flp94: The Timothy Vyle Show by Barry Wood
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Summary Performance History
4xPerformances 17-18th May 2014 by 'The New Cliffside Players' in Wellingore, Lincolnshire
4xPerformances 17-18th May 2014 by 'The New Cliffside Players' in Wellingore, Lincolnshire
Genre
Comedy
Comedy
Script Notes
Synopsis
A spoof of one of the most controversial talk shows on British Television. There are 7 sets of guests whose stories include: Can a 10 year girl really be a 90 year old grandmother who vanished in the Bermuda Triangle? What are the effects of biscuit abuse on a struggling single mother’s family? Is there a sinister explanation for how an amateur magician is making his assistants disappear? And who is the mysterious Mexican who connects all of these stories? The twist at the end will shock the nation!The Cast List
- MEN (12)
- TIMOTHY VYLE/RODRIGUEZ DIABLO
- Age 40-50. Confident/arrogant self-righteous host of the show. In the final scene Timothy’s true identity is revealed - Rodriguez Diablo.
- STEVE
- Age 20s. Loud-mouthed yob.
- LUKE
- Age 30-40. Partner to Kirsty. Wrongly assumed father of 4 very Scottish children. Meek and a bit dim.
- HAMISH
- Scottish boy age 13. Has ginger hair and wears a kilt.
- ANGUS
- Scottish boy age 6. (Non-speaking optional character). Has ginger hair and wears a kilt.
- MICHAEL
- Age30-40. Sterotypical hard Scottish man.The real father to Luke’s 4 children. Dressed in a kilt and plays bagpipes. Ginger hair and beard.
- SEAN
- Age 17. Stroppy teenager.
- MATTHEW
- Age 20-30. Posh, snobby banker type
- PETER
- Age 60-80. Miserable Brummie with a very strong incoherent accent.
- CRAIG/LIAM
- Age 20-30. Craig is a cheeky scouser, who disguises himself as Liam, a well-spoken well-educated gorilla.
- BERNARD
- Age 70-80. Pompous and boring war hero.
- DAVID
- Age 30-40. Nerdy pathetic magician wannabe, ‘The Great Magnifico.’
- OR 6 M WITH DOUBLING-UP
- STEVE/DAVID
- LUKE/PETER/BERNARD
- HAMISH/SEAN
- MICHAEL/MATTHEW/CRAIG
- NO ANGUS
- WOMEN (19)
- KIRSTY
- Age 30-40. Common and arrogant.
- ELSPETH
- 11 year old Scottish girl. Has ginger hair and wears a kilt.
- MORAG
- 10 year old Scottish girl. Has ginger hair and wears a kilt.
- MAGGIE
- Member of Timothy Vyle’s team. Speaks with a mild Brummie accent. Wears a black polo shirt with ‘CREW’ written on it.
- SECURITY GUARDS (AND UNDER-COVER DETECTIVES)
- Played by 2 young girls or 2 old women. They wear black polo shirts with ‘SECURITY’ written on them – until the final scene when they reveal themselves as detectives.
- WENDY
- Mother of teenager Sean. Drippy pathetic and gormless.
- DR SARAH GARNER
- Age about 40. Serious self-important doctor.
- LEANNE
- Age 20-30. Brash loud tracksuit- wearing mother of 6. Partner to Steve.
- CHANTELLE
- Age 20-30. Sister of Leanne. Common but nicely dressed and sweet. Girlfriend to Matthew
- ISOBEL
- Guest and awe-struck fan of Timothy Vyle. But goes off him, when in the final scene she realises that he’s murdered her grandmother.
- ETHEL
- 10 year old girl dressed as a 90 year old woman.
- JESSICA
- Old eccentric paranormal ‘expert.’
- JACKIE
- Confident, flirtatious middle-aged scouser.
- RACHEL
- Age20-30. Daughter to Jackie. Speaks with a scouse accent.
- ANDREA
- Age30+. Long suffering wife to trainee magician David.
- POLICE WOMAN
- Played by a girl or young woman.
- MARKO
- Young woman disguised as a very laddish individual. Wears a football shirt and baseball cap. ‘Boyfriend’ to Kelly.
- KELLY
- Girlfriend to Marko. Who decides to have a sex-change when she realises that Marko is a woman.
- OR 8F WITH DOUBLING-UP
- KIRSTY/DR SARAH/LEANNE/ISOBEL/JACKIE
- ELSPETH/CHANTELLE/RACHEL/POLICE WOMAN/KELLY
- MORAG/ETHEL
- WENDY/JESSICA/ANDREA
