flp80: A Distant Plateau by Paul Skye
Scroll down for the synopsis and cast of charactersSummary Performance History
1# Amateur Performance
3# Swaffham Players (April 2013) 8# Busselton Rep, Australia (October 2013)
5# Ambleside Players, Cumbria (October 2013)
1# Amateur Performance
3# Swaffham Players (April 2013) 8# Busselton Rep, Australia (October 2013)
5# Ambleside Players, Cumbria (October 2013)
Reviews
"a brilliant play ..A Distant Plateau,written by Paul Skye, turned out to be a plateau mid-way between earth and heaven. The resultant sequences of events were comedy and sadness intermingled. The scenes with the supposed mediums were absolutely hilarious – It was truly a tale of love, loss and friendship, with many comic sayings and incidents.... every character well drawn and portrayed by the cast, each perfectly exhibiting their feelings of joy, sadness, duty and fun,as well as roguery by the unholy threesome." Glamorgan Gazette
"a brilliant play ..A Distant Plateau,written by Paul Skye, turned out to be a plateau mid-way between earth and heaven. The resultant sequences of events were comedy and sadness intermingled. The scenes with the supposed mediums were absolutely hilarious – It was truly a tale of love, loss and friendship, with many comic sayings and incidents.... every character well drawn and portrayed by the cast, each perfectly exhibiting their feelings of joy, sadness, duty and fun,as well as roguery by the unholy threesome." Glamorgan Gazette
Script Notes
AUTHORS NOTE
The magic in this play is the twist at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 1 when the audience is let into the secret that the man they have been watching on stage is in fact dead and cannot be seen or heard by those around him. The story then develops into an emotional rollercoaster of laughter and tears as the deceased Terry desperately tries to help his widow Gill out of a difficult situation. This play has been described as a gift for performers and audiences alike.
AUTHORS NOTE
The magic in this play is the twist at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 1 when the audience is let into the secret that the man they have been watching on stage is in fact dead and cannot be seen or heard by those around him. The story then develops into an emotional rollercoaster of laughter and tears as the deceased Terry desperately tries to help his widow Gill out of a difficult situation. This play has been described as a gift for performers and audiences alike.
Synopsis
Terry Loves Gill. Gill loved Terry but now their marriage is very different. They both worry about their teenage son, Scott. But why Gill's sudden interest in Spiritualism? What else is bothering her? And what can Terry do about this newcomer, Dennis? A tale of Love, Loss and Friendship.The Cast List
- TERRY
- Male early to mid forties, easy going, quick witted
- GILL
- His wife. Female late thirties, fragile lonely
- SCOTT
- Their teenage son, surly, quiet
- JEAN
- Their neighbour, Female, thirty- fifty nosey but kind hearted
- VIC
- Terry’s older Male friend, level headed, almost avuncular
- DENNIS
- Male, Thirties or forties charming Good looking, subtly shifty
- MAGENTA BLACK
- Female middle aged theatrical, eccentric
- PRISCILLA
- Her daughter, strange, Clairvoyant ?
- T.V. ANNOUNCER
- A male or female off stage voice