YARN BOMBERS 3/4M: 5/4F

Yarn Bombing

noun

the action or activity of covering objects or structures in public places with

decorative knitted or crotcheted material, as a form of street art or protest.

When the three elderly residents and keen knitters who

occupy the 'Blue Day Room' in Bleak House Care Home learn

that their High Street Haberdashery is to be closed - it's

a call to arms. Their target, local Mayor Amy Spry, who is

acquiring the shop for her 'Tour de Ridings' cycle race

event. Unbeknown to them, the Care Home manager has also

targeted the Mayor: as the only way to stop the Care Home

being closed. She wants her goodwill; the Blue Room gang

want her comeuppance. Something has to give, and it

certainly does when the residents attack an event

promoting the cycle race by 'Yarn Bombing' a sign the

Mayor is unveiling. A sign erected in the grounds of Bleak

House in an event arranged by the Care Home Manager to

gain the Mayor's vote against closure. A sign that,

courtesy of the Yarn Bombing, now shows the Mayor in a

very unflattering light. What's to be done now to save the

day (and the Home)?

Comments

LOSING THE PLOT

LOSING THE PLOT {4M:3F + ENSEMBLE} - A MUSICAL COMEDY [ SEE REVIEW ] It all begins with a tiff over veggie beds and illegally entered show marrows, but things quickly escalate from there. By the time proceedings draw to a breathless close two Acts later, we've uncovered money laundering, illegitimate offspring confused with illegitimate show entry produce, and obscene rockery building (and there's a phrase you don't see very often!). Not to mention singing sunflowers and a giant vegetable mistaken for a bomb!

THE STRAY

THE STRAY {5M:3F} - A DRAMA (110 mins) video 1 see review ‘The Stray’ is a drama based on what might have happened in Harrogate during the week commencing Sunday September 8 1940 to cause the bombing of the Majestic Hotel - the only bombs ever to fall on the town. It's a story of love and betrayal, intrigue and ultimately heroism. A tale which puts Harrogate firmly on the map of secret activity during WW2.

WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT IT?

WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT IT? {4M:4F} – A COMEDY (115 mins) - See Review The trustees of Felliscombe Museum are set to take a conference call in the local church hall in a last ditch attempt to get a grant to save their fire-damaged museum. But an argument with the Caretaker leaves their hopes in ruins in a ghastly ‘open-mic’ moment. Moreover, behind the scenes it seems that someone doesn’t want the museum to survive. When a remorseful Caretaker is led to believe that the trustees also play together as a pop group she offers them a way out – £10,000 to pass themselves off as her Dad’s defunct tribute band and play at a 30 year reunion event. A ‘Will-they-won’t-they?’ teaser tale follows as the most unlikely characters ever to comprise a rock group get drawn into pretending to be one and change their group dynamics in the process. Stuck between a 'Rock!’ and a hard up place – you’d be surprised how far people will go to save a local museum!

Keith Burton Playwright

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