Perfect Partners
“By the way, are you planning to change the name after I’m gone? “Perfect Partners” sounds a bit inappropriate. Doesn’t seem right anymore.”
The Comedy of the Marks
“This Scotsman is so cold. My charms to him are like rain of a window. Or does he feign indifference? Whichever, an elusive quarry makes the chase more enjoyable.”
The Worst Day of My Life
“The worst day of your life, lover boy? It’s only just beginning.”
A Fine Gentleman
“A fine pair o’ Don Juans you are. Whit are you daen in the wrong room?”
Bright Lights
“No way I’m calling you father,
even if you really are.”
The Wizard of the North
“The vanquished must then be at the pleasure of the conqueror for good or evil.”
When a Man Knows
“We didn't need all the rough stuff. Grabbed from behind. Bag over the head. Handcuffed. Thrown into the back of a van. Realistic. I'll hand you that. Too bloody realistic by half.”
The Black Ring
“Step no further. This pistol is loaded.”
The Spy Who Came
in for the Phone
“It is my duty to protect the property of the Soviet Union.”
Liddesdale
“Weel, Elliot? Whit is it tae be?
A coward’s death or a chaunce tae live?”
Accommodation Haunted
“You’ve got an eternity ahead of you, Brian. I can show you so many fun ways to spend your time. Are you free tonight?”
Austensibility
“Have you a stout heart? Nerves fit for sliding panels and tapestry?”
Award-winning plays with over 1210 performances in 18 countries worldwide
Twelve One Act Plays to choose; dramas and comedies; encompassing spy spoofs, the dating scene, the supernatural, theatre critics and a send-up of drama festivals. Most popular is The Worst Day of My Life, (above), a comedy described as “extremely funny” by NODA and chosen by more than eighty groups.
I started my writing career back in 1973 with a number of period plays written in Scottish dialect, which are still regularly performed throughout Scotland. Twelve plays to choose; mainly comedy. Although most are set in Scotland, The Comedy of the Marks, (above), is set in Venice.
Dramatised readings are presented with scripts. Easily adaptable for different venues and cast sizes, they are ideal for club nights or fund-raisers. Five scripts, all premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, document the lives and works of famous writers like Walter Scott, (above), Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.