Plays
I hold copyright in and performance rights for all my works. Where there is a download button for a play you are welcome to download it and use it, for example, for book-in-hand reading in your drama group. I'll be delighted if you want to stage a public performance but get authorisation from me in advance.
Radio Call In
Radio Call In
Monologue. 1M acting 30-50. 2-3 minutes. An irascible colonel tells us what he thinks of remote controls.
Fitting In
Fitting In
Monologue. 1F acting late teens. 4-5 minutes. A young woman torn between going to university or emigrating with her boyfriend.
The Barrier
The Barrier
Stage play. One Act. 2M, 2F all 40-50. 50 minutes. Two couples meet after not seeing each other for twenty years. The women are shocked and the men disorientated as the true cause of the rift is revealed.
The link takes you to the Lazy Bee Publishing website and you can read the play in full there free of charge, buy download copies, and arrange performance licences.
View from the Prom
View from the Prom
Stage play. One act. 3F from 3 generations. 35-40 minutes. Three women - mother, daughter, and granddaughter - sit on a bench overlooking the beach in Tenby. As they watch the holiday-makers and discuss their future, it becomes less clear how far the mother's dementia has developed.
This play stands alone but could be performed in the same show as The Barrier.
The link takes you to the Lazy Bee Publishing website and you can read the play in full there free of charge, buy download copies, and arrange performance licences.
Among the Stars
Among the Stars
Monologue. M acting 40 plus. About 6 minutes. A vagabond tells us he is content with his life – or is he?
(See also Short Stories)
At the Harrogate Royal Pump Room
At the Harrogate Royal Pump Room
Short film. 2F. About 4 minutes. Lucinda and Molly, from very different social positions, hit it off.
(See also Short Stories)
Caring Society
Caring Society
Sketch. 1M, 1F, 3M/F. 10 minutes. At some future time climbing has been declared illegal and a surprising transgressor appears in court.
(See also Short Stories)
The Company Unlimited
The Company Unlimited
Stage play. One act. 4M, 1F. About 45 minutes. A small group of people do not understand why they find themselves applying for the same job in strange circumstances.
(See also Short Stories)
Election by Colour
Election by Colour
Monologue. 1M or F, any age but acting as a child. 4-5 minutes. A child's view of a televised election debate.
Going Green
Going Green
Monologue. M or F any age but acting as a child. 4 minutes. A child reads out his/her school essay on going green.
Hanging On
Hanging On
Monologue. M acting 40-50. 55-60 minutes. J. Menlove Edwards, pioneer rock climber, looks back on the highs and lows of his life as he prepares to end it.
In Perpetuum
Little Angels
Little Angels
Monologue. 1F. 3 minutes. A woman recounts dealing with her daughter's irritating behaviour.
Little Read Riding Hood
Little Read Riding Hood
Monologue. F acting 40 plus. About 6 minutes. A new take on Little Red Riding Hood from the point of view of the grandmother.
Midsummer Night
Midsummer Night
Radio play. 1M, 1F. 5 minutes. A couple enter a cave and find they are out of time.
(See also Short Stories)
Passing On
Passing On
Stage play. One act comedy. 3M, 2F. 60 minutes. Can the Benfleet family business of funeral directors survive diversification?
Pull the Other One
Thistle
Thistle
Radio play. One act. 1M, 1F, 3M/F, and optional extras. Step into the control room as a thistle fights for survival.