John Collings

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M3/F1

Full length, drama - MATURE CONTENT

Looking for Mr Right is about a mature prostitute who works out of a flat owned by her pimp. Turns out the pimp is her son. 

The pimp wants his mother out of the flat so he can get a younger girl in. But family secrets from their past stops the eviction plan. Eventually the mature prostitute meets Mr Right, and starts a new life. 

But things turn bad, the new man in her live is an East End Gangster, called Barabbas is abusive and the mature prostitute has a mental breakdown when her husband is arrested for murder and released. During her breakdown she is visited by Jesus, asking her why Barabbas got away with murder, when he was nailed to the cross. It’s Pinter-ish, and has a surreal ending. 

M1/F2

Full length, drama

The Girl Who Collects Clouds is about a young girl whose father dies suddenly, and who stares out of the window imagining her father’s soul, living in the clouds. 

Her mother, also to escape the pain of her bereavement, throws herself at the first man that comes along. The mother moves in with the new boyfriend, leaving the daughter, only to find out that the new boyfriend is abusive. 

So the mother returns to the daughter, finishing the play with a happy ending. 

M3/F0

Short, drama

Three Losses is a short play about 3 losses in a man’s life.