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poetry p f member, Peter Phillips, has written, with fellow-poet, Ian Purser, two one act stage plays, set in the world of writing, which can be performed independently or as a double bill, with virtually the same cast.
A rehearsed reading of The Green Room took place on Sunday 31st October 2010, as part of The Torbay Poetry Festival.
"To
many people it was one of the highlights of the Festival" Patricia Oxley, Torbay Poetry Festival Organiser
The Green Room:
Long-standing animosities come to a dramatic head at a literary festival in honour of a recently deceased novelist... more
Stressed Ending:
Takes place over two days at a creative writing weekend where the poetry tutor is on the verge of winning an important prize and has to face the consequences of his professional and personal past.... more
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More on The Green Room: (A comedy, about 40 minutes) The play is set at a literary festival to honour a recently deceased novelist. A TV celebrity is due to interview the biographer of the novelist. The organiser discovers that, unknown to her, the celebrity has invited along an old literary friend of the novelist. There is mutual loathing between this friend and the biographer, based, among other reasons, on differing view on the author's work. The organiser, desperate to avoid confrontation, tries to prevent them meeting and appearing together on stage. When she fails, mayhem ensues, only halted by the unscheduled arrival of the novelist's daughter with a surprising revelation. CAST: Three males, three females. More on Stressed Ending: (A drama, about 50 minutes) The play takes place during a residential weekend poetry course. Two of the tutors are Ben, a poet whose latest book is favourite to win a prestigious prize, and Geoffrey, an older poet who has been a mentor to Ben and is recommending Ben to replace him on an American Fellowship. Among the students are: Stella, an arts journalist who is Ben's current mistress, and Beth, an ex-lover of Ben. When Ben and Beth had their affair - on a similar course - she brought along a poem on the recent death of her young son, which Ben worked on with her. She now believes that Ben has stolen her poem and intends to confront him. Stella at first offers her support and possible publicity, but reneges when she discovers who Beth is accusing. Ben denies the charge, while Geoffrey points out the repercussions of such an accusation to Ben - who could lose both prize and Fellowship - and to Beth - who could gain an unhelpful reputation within the poetry world. After some agonising, Beth decides to let the matter drop, but reveals to Ben that she now has another son, the result of their affair. Ben, who has always wanted a child but whose wife had a history of miscarriages, is shaken by the news but also relieved that his career is not threatened. Stella, learning of all this and also that, with Ben planning to repair his marriage, their relationship has less future than she had hoped, decides that there might be a story for her after all. CAST: Three males, two females.
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