St Michael's Players to Perform 'Chiswick Shorts'

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A series of ten minute plays performed and directed its members

St. Michael's Players rehearsing for a previous production

June 1, 2025

St Michael’s Players is to perform a series of short plays which have been written and directed by its members.

It has teamed up with Bite-Size, a Brighton-based group which has been staging short plays at the Edinburgh Fringe, and in Brighton and London for many years.

St. Michael’s Players says, “We’re very excited to be working with them, and even more thrilled as it’s given us a chance for some of our members to try their hand at directing for the first time.”

The plays are to be performed from Wednesday 2 July to Saturday 5 July starting at 7:45pm.

Among the selections there’s a kidnap with a twist, a ménage-à-trois with added bite, a couple obsessed with the 1940s, an interpreter caught up in a war of words, and a busy blind date.

Each play lasts about 10 minutes long and may contain strong language and adult themes. They will be staged in 'Cabaret' style, with tables and chairs for the audience who can purchase drinks from a well-stocked bar.

Tickets from £10. To book, visit www.stmichaelsplayers.org

The Interpreter by Jonathan Kaufman
US Ambassador Tim de Vere Green
Luketian Ambassador Oscar Fieldman
Interpreter Vicki Belcher

Bite Me by Nina Mansfield
Director Allison De Frees
Ellen Alice Klapwyk
Mark Neil Dickins
Edward Al Griffith

Happy and Gay by Mary Steelsmith
Director Amelia Barker
Betty Allison Du Cane
Veronica Rachel Fay

Vintage by Lucy Kaufman
Director Amelia Barker
David Oscar Fieldman
Jenny TBC

Keeping Annabelle by Rachel Welsh
Director Rosie Copping
Beattie Bryony Parker
Joe Guy Fairbank

Transactions by Scott McAteer
Director Allison De Frees
Him Neil Dickins
Her Alexandra Shaw

A Quiet Table for Four by Philip Linsdell
Director Vicki Belcher
Karen Cressida Strauss
Inner Karen Elizabeth Ollier
Waitress Sue Darrieulat
Inner Waitress Christine Lee
Richard Chris Jones
Inner Richard Tim de Vere Green

St. Michael's Players is one of the longest established drama groups in London. It has been staging plays in West London since 1949. In a good year it will present two full length performances in the Spring and the Autumn, a one-act play in the Summer and its famous panto at Christmas.

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