Four evening performances of two new plays, 'Come In No. 8' and 'Ready to Go', by members of the Company of Ten Writers Group.
Stage Two returns to the Abbey Theatre from 28 to 31 October, with four performances all starting at 8:00pm. It's the latest edition of the Company of Ten's new writing programme, and this time it brings together two one-act plays that couldn't be more different from one another.
First up is Come In No. 8 by Marc Harris, directed by Beverly Hyman. It follows Barbara, a hospital patient who spends her time helping a fellow patient, Charlie, find accommodation so he can finally return home. It's a quiet, character-led piece that includes a depiction of mental illness.
Then there's Ready to Go, a comedy by Polly Alexander and Becky Alexander, directed by Maureen Bukht. It follows a mother and daughter setting off on a Race Across the World-inspired adventure just before the daughter leaves home. Between the two, you get a hospital ward and a big trip, and you see them both in one evening.
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Both plays come out of the Company of Ten's New View process, where new work is developed through a rehearsed reading before it ever reaches the stage. The Abbey Theatre is a community venue at Westminster Lodge, home to the company, and these performances are held in the Studio, its smaller room. The company also stages larger productions, like a stage adaptation of the classic sitcom Dad's Army and E F Benson's ghost stories Night Terrors, so this is a good chance to see their smaller-scale new writing. Tickets are £10 standard and £8 concessions, with all four nights starting at 8:00pm.
