{"id":116,"date":"2013-12-04T16:34:01","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T16:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2013-12-08T08:55:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T08:55:09","slug":"comedy-shorts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/?page_id=116","title":{"rendered":"Comedy Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our 6th production and we returned to our roots by doing another night of short plays. However this time we mixed it up with various playwrights and new directors all under the umbrella\/theme of comedy<\/p>\n<p>Mans Best Friend by James Saunders follows nervous newlyweds on a train journey, the innocence, naivete and guitar playing were all hilarious<\/p>\n<p>Score by Lyndon Brook shows us an older couple playing tennis, losing and bickering. A lovely comedy on social class.<\/p>\n<p>Daytrippers by Jean McConnell showed us two ladies on a works outing, gossip, scandal and revelation were all on the cards!<\/p>\n<p>Countdown by Alan Ayckbourn shows us a middle aged couple who have forgotten how to communicate. They talk to themselves more than they talk to others&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>White Lies by Robert Shearman shows us a couple in a rundown marriage. A man called Roger helps them to pep up their marriage, but there is one problem. Roger is imaginary!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery_box_single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00052a432fad31d1.jpg\" title=\"Poster\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Poster\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00052a432fad31d1-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00052a432fad31d1.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Poster&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00152a432faa1e61.jpg\" title=\"Man's Best Friend - Nervous?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Man's Best Friend - Nervous?\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00152a432faa1e61-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00152a432faa1e61.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Man's Best Friend - Nervous?&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00252a432fb364af.jpg\" title=\"Man's Best Friend - Serenading a lady\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Man's Best Friend - Serenading a lady\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00252a432fb364af-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00252a432fb364af.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Man's Best Friend - Serenading a lady&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00352a432fb5a3b2.jpg\" title=\"Score - It's not Wimbledon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Score - It's not Wimbledon\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00352a432fb5a3b2-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00352a432fb5a3b2.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Score - It's not Wimbledon&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00452a432fb950e6.jpg\" title=\"Score - Advice well taken\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Score - Advice well taken\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00452a432fb950e6-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00452a432fb950e6.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Score - Advice well taken&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00552a432fbc5e41.jpg\" title=\"Score - For god's sake Sheila!\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Score - For god's sake Sheila!\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00552a432fbc5e41-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00552a432fbc5e41.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Score - For god's sake Sheila!&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00652a432fbf4118.jpg\" title=\"Daytrippers - Sunbathing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Daytrippers - Sunbathing\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00652a432fbf4118-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00652a432fbf4118.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Daytrippers - Sunbathing&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00752a432fc30833.jpg\" title=\"Daytrippers - and eating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Daytrippers - and eating\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00752a432fc30833-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00752a432fc30833.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Daytrippers - and eating&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00852a432fc54bcf.jpg\" title=\"White Lies - Where is Roger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"White Lies - Where is Roger\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00852a432fc54bcf-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00852a432fc54bcf.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">White Lies - Where is Roger&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00952a432fc75197.jpg\" title=\"White Lies - Seriously where is he?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"White Lies - Seriously where is he?\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00952a432fc75197-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS00952a432fc75197.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">White Lies - Seriously where is he?&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_201\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS01052a432fc951b3.jpg\" title=\"White Lies - A comforting hug as we still wonder where Roger is\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"White Lies - A comforting hug as we still wonder where Roger is\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS01052a432fc951b3-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/CS01052a432fc951b3.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; 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