Theatrical Shenanigans

Welcome to our fourth episode in "The Panel Presents" series. This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This month, our panellists are:   Susan Jackson - www.southernrailroadtheatrecompany.com https://newplayexchange.org/users/10701/susan-j...

Half way through the season! I hope you are still enjoying the plays and chats so far!   For our half way episode, we will be listening to an intrieguing piece entitled "Ethically Speaking" by Barry Wood. Barry is a Lincolnshire based playwright and has been writing for about six years. In that time he’s won countless awards and productions all over the UK as well as across the USA , in australia...

Moving towards the half way point, this week we have a tense back and forth thriller play for you in the form of "A Wager" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2488135/wager ) by Sarah J Baker (@maybesarahjbaker, https://newplayexchange.org/users/76648/sarah-j-baker ) and Hadley Vogler (@hadley. Vogler). I also get to enjoy chatting about this piece with the fabulous Dana Hall ( https://www.danahal...

Here we are again, moving through the series at just under a third of the way there!   This episode we have a humourous ghost tale entitled "Ghosted" by Ron Burch ( www.ronburch.com ) and I have a chat with a familiar name to Theatrical Shenanigans in the form of Greg Hatfield ( http://greghatfield.com & https://newplayexchange.org/users/14397/greg-hatfield ) the playwright of "Munday Tuesday...

Welcome to our third episode in "The Panel Presents" series.   This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are:   Katie Jones -   John Knowles - https://youtu.be/ENJcB_D1EBI Fetch-theatre.co.uk   Nora Louise Syran -...

Today we continue through our series of Theatrical Shenanigans with a touching piece entitled "Remembering Elizabeth" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/288846/remembering-elizabeth ) by Jack Rushton ( http://www.jack-rushton.com ) and I have a chat with UK playwright Hannah Kennedy ( hannahkennedy.uk )   Synopsis: For Albert, it's a good and bad memory day. Today they go together.   Cast: Albert...

Welcome Back to Theatrical Shenanigans for our Second Season! For those who don't know, every fortnight I produce an audio play from a playwright anywhere in the world and then have a chat about that play with a guest.   For the first week we will be enjoying the play "Cloudy with a Chance of Contempt" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2432640/cloudy-chance-contempt ) by Lisa Quoresimo ( http://...

Welcome to our second episode in "The Panel Presents" series.   This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are:   Melissa Schmitz - https://101stageadaptations.buzzsprout.com/ https://newplayexchange.org/users/72513...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans!   This will be our last Mini Shenanigan of the series before the second season of Theatrical Shenanigans begins next week (6th August) so I hope you can join us then!   Our last piece is a monologue entitled "Not Getting Old" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1684095/not-getting-old ) and sees Edna realise that she's tired of getting old and wants to be 25 again!   C...

With only one more Mini Shenanigan to go, this week, we present "The Honest Interview" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2212444/honest-interview )   Synopsis: Petra of Random Tech Company is endorsing the company's new invention, honesty drugs for employees when conducting interviews but how much do they really want known?   Casting: Petra - Fiona Leishmann Maria - Mari Ciancaglini   If you can...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans!   So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    The play for this week is entitled "Consider". In it we see Jack facing off against Amanda, a young woman seeking revenge, but has she really considered all of her options? - https://newplayexchange.o...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    This week we venture into "After Happily Ever After". Now we all know the typical fairy story, Princess marries Prince and they live happily ever after. However, this Prince Charming is about to discove...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.  Our play this week is entitled "Eggs in the Morning". Sam and Lisa had agreed their sleeping together was totally casual to protect their friendship. There would be no small talk, no cuddles and above all...

Welcome to the first episode in a new series in connection with "Theatrical Shenanigans"   "The Panel Presents" is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are:   George Sapio - https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/georg...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    The play this week is called "One in Every Flavour". It sees Mandy entering The Taste Emporium seeking simple Vanilla ice cream. What she finds instead is Giles, a whacky inventor with some... interesti...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    The play this week is called "Don't Scream". It sees Alice return home to find a man robbing her house. However, the burglar seems more fascinated with another fact, that Alice can't scream! ( https://n...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    This week's play is called "Affairs" and sees Helen go to confront Vivienne, the man her husband is sleeping with. However, the response Helen gets is a lot more than she bargained for! ( https://newpla...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    This week the play is called "No More Tea" and sees Violet trying desperately to get a drink and something to eat from The Magic Toadstool Tea Rooms, an easy task you'd think. But when her husband Derek...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    The play for this week is entitled "Strangers and No Train". It sees Alice find herself stranded, scared and alone on a disused railway platform at night. However, she is about to discover just how impo...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans!   So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    This week the play is called "The Duck Did it". It sees Timmy's mother coming home to find her house in a mess and the babysitter missing, and why? Because Albert has come to visit, Timmy's friend the...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans!   So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.   Our first piece is called "Fake News?" and was written in the wake of the Roe vs Wade decision. It sees aliens Echo and Delta discussing the world as they see it. ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/19...

This week presents the final episode of Season one of Theatrical Shenanigans. This week we present the audio play "A Conversation about Mom" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/874681/conversation-about-mom ) by Cleveland based actor/writer/graphic artist John Busser ( https://newplayexchange.org/users/34757/john-busser & https://www.behance.net/johnbusser0391 ). I also get to have a lovely ch...

As a final four-day countdown to the end of Season One, Theatrical Shenanigans presents a four-part crime/drama special for you. "Believe Me" was originally an award-winning short play that was converted to a four-part audio series for YouTube and we've now brought it here for you to enjoy! WARNING - This video contains strong language and references to sexual assault and violence. It is not suita...

As a final four-day countdown to the end of Season One, Theatrical Shenanigans presents a four-part crime/drama special for you. "Believe Me" was originally an award-winning short play that was converted to a four-part audio series for YouTube and we've now brought it here for you to enjoy! WARNING - This video contains strong language, and references to sexual assault and violence. It is not suit...

As a final four-day countdown to the end of Season One, Theatrical Shenanigans presents a four-part crime/drama special for you. "Believe Me" was originally an award-winning short play that was converted to a four-part audio series for YouTube and we've now brought it here for you to enjoy! WARNING - This video contains strong language and references to sexual assault and violence. It is not suita...