100 Word Plays
Published by Darren Seeley on Thursday 22 March 2012The Royal Court theatre called for 100 word play submissions as part of their Young Writers Festival. Luckily for me, you don't have to be young to take part.
I wrote three. Here they are.
Washing Day
Two men sit together on bench in a launderette.
Dan I don't see any other way.
Mike At all?
Dan We've exhausted. I mean Mike, we've utterly
exhausted all other possible solutions.
Mike And none's gonna work.
Dan Nothing is going to work Mike.
Mike It's disappointing Dan, really disappointing.
Dan It is.
Mike (pause) Ah! thought I had something there!
Dan (rising from the bench) Shall we then?
Mike (looking up) No time like the present eh? (stands up)
(pause)
Where we gonna put the feet, his head, you
know all the bits and pieces?
Dan In the garage Mike.
Mike What the one on Ship Street?
Dan Yes. (nods)
Mike (nodding) Nice.
The Choice
Jack We've never really talked about it.
Alice You were happy with the choice we made.
Jack The choice?
Alice I know (beat) but I just couldn't cope with it
then.
Jack And by doing this now, this is to show me how much
you still think about it?
Alice More than you are able to forget.
Jack You mean that you think about it more than I forget
it? (beat) Or that I forget how much you think about
it? (Pause) Alice?
Alice I never truly realised how much a part of you it was.
Jack She, she was a girl.
Alice I know. (whispers) A tiny baby girl.
No Dogs
Guard No dogs! No dogs! No dogs!
Man What?
Guard No dogs. No dogs allowed.
Man What (beat) this?
Guard Not allowed.
Man This is no dog.
Guard Yes it is.
Man Good, we agree then.
Guard Exactly! What? Why are you saying it's not a dog.
Man I didn't.
Guard No dogs allowed!
Man I know, so please let me through.
Guard You can't take that dog.
Man Why not?
Guard Dogs aren't allowed.
Man Oh, dogs aren't allowed? I'm sorry I had no idea.