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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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    5w, 2m

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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.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A lounge

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Simon Williams

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