Spotlight up on a stage with a microphone on a stand.   V/O: Welcome to the stage, Genie Dankworth.   Genie walks on stage and positions herself behind the microphone.   Genie: Hello. I’m Genie. Once know as the lady with the lamp. But that’s what you get if you punch enough bouncers on a…

Characters.   Anton Yegon Irina Yegon Judge Kangaroo 1 Kangaroo 2   Scene 1.   Anton Yegon is sitting at a small table drinking a small cup of coffee. Opposite him, his wife Irina is sitting opposite him eating a bowl of semolina porridge. She is heavily pregnant.   Anton: And you know what they…

A food stylist who is so passionate about food she kills the client on a commercial shoot. The producer, runner and someone from the ad agency then have to decide what to do given a famous person is turning up in 5.   Characters.   Sasha – the client Justine – the food stylist Jimmy…

Scene. New Years Eve. The noise of a party can be heard. Sarah sits on stage. She is dressed for a party, in a lush dress and a party hat. Sarah I’ve been in bed crying all day. Not because of Brexit fears or concerns about Kim Jong Un’s nuclear capabilities, but because I’ve spent…

Scene 1. Blackout. A phone rings followed by a mechanical click. AUTOMATED PHONE VOICE (V/O): Welcome to the Emotional Intelligence Agency. Your call may be recorded for training purposes. If you wish to feel accepted and believed, press one. If you need to feel understood and valued, press 2. If you need to feel loved…

Note. The 28PlaysLater task today was about cultural appropriation. The performance happens in the space over a number of days. The events happen initially in sequence but as time moves on the sequence can be updated all altered. The role of The “American Indian” is constantly swapped with new people, including an invited cast, as…

Cast. Ian Jasper Scene. A large black stage with a barrier in front of it. There are empty plastic glasses and confetti all over the floor. Ian walks in between the barrier and the stage, holding a bottle of water. He is a tall, burley man, dressed all in black apart from a hi vis…

Cast.   Danny Gracie Fields Louis Armstrong Kenneth Williams Keith Richards   Scene.   The beach of a small island. Water laps at the sand. There is a dense forest at the edge of the beach.   All is very peaceful.   There is a faint whistling sound. The whistling sound gets louder. A body…

Cast. Michael Vance Maureen The tour group Security guard   Scene 1. Michael is sitting on on a toilet in a black, white and gold bathroom. Mr Huang is dressed as 1950s Elvis. His hair is slicked back and he has a pair of sunglasses perched on his head. He has his trousers around his…

A kebab shop. AYKAN, a large man in a stained white vest and a hairnet, is being bent over a smoking grill by JJ, a teenager in a shell suit. JJ is trying to push AYKAN’s face on to the grill. AYKAN is pushing back but barely keeping his face off the plate. AYKAN: Get…