Short-Fi | Spotlighting Short Screenplays

When an uptight businesswoman loses her priority baggage at the airport, she risks her deadline, her biggest client, her job, and everything else that is important to her. Through her airport angst, she meets an unlikely sage in the airport cleaner and ultimately finds much more than her lost luggage. Written and read by Fiona Georgiou Hunt Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episo...

Outwardly competent and personable, college lecturer James Hayden nevertheless battles with inner emptiness and although yearning for a profound connection has an equally deep fear of it, opting to skim the surface or avoid relationships altogether, until an enigmatic stranger threatens to lure him into unchartered and potentially treacherous waters. Written and read by Amanda Adams Subscribe to O...

Will Booth’s solitary life becomes tortured when gregarious Matthew moves into the apartment upstairs and shakes Will’s ceiling with incessant music. Gruff Will orders him to stop, but defiant Matthew retaliates, playing the beats louder and louder until Will’s volatile temper boils over. One way or another, someone is moving out. Written and read by Nicholas Cameron Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99...

A religious crusader obsessed by his bloodline legacy is forced to question his beliefs and actions in the face of an unworldly storm. Meanwhile, his tormented wife grows delirious from a looming presence while his captives, a botanist, a brigand and a cleric ruminate on their coming end. Written by Christopher Parkinson Read by Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free...

On her train to work, Nancy has her happy ever after accidentally derailed by her time-travelling future self. The twenty-something cardiologist must learn to listen to her own heart and avoid being railroaded by her mother into dating the wrong guy to stay on track to find her true love. Written by Lorna Riley Read by Simon Bubb Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unl...

A mild-mannered soft-play centre owner is forced into a life of crime after a chance meeting with a local gangster. With his failing business being used as a front for a range of illegal activities, he struggles to maintain the rosy veneer of this family attraction, while searching for a way out of his predicament. Written and Read by Brad Brookes Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-fre...

When a middle-class woman is imprisoned for fraud, she struggles to establish a presence in her cell to avoid becoming the beta dog. She becomes increasingly worried that her nervous habit of oversharing will make her seem like a pushover to her seasoned cellmate; instead, her chatter betrays her psychopathic tendencies and malevolent past. Written and Read by Belinda Lees Subscribe to OutWrd+ for...

It is a normal quiet night at the Red Lion for bartender Amy, until a mysterious stranger emerges from the darkness with impossible knowledge. As the night wears on, Amy must choose whether to trust a man she has never met, or risk everything for the chance of something better. Performed by Ruth Hayes, Marcus Armstrong & Belinda Lees Written by Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/m...

Whilst house sitting for their parents, Hadley and Ida’s home is intruded by burglars causing them to take refuge in the attic. The twins wake up and realise they are locked in. They will have to put aside their differences and find a way out or, wait two weeks for the return of their parents. Written by Laura Owen Read by Ruth Hayes Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and...

Fred and Fiona are tasked with operating the last fax machines and find themselves locked in hand-drawn conversation; but as the company tries to move into the future, a shadowy figure threatens to end their conversation for good. Written by Marcus Armstrong Read by Ruth Hayes Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠...

Two short children's stories. A moustache-driven rivalry and an extra-terrestrial conspiracy involving knitting and the Australian Prime-Minister. Written and Read by Belinda Lees Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join today. Study Screenwriting Online: https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/study/online/postgr...

A story about Jack, a young man struggling to adapt to life under lockdown rules. Written by Ben Jones Read by Ruth Hayes and Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join today. Study Screenwriting Online: https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/study/online/postgraduate/writing-script-screen

A self-assured estate agent goes above and beyond to try and find the perfect home for his dull and thankless client. However, with each unsuccessful viewing, the agent unwittingly wanders into a much more sinister plot. Written by Brad Brookes Read by Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and...

A cabbie trying to make a better life for himself has to battle his past addictions when his wife leaves him for a richer man. He has no idea what he’s going to do next until the man she’s run off with gets into the back of his cab. Written and Read by Ben Jones Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join to...

A young Glaswegian and his best friend escape the city for a weekend to compete at the World Stone Skimming Championships but his obsession to win forces him to choose between victory and friendship. Written and read by Chris Roy Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join today. Study Screenwriting Online:...

When a reclusive homeless man is invited into a friendly woman's home for a hot meal and a bath, he slowly starts to realise that he hasn't been invited in for hospitable reasons. Written by Daniel Tuck Read by Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join today. Study Screenwriting On...

When a lonely young woman inherits an aromatherapy market stall, she discovers an uncanny ability to use her blends to improve the lives of her customers. But when she tries to use this power to pursue her own happiness, the results spin out of her control. Written by Abbie Heath Read by Ruth Hayes Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tom yearns to plan his own wedding but is kept at arm's length by his fiancée. As the big day edges closer, Tom tries to come to terms with his situation with help from best man Joe, who knows nothing of his true feelings. As best intentions flirt with disaster, Tom must save the day using only a pint glass and some geraniums. Written and Read by Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99...

Arriving home late from a funeral, Mark is unnerved by unusual sounds coming from his normally quiet house. As the night wears on, past and present collide and Mark must face the demons he thought he had defeated long ago. Written and read by Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join today...

A young war veteran and former Olympian turns to professional wrestling in an attempt to raise the spirits of an 8-year-old child. Written by Tom Burrows Read by Ruth Hayes Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join today. Study Screenwriting Online: https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/study/online/postgraduate/writ...

An undistinguished actor in need of hip replacement surgery plays a cleaner on a reality television show in the hopes of reigniting her career and paying for her operation. As the show progresses, her on-screen value soars while her dignity plummets. Written and read by Belinda Lees Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.m...

A child, Matilda, witnesses her family descend into dread after the arrival of a sickly woman to their 19th century English farm. The woman tells the child stories of a folklore tale, causing Matilda to question her reality. Meanwhile, a very real threat lurks outside the walls of their home. Written by John Finnegan Read by Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free epis...

The arrival of her 30th birthday gives Patrice, a subservient Afro-Caribbean woman, the awakening she needs to make big changes in her life, starting with her hair. When these sudden changes cause tension in her relationships, Patrice must decide whether to revert to who she was to keep the peace. Written by Reyda Gay Read by Glenda Gay Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes...

A traumatised victim of intimate partner violence is struggling to maintain her equilibrium as a yoga teacher in a new community. Her fragile health is threatened by the unexpected arrival of her ex-partner. Written by Belinda Lees Read by Ruth Hayes Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to get ad-free episodes and unlock all our stories. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://outwrd.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join today. Study S...

James is suffering from severe sleep deprivation is on the verge of cracking. His neighbour, Peter, a metal sculptor, works late into the night whilst singing off-key opera. Now, James methodically plans Peter’s demise. The only thing standing between him and a good night’s sleep is the Neighbourhood Watch. Written by Lauren Brits Read by Marcus Armstrong Subscribe to OutWrd+ for €4.99/month to ge...