#29PlaysLater Brief 9 | Brexit for Kids

Characters   Polly Olly Wally Molly Sully Adult voice [off stage]   How it all began.   A bouncy castle. Daytime. Polly, Olly, Wally, and Sully are all bouncing on the castle together.   Polly: I love bouncing. Olly: I love bouncing the bestest. Wally: I love bouncing this much. Molly: I love bouncing more…

#29PlaysLater Brief 8 | The Beatification of Saint Schoffie

The Twitter enter, all on their mobile phones, faces lit from below.   The Twitter: So woke Flat broke Keyboard warrier Armchair worrior Nothing less sincere Basic bitches Social media phwoar WHAT?! Click to play… Schoffie’s GAY?!   Schoffie enters.   Schoffie: My friends Come gather round me Hear my news Oh, how it will…

#29PlaysLater Brief 7 | Ecossaise

Daylight.   A field crowded with workers. VEHRONE enters, smartly dressed chewing a straw.   All the workers stop and nod, some doffing hats respectfully, then go on about their work.   VEHRONE walks up to a FEMALE LABOURER, bending down over piles of straw she is bundling. He gropes her breast. She freezes. VEHRONE…

#29PlaysLater Brief 6 | Art

A coffee shop. Daytime.   Art sits at a table. He is reading. He laughs occasionally.   Sara enters holding her phone. She peers at her screen. Pinches the screen to zoom in on something. Holds up the phone. She looks around, seeing Art. She peers at the phone again.   Sara walks up to…

#29PlaysLater Brief 5 | Spotlight

Spotlight.   A silver mic stands In the centre of the spot.   Cleo walks on, wearing a jacket, Hands it pockets. Squints into the darkness Beyond the lights. Brings up right hands To shield her eyes.   Cleo: Hello.   Reverb from mic. Cleo laughs.   Cleo: Awesome.   Cleo puts her hand Back…

#29PlaysLater Brief 4 | The Department

A bare, utilitarian room with a desk and an ageing computer. The receptionists sits at the desk.   Alan enters.   Alan: Excuse me, is this room 573? Receptionist: Who are you looking for? Alan: Character assignation and reassignments. Receptionist: That’s room 375. Alan: But it says here- Receptionist: Only kidding 375 in the national…

#29PlaysLater Brief 3 |Karen Cures Fear of Work

A meeting room. Daytime. Everyone is sitting down, facing a screen which displays an amateur PowerPoint with inappropriate gifs and clipart on every slide. Karen enters, a dully dressed woman with bad hair and glasses. Her ensemble includes a cardigan where she seems to keep an endless supply of tissues. She also wears a name…

#29PlaysLater Brief 2 | Pain of Parting

A masked Greek chorus rush onto the stage. The following is split between individual voices and the whole chorus.   Chorus: Buttery Flaky Viennoise pastry Cresent like the moon Layered yeast-leven dough Calorific lamination Roll and fold Roll and fold Aux raisin Au chocolate Behold La pain All hail the croissant Fantasy bread Breakfast of…

#29PlaysLater Brief 1 | The Song That Never Ends

  Jon & Jan are two little kids sitting on a bench in bright sunshine playing a clapping game.   Jon/Jan: This is the song that never ends. Yes, it goes on and on my friends. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, And now they are still singing it just because……