This year's first helping of tea/coffee, strawberries, croissants, and mini dramas. Five actors performing five playlets in an hour.
Gnome Anne's Land sounds like a title that was then turned into a script. But it's pleasantly enjoyable anyway. A group of garden gnomes fear for their future, and realise the truth they've been hiding from. Featuring a union rep, groanworthy puns and surprise buttocks. Pure comedy.
True to You brings us a surprising first date off Tinder. It looks like being a failure, but maybe all is not what it seems? The capes reveal all. At it's best when breaking the fourth wall. A clever take on an established trope.
An Actor Prepares takes place in a theatre dressing room, a few minutes before curtain up. Simmering resentments between the old established star and the up and coming new boy boil over into a surprise twist. A nice nod to the old theatre.
Your Move was my favourite of the quintet. Another first date tale, this time set over a chess board. But the game is being played to some very unconventional rules. A smart metaphor for how relationships can play out.
Our Next Contestant features a TV dating show in which the host gets more than he bargained for. Revenge and a penguin make for an interesting mix. Unusual in having all five members of the cast make an appearance, and charmingly cynical.
There's no real theme to these 'menus', so it was a surprise to find first dates featuring so heavily! But none the worse for that. Wonderful early entertainment to start your day off with.
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