED Melodrama : 4m 5f - Lady Pinchbeck, Lamprey, Squire Buzzard, Prudence, Gerald, Sergeant Quickly, Gosling, Charity, Constable Muggins Penniless Lady Pinchbeck wants to acquire Charity's inheritance. Squire Buzzard wants to win the hand of Prudence, but she loves Gerald, so Buzzard is plotting to discredit his rival. Lamprey has schemes of her own, and when Sergeant Quickly and Constable Muggins investigate, suspicion falls on Gerald. After a great deal of confusion and a lot of hilarity, Prudence takes a hand and everything is resolved. *Festival Awards* Hall Players:- 2008 Preston Festival Adjudicator's Award (Kath Dobson as Lamprey) - this production was also nominated for Best Production, Best Performance, Best Director and Individual Achievement Awards. Spotlight Publications ISBN 1 904930 87 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THICKER THAN WATER Black Comedy : 2m 8f 8m/f variable; can be played by 2m 2f 2m/f with doubling and trebling. Harold, Mrs Prince, Reporter, Sally's Mum, Irate Man, Irate Woman, Headteacher, Headteacher 2, Headteacher 3, Barbara, Drama Teacher 1, Drama Teacher 2, Penelope, Valerie, Maureen, Pathologist, DI Gillespie, DS Barnes "...enjoyable comedy, with a touch of dark humour..." (Scene) Mrs Prince makes her son a cloak for his birthday. Harold is captivated, and bites a girl at his birthday party. He embarks on a career as a vampire, and his reign as the self-styled Prince of Darkness begins. As Harold grows older, he and his mother encounter horrified parents and a succession of angry teachers, until his fumbling attempts at seduction lead to the deaths of a number of women. This eventually results in Harold's downfall and his inevitable destruction in the traditional vampire manner. New Theatre Publications ISBN 1 84094 284 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TWO TALL TALES - NEARLY UP THE POLE & NEARLY ALL AT SEA Nearly Up The Pole : 2m 3f 3m/f. Narrator, Henry, Mortimer, Henrietta, Aurora, Goudeau, Rowff, Voice Off Nearly All At Sea : 3m 3f 2m/f. Narrator, Henry, Mortimer, Henrietta, Aurora, Cap’n Codfish, Barnacle, Voice Off 'Two Tall Tales' concern the nonsensical and hilarious adventures of Victorian explorer Sir Henry Nearly. ‘Nearly Up the Pole’ sees the intrepid adventurer and his sidekick Mortimer Leeveme set out on a expedition to find the Pole – any Pole. Led by expedition expediter Jules Goudeau (aka as Jessie Boggs) and hampered by husky Rowff, they merely encounter Henry’s indomitable wife Henrietta and his irritating daughter Aurora. ‘Nearly All At Sea’ accompanies the hapless pair on a voyage of discovery with Cap’n Codfish and Barnacle the Mate. Unluckily for them, the fabulous island they discover is simply the Isle of Wight, now inhabited by the vindictive Henrietta and irksome Aurora. The plays can be performed together or separately, and are suitable for all ages. Spotlight Publications - available in September ------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEE ECK AND BIG ERCHIE Scots Comedy : 4m 1f 5m/f variable; can be played by a cast of 5 and a dummy with doubling and trebling. Eck, Erchie, Euphemia, Minister, Farmer, Tanner, Souter, Hostler, Doctor, Herd, Granny (a dummy) Penniless farmer Eck lives by his wits, making money with a series of crafty ploys involving such characters as an amorous wife, her jealous husband, and a ardent minister. When envious Erchie tries to copy Eck's get-rich-quick schemes he fails miserably and determines to dispose of his rival. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's 'Little Claus and Big Claus' and written in broad Scots, the ever-escalating competition between the two bitter adversaries provides uproarious and hilarious entertainment. Spotlight Publications ISBN 978-0-9560209-4-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
