Geoff BUckingham

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M8/F5

Full length, drama 

This is the first ever stage play about the life of Violette Szabo, who became a great heroine in World War Two when working for the Special Operations Executive in German occupied France in World War Two. 

We learn of her early days in London, her marriage to French soldier Etienne, and his death in combat. We then learn of her quest to gain revenge against the Nazis when she is invited to assist the French Resistance, and her ultimate sacrifice when she is captured and shot by a firing squad in Ravensbruck Prison. 

This play is thoroughly researched and includes anecdotes from interviews with Violette's daughter Tania. Full of power, historic detail and emotion, this is an epic play that can prove a blockbuster for a drama group. 

A One Act version is also available

M8/F4

Full length, drama

The true story of the remarkable three years in power of Spencer Perceval, Britain's only Prime Minister to be assassinated. 

We follow his highly eventful premiership as he contends with the madness of King George, the feckless Prince Regent, the belligerent Napoloen Bonaparte, the protestations from the USA President -and a host of enemies at home, including William Cobbett and vested interests of slave traders and industrialists, culminating in his murder in the lobby of The House of Commons. We also examine his great support for William Wilberforce and the motives of the murderer John Bellingham and the possible culprits who urged Bellingham to do the dastardly deed...

This is a great opportunity for a drama group to perform a blockbuster costume drama crammed full of some of our country's leading historical figures , and with an ending that will challenge audiences...

M7/F4

Full length, drama

This is the first ever stage play to examine the two main romances in the life of Edward 8th, the second of which resulted in the abdication that rocked the British Empire in 1936.

We follow Edward's younger days in World War One, his meeting up with Freda Dudley-Ward, the wife of a senior MP, and his regular arguments with his mother Queen Mary and his father George 5th . Then, following his rejection from Freda, and with war clouds looming over Europe, he seeks solace with American socialite, the married divorcee Wallis Simpson. This romance causes a huge stir, and, following the death of his father, Edward wrestles with his conscience and argues with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, who urges him to give up Wallis. Edward, however, was not to be talked out of his quest to marry Wallis. 

Backed by Winston Churchill, and urged on by Lords Beaverbrook and Rothermere, Edward remains undeterred, but decides to abdicate rather than risk a constitutional crisis. 

This epic play delves deeply into the background of these intriguing characters whose story still causes debate and controversy. A sure fire winner with audiences!