Details of the entries for the Harold Jolliffe One Act Play Festival 2015 are as follows:

Thursday 9 April 2015

RWB Productions

Moonwillow

a drama, adapted for the stage by Paula Clifford

A young girl at the psychic fayre asks Moonwillow to help her ease her pain. Her story of love and loss is shockingly unexpected.

45 minutes / no offensive content

Further Information

Please see the RWB Productions Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/RWBProductions/261110564049960?ref=ts&fref=ts).

Marlborough Young Actors

A Midsummer Night's Dream

a drama by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's most popular comedy portrays the adventures of four young lovers and a group of amateur actors; their interactions with woodland fairies and a duke and duchess. Taking place in a mythical Athens and an enchanted forest, there is a handsome fairy king, a misguided parent, star-crossed lovers, a weaver who's transformed into a half-donkey, wood sprites and elves. This work is widely performed around the world, and no wonder - it's about the world's most popular pastime, falling in love. But as Puck knows, falling in love can make fools of us all.

In their first hj1act, The Marlborough Young Actors take on this classic tale of fairies and love and with the help of a lot of wigs, music they will weave this magical story into something quite unique. High energy with lots of fun, frolics and the occasional bit of cross-dressing.

It’s Shakespeare but not as you know it!

55 minutes / no offensive content

Further Information

Please see the Marlborough Young Actors Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MarlboroughYoungActors).

Friday 10 April 2015

The Lechlade Players

Last Tango in Little Grimley

a comedy by David Tristram

‘Little Grimley Amateur Dramatic Society is in trouble. The membership has dwindled to four - the audiences aren't much bigger - and if they don't come up with some rent money soon, they're going to be thrown out. "There's only one thing that sells tickets these days" argues Gordon the Chairman. "Sex!". Thus begins the chaotic and hilarious build-up to an evening of extraordinary home-grown drama - an evening the locals would never forget!

40 minutes / No offensive content

New College Stage Company

Under the Bridge

a drama, devised by the cast

The world of the internet troll is dark and sinister. These far removed personalities who reach out through cyberspace to cause pain and misfortune to those they decieve. This play, devised by its cast of New College drama students, brings you four such stories. You'll see the inner workings of the troll's mind as well as the devastating consequences of their actions.

30 minutes / Language: strong / infrequent

Further Information

Please see the New College Theatre page (www.newcollege.ac.uk/theatre).

The Friendly Theatre Company

The Virtuous Burglar

a farce by Dario Fo

The Virtuous Burglar is one of Dario Fo’s best known farces. This satire of bourgeois hypocrisy deals with the consequences of a burglary that starts out badly and just goes downhill from there on.

Six characters locked in a flat that they would each prefer not to be in are tangled in a web of marital intrigue that would take quite a few spiders to spin. Throw in some thwarted passion, a collapsing sofa and the extraneous bonging of a grandfather clock and you have the ingredients for a romp of the first order.

55 minutes / No offensive content

Saturday 11 April 2015

The Bishopstoke Players

A Long Time Coming

a crime drama by Peter Yates

Set against the backdrop of a long unpunished crime, Iona seeks to confront the man she holds responsible for her years of anquish.

45 minutes / Language: strong / infrequent

Further Information

Please see the Bishopstoke Players website (http://www.bishopstokeplayers.org/).

The Athelstan Players

The Honeymoon Suite (extract)

a comedy by Tony Layton

Ageing and fading pop star Jet Rush checks in to the Bridal Suite with Pat, his new wife.

The marriage is, for him, a sham, another publicity stunt in an attempt to re-invigorate his flagging career. Pat though, has loved him since the moment they met, but has never seen the love returned.

A bitter sweet journey into the honeymoon suite sees Jet plan his triumphal comeback. Will his plan work? Will he ever really appreciate Pat?

40 minutes / No offensive content

Further Information

Please see the Athelstan Players website (www.athelstanplayers.org).