Short plays
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Halloween Story- The Touch
He didn’t have to turn his head to know it was 2.37 a.m.—the same every night: the nightmare, the waking, and the hopeless attempt to get back to sleep. Outside, the wind moaned like a dying breath, and the frost crept across the windowpane like a web of ice.
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Raffles & Bunny – The Hyde Park Hullabaloo
Characters – Raffles regulars (and the Dublin Amateur Players* who keep breaking through- they have issues. All have strong Dublin brogue) A.J. Raffles (mid 30’s) – Suave, confident & charming, clipped British public-school accent. The OG Amateur Cracksman, gentleman thief with a flair for drama, nonchalance of a poet ,cunning of a thief. Quotes poetry & cricket stats in equal measure, elegantly dressed (ALSO is , Flann O Cobbler , most experienced actor of the DAP *, suspicious of Brien’s intentions regarding his girlfriend Shelia, see below) Harry “Bunny” Manders (mid 30s) – Loyal, naive, the ideal comic foil and narrator, British public-school accent ,devoted companion, eager to please but…
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Short Play :Maureen & Veronica
CAST: SCENE 1 INT. LANDING OUTSIDE BATHROOM – Early evening. (SFX: DRIPPING TAP. CLOCK TICKING. CREAKY STAIR. VERONICA MUTTERING.GOING OUT MUSIC PLAYING FROM DOWNSTAIRS ) VERONICA (muttering to herself , sotto voice) I will not lose my temper… not lose my temper… One, two, three… breathe in and out…harry Krishna …harry Rama… (giggles to herself despite annoyance)… MAUREEN (off, behind bathroom door) Oh, chill out, love, I’m on my way! And I told you I need to look my best, didn’t I? Duncan from the office might be there… what a babe. Oh—no—bugger—that hurts, this blooming strap is pinching my back! VERONICA If it really fitted Petal, things wouldn’t be…
