Additional information
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Script Style | Full Length Play |
| Duration (mins) | 90 |
| Male Cast | 4 |
| Optional Male | 2 |
| Female Cast | 4 |
| Optional Female | 1 |
| Total Cast | 8 |
| Total Cast Inc Opt | 9 |
A Distant Plateau
£10.00 – £20.00
Terry Loves Gill. Gill loved Terry but now their marriage is very different. They both worry about their teenage son, Scott. But why Gill’s sudden interest in Spiritualism? What else is bothering her? And what can Terry do about this newcomer, Dennis? A tale of Love, Loss and Friendship.
Synopsis
Terry Loves Gill. Gill loved Terry but now their marriage is very different. They both worry about their teenage son, Scott. But why Gill’s sudden interest in Spiritualism? What else is bothering her? And what can Terry do about this newcomer, Dennis? A tale of Love, Loss and Friendship.
Cast
TERRY Male early to mid forties, easy going, quick witted
GILL His wife .Female late thirties, fragile lonely
SCOTT Their teenage son, surly, quiet
JEAN Their neighbour, Female, thirty- fifty nosey but kind hearted
VIC Terry’s older Male friend, level headed, almost avuncular
DENNIS Male, Thirties or forties charming Good looking, subtly shifty
MAGENTA BLACK Female middle aged theatrical, eccentric
PRISCILLA Her daughter, strange, Clairvoyant ?
T.V. ANNOUNCER A male or female off stage voice
Steve Davies –
AUTHORS NOTE
The magic in this play is the twist at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 1 when the audience is let into the secret that the man they have been watching on stage is in fact dead and cannot be seen or heard by those around him. The story then develops into an emotional rollercoaster of laughter and tears as the deceased Terry desperately tries to help his widow Gill out of a difficult situation. This play has been described as a gift for performers and audiences alike.
Summary Performance History
1# Amateur Performance
3# Swaffham Players (April 2013) 8# Busselton Rep, Australia (October 2013)
5# Ambleside Players, Cumbria (October 2013)
Steve Davies –
“a brilliant play ..A Distant Plateau,written by Paul Skye, turned out to be a plateau mid-way between earth and heaven. The resultant sequences of events were comedy and sadness intermingled. The scenes with the supposed mediums were absolutely hilarious – It was truly a tale of love, loss and friendship, with many comic sayings and incidents…. every character well drawn and portrayed by the cast, each perfectly exhibiting their feelings of joy, sadness, duty and fun,as well as roguery by the unholy threesome.” Glamorgan Gazette