A Single Act
When fight or flight aren't an option there's always funny; can comedy save three singular souls? Bill Nighy, Amelia Bullmore and Sebastian Croft star in AL Kennedy's drama.
by A.L. Kennedy
Simon Pratt ..... Bill Nighy
Joyce Zani ..... Amelia Bullmore
Ben Vane ..... Sebastian Croft
Directed by Sally Avens
Celebrating 100 years of Radio Drama, A.L. Kennedy's play is an homage to the inventiveness of radio and the world of sounds.
Simon Pratt has always wanted to be part of a double act but he has ended up a single man. Now his damaged grandson needs Simon but he can't seem to connect with him nor his neighbour Joyce, with whom he has had an aborted affair. Could the magic of conjuring laughter out of sounds be the key to a happier life for all three of them?
Bill Nighy is an academy award nominee for the film Living, he appears regularly on Radio 4 in the titular role of Charles Paris.
Amelia Bullmore is an actress and playwright. She has appeared in Coronation Street, I'm Alan Partridge and Scott and Bailey.
Sebastian Croft has appeared in Game of Thrones, Horrible Histories - the Movie and Heartstopper
A.L. Kennedy is an award winning novelist,. She also writes for stage, screen and radio and performs occasionally as a stand up comic.
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