“My Name is Fizz”

Smedley, Olivia (aka Olivia G. Smedley, British playwright, scriptwriter, 1972-____), “My Name is Fizz,”

an 8-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a bathroom, England, 9:00 a.m., Sunday, June, 1997,

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; • © 1997 by Olivia Smedley; • in Olivia Smedley’s My Name is Fizz (Sandbach, Cheshire, England: The Author, 1997); • script/rights available from Olivia Smedley, 11, Offley Road, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 1GY, England, e-mail oliviagsmedley@aol.com, telephone (home) 44 01270 760824. • Cited by Olivia Smedley via ftp May 16, 2004; Smedley says,

§ Dramatis Persona Fizz (f), 20, a young, enthusiastic girl who really enjoys her work as a toothbrush.

§ Synopsis “A toothbrush is personified as a young girl called Fizz, who describes her life and work in a bathroom. Fizz is very enthusiastic especially about Dean (the dental floss). She is anxious and reveals that she was molested by Bruce (another toothbrush) the previous evening. Fizz is very shaken by the incident and was hoping that Dean would save her—but he didn’t.

§ Comment “The monologue is easily staged because there is absolutely no set or props. The piece would make a good audition piece for a young female performer. • Premiered in Crewe, England, 1997—well received by the audience.

§ Themes aspiration, colleague-colleague relationship, personal space, romantic passion, sexual harassment, work enjoyment.



See also Olivia Smedley's

• "All Change," a 20-minute comedy-drama in English, set at a railway station bench, Crewe, England, Wednesday, lunchtime, 2003, 3m1f
• "Breathe Easy," a 10-minute comedy-drama, set in a hospital day room, England, 11.00 a.m., Tuesday, spring, 2003,, 3m1f
• "Fun Run," a 35-minute comedy-drama in English, set during a three-legged race, England, March, 2002, 2f
• "Patience," a 10-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a hospital waiting room, England, 2003, 1m
• "Queen Anne II," a 35-minute comedy-drama in English, set in Buckingham Palace, London, England, Friday, July, 2010, 1f
• "Snip-Snip," a 45-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a hairdresser's salon, Wednesday afternoon, June, 2002, 3f
• "Wipe Away the Smears," a 10-minute drama in English, set in the café of Christie Hospital, Manchester England, early afternoon, Thursday, June, 2003, 1f

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