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One Night One Day

A play in two acts

A comedy about singles and social graces, after a night that went so right goes so wrong the next morning.


Rachel and Greg wake up together after a night out on the town, much to the surprise of both.

An awkward situation at the best of times, made all the more awkward as details from the previous night slowly filter back to them…


“I’ve kissed enough frogs to know they just stay frogs. Or turn into toads.”


“You don’t particularly come across as a “soft centre”. More a hard toffee that might take a tooth.”


“You really need to stop inviting strange old men into our house. At the very least, that particular one out there.”

Cast: 2M, 2F

Contempory setting

Adult themes, mild nudity.

Available now in epub and print.



Spd D8n

A play in two acts

At a speed dating evening at a local pub, five singles consider the question: How much can you really learn about someone in four minutes?

Ahead of them is a night of hope, hell, and free Cosmopolitans.

And maybe the chance to find what they didn’t know they were looking for.


“Hang on. I’m not quite drunk enough to make it to the end of your story.”

“How did you get into that line of work? Did you not study or something?”

“That possibly came across as a bit needy.”

“Polyamory sounds an awful lot like just rootin’ around.”

“They call me Mike. Rhymes with bike. Maybe you can ride me sometime.”


Cast: 2M, 3F, 1 either

Contempory setting

Adult themes, mild nudity.

Available now in epub and print.



Brown Acid

A play in two acts

Throughout rock’n’roll history, from small beginnings sometimes legendary bands grow ...

And sometimes, they don’t.


Wanted:

Musicians to join original four-piece rock band.

Serious gigging opportunities with a group that is going places.

Own transport would suit.

NO TIME WASTERS!

Cast: 2M, 2F

Contempory setting

Adult themes.



Past Loves

A play in one act

Ben is having a very good year. It just doesn’t happen to be the current one.

Invited to coffee by his best mate’s wife, Ben’s life … lives … are about to be turned upside down.

And not just by the price of a latte these days.


“It happened before I could stop it. If I’d only known where things would go …”

“Where did things go?”

“Where do you think things went!”

“Oh, I’ve heard a lot about you, Ben.”


“This will work much better with open minds.”

“If not completely vacant ones.”

Cast: 2M, 3F

Contempory setting

Adult themes.

Available now in epub and print.



Someone Called Rob

A play in one act

Sometimes it pays to just let the call go through to voicemail...


Rob answers an unknown caller on his mobile.

An angry guy called Adam reveals just what Rob did last night. That's why Adam is angry.

And everyone knows what happens when Adam gets angry.

And Adam has Rob’s phone number...

As Rob learns, a lot can be discovered from just a phone number.

Cast: 2M, 2F

Contempory setting

Adult themes.

Available now in epub and print.



One Night One Morning

A play in one act

A comedy about singles and social graces, after a night that went so right goes so wrong the next morning.


Rachel and Greg wake up together after a night out on the town, much to the surprise of both.

An awkward situation at the best of times, made all the more awkward as details from the previous night slowly filter back to them…


“I’ve kissed enough frogs to know they just stay frogs. Or turn into toads.”


“You don’t particularly come across as a “soft centre”. More a hard toffee that might take a tooth.”


“You should ring in with your story. You might win a shopping voucher.”

Cast: 2M, 2F

Contempory setting

Adult themes, mild nudity.

Available now in epub and print.



Third Date's the Charm

A play in two acts


For a first date to go wrong could be regarded a misfortune.

A second date derailing possibly smacks of carelessness.

So surely nothing could go wrong—seriously, scarily wrong—on the third ...

Cast: 3M, 2F

Contempory setting

Adult themes.



Couch

A short play in ten minutes


When trouble comes a'knockin', don’t you be a'answerin'.

The couch. It’s not just for sitting on.


Finalist in the 2014 Eltham Little Theatre’s “10 Minute Quickies” competition.

Finalist in the 2021 Perth Short and Sweet Play Festival.

Finalist in the 2025 Vietnam Short and Sweet Play Festival.

Cast: 2M/F

Contempory setting



Possum Play

A short play in ten minutes


Did you know the ring-tailed possum was a strictly protected endangered species with harsh penalties if even so much as handled?

No, Col didn't either ...


Finalist in the 2022 Perth Short and Sweet Play Festival.

Finalist in the 2025 Creswick Theatre Company Twelve Minute Play Festival.

Cast: 2M/F

Contempory setting