Set: Two counters to represent two restaurants, with tables & chairs in between.
Synopsis: A secret sauce recipe is stolen from Bella Italia restaurant on the night a rival venue opens. Private Investigator, Fifi Phalange, is sent to
investigate...
Run time: Around 15 minutes (Caution! This is very dependent on your production.)
Notes: 'This was a commission for a local Brownie troupe and the characters' names and setting were suggested to me for inclusion in the script - which
explains a lot!
Including a dance at a disco where everyone gets a chance to throw some shapes, it's a bit of a 'whodunnit' mystery that the audience can play along with,
though whether they can keep up with the twists and turns revealed at the finale is anyone's guess! And, in a play this mad, does it really matter?'
Published: 2008
First Produced: Kenton Theatre, Henley, 2008
Latest Production: Rainham Theatrical Society, 2012
Synopsis: A secret sauce recipe is stolen from Bella Italia restaurant on the night a rival venue opens. Private Investigator, Fifi Phalange, is sent to
investigate...
Run time: Around 15 minutes (Caution! This is very dependent on your production.)
Notes: 'This was a commission for a local Brownie troupe and the characters' names and setting were suggested to me for inclusion in the script - which
explains a lot!
Including a dance at a disco where everyone gets a chance to throw some shapes, it's a bit of a 'whodunnit' mystery that the audience can play along with,
though whether they can keep up with the twists and turns revealed at the finale is anyone's guess! And, in a play this mad, does it really matter?'
Published: 2008
First Produced: Kenton Theatre, Henley, 2008
Latest Production: Rainham Theatrical Society, 2012
BAR WARS: RETURN OF THE SAUCE
'Some funny lines and outrageous characters' Arts Academy, Henley
'All the right ingredients for a comedy who-dunnit' Bristol Grammar School
Cast: 4m, 6f
DODI BEARHORN, a chauffer.
MARIO IT, delivery boy and ladies' man.
COMPERE at the grand gala opening.
DINER #1 & DINER #2
FIFI PHALANGE, Private Investigator.
LUCY DANIELS, her sidekick.
CHRISTINE WOLF, owner of Bella Italia restaurant.
MARIA GLAISIE, owner of Spanish Nights restaurant.
SHELLEY SPINKS, employee at Spanish Nights.
'Some funny lines and outrageous characters' Arts Academy, Henley
'All the right ingredients for a comedy who-dunnit' Bristol Grammar School
Cast: 4m, 6f
DODI BEARHORN, a chauffer.
MARIO IT, delivery boy and ladies' man.
COMPERE at the grand gala opening.
DINER #1 & DINER #2
FIFI PHALANGE, Private Investigator.
LUCY DANIELS, her sidekick.
CHRISTINE WOLF, owner of Bella Italia restaurant.
MARIA GLAISIE, owner of Spanish Nights restaurant.
SHELLEY SPINKS, employee at Spanish Nights.
| Richard James / Actor & Playwright |
| Richard James / Actor & Playwright |
| IN PERFORMANCE |
| SAMPLE DIALOGUE |
Maria: I want to speak with the manager.
Christine: She’s right behind you. What do you want?
Maria: Just thought I’d pop by to tell you that you’ve got competition. My new restaurant across the way, ‘Spanish Nights', opens tonight. It’s going to be filled
with celebrities and media types. Justin Timberlake has agreed to hand out the olives. Watch your profits, lady. I think they’re about to take a nosedive.
Dodi: Yeah, a nosedive!
(With a mad laugh, they exit)
Mario: She laughs like a drain.
Christine: Yeah, just like my first husband. Oh no, he smelt like a drain… Or was that the second?
Mario: Just how many times have you been married, Christine?
Christine: How long have you got?
Mario: Well, look my little choochie, don’t worry about that crazy woman. Bella Italia will survive. We’ve got something that ‘Spanish Nights’ will never have.
Christine: You mean the secret recipe?
Mario: Your Grandma’s Secret Pasta Sauce! The secret to our success!
Christine: She’s right behind you. What do you want?
Maria: Just thought I’d pop by to tell you that you’ve got competition. My new restaurant across the way, ‘Spanish Nights', opens tonight. It’s going to be filled
with celebrities and media types. Justin Timberlake has agreed to hand out the olives. Watch your profits, lady. I think they’re about to take a nosedive.
Dodi: Yeah, a nosedive!
(With a mad laugh, they exit)
Mario: She laughs like a drain.
Christine: Yeah, just like my first husband. Oh no, he smelt like a drain… Or was that the second?
Mario: Just how many times have you been married, Christine?
Christine: How long have you got?
Mario: Well, look my little choochie, don’t worry about that crazy woman. Bella Italia will survive. We’ve got something that ‘Spanish Nights’ will never have.
Christine: You mean the secret recipe?
Mario: Your Grandma’s Secret Pasta Sauce! The secret to our success!
