Towards the Inevitability of Catastrophe

By Colin Garrow

It sounds like her, has her laughter and her pain. But it isn’t her. Or is it?

This is a play about Suzy, though...not really. It’s a play about things that may, or may not have happened in her life. It’s her voice alright, the way she normally speaks, perhaps a bit louder. And it’s the way she moves. It’s definitely her laughter, her smile. And when she gets angry, maybe that’s real too.

Or maybe not.

"He sits there scribbling down every word I say then goes off to his garret to produce his masterpiece of theatrical fucking immensity and what is he actually doing?
What is he actually doing?
I’ll tell you what he’s actually doing - he’s stealing my life..."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Colin Garrow
• Release date: Aug 5, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310045394

Colin Garrow

Colin Garrow grew up in a former mining town in Northumberland. He has worked in a plethora of professions including: taxi driver, antiques dealer, drama facilitator, theatre director and fish processor, and has occasionally masqueraded as a pirate. All Colin's books are available as eBooks and most are also out in paperback, too. His short stories have appeared in several literary mags, including: SN Review, Flash Fiction Magazine, Word Bohemia, Every Day Fiction, The Grind, A3 Review, 1,000 Words, Inkapture and Scribble Magazine. He currently lives in a humble cottage in North East Scotland where he writes novels, stories, poems and the occasional song.

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Towards the Inevitability of Catastrophe

By Colin Garrow

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Copyright 2015 Colin Garrow

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‘Towards the Inevitability of Catastrophe’ was first performed at The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen (Scotland) on 27th October, 2009 with the following cast:

Suzy: Suzanne Enoch

The Writer: Colin Garrow

Characters

Suzy – An incredibly beautiful young woman with red hair.

The Writer – We only see him briefly and in the half light between scenes, so the play is really a one-woman show with a few shadowy interludes.

This is a play about Suzy, though…not really. It’s a play about things that may, or may not have happened in her life. It’s her voice alright, the way she normally speaks, perhaps a bit louder. And it’s the way she moves. It’s definitely her laughter, her smile. And when she gets angry, maybe that’s real too.

Or maybe not.

Contents

Scene 1 – The Story

Scene 2 – The Apartment

Scene 3 – The Rehearsal

Scene 4 – The Rehearsal (Again)

Scene 5 – The Apartment

Scene 6 – The Apartment

Scene 7 – The Apartment

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The audience are in. House lights are up.

Scene 1 – The Story

The stage is empty except for a sofa and a small table with a full coffee jug, 2 mugs and a copy of the script.

The Writer and Suzy are sitting on