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In Room Five Hundred and Four
Short Play, Drama / 2f, 2m
In Room Five Hundred and Four
by Jimmie Chinn
''In Room Five Hundred and Four'' is yet another humorous, touching and sensitive play from the observant and ever-capable hands of Jimmie Chinn.
Edie reminisces about herself and Harry on their wedding-day in February 1942. Together the couple discover life's big truths in the span of one night. The day after, Harry will leave for the front, never to return.
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Cast Size
2f, 2m -
Duration
40 minutes -
Subgenre
Period -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
''In Room Five Hundred and Four'' is yet another humorous, touching and sensitive play from the observant and ever-capable hands of Jimmie Chinn.
Sitting in a seedy seaside boarding house room, Older Edie reminisces over the past. Out of her memory step a younger Edie and Harry on their wedding day in February 1942. Together, the young couple discover life's big truths in the span of one night; the day after, Harry will leave for the front, never to return. The uncertainties of their relationship mirror the wider unpredictability and turmoil of the 40s - producing a finely-balanced portrait of that period. Simple staging in two acting areas allows us to travel through time as we become deeply involved with the touching tale of Older Edie.
History
The play was first presented at the Duke's Head Theatre, Richmond, Surrey on March 13th 1986.
It was also subsequently presented on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Theatre on the 11th February 1987 - directed by Gerry Jones.
It was also presented at the West Bank Cafe Theatre, 42nd Street, New York City, on the 16th February 1988 - directed by Joan Vail Thorne.
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1940s/WWII
- Setting A seedy room in a seaside boarding-house.
- Features Period Costumes
- Additional Features Not Applicable
- Duration 40 minutes
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Media
''Sensitive......heart-warming.....touching.'' Middlesex Chronicle.
Music
- Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Jimmie Chinn
James 'Jimmie' Chinn was born in Middleton, Lancashire on March 30th 1940 - the only son of his beloved mother, Edie. His early years, although not always easy, were to shape his writing in the future, and this often difficult time compounded his determination to achieve grea ...