“The Death Artist” by  David Henry Wilson

Everyone has to face death. But why, when and how is usually unsaid and unknown. Here a rich man faces his end and his attitude to life. Who or what is “the Death Artist”: why does he pose the fundamental existentialist questions and the ultimate conclusion that flows through from our choices? “ the individual is solely responsible for giving their own life meaning and living that life passionately and sincerely, in spite of many existential obstacles and distractions including despair, angst, absurdity, alienation, and boredom.^”

“The Human Condition” - 4 Monologues by Melville Lovatt

4 short pieces that examine love, recrimination, ageing and death through the memories of 4 very different women whose lives and those around them have all been cruelly impacted by the actions of themselves and others and by life itself.

“In the Blinking of an Eye” by  Jeremy Hylton Davies

Mid 1990s and Joyce and Madge share a picnic and reminisce about their younger years. Their lives are linked by their love of the same man, a violent womaniser – the wife of one and the mistress of the other. Their story is told by the two women from the first meeting with Bill to his lingering death when both share the same house and nurse him.

“Henna Night” by Amy Rosenthal

The time is the present. Judith leaves a desperate message on her ex-boyfriend’s answerphone saying that she is not coping with their break up and has bought some razor blades. But it is Ros, his new partner, who hears the message and calls on Judith. An evening of emotion and subtle humour results during which the two almost become friends

“The Second Mrs Jacob Anderson” by Ann Wuehler

A short visceral American piece - two women, a man and a very direct (and modern) confrontation between the man’s wife and his lover in a very public environment, the local market.