SIX ORIGINAL PLAYS - Inspired by the themes of crime and punishment - Written by 6 playwrights - Performed by 20 actors - Staged by 6 directors Presented at The Arden Theatre - Faversham’s community theatre and its wealth of volunteers.
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Green Bins and Red Tops - Written and directed by Michelle Sheldon A journalist witnesses a man being swallowed by a bin. Is there a killer bin on the loose or is the witness deranged? Two sceptical police officers investigate and soon discover the truth.
To Carry the Weight - Written by Hazel Stevens. Directed by Jo Andrews Explores the impact of the local, populist figure Sir William Courtenay through the characters of Thomas, Kate and Harry and the Battle of Bossington Wood. Set in May 1838 the illusion of political and personal hope offered by Courtenay is an issue still relevant to audiences today.
The Last Supper - Written by Stephen Condor. Directed by Richard Andrews Capital Punishment has been reintroduced to the UK. Father Fitzpatrick attends Death Row to give solace to Dennis Dably, the first recipient of the new justice.
Umbra - Written and directed by Meg Fulton Autumn, 2025. London. In three therapy rooms, one infamous case infects a client session, a supervision, and a therapist’s own therapy. As professional language slips into politics and judgment, empathy competes with fear. Certainty hardens into a verdict, and the room itself goes dark.
The Interview - Written and directed by Joseph Payne A young woman uses a small-time machine to reset a job interview again and again in pursuit of success. She finally learns the truth: she has died repeatedly, and the interview room forms her purgatory—an endless loop that ends with a quiet sob.
It’s all too much - Written and directed by Paul McNally When troubled teenager Mike commits suicide at the dark end of the 60's, his young friends gather for his funeral. Their struggle to make sense of his death takes place under the long-distance scrutiny of Mike in an unconventional-but-strangely-plausible afterlife.
£10 / £12
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The Maurice Patterson One Act Play Festival
Arden Theatre, Leslie Smith Drive, Faversham, Kent
ME13 8PW
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