Summer Shorts (2024)

Ten pieces of new writing, curated by Cal Beckett, Anna Callender and Guy Jones

Performances: Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 August 2024, Old Fire Station

South London Theatre is again running an evening of 10 varied short plays (each running up to 10 minutes) as a chance for new and experienced writers to see their original work on stage. Due to popular demand, the run this year has been extended to five nights!

Every year we give writers the chance to have a piece of new writing performed. This year we chose the theme, 'Sporty Shorts' for our playwrights to grapple with, and set the brief that the pieces could be no longer than 10 minutes and have no more than 5 actors. We will perform 10 texts, which span monologue and small company, drama and comedy, and contemporary and period. There truly will be something for everyone.

Storm In A GPT Cup

by Will Howells

Directed by Steve Grist

Aidan – Nick Bateman
Aisling – Nicola Foxwell
Wordsworth - Cal Beckett

Moving Furniture

by Natalie Gregorian

Directed by Natalie Gregorian

Melanie – Flora Blissett

Storm The Gates

by Tom Boxall

Directed by Tom Boxall

Dictator – Dean Moore
Servant - Ben Farren

Thursday

by Rob Tavernier

Directed by Rob Tavernier

Malcolm – Stevie Cox
Patsy – Olivette Cole Wilson
Clayton - Rob Tavernier

Mr Tuesday

by Charlotte Benstead

Directed by Charlotte Benstead

Michelle - Victoria Waddington

A Very Gallant Gentleman

by Matthew Davies

Directed by Alex Redmond

Scott - Randy Brown
Wilson - Eugene Duffy
Bowers - Craig Norman
Oates - Chris Gipson

Storm Hunters: Stormdate 28/7/05

by Tom Watts

Directed by Saffy Andrews

Charlie - Will Howells
Connor - Tristan White
Caitlin - Amy Evans

Making Waves

by Julia Collier

Directed by Charlotte Benstead

Nancy - Jacqui Cassidy
Meryl - Shilpa Sharma
April - Ellie Masterman
Jake - Seb Keenan

Super Troopers

by Guy Jones

Directed by Guy Jones

Mike - Joe Hawkins
Steve - Lewi Chapman
John - Ben Dustin

The Blind Man Playss

by James Taverner

Directed by Cal Beckett

Lee - James Taverner

Grace And A Codpiece

by David Lydon

Directed by James Jackson

Edmund - Joe Dominic
Grace - Aria Baker
Clive - Steve Grist
Fool - Celia Delaney

Crew

Stage Manager - Mark Ireson
Assistant Stage Manager - Madeline Helmstadter
Lighting & Sound Operator - Noah Wright
Lighting and Sound Design - Anna Callender with input from play directors
Show photography - Phil Gammon, Charlotte Benstead
Rigging and Set Construction - Mark Ireson, Sean Thomas, Dennis Fenton, Phoebe Price, Hound and Shorts casts and crews

Special thanks to: All the writers who submitted their work, all our directors, the actors who auditioned, our table-read play readers, Phil Ross, and the wonderful SLT volunteers behind the scenes, front of house and on the bar who make our shows possible.