Reid Writes
Fight Them For The Beeches
Latest full length play by Kathy Reid
Beeches Manor is home to a group of mature, eccentric residents, whose connections to their home and each other have deep roots. Their comfortable routine life is suddenly threatened and they need to use all their shared skills and experience to find out what is going on and save their home from being sold to developers. And who is the mysterious new resident who has recently appeared in their midst? With many comic and dark twists and turns, the residents discover why their home is under threat. But will they be successful, and ensure they never have to leave Beeches Manor?
Running time - approx 110 minutes
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Following this play's premiere in May 2023 it is now available to stage for amateur production. Use the form on Contact to find out licensing etc details.
- World Premiere - Twyford Drama, May 2023 -
Lord Christopher Cornwallis - becomes the owner of The Beeches Manor House including the residential home. He is vain, proud and hides his empathic side well.
Lady Caroline Cornwallis - The kindly and seemingly rather frail mother of Cornwallis.
Sam Harris - Home Manager of The Beeches who is professional, efficient, organised and always wants to do ‘the right thing'.
Honey Potter - Chef and General Assistant of The Beeches Residential Home who is caring and kind.
The Colonel - Resident of Room 1 who after his experience of war is commanding, instructive and still has a lot of fight in him.
Walker - Resident of Room 2 who knows everything and everybody and is always in the middle of a deal.
George - Resident of Room 3 who is new to the home as a vacancy was created on the death of Cecil (a good friend of the other residents) and is quiet and secretive.
Iris - Resident of Room 4 who is intelligent and private with a love of words and crosswords.
Cassandra Aka Woo Woo. - Resident of Room 5 who is colourful, larger than life and spiritually connected.
Characters (5m 4f)
Images from the Twyford Drama production 2023
Video clips from the Twyford Drama production (May 2023).
Video produced by Reading Film and Video Makers
Press
"A competition-winning playwright has created a new comedy drama filled with eccentric characters on a mission to save their residential home."
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Sue Corcoran, Wokingham Today
REVIEW
"beautifully written and well-cast joyous riot of undercover sleuthing, puzzling but enlightening crossword clues, password cracking and above all the power of friendship.."
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Wokingham Today