Day. The aisle of a toy shop. On every shelf taking up the whole aisle are boxes upon boxes of identical Dollies.   Chaz and Makka are pricing up the final few Dollies. Both wear the store uniforms and badges. Both badges have undergone some revision with names crossed out and handwritten ‘Chaz’ or ‘Makka’…

Day. A large suburban garden.   It’s set up for a children’s birthday party.   The sound of children playing in the background.   A table with a large pile of presents, and a huge birthday cake with a knife, ready to be cut.   Edna, an elegantly ageing woman in a twinset and pearls…

Night. A car interior.   Brandon gets in the driver’s seat. He is carrying a large box with a blandly staring Dolly visible through the plastic window and a work bag full of tools. We can clearly see a hammer and screwdriver sticking out the bag. He is on his mobile phone. He throw the…

A small black box theatre.   The audience enters the space in nearly complete darkness. As the door slams behind them, the audience are met by the Foreman, who hands them each a hard hat with a head torch and a spade. He already has his head light on – the only light in the…

Night.   The audience is driven to a site in the middle of nowhere, in an unmarked mini bus. The driver doesn’t talk to them or acknowledge their presence.   After about 3 hours, the driver parks and opens the door to the bus.   Driver (indicating a dark shed): Go there.   The audience…

So, it’s that time of year again. February rolls around – aka the “short” month – and people everywhere decide to make it feel that much longer by draining their light-starved brains of what little post-winter energy may remain by writing a play EVERY-SINGLE-DAY. What’s even weirder is that *some* people sign up to do…

Note: All lines are allocated at the discretion of the director.   Audience is sat in a plane seat. Each are given headphone to plug into the monitor in front of them. The lights go out. Complete blackout. A wind machine starts. It’s strong and loud.   It all starts in an airplane. Terrifying flying…