CHRIS THOMAS
| Nationality: | Australian |
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Plays by Chris Thomas
Reality Matters |
| 1st Produced: | Blacktown City Theatre, New South Wales, Australia | 2007 | ||||
| Company: | Blacktown City Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | http://www.tazentertainment.com.au/Playwrights_byauthor.html | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | While Reality Matters has been written with two male leads in mind, directors are also free to change genders, making it two females or a male-female pairing, making minor script modifications where necessary. | |||||
| Synopsis: | Reality Matters has been written to be performed almost anywhere, requiring no set - just the two actors on stage. It's a slightly surreal piece, as one character is forced to question his own perception of reality when an enigmatic character starts to strip away his many masks, forcing him to think outside the square for a moment. The piece is left open-ended as to whether the events occur for real or in the main character's mind. | |||||
Which One? |
| 1st Produced: | Playlovers, Perth, Western Australia | 1994 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | http://www.tazentertainment.com.au/Playwrights_byauthor.html | ISBN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Comedy, 30 min | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
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| Synopsis: | Jason passes comment that a woman wouldn't stay five minutes in the pigsty created by the other two. They disagree and decide to have a bet. If a woman stays longer than five minutes they win; if she leaves they lose. As it happens, a female acquaintance of Jason's needs help with an assignment. The others rib him about being romantically interested in her but he denies this. They agree to go out for the evening. The scene changes to that evening with Coralie arriving and we discover Jason is actually interested in her. But as he makes the move Nathan and Bill come back from the pub after having a few. They rib him so much Jason picks a fight with Bill and they have a scuffle outside. Nathan is left with Coralie and after a philosophical chat, he tries to make the move on her but Bill comes back from the fight, interrupting him. Coralie, worried about Jason, sends Nathan out to look for him, leaving her and Bill alone. You can imagine what happens next. - yes, you guessed it - Bill makes the move on her, but the other two come back and interrupt. Coralie leaves to 'powder her nose' leaving the guys to argue. In the midst of their heated debate she returns, but has returned dressed in bondage and discipline clothes. She tells them she wants them all and ties them up. She then goes to leave - she actually prefers the older man next door, leaving the three guys in a compromising position. Playwright Website | |||||