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Playella | Winky Trouble by Kelw Cochrane
A family of four are in a chalet at a holiday camp. Dad, John, is sitting on a small, slightly battered sofa stage right, rethreading the laces on a pair of his eldest son’s trainers. Hayden, 11, is...
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Playella | Fresher Juice by Lita Doolan
BRITTANY: Uni looks like St Paul’s gave birth to LIDL. Mum why don’t I take another gap year? MRS HUNTINGDON-WHATSIT: I never had a year off. BRITTANY: I could have a Gap month. To me Gap means...
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Playella | Five A Day by Natalie Smith
Present day. A table in a pub: JEAN 60s, dressed in brightly-coloured clothes and wears a hat covered in plastic fruit. Her dowdy daughter, LISA, 40s, sits next to her. LISA sips a drink in between...
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Playella | When I Was A Little Girl by Samuel Kastin
A man and a woman stand in front of a burning house. Their small child is with them, they hold her little hands. From the house we can hear a telephone’s ringing becoming more and more distorted as it...
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Playella Project | Week Nine | Friends & Family
The last in our series of tiny plays. Please enjoy. Week Nine is Friends & Family Untitled by Tom Critch Othella by Amelia Marriette Winky Trouble by Kelw Cochrane Fresher Juice by Lita Doolan Five...
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Playella | Smoke and Mirrors by Tamsin Pearce
Woman in her late 20s, dressed in low cut dress, boots, smoking a cigarette, with a bloody mary in her hand, standing by her bags in a lobby of an expensive hotel. EM: Don’t judge me, you don’t know...
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Playella | Netherworld by James Le Lacheur
Dark. A simple folk drum beat. A man comes on. And taps his foot to the beat. Then he stops. A woman enters. She starts up a counter rhythm on the tambourine. He joins in. The drum gets louder and more...
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Descent’s Edinburgh Fringe Picks
So Edinburgh Fringe is now upon those who are taking part, and although we are not performing there, we are very excited as a third of Descent (ie me…Steph) will be heading up, hoping to pack in as...
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WRITING OPPORTUNITY: Submissions now open!
We’re looking for incredible short plays to be performed in February 2015. The Show On Friday 6th February we return to Rich Mix with our regular night of new writing: Descent Shorts. What we’re...
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SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR DESCENT SHORTS!
The Show On Sunday 25th October we will be returning to Rich Mix one last time with a line-up of brand new writing for our final Descent Shorts. What we’re looking for 5 original shorts, 5 – 20 mins in...
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