Plays
The Lockdown Monologues are three pieces written during the 2020 pandemic, revisiting some of my earlier stories.
Sixteen was one of four short plays I’ve written for Theatre503’s Rapid Write Response project, and is presented here in full for the first time.
Inside My Head was shortlisted for the Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing in 2011 and produced by Bread & Roses in 2013.
The Interview was produced in 2010 at the Arcola Theatre as part of their new writing festival. We then produced a double bill of The Interview and The Inside Man at the Brighton Fringe in 2011.
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Lockdown Monologues
Julia agonises over her daughter’s facial birthmark. Coral laments her ungrateful progeny. Mark hunts down a childhood bogeyman. Each of them lies stranded in the past.
Sixteen
Shanice needs Gladys to get her ‘care for the elderly’ credit. Gladys needs Shanice to drown out the prattle of the other residents. A tale of two women at opposite ends of life’s journey.
Inside My Head
A man is holding a gun against a woman. The woman seems unnaturally calm in the circumstances. What does she know that he doesn’t?
The Interview
David’s got a big interview at Mond Holdings. The trouble is he doesn’t know the first thing about the job on offer. And the boss seems to have taken an instant dislike to him.
The Inside Man
Boris and Carol are held hostage during a robbery, with only each other for company. Can they sit tight until the man in the balaclava sets them free, or will one of them try to be a hero?
