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Happy Campers
Mystery of Mallen...
POSH!
A Fete Worse...
Richard's full length plays have been performed all around the UK as well as abroad - from Australia to the USA. They are
mostly broad comedies with a bit of a bite, from the family gathering on a Yorkshire hillside to bury a dead man's ashes
(Happy Campers), to a famous actor having to solve a murder at a village fete (A Fete Worse Than Death); from an all new
adventure starring the world's most famous consulting detective (Sherlock Holmes & The Mystery of Mallen Hall), to a
game of not-so-happy families on the sun deck of a mediterranean cruise ship (Port Out, Starboard Home!).
All the plays below are available to read for free online via Richard's publishers, Lazy Bee Scripts. Simply click the titles to
see more information on each play, then follow the links to read the plays, order scripts or enquire about performing
licences. You will need to have Java installed and enabled on your computer to view the scripts.
Latest Productions
Happy Campers; Wollaston Theatrical Society & Swavesey Radsoc
A Fete Worse Than Death; Huntingdon Drama Club, Lancing Repertory Players & Avonside Players
The Mystery of Mallen Hall; Pagham Players & Culdrose Theatre Group
mostly broad comedies with a bit of a bite, from the family gathering on a Yorkshire hillside to bury a dead man's ashes
(Happy Campers), to a famous actor having to solve a murder at a village fete (A Fete Worse Than Death); from an all new
adventure starring the world's most famous consulting detective (Sherlock Holmes & The Mystery of Mallen Hall), to a
game of not-so-happy families on the sun deck of a mediterranean cruise ship (Port Out, Starboard Home!).
All the plays below are available to read for free online via Richard's publishers, Lazy Bee Scripts. Simply click the titles to
see more information on each play, then follow the links to read the plays, order scripts or enquire about performing
licences. You will need to have Java installed and enabled on your computer to view the scripts.
Latest Productions
Happy Campers; Wollaston Theatrical Society & Swavesey Radsoc
A Fete Worse Than Death; Huntingdon Drama Club, Lancing Repertory Players & Avonside Players
The Mystery of Mallen Hall; Pagham Players & Culdrose Theatre Group
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A FETE WORSE THAN DEATH by Richard James (Comedy murder mystery)
Cast: 4m, 3f Set: A marquee at a village fete.
Synopsis: Actor Ray Martin is opening the village fete, playing on his fame as TV's Inspector Brady. Little does he know that ambition, infidelity and marrow envy will lead to
murder, and he'll be left to solve it - without a script!
HAPPY CAMPERS by Richard James (Comedy)
Cast: 3m, 4f Set: Single outdoor set (with tents!)
Synopsis: A comedy with a bite to it, this tells the story of a family gathering in the Yorkshire countryside to scatter the ashes of a man with a dark history. There are revelations
all round and an unexpected treasure hunt.
PORT OUT, STARBOARD HOME! by Richard James (Comedy drama)
Cast: 4m, 3f Set: The sun deck on the 'Adelphi' cruise ship.
Synopsis: Miriam hopes that taking her son Stewart on a cruise will help him find Miss Right, when actually, he's looking for a Mr Right. Jackie's on the cruise for her health,
though she's actually only sick of her husband, and Amanda's a washed up actress, taking any job going. Happy cruising!
SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE MYSTERY OF MALLEN HALL by Richard James (Mystery)
Cast: 4m, 3f Set: The study of 221b Baker St.
Synopsis: The redoubtable Holmes is presented with a murder mystery that took place three weeks previously, hundreds of miles away. With his usual brilliance, he solves
the case from the comfort of his rooms in Baker Street.
THE GHOSTS OF HALFWAY HOUSE by Richard James (Comedy thriller)
Cast: 4m, 3f Set: The living room of a vacant house.
Synopsis: One Halloween, when Daphne and Simon visit a house they intend to rent, it soon becomes clear that they are not alone. Who is the mysterious Mr Godley, and
what lies behind the secret door?
Cast: 4m, 3f Set: A marquee at a village fete.
Synopsis: Actor Ray Martin is opening the village fete, playing on his fame as TV's Inspector Brady. Little does he know that ambition, infidelity and marrow envy will lead to
murder, and he'll be left to solve it - without a script!
HAPPY CAMPERS by Richard James (Comedy)
Cast: 3m, 4f Set: Single outdoor set (with tents!)
Synopsis: A comedy with a bite to it, this tells the story of a family gathering in the Yorkshire countryside to scatter the ashes of a man with a dark history. There are revelations
all round and an unexpected treasure hunt.
PORT OUT, STARBOARD HOME! by Richard James (Comedy drama)
Cast: 4m, 3f Set: The sun deck on the 'Adelphi' cruise ship.
Synopsis: Miriam hopes that taking her son Stewart on a cruise will help him find Miss Right, when actually, he's looking for a Mr Right. Jackie's on the cruise for her health,
though she's actually only sick of her husband, and Amanda's a washed up actress, taking any job going. Happy cruising!
SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE MYSTERY OF MALLEN HALL by Richard James (Mystery)
Cast: 4m, 3f Set: The study of 221b Baker St.
Synopsis: The redoubtable Holmes is presented with a murder mystery that took place three weeks previously, hundreds of miles away. With his usual brilliance, he solves
the case from the comfort of his rooms in Baker Street.
THE GHOSTS OF HALFWAY HOUSE by Richard James (Comedy thriller)
Cast: 4m, 3f Set: The living room of a vacant house.
Synopsis: One Halloween, when Daphne and Simon visit a house they intend to rent, it soon becomes clear that they are not alone. Who is the mysterious Mr Godley, and
what lies behind the secret door?
Richard James / Actor & Playwright
