Join us for Short ‘n’ Snappy #6: two hours of comedy, tragedy and everything in between, delivered in five plays that, while being short, don’t lack bite.
Alternative Life
– written & directed by Vladislav Nenchev
It is Tuesday, as any other Tuesday, and life goes on in the busy district of Marylebone in London. Bert is just about to close his workday behind the counter of the pharmacy “Alternative Life” when Vicki bursts into the shop, bearing challenges of all kinds. Bert is quite adept at finding solutions, very unorthodox solutions in fact, but Vicki matches him pound for pound when it comes to derailing from the norms.
Cast:
Bert – Dish Eldishnawy
Vicki – Delphine Laniesse
The Author
– written & directed by Jarkko Mikkola
Two men meet in a café after their relationship has ended. As one of them puts it, during their time together “a lot of shit went down”, and here at the great aftermath everything is once more at play, including trust, lust, disappointment and hopes of reconciliation. Hovering over all of this is the possibility that one of them may have written this entire scene. If so, why would he have done such a thing? To grieve? To get even? To avenge?
Cast:
Author – Salvador Esparza
Ex – Zach Chamberlaine
The Night Shift
– written by David Dean, directed by Zachariah Chamberlaine
Mrs Johnson is having her kitchen renovated. Unfortunately for her, she chose a cheap yet rather unconventional firm whose working methods are annoying the neighbours. Their workmanship is actually pretty good, but if only they could turn up during the daytime. She wouldn’t call them cowboy builders. No, they belong to a completely different genre….
Cast:
Mrs Johnson – Leysan Karimova
Vlad – Paul McGuire
The Lady and the Tyger
– written by Trace Crawford & directed by Zachariah Chamberlaine
There you are, minding your own business on a park bench, just trying to read a book in peace, when the local lunatic strolls by and starts yelling at you. Is it time to run for the nearest café or will this encounter turn out to be more interesting and meaningful than first impressions might suggest? What is the best conversation starter for the 2020s? Because, in the end, what is normal?
Cast:
Woman – Charlotte Riley
Man – Avik Mullick
Main Character Energy
– written & directed by Zachariah Chamberlaine & Todd Elliott
Who would you least like to be stuck in an elevator with? For two people, that nightmare has come true. An influencer oozing main character energy is forced to interact with some no-rizz NPC – and the disdain is mutual. Yet somehow they’re going to have to work together to escape this very non-cooperative voice-activated elevator.
Cast:
Elevator – Salvador Esparza
Influencer – Todd Elliott
Technician – Zach Chamberlaine
PRESENTED BY: The Finn-Brit Players
SHOW DATES
- Fri 19 April 2024 at 7 pm
- Sat 20 April 2024 at 7 pm
- Sun 21 April 2024 at 2 pm
- Sat 27 April 2024 at 7 pm
- Sun 28 April 2024 at 2 pm
DURATION: 2 hours and 15 minutes (inc. a 15-minute intermission)
21.00€ – standard
16.80€ – students, retired, unemployed
16.80€ – FBP, FINNBRIT, SHT & Internations members
SCHEDULE
The doors will open 30 minutes before the start. Please arrive in good time – due to the setup of the stage, latecomers cannot be admitted.
IMAGE CREDITS:
Thibaud Rohmer (Alternative Life)
Tommy Whitehouse (The Author)
Anni Taponen (The Night Shift
Zachariah Chamberlaine (The Lady and the Tyger)
Zachariah Chamberlaine (Main Character Energy)
The Lady and the Tyger is performed by arrangment with Pint-sized Plays and The Night Shift by arrangement with Lazy Bee Scripts.