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it's a question of survival." My one-act play Taiwan, set in rural Scotland (adaptable to England / Wales), has nothing to do with the island. Two women in generational conflict as society begins to breakdown (plus their male partners). Script & rights at martinforeman.com/scripts-an…
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"You were faithful . . . in your fashion."
A grandmother talks to her husband at the end of the day in my one-woman play Sunset - rights for this deeply moving monologue are available for a talented actor in her sixties or early seventies. martinforeman.com/scripts-an…
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Two of my one plays were inspired by life in Los Angeles - which I consider the real-life version of J G Ballard's Vermilion Sands. Read my latest substack post: actserious.substack.com/p/be…
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Feb 21
Frederick Rolfe was convinced not only should he be made a priest but only he had the moral authority to be Pope. From that belief - that fantasy - came Hadrian VII, in which an Englishman denied the priesthood for years is suddenly elected to the papacy. actserious.substack.com/p/pr…
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"I never spoke to him". Decades later, Tadzio, the beautiful boy in Death in Venice, looks back at that fateful summer. One-man play, app 45 minutes, ideal for older actor. Script and rights: martinforeman.com/scripts-an…
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"The greatest master of all is Passion, who makes slaves of us all." The life of the 18th century adventurer and libertine in 45 minutes. Performing rights: martinforeman.com/scripts-an…
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"Take God from me and everything I hold to be dear, my whole existence from first communion to this very evening, is a lie, an illusion."
Angel - 40 minute one-man play about a tormented RC priest. Performing rights: martinforeman.com/scripts-an…
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6 Dec 2025
Child's Play: is Stranger Things child abuse?
My latest substack post: actserious.substack.com/p/ch…
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24 Nov 2025
What do you have in mind?
Olwen Wymark and "The Inhabitants"
My latest substack post is on a forgotten play from the 1960s
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19 Nov 2025
The last in my series of substack posts about The Merchant of Venice
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11 Nov 2025
My latest substack post continues my analyses of character and plot in The Merchant of Venice.
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11 Nov 2025
I knew Elsa and Kathryn for many years when I lived in London. They were the kindest friends anyone could have. Elsa (left) died a few years ago, Kathryn a few weeks ago. The world is poorer without them.
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3 Nov 2025
My latest substack post - the third in a series on The Merchant of Venice
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27 Oct 2025
My latest substack post examines the depth of Antonio's love for Bassanio #Shakespeare #themerchantofvenice
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26 Oct 2025
As a cat fan I cannot, unfortunately, help but agree with Andrew Marr (although I have not seen evidence that 10 Downing Street is indeed overrun with mice).
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20 Oct 2025
The first post in my new substack account - Theatre Thoughts (and sometimes more) - not surprisingly looks at The Merchant of Venice.
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20 Sep 2025
Not sure if this cat is the famous Larry (the leg markings seem to be different and does no. 10 have false ceilings?) but this clip is one more piece of evidence that cats have nine lives...
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Martin Foreman retweeted
25 Aug 2025
The play is only over when
the last review comes in - and it's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
Congratulations to
Gabriel Bird
Danielle Farrow
Ollie Hiemann
Michael Robert-Brown
Ruby Rutherston
sound - Dug Campbell
(co-)written and directed by @actserious
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