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RED LETTER DAY 

When Molly a stubborn sixty-year-old woman breaks her hip, her daughter Ann returns home to take care of her, and seeing a chance to dig into a troubled past, she unearths a secret she always feared was there. Will this bring her and Molly closer together, or drive them even further apart?

 

No.of actors: 3

Duration: approx 60 minutes

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SELLING SIMONE 

 A theatre company is about to premiere a new play, written and directed by the determined Sam. Her play called “Simone”, about a philosopher and political activist of steadfast principles, is suddenly hijacked by the charming Walt, who two days before opening night has convinced the cast that the play is going to flop, and he, not Sam, knows how to save it from financial ruin. When the owner of the company agrees with Walt, the pressure is on Sam, who has staked everything into this project, to either stick to her own principles or to sell out and please the punters with a happy ending… SELLING SIMONE is a play within a play, a drama where theatre and life meet in betrayal, trust and the difficulty of doing the right thing. SELLING SIMONE premiered in Stockholm in May 2019.

 

No.of actors: 6 (11 characters, doubling up of actors)

Duration: approx 60 minutes

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DETAILS 

 Mira lives in a trapped relationship with her psychologically abusive father, having to carry out missions, or 'details’ to compensate for the hours he has lost in bringing her up as a single parent. She enlists the help of her boyfriend Bern in a plan that might mean freedom for her at last. But things don’t go as planned… DETAILS is a drama for three characters in one act.

No. of actors: 3.

Duration: approx 70 minutes.

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HEY HEY GOOD-LOOKING

He’s young, artistically talented and gifted with a "deep sexy voice". And in need of corrective plastic surgery. As Harry Collins sits and waits in a hospital waiting room for an operation, we’re taken on a roller-coaster ride through all the events in his life that has taken him to this moment. The question is: will he go ahead with surgery or not, just so he can fit in? This autobiographical and award-winning play was produced by Soho Theatre and performed in London, Stockholm and Brussels.

No. of actors: 4 (28 characters, doubling up of actors)

Duration: 40 minutes

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BLUES FOR BILLY

Life is wonderful when Jack leaves his native Italy to work in London as a carer, where he meets Nell, the love of his life. But when he is dumped, Jack is left trying to figure out why love breaks down and what it means. He finds some answers in the people he takes care of, especially Billy, who following a severe stroke, is also about to be left by his partner. BLUES FOR BILLY is a bittersweet drama told in episodic form, first commissioned by Soho Theatre.

No. of actors: 6 (21 characters, doubling up of actors)

Duration: approx 90 minutes

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STEPPING OUT OF A DREAM

Having an alter-ego is not easy for Marty, especially when he’s going on a date. When Marty finally plucks up the courage to ask Felicia out, his alter-ego cramps his style. But when Felicia brings along her own alter-ego, nothing goes as planned. First produced in collaboration with The Stockholm Players and performed in Stockholm and Brussels in 2009.  

No. of actors: 4

Duration: 60 minutes

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BANK, BOYNE RIVER BANK

Set in the hey-day of the Irish Celtic Tiger, this play follows PJ, an ambitious wannabe property developer who bites off more than he can chew when a delux housing project literally unearths the mythological giant Fionn Mac Cumhaill. PJ schemes to make the giant his meal-ticket, but his partner in crime, femme fatale Bella, has other ideas.

No. of actors: 6

Duration: approx 90 minutes

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SCARSDALE 

Pat, a teenager who wants to see more of life goes to New York to work from the summer. All he wants is to break away from the Irish village he grew up in, and get a taste of the big city of dreams, but he discovers, when meeting his elusive aunt Cora, that the further he tries to get away from home, the closer he gets to it, as dark secrets from his, and Cora's past emerge. 

No. of actors: 2

Duration: 70 minutes

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SHELTER 

This is a radio play about Will, a young man who hopes to change the destiny of a homeless woman for the better, but finds that fate has other things in store.

No. of actors: 6

Duration: 40 minutes

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VAN GOGH'S BOOTS

As the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh lies dying in his bed, the pair who under-stood him the most in life, his boots LEFT and RIGHT. Our plucky heroes try to muster energy into their master, before finally realizing that his painting days are at an end...  

Duration: 60 minutes

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