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Sparrows

  • Charles Mander
  • Short Play, Comedy, Contemporary
  • 2M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573122583

Harold Makepiece, a redundant Civil Servant, while taking a quiet holiday at the seaside, gets into conversation with Joyce, whose main preoccupation is feeding sparrows, in whose welfare she seems to take a somewhat exaggerated interest.

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Description

  • Short Play
  • Comedy

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
Harold Makepiece, a redundant Civil Servant, while taking a quiet holiday at the seaside, gets into conversation with Joyce, whose main preoccupation is feeding sparrows, in whose welfare she seems to take a somewhat exaggerated interest. What starts as an odd but moderately reasonable exchange gradually turns into a nightmare as Harold becomes involved also with a freakish Edward and the seaweed-eating Sandra. It turns out that all three are planning to bomb a large power station nearly because of the pollution is causes. They try and rope in Harold as an accessory, until events are taken out of all their hands in a totally unexpected way.

Characters

  • Casting: 2M, 2F

  • JOYCE
    HAROLD MAKEPIECE
    EDWARD
    SANDRA

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    Harold Makepiece, a redundant Civil Servant, while taking a quiet holiday at the seaside, gets into conversation with Joyce, whose main preoccupation is feeding sparrows, in whose welfare she seems to take a somewhat exaggerated interest. What starts as an odd but moderately reasonable exchange gradually turns into a nightmare as Harold becomes involved also with a freakish Edward and the seaweed-eating Sandra. It turns out that all three are planning to bomb a large power station nearly because of the pollution is causes. They try and rope in Harold as an accessory, until events are taken out of all their hands in a totally unexpected way.

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