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Three New One act plays with Original Live Music by James Peacock

Carnforth by Karen Picton

The play is set in the refreshment rooms at Carnforth Heritage Railway Museum. The cafe is run by Rob a former bank manager who retired early fro the world of finance. He is joined by Heather a much more free spirited character. As they recall former lives and former loves to each other they seem to have little in common, but perhaps opposites do attract, or do they find some common ground in their past failings. Can romance develop over tea and Eccles cakes. Will a relationship stay on track or is it destined to hit the buffers?
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Who am I? by Mick Hawes

Lord Nelson and Charlie Chaplin or people looking like them meet up regularly and play the Who am I? game. Lord Nelson is very upper class and speaks in a historically formal manner. Charlie Chaplin does not speak. His words are scripted. He mimes them. Only his very last line is spoken. They are interpreted by him as accurately as possible so that the audience should understand most of them. Lord Nelson is not very good at understanding the mimes. Charlie Chaplin has some Silent Film style captions that he uses when desperate. He could also have some blank ones to write on if all communication with Lord Nelson and/or the audience breaks down! Alternatively, he could have a flip chart or just sheets of paper.

The Nature of Walls and Wolves by Jo Locke 

A psychological exploration set in Broadmoor Specialist Psychiatric Hospital, a high-security institution known for housing some of the UK’s most notorious criminals. The play follows Jodie Lynch, a freelance reporter, as she conducts a series of interviews with a female inmate, La-Loba, a woman dubbed “The Big Bad Wolf” by the media. As the play unfolds, we discover that La-Loba’s reputation as a dangerous killer has grown through misunderstandings and sensationalism. Through the lens of Jodie’s interviews, the audience is confronted with themes of identity, societal labels, and the nature of violence. La-Loba challenges Jodie’s preconceptions and forces her to confront uncomfortable truths about justice, empathy, and survival. The play also explores the conflict between societal norms and the individuals who live outside of them, as La-Loba’s defiant persona invites both fascination and suspicion. At its core, The Nature of Walls and Wolves is a meditation on the power of walls—both literal and metaphorical—and the transformative potential of breaking them down.
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