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All the plays on this web site are subject to copyright. Permission for performance must be obtained from the publishers Michael Weston Organisation <mwo@eis.net.au>. A royalty (currently US$35) must be paid for each and every performance |
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BLACK COMEDY / DRAMA 3 Females One. A hospital waiting room. The Present 25 - 30 minutes. |
Three grieving younger women meet in the waiting room of a hospital and it becomes apparent that they are there for the same reason. One is married to the dying patient and the other two had long and intimate relationships with the patient. The wife knew nothing of this facet of her husband's life and is shocked and dismayed. His involvement in the lives of the three women is slowly revealed through their candid revelations. |
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A COMEDY OF ERRORS 5 Males, 6 Females One Set. Suburban Lounge Room The Present 25-30 minutes |

Jim and Mary Wallace, a middle class, middle-aged couple are living quietly in the suburbs until the afternoon when Jim opened the door to a stranger who collapsed into the hall. Jim helped the stranger to a chair in the lounge and that's when the trouble began. The stranger just sat there in a dazed silence. He failed to respond to any question. He just sat in a dazed silence looking straight ahead of him. A Doctor was called who phoned for police assistance. A neighbour called in and added a further complication. Then a female officer of a Federal Government Department arrived. Then others followed, including a fireman, a door-knocking religious type, and a social worker. Soon we had enough people stirring the pot to create a comedy of errors. The lounge room was as busy as Central Station at peak hour. This simple allegory of Australian society to-day gives us both a good laugh and reason to pause and reflect on who we really are. |
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HORROR Two. 1 Male & 1 Female One. A farmhouse kitchen The Present 25 30 minutes
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This is a horror story. A middle-aged couple is trapped in a farmhouse by the "Fear". What is the unknown force? Where did it come from? Is there any escape? More to the point what is the nature of fear itself? |
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COMEDY 5 Females One. A Suburban Lounge Room The Present 25 minutes |
The five members of the book club meet once a month. This month the book they have read and certain aspects of their lives fall into some cosmic alignment with unexpected results. The emotional upheaval and the strange and hilarious fallout create a play with something in it for everyone! Does art follow life? Or does life follow art? |
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DRAMA 2 Males One. The Interior of a large goods elevator. The Present 25 - 30 minutes |
Two men are trapped in a goods lift almost forty floors above the ground with fading hopes of immediate release or rescue. As this lift becomes a claustrophic cell strange things can happen. Are they who they appear to be? Drama, a little comedy, and a surprise twist or two await. |
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