Entertaining Angels
Stage play. Full Length comedy drama
Set in a clergy household, the play opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2006 starring Penelope Keith where it played to a record-breaking 26,000 people in 3 weeks. It now has over 200 productions to its credit.
“Richard Everett has written a warm, glowing, serious comedy, like an Ayckbourn play finished by JM Barrie.”
- The Sunday Times
Something To Say
Stage play. Drama . One act - 60 minutes
Maddie wants to confess something important to her husband David, but he is unresponsive. After persisting, Maddie finally confesses, only to receive an unexpected and extreme reaction from David. This sets off an evening of strange events for both of them.
“This darkly comedic and beautifully observed study of infidelity probes a marriage in crisis with touching insight and wit.”
Present From The Past
Stage play. Full Length comedy drama
Frances, Howard and Rachel have always believed that their father, David, died in a boating accident when they were children … but he didn’t. When the three siblings gather to clear out the house of their recently deceased mother, several long-hidden secrets are revealed, but none of the skeletons to fall from their collective closets is more tangible or more shocking than David, who arrives with the news that the house is, in fact, now his.
Close To The Wind
Stage play. Full Length comedy drama
Gerry and Kate's twenty-three-year marriage is in trouble due to distractions like homes and children. With the children leaving, Kate feels useless and wonders if their marriage was a mistake. A disastrous outing with Gerry's mother and a failed attempt at salvaging the evening worsen the situation. Their daughter Louise, her boyfriend Julian, and Mary's partner Roy add to the comedic mishaps and mid-life crisis. However, the play ends with Gerry and Kate on the sofa, reminiscent of mischievous teenagers.
Hand Over Fist
Stage play. Full Length comedy / farce
Angus comes home in the 1980s after a heart attack caused by work stress. However, chaos awaits him. The builders are working on an extension, his son Philip is involved in drug use and stock trading, and his brother and sister-in-law regularly visit with financial problems. Instead of finding peace, Angus decides to return to work for his recovery, frustrating Connie's efforts to help him relax and adding to his stress.
Happy Event
Stage play. Full length comedy/farce.
A pregnant wife is loath to inform her husband in case it jeopardises his career. Telling the neighbours, however, does not help…
The Priest, the Guard and the Empty Tomb
Based on a few verses in Matthew’s gospel, a guard tells the Chief Priest about a situation at the dead Galilean's tomb. The Priest tries to bribe him but the Guard wants to know the truth.
The Lent Inspector
An official from a government dept called the KGB (Keeping God in a Box) calls to collect a woman’s completed WIGUL Form (What I’m Giving Up for Lent) – i.e. 10 things without which she will be absolutely miserable until Easter.
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