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Waiting For a Train

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Alan Lowe

Overview

Synopsis

The play is set in the waiting room of a railway station where a diverse group of people are stranded having missed their train for one reason or another. A disheveled man is seated on the floor in one corner when the others start to come in. Three middle aged ladies are followed ten minutes or so later by two middle aged men and two older ladies. They discuss the disheveled man believing he maybe the man the police are looking for concerning an assault earlier in the day. Is he the man? Is he dangerous? We discover the shocking answer at the end.

Show Information

Book
Alan Lowe
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2018
Genres
Drama
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
England, Present Day
Cast Size
medium
Ideal For
Community Theatre, Regional Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly, Young Adult Characters, Medium Cast

Characters

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Judith Green
Female
Spoken
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Christine Murphy
Female
Spoken
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Irene Stockton
Female
Spoken
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Susan Sharp
Female
Spoken
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Mary Norman
Female
Spoken
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Alan Rowe
Male
Spoken
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Dave Bolland
Male
Spoken
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Mrs. Dickens
Female
Spoken
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Guide Written By:

Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

Writer, editor and theatre researcher