Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (4), Female (1), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes: 'It...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes: 'It...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Roles: Total (6), Female (1), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...At the bar in the Acapulco Plaza Hotel, a group of film actors on location try to find ways of filling their time. Developed from Berkoff’s experiences on the set of Rambo II, Acapulco offers a reflection on the nature...">

...At the bar in the Acapulco Plaza Hotel, a group of film actors on location try to find ways of filling their time. Developed from Berkoff’s experiences on the set of Rambo II, Acapulco offers a reflection on the nature...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Acts: 1, Roles: Total (1), Female (0), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...An actor speaks on the phone to his agents, his parents, and his fellow thespians, battling with rejection, expectation, disappointment and self-pity. A short monologue which delves into the heart of the acting industry...">

...An actor speaks on the phone to his agents, his parents, and his fellow thespians, battling with rejection, expectation, disappointment and self-pity. A short monologue which delves into the heart of the acting industry...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (3), Female (1), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (3), Female (2), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes: 'It...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes: 'It...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Roles: Total (6), Female (2), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...A typical day in Brighton; two working class couples – Derek and Dinah, Dave and Doreen – are on a day trip to the beach. But Brighton is changing, and the friends can’t keep up. The result is a vengeful act of violence that exposes...">

...A typical day in Brighton; two working class couples – Derek and Dinah, Dave and Doreen – are on a day trip to the beach. But Brighton is changing, and the friends can’t keep up. The result is a vengeful act of violence that exposes...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Roles: Total (28), Female (9), Male (15), Unassigned (4)

...Three actors, a director, and a producer are dining at a trendy London restaurant. In the glamour of it all, they compliment, flatter, and boast – while privately criticising and drowning in self-doubt. This thoughtful...">

...Three actors, a director, and a producer are dining at a trendy London restaurant. In the glamour of it all, they compliment, flatter, and boast – while privately criticising and drowning in self-doubt. This thoughtful...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (2), Female (0), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Scenes: 14, Roles: Total (4), Female (2), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Steve is sleeping with Helen, and Sybil is sleeping with Les. But these aren’t two ordinary couples: Sybil is Steve’s nouveau-riche wife, and Les is the private detective she hired to spy on her adulterous husband. A play...">

...Steve is sleeping with Helen, and Sybil is sleeping with Les. But these aren’t two ordinary couples: Sybil is Steve’s nouveau-riche wife, and Les is the private detective she hired to spy on her adulterous husband. A play...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Roles: Total (1), Female (0), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...London in the 1980s: A racist English football hooligan’s relationship with his beloved pitbull terrier, Roy, gets him into trouble and changes his life. This short one-man show takes a satirical look at the working class...">

...London in the 1980s: A racist English football hooligan’s relationship with his beloved pitbull terrier, Roy, gets him into trouble and changes his life. This short one-man show takes a satirical look at the working class...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Scenes: 19, Roles: Total (5), Female (2), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...It’s London in the 1970s and Mike, Les and Slv are fighting for their youth. Filling their days with sex and violence, they battle both the boredom they fear and the inevitable future they see in their parents, ultimately finding...">

...It’s London in the 1970s and Mike, Les and Slv are fighting for their youth. Filling their days with sex and violence, they battle both the boredom they fear and the inevitable future they see in their parents, ultimately finding...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (3), Female (0), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Acts: 2, Scenes: 9, Roles: Total (10), Female (7), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...In spite of Eddy’s humble beginnings, he manages to find happiness by solving the Sphinx’s riddle and ending the plague of poverty that surrounds him. He gains wealth and loves his beautiful wife – but will the gypsy’s prophecy come true...">

...In spite of Eddy’s humble beginnings, he manages to find happiness by solving the Sphinx’s riddle and ending the plague of poverty that surrounds him. He gains wealth and loves his beautiful wife – but will the gypsy’s prophecy come true...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes: 'It...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes: 'It...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Roles: Total (1), Female (0), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...It is a few days until Christmas and Harry is waiting for someone to be in touch, for an old lover to have a drink with him, for a friend to show up. But as the big day comes, he falls into lonely and isolated despair...">

...It is a few days until Christmas and Harry is waiting for someone to be in touch, for an old lover to have a drink with him, for a friend to show up. But as the big day comes, he falls into lonely and isolated despair...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...

Methuen Drama, 2012

Play Anthologies

playtext

Roles: Total (2), Female (0), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...">

...'A one-act play is like a confession'. So writes Steven Berkoff in the preface to the collection of his One-Act Plays. In his introduction to the collection, Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama writes...

Faber and Faber, 1994

Faber Drama

playtext

Acts: 2, Scenes: 4, Roles: Total (5), Female (2), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...What happens when an ordinary gathering is peeled back to expose the fears and insecurities beneath? Frank and Donna are having dinner with her mother-in-law and friends George and Hal, but under the surface there lie anxieties and desires...">

...What happens when an ordinary gathering is peeled back to expose the fears and insecurities beneath? Frank and Donna are having dinner with her mother-in-law and friends George and Hal, but under the surface there lie anxieties and desires...