Tales From The Golden Age Volume One: Seven monologues about love, death, revenge and other serious matters

Written by Ian Dixon Potter

Narrated by Melanie Thompson, Neil Summerville, David Vale and 2 more

Seven monologues about love, death, revenge and other serious matters:

BOY STROKE GIRL: Can you fall in love with someone if you don't know their gender? Peter finds out when he falls for the sexually ambiguous ‘Blue’. Their relationship poses a challenge to Peter’s identity, forcing him to face some difficult questions.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: Jake only wants one thing from women. He uses dating apps to meet with a different woman every night and he definitely doesn't do relationships. When the lock-down brings an abrupt halt to his hedonistic lifestyle he finds himself in the unusual situation of striking up a platonic friendship with Lauren.

THE BEAST: Knowing Grossman's reputation for preying on young female employees, Caroline keeps her distance but an opportunity to advance her career propels her into his lascivious clutches.

TRANSHUMAN: Given the chance, would you choose to be immortal? To expand your mind beyond the boundaries of human experience? Transhuman explores issues of mortality, identity and personality.

SOLITAIRE: There's a notion that it's desperately sad when your halcyon days come to an end. When you go into decline and you gradually lose everyone you ever cared for and all the things which brought you happiness. But at least Arnold had all this at one point in his life. It doesn't matter when.

CALL BACK: After a botched attempt to repair a damaged smartphone, Danny has accidentally discovered a means of sending a message backwards in time. How is his serendipitous discovery linked to a series of freak storms and a mysterious epidemic which are devastating a small English town?

TRIVIAL DISPUTE: Two worlds collide when self made millionaire Trevor, suddenly finds himself at odds with the cosmopolitan and liberal minded Ewan. Although at first a trivial dispute, Trevor resorts to unusual tactics and matters escalate

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Golden Age Theatre Company
• Release date: Jun 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822642102