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Better Off Dead

Short Play, Comedy  /  4w

Kay Bannerman, Harold Brooke

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Better Off Dead

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes

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Summary

85 year old Violet Pascall is awaiting an unwanted annual visit from her sisters for her birthday. She wants them out as quickly and with as little unpleasantness as possible but a win on the football pools changes proceedings. 

Cast Attributes
Performing Groups

Miss Pascall, an old lady
Miss Michaels, her nurse companion
Mrs Frobisher, Miss Pascall's sister
Mrs Waddilove, Miss Pascall's other sister

  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting

    A sitting-room

  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 30 minutes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Kay Bannerman

Kay Bannerman
Kay Bannerman was born October 11, 1919, in Hove, Sussex, England and died March 31, 1991, in Marbella, Spain. Performer and playwright, Bannerman began her career as a stage actress in the late 1930s. She had major roles in London productions of Major Barbara and The Gambler ...
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