Plays for Performance
On this page is a selection of plays written by David Weedall, a playwright known largely for writing comedy with a hint of the absurd. We want to make these scripts widely available for performance, subject to the usual terms and conditions.
How to Remember Everything You Thought You Had Forgotten!
Four underdressed amnesia sufferers, of dubious character, all identically dressed, make National Headlines with farcical results! But will they ever remember which bank they raided or where in the world they hid the swag?
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Clampers!
A darkly comical look at the ridiculous future of parking - or the lack thereof! One female clamper joins a new breed of company who believe that given enough power, they can truly dominate the world and bring untold misery to unsuspecting car owners! An absurd glimpse into a future where everyone owns a car, but there's no room left to drive anywhere!
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In Bed With Harry
Submissive Harry spends most of his time in bed with Carrie, who runs a disturbingly happy cult of Australian oddballs who have given her all their wealth in exchange for a life in bed! The peace and slumber of this community is shattered by the arrival of Carrie's former university lecturer, now turned professional illusionist, who is determined to retrieve the many thousands Carrie conned out of him whilst at university in England, some years previously.
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Double Gazing!
Two men spend hours studying two young ladies in an adjacent flat with binoculars! Voyeurs perhaps, or are their motives perhaps even more bizarre? A black comedy where two men's actions have completely unexpected consequences, resulting in their own demise.
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Death of a Tomato Salesman
One man believes he can save the human race by changing their diets to be largely tomato based! He launches an international tomato eating campaign for which he must give his life and proves this to the world by scaling the Tate Modern chimney. 'A touching and amusing exploration of human obsession.'
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Slowly Going Under…
London in the near future? Visions of a city submerging under rising water levels as people are tempted as never before to lose all hope. Will the British sense of humour and resilience survive as the last survivors face their inevitable end? The cocktail of life, without ice!
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Googled Out!
The play takes place 'on line' as virtual reality takes over from fantasy, and avatars are locked in a life and death struggles to retain their own identities and not be consumed by this virtual world. A comedic study in human psychology and behavior where retaining one's identity is the key to life.
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007 – My Other Life!
One man's mission to prove to the world that he really is 007 - and all this, despite the fact that he drives a ‘Robin Reliant,’ has a nagging girlfriend and is perceived by most as a social inadequate! This 'would be Bond' has the chance to prove his true credentials as the Russians seek to bring total devastation to the UK. Surely the one way to prove his identity beyond all doubt is to save his country from disaster and pull the most attractive Russian agent?
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All plays written by David Weedall are listed at: www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsW/weedall-david.html