“Snip-Snip”

Smedley, Olivia (aka Olivia G. Smedley, British playwright, 1972-____), “Snip-Snip,”

a 45-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a hairdresser's salon, Wednesday afternoon, June, 2002,

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; • © 2002 by Olivia Smedley; • in Olivia Smedley’s Snip-Snip (Sandbach, Cheshire, England: The Author, 2002); • script/rights available from Olivia Smedley, 11, Offley Road, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 1GY, England, e-mail oliviagsmedley@aol.com. • Cited by Olivia Smedley via ftp February 14, 2003; Smedley says,

§ Dramatis Personae Michelle (f), 19, a hairdresser, half-sister of deceased Kaz, unforgiving; Joan Owen (f), 50, a manager of a call centre, mother of Philip; Sue Tanner (f), 43, Joan's sister.

§ Synopsis “Joan is at a hairdresser's salon having her hair cut and washed by Michelle. This is a treat from her sister Sue, Joan's sister. Joan is a manager of a call centre and is rather condescending towards Michelle, making frequent jibes that seem to go over Michelle's head. We discover that Michelle's much loved, half sister Kaz, was knocked down and killed, and it seems likely that this was done by Joan's son Philip. Sue joins them and despite Joan's attempts to keep off the subject, Michelle finds out about Philip. It appears that Sue's daughter Melissa was in the car with Philip. This causes bad feelings between Joan and Sue. Michelle is unforgiving, despite Joan and Sue's sorrow, and Joan's plea that her son's life has been destroyed.

§ Comment “No scene changes. Two chairs and with a full hairdressing set; both worked equally well. • Premiered at Bolton Little Theatre, Bolton, England, August, 2001. Produced at Pauper's Pit Theatre, Buxton, England, November, 2001; Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, England, March, 2002; Unity Theatre, Liverpool, England, May, 2002; Tenant's Hall Theatre, Tatton Park, Knutsford, England, June, 2002.

§ Themes blame, coping, death, grief, loss, sibling relations, sister, retribution, sister-sister relationship, forgiveness, untimely death.

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
• "My Name is Fizz II," an 8-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a bathroom, England, 9:00 a.m., Sunday, June, 1997, 1f
• "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
• "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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