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Happy Birthday Me

Short Play, Comedy  /  5w, 2m

Simon Williams

Happy Birthday Me
by Simon Williams

"It's my birthday. All I wanted was a bottle of Claret and a couple of winners at Sandown." Instead, retired actress Margot Buchanan receives three separate visitors: her ex-husband Leo, an ageing film star fresh from a punch-up with a reporter, Leo'…

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"It's my birthday. All I wanted was a bottle of Claret and a couple of winners at Sandown." Instead, retired actress Margot Buchanan receives three separate visitors: her ex-husband Leo, an ageing film star fresh from a punch-up with a reporter, Leo's current wife Judy, and his latest mistress Sadie, an aspiring Juliet seeking Margot's acting advice. Just as the inevitable fireworks kick off, Leo suffers a fatal heart attack. Then the kissogram shows up ... Happy Birthday Me is a touching and very funny comedy in one act based on the author's earlier full-length play, Laying the Ghost.
Margot Buchanan, an actress, 70.
Miss Freda Deacon, an elderly actress.
Mrs Kidd, the home administrator.
Sir Leo Buchanan, an actor, 71.
Lady Buchanan, Leo's wife, late 40s.
Sadie Croft, a young actress.
Superman, an u
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A lounge

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