Additional information
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Script Style | Full Length Play |
| Duration (mins) | 75 |
| Male Cast | 3 |
| Female Cast | 2 |
| Doubling Females | 2 |
| Total Cast | 5 |
| Total Cast Inc Opt | 7 |
Boxes
£10.00 – £20.00
John appears on stage amongst the rubbish in a ragged coat and hat swigging from a bottle. He berates the audience for despising and pitying him and says that any one of them could end up in the same position as him. Then, taking off his rags, he reveals his dress suit underneath and the action moves on in a series of flashbacks to illustrate how he fell from being a company director to living in a cardboard box. We are shown his unhappy marriage, his romantic affair, his fall from favor at work, the breakup of his family relationships all linked by a comic narrative. The play ends with a twist as he replaces his ragged clothes.
Synopsis
John appears on stage amongst the rubbish in a ragged coat and hat swigging from a bottle. He berates the audience for despising and pitying him and says that any one of them could end up in the same position as him. Then, taking off his rags, he reveals his dress suit underneath and the action moves on in a series of flashbacks to illustrate how he fell from being a company director to living in a cardboard box. We are shown his unhappy marriage, his romantic affair, his fall from favor at work, the breakup of his family relationships all linked by a comic narrative. The play ends with a twist as he replaces his ragged clothes.
Cast
John
A middle aged man
Yobs 1 & 2
Young thugs can be stagehands doubling up
Shelley
John’s wife – similar age to him
Terry
John’s mistress – younger than him
Mother
Shelley’s mother – fairly old – frail
Geoffrey
John’s boss
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