Bøker av John Collings

from the winner of the Steyning Playwriting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'Romeo & Juliet' which I have translated from the original story by Shakespeare into modern day English from the original and set the play amongst the youth gangs of the inner-city. M12-14/F5

from the winner of the Steyning Playwrighting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'Bob & Terry' a one-act play about two men in a cancer ward. It is a black comedy. (based on the hit TV series The Likely Lads") M2/F1

from the winner of Steyning Playwriting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'WASTE' a play that follows a man's' decline into drug addiction. Eventually, he reveals his mixed feelings about his own sexuality (cross-dressing), as he overdoses and dies. M1 (20-40) F3 (all adults). Other one-act plays by John Collings on Amazon are Ex's Anonymous, The Girl Who Collects Clouds, Whose Baby & Kelly and Donald.

From the winner of the Steyning Playwriting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'Love' a romantic comedy'. It tells of a young girls dream to find real love, and break away from her dominate mother, and the obstacles she has to overcome to reach her goal. M3/F3

From the winner of the Steyning Playwrighting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'Looking for Mr Right' about a mature prostitute who works out of a flat owned by her pimp. Turns out the pimp is her son. The pimp wants his mother out of the flat so he can get a younger girl in. But family secrets from their past stop the eviction. Eventually the mature prostitute meets Mr Right and starts a new life. But things don't go well, the new man in her live is an East End Gangster, called Barabbas and who is abusive, and the mature prostitute has a mental breakdown when her husband is arrested for murder and released. During her breakdown she is visited by Jesus, asking her why Barabbas got away with murder, when he was nailed to the cross. M3/F1

from the winner of the Steyning Playwriting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'Whose Baby?' four heavily pregnant women attend an antenatal clinic and talk about how they became pregnant in a humorous way. Then a nurse enters and gives the group an exercise class, during which one of the women gives birth. But whose baby, is it? W5 of various ages.

From the winner of the Steyning Playwriting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'A WARTIME ROMANCE' set during the Second World War. It tells of a young couple who fall in love, and the obstacles they have to overcome during the stressful period. M3 F2.

from the winner of the Steyning Playwriting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'Friends' two friends meet in an empty pub and talk about their past relationship, their painful break-up and the baby they lost. Eventually through talking they realize they are still in love and rekindle their relationship and fall in love again. M1/F1

From the winner of the Steyning Playwrighting festival judged by Sir Arnold Wesker comes 'Kelly & Donald' a black comedy about 2 mentally ill people who share a bed-sit. Cast 2 males. (Or can be played by 2 females). Authors note. I wrote this play when I was counselling clients with mental health problems and feared they may be left without support, to fend for themselves when the Mental Hospitals were closed.

This is another level of personal growth, the level of spirit

Este es otro nivel de desarrollo personal, el nivel del espíritu.