Newcastle’s Alphabetti Theatre has announced its first production of the autumn season and it’s an evening of short plays which come from the Just Write artist development scheme.
The Three Shorts are:
NASA Lie The Earth is Flat No Curve
By Elijah Young, directed by Karen Traynor and performed by Paula Penman & Eleanor Chaganis.
"How would you not want to know? That's just being ignorant."
"No offence Amy but if anyone is going to expose government secrets I don't think it's going to be you. Maybe you should sort your own shit out first."
It’s 5AM and Sharon and Amy are waiting outside work for a cab home. Sharon hasn’t worked at the club for long, and this chat over some Pom Bears is the first meaningful conversation the pair have had.
Familiar
By Sam Neale, directed by Natasha Haws and performed by Christina Berriman Dawson & Brian Lonsdale.
"Years I'd been free of you. Full, actual years. And now I'm right back, wallowing around in the pain of it... And do you know what? It's comforting, familiar."
Can we ever be truly free from someone who is a part of us?
This piece explores power and the boundaries of romantic relationships. Contains themes that may be upsetting to some.
Object Permanence
By Allison Davies, directed by Stan Hodgson and performed by Kylie Ann Ford & Rob Kirtley.
"They say you can be anything you want. On the telly, an' that. Just believe, work hard. And if you fancy being a zero hours wage slave then they're absolutely right. Otherwise, bollocks."
Tez is one of life's 'invisibles', struggling to balance a low-paid job that she doesn't care about with everything else she has on her plate, including her Dad. And then the questions begin.
Three Shorts runs from 3 to 7 September at 7:30. Tickets are Pay What You Feel and the running time is approximately 2 hours including interval. 16+ age recommendation.