Stage Plays
TIMOTHY
by David K. Barnes & Michael Milne
Duration: 45 min | Cast: 4
When Yvonne and Susan are invited to a meeting in Annette's cellar, neither of them know what to expect. But after Annette says her seemingly perfect husband Timothy is planning to kill her, the three women are drawn into a tangled web of logic, panic, and delicious mugs of cocoa. Can the three women separate fact from fiction and escape with their lives?
‘Timothy’ has received productions in the UK, US, India, and Taiwan.
“Twists and turns, suspense, horror and laughter fill this highly enjoyable black comedy." ★★★★ EdFringe Review
"Blissfully funny new play… The dialogue is littered with some crackingly funny lines in a storyline that, while obviously darkly comic, is also surprisingly sweet." ★★★★ What's On Stage
Originally performed by Blackwatch Road Productions for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe '11
Annette ~ OLIVIA HOLLAND-ROSE
Yvonne ~ ALEXANDRA WETHERELL
Susan ~ SARAH SORENSEN
Timothy ~ TOM SHAH
Directed by MICHAEL MILNE
Most recently produced by Snatchback & Joyous Gard for VAULT Festival '18 in London
Annette ~ HANNAH SINCLAIR ROBINSON
Yvonne ~ AMANI ZARDOE
Susan ~ BETH EYRE
Timothy ~ HENRY WYRLEY-BIRCH
Directed by RAFAELLA MARCUS
BIRTHDAY SUIT
by David K. Barnes
Duration: 2 hours | Cast: 4
It’s Richard’s 40th birthday and he’s throwing a party. New colleague Diane is happy to go, and she's brought along her boyfriend Nick. There’s just one problem: nobody else is coming.
It looks like Diane and Nick are in for a long evening, trapped with their peculiar host and their own worst anxieties. But then someone else does turn up. Someone with a lot of history and an appetite for revenge...
‘Birthday Suit’ has received productions in the UK and Malta.
"A mercilessly tense piece of writing that clashes Noel Coward with Edward Albee to quite profound effect." ★★★★ The Stage
"In turn laugh out loud funny and tragic." ★★★★ West End Wilma
Originally performed by Pluck Productions at the
Old Red Lion Theatre, London
Richard ~ LIAM BEWLEY
Diane ~ EJ MARTIN
Nick ~ PHILIP HONEYWELL
Valerie ~ EMILY STRIDE
Directed by ALICE MALIN
"Like Ayckbourn for millennials." - Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
"Recalls Neil LaBute at his best."- Kate Maltby, The Times
THE AWKWARD GHOST
by David K. Barnes
Duration: 60 min | Cast: 4
Jo is a ghost. She quietly haunts the flat where she died two years ago. Its new and lonely occupant Robin has no idea she’s even there, which is just the way she likes it. Then one night, her rowdy and recently deceased sister Linda shows up, determined to enjoy her supernatural status to the full.
But Jo wants to keep things quiet. She wants to keep her home. And, most of all, she wants to keep Robin…
"Barnes's portrayal of sisterly disrespect and one-upmanship undimmed by death is spot on, searingly vicious in its comedy." - British Theatre Guide
“A rather melancholy and sweet piece about loneliness and grasping life's possibilities while there's still time." - The Stage
Originally produced by Crowley & Co. for VAULT Festival '16 in London
Directed by TOM CROWLEY
Jo ~ BETH EYRE
Robin ~ PETER WICKS
Linda ~ SARAH SORENSON
Brett ~ ED SHERIDAN
GAMES OF LOVE AND CHANCE
by David K. Barnes, inspired by Pierre de Marivaux
Duration: 75 minutes | Cast: 6
It’s 1929. Egomaniac millionaire Sir Oscar Botcherby is marrying off his daughter to Roderick Brooke-Sharpe, a man she's never met before. Wanting to get the measure of her new fiancé, Sylvia swaps places with her long-suffering maid - but unbeknownst to her, Roderick has swapped places with his valet...
Mishaps and misunderstandings ensue as four young people seek true love and an escape from the manipulative machinations of Sir Oscar Botcherby, in this witty and fresh adaptation of the Marivaux classic!
Originally produced by Zut Alors Theatre at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe ‘14
Sir Oscar Botcherby ~ HAMISH COLVILLE
Sylvia Botcherby ~ ESMÉ PATEY-FORD
Roderick Brooke-Sharpe ~ RYAN J. BROWN
Edith Smith ~ AMY MILLNS
Charlie Quinn ~ ED SHERIDAN
Martin Botcherby ~ FELIX TRENCH
Original music by GABRIEL CHERNICK
Produced by CELIA DUGUA
Directed by ROXY COOK
NSDF Edinburgh Festival Award - Special Commendation for Original Writing
"It is the subversive, revisionist approach of the play which really makes it shine, proving that period pieces can be shot through with an entirely 21st century mindset... Games of Love and Chance mixes wordplay with slapstick, wit with silliness, all to admirable effect, but most of all, it’s jolly good fun."
★★★★ Broadway Baby
"A new play by David K. Barnes that feels like a well-known and well-loved piece of classic theatre... Games of Love and Chance has a universal appeal. A polished, complete piece of comedy-drama, practically guaranteed to entertain." ★★★★ EdFringe Review
"This incredibly funny and silly adaptation is a positive crowd pleaser." ★★★★ The Public Reviews