flp104: The Charity Shop by Angela Hodges
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Summary Performance History
30th/31st March and 1st April 2017 - Stoke sub Hamdon by the Stoke Performing Arts Group
30th/31st March and 1st April 2017 - Stoke sub Hamdon by the Stoke Performing Arts Group
Genre
Comedy
Comedy
Script Notes
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Synopsis
Maddie, newcomer to the village, joins the team of volunteers at the charity shop and finds the job more exciting than she had anticipated. Steaming cats, naked men, Russian spies, That Woman at No 45 – it’s all go at the charity shop – but will Maddie eventually find love as well?The Cast List
- Volunteers in Shop:
- LESLEY WYNDHAM
- Energetic, mother of primary school aged twins
- MRS G
- Mrs Hermione Grant – bossy – used to command.
- PAM
- Grandmother, lived in the village all her life, comfortable
- MADDIE FOSTER
- Just moved to village, single, looking to make new life for herself
- Customers:
- MAN
- Terrified of wife
- DOREEN PATERSON
- LESLEY’S grandmother, eccentric
- BOY
- GIRL
- WOMAN ON PHONE
- DI
- Village gossip, friend of JULIE
- JULIE
- Village gossip, friend of DI
- FEMALE CUSTOMER
- VINCE PALMER
- Member of History Group, father of Lola
- PAT
- Regular customer in shop
- RICHARD SMITH
- Owns printing business, failed marriage, well liked in village, becomes volunteer in shop in Act II
- CHLOE
- Pam’s granddaughter
- TILLY
- Friend of Chloe
- STEPH
- Friend of Chloe
- Others:
- JEFF
- Removal firm man
- OWEN
- Uncle of JEFF, Welsh
- EXECUTOR
