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Charles Ford

CHARLES FORD  (1902 - 1969)

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below is a list of Charles Ford's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Bow-Lox File, The         Cough Up         Fat Fred         Last Bus         Wall To Wall         Yorick Run

Bow-Lox File, The

Synopsis:
Inept Gordon and his long suffering hapless spouse Lottie, both in their mid-fifties are, not for the first time, at rock-bottom, both barely managing to survive each financial crisis which frequently appear to crop up with alarming regularity at their drab, sorely neglected, long rented Victorian terraced abode, now favourably located in a formerly deprived run-down inner city area but of late, although of little consequence to the present occupants, enjoying an outrageously inflated revival. Hard up but unhappy, ill-mannered scruffy unemployed Gordon, who has somehow managed to secure a part-time school crossing job, appears to sit around most of the time waiting for something to turn up. Lottie, who has little to look forward to but is more all about than her idle partner and prepared to take a chance on anything that looks promising, has managed to drag Gordon along to Sundance Villas, con merchant retirement home specialists, in the hope of picking up a free holiday offer by playing them at their own game.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (2002)   978-1840943887

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Genre:
50 min Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Cough Up

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1st Produced:
Landor, London    2000

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Fat Fred

Synopsis:
Fat Fred is dead. a small group of extraordinary people have arrived for the funeral. They are totally unknown to each other and appear to know little, if anything, about the deceased. Who are they? Why are they there? Is amy as genteel and timid as she seems? Surely the West Countryman must be someone other than a simple Devon farmer? Not surprisingly one is a police officer on the trail of Fat Fred's murderer.. but is it as simple as that? all four characters' ages can be quite flexible ranging from forty to past fifty.

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Organisations:
Elephant Productions

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1997)   978-1840940473

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Last Bus

Synopsis:
The play is set in the living room of albert and Beatrice Lally's house. a bed has been set up there for albert along with older type of furniture to suit. albert, an elderly retired bus driver, has been talked into an operation he didn't want. It appears not to have gone at all well and he is confined to bed. He is being cared for by his elderly wife Beattie, a normally mild-mannered, good-natured woman, whose patience is being pushed to the limit by albert's grumpy behaviour. a visit by Charles Hopcroft, Beattie's old flame and albert's abrasive ex-working colleague, doesn't improve the situation.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1997)   978-1840940770

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Wall To Wall

Synopsis:
The play takes a sympathetic look at the intractable problems which face old people living on their own and unable to care for themselves. at one level the play is a sparring match in which the old lady exposes the Social Services' promises of a fitted shower, a seaside holiday and a top quality high chair etc. as shabby deceptions. On the other level, however, it is very sad. We know that the old lady's situation is impossible - she has no family or friends and is quite unable to take care of herself. Mr Dartington-Kew is right that something has to be done for her and the growing number of people like her. But what? Time was when aged and eccentric aunts were taken in by the extended family. Now there seems to be no room for mothers and fathers. This play is intended to put a spotlight on a highly topical problem whilst retaining a degree of humour.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1997)   978-1840940534

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Yorick Run

Synopsis:
The play is set on the lower deck of a London bus on New Year's Eve 1990. . . or is it? Cecil, a retired police sergeant, sadly misinformed with reference to his good lady wife's activities during his absence from their matrimonial abode, has unwittingly mis-avenged and in despair and grief, after seeking solace from several bottles, boards a bus, a bus number long withdrawn from service. Sobering up a little after a sleep during the bizarre journey he learns from one of his equally bizarre fellow passengers that his investigation and ruthless action appear to have all been a terrible mistake. However, before his comeuppance, other mysterious and chilling events are about to follow.

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1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1997)   978-1840940916

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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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