Plays to perform

Text Box: Available for performance: ‘Pure Nectar’ A three -act stage play - Cast 5 men 4 women SYNOPSIS Workmates Pete, Roger, Noel and Ray are made redundant. They meet at the local pub to discuss their future. Pete chats to Jane, she’s also lost her job. He convinces her she could be a Page 3 model and persuades her to let him take pictures for her portfolio. Unfortunately, his desire to see the lovely Jane naked are dashed as Jane’s boyfriend Mark turns up unexpectedly and a row ensues. Three months later Roger spots Jane’s picture in one of the tabloids. Astonished, Pete brags he took the picture. Jane returns to town as a minor celebrity and asks Pete to be her manager. He agrees, and Pat, Pete’s wife kicks him out. Three months later, Pete returns for a re-union with his mates who think he’s a millionaire, but instead they find out he’s running a kiss-a- gram agency. During the evening Noel discovers he’s won the lottery and they celebrate. Two years later Pete returns to town and cons Noel out of £200,000 to pay his debts. A dinner party organized by Noel’s wife Brenda to get Pete and Pat back together backfires as they discover Pete’s secrets. Fortunately, Pete wins an Accumulator on the horses and is able to repay Noel and make it up with Jane. ‘The Brother’s Wife’ A three -act stage play - Cast 4 men 4 women SYNOPSIS A murder mystery. Jocelyn and Penny Taylor run a successful book publishing business and live in a smart house in the suburbs. Jocelyn has a younger brother Rod who is married to Mary. Rod has always lived in Jocelyn's shadow and Mary has always been envious of their lifestyle. Joss and Penny discover that Rod has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Mary. Rod and Mary argued when she discovered that he had extended the mortgage and borrowed a considerable amount of money to invest in a yacht chartering business. The business proposition was a con and they stood to lose everything. Rod goes on a drinking binge and the first he knows about Mary's demise is when the Police arrest him. As the plot unfolds we discover that Rod was innocent all along, however, Joss had been enjoying a secret affair with his PA, Susie, and in an effort to wreck Joss and Penny's marriage she murders Mary. As Joss attempts to hide his affair with Susie they have a fight and Susie is accidentally stabbed and dies. Another cast member meets her demise as Joss panics when a neighbour calls. ‘Consequences’ A one-act stage play—Cast 2 men 2 women SYNOPSIS A comedy . Ray Bradshaw is a senior journalist whose life was turned upside down nine years ago when his wife left him for another woman. The other woman – Jill Turner – is also a writer and colleague on the newspaper. Jill now lives in the family home and Ray has gone to live with his mother. Jill asks Ray to meet her at 6.00pm in the staff room to discuss ‘an opportunity of a lifetime’ Intrigued, he agrees. Jill desperately needs Ray’s help to avoid losing her job. She’s been caught plagiarising material written by a leading sports writer, and in a bid to cover up says Ray gave her permission. The original author is now threatening to sue Jill, Ray and the newspaper in a bid to win damages. She concocts a bizarre plan to delete an email from the bosses’ computer and bribes another colleague to do her dirty work. In rummaging around in the Editors desk he discovers sordid pictures of the Editor cross dressing and finds a wig. The boss returns unexpectedly and catches him in the act. As the plot unfolds we discover that Jill twists and turns in a frantic attempt to pass the buck and avoid meetings her obligations. Corporate Conspiracy’ A three act stage play– Cast 8 men 2 women SYNOPSIS A murder mystery. An international software company's sales plummet, and their share price crashes. The American Board of Directors believe that a conspiracy has taken place in the UK office believing confidential product information has been passed to competitors. The Board instructs the UK's Managing Director Peter Redfearn to investigate and resolve the crisis. We quickly learn however that Peter is a part of the conspiracy. He and co-conspirators hatch a plan to frame colleagues in an effort to cover up the facts. Under pressure, the Sales Director James Boxer commits suicide throwing their plans into turmoil. The mastermind behind the conspiracy (Tom Stafford) who runs a rival company uses his charm and bisexuality to win the affections of several cast members in an effort to achieve his personal objectives. As the plot unfolds other executives in the business feel the pressure but prove difficult to implicate. Other cast members are killed off before Peter confesses to the Police. They devise a plan enabling Peter to frame Tom Stafford in exchange for a reduced sentence.

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