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Mum's the Word

Short Play, Drama  /  3w, 2m

Brian Miller

Mum's the Word
by Brian Miller

On a sunny afternoon, Grantham, a retired army officer, cleans his service revolver. Jessica, his younger wife, arrives with tea. But this normal scene changes when the subject of divorce arises and Jessica shoots Grantham.

Mum's the Word

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    3w, 2m

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On a sunny afternoon, Grantham, a retired army officer, cleans his service revolver. Jessica, his younger wife, arrives with tea. But this normal scene changes when the subject of divorce arises and Jessica shoots Grantham. Dotty Aunt Herbacia happily plans the funeral and when Amelia arrives from America she reassures Jessica. But Herbacia has her own plans...
M2 (30s, 65) F3 (30s-50s)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A sitting-room and patio, a police station

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