Club Class, Joy Division and the Bridge: Three Plays [Paperback]

THREE PLAYS - All seen on London and regional UK stages. 'CLUB CLASS' Join a cast of four dressed as cabin crew yet playing everyone from pilots to passengers, baggage handlers to even bits of the Airbus A320 in this adult comedy set aboard a charter flight to Portugal. This award winning play has had professional runs at over sixty UK theatres since 2004 along with numerous amateur dramatic productions and has been used in schools to demonstrate how the Brechtian theatre style can be fun. The audience are as much of the play as the plot and many productions invite them to come dressed as pilots, sexy cabin crew and holidaymakers. The play was written to account for a minimal set but maximum ability of the cast, who switch constantly between roles and often crossing genders. A high energy often near the knuckle play requiring excellent comedy and characterisation skills by all involved. The cast is joined by a narrator who can be played by a fifth member or integrated into the cast of four with ease. (Play for 2 males and 2 females plus 1 Narrator). First performed at the Wilde Theatre, Bracknell in 2004 and now toured over 60 large scale regional & London theatres and voted in the top five new plays in 2005. 'THE BRIDGE' A gentle comedy about two strangers who meet on the same bridge, both wanting to jump, a stand off occurs, with neither willing to leave this earth until the other one has left the bridge. The whole scenario changes to a case of one-upmanship and a battle of wits takes place between the young girl and older man. An unusual and comedic stance on the standard hero rescues victim plot which sees further developments when a third person, a traffic policeman enters the scene. (Play for 2 males and 1 female). First performed in 2005 at Barons Court Theatre, London. 'JOY DIVISION' In the 70s and early 80s, the well-known Manchester band, Joy Division, took their name from events had nothing to do with joy. The name comes from forced labour camps in Nazi Germany. In these camps, thousands of young women were used as sex slaves for German officers before they went to fight on the Russian front. These young girls, known as Feld Hure (Field Whores), underwent daily enjoyment duty where three bad reports were met with brutal levels of punishment. The question is, in such dire circumstances, do humans take solace in the companionship of others suffering the same fate? Or does an individual s supposed submission give them greater dominance and a longer shelf life? (Play for 7 females) First performed at Rosemary Branch Theatre, London 2007 AUDITION PIECES Selection of comic and dramatic audition monologues suitable for drama school entry

Harry Denford has been a headline stand up comedian since 1996 and still performs weekly at large scale comedy clubs such as Jongleurs around the UK. He studied drama at London s City Lit and prior to a career in writing and stand up, he has been a police officer, housing estate manager, worked for the probation service and as been a commercial pilot. He plays Edidie in the BBC2 drama series Switch and as a director, directed numerous professional productions in both regional and London theatres.