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It's Not The Same Without Norman

    by Jane Lockyer Willis
Comedy Play Script: 'It's Not The Same Without Norman' by Jane Lockyer Willis

Synopsis

What do Joseph, an upmarket stable and the Christmas Star have in common with a housewife, an errant husband and a friend who can't cook meringues? See what happens when Bethlehem comes to suburbia.

It's the Christmas season and Gillian is missing her errant husband Norman who has walked out on her without explanation. Prone to fantasies, she transforms her bedroom into a stable, casts her husband as a shepherd, Norman's girlfriend, Linda as a wise woman, and assigns Joseph to be the arbitrator overseeing this imaginary get together. 

Although there are arguments, back stabbings and recriminations the meeting ends with a reconciliation in sight. However, when Gillian's husband unexpectedly telephones the next day, her fantasies set to work once more. 

The play ends with her grasp on reality being further questioned.

Duration
25 mins approx

Characters

(2m, 2f)
  • Gillian - 50s, mousy, discouraged, prone to fantasies
  • Linda - 30s/40s, smart, self-centred, shallow, brittle
  • Norman - 50s, smartly dressed, fussy, overshadowed by bossy Linda
  • Joseph - 30s/40s, gentle, but assertive
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