Possibly the First of Many

by Scott Sickles

[FIVE-TO-TEN MINUTE COMEDY-DRAMA]
A prisoner gets a surprise visit from a former hostage.

[FIVE-TO-TEN MINUTE COMEDY-DRAMA]
A prisoner gets a surprise visit from a former hostage.

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  • Rachel Feeny-Williams: Possibly the First of Many

    We all know about the past coming back to haunt you but Scott has created a wonderful twist on that in this two-handed exchange. It draws you in from the first line and (speaking personally) by the end I was leaning forward, eager to see where the conversation was going, and it didn't disappoint. In Scott's usual way, he has created characters you NEED to know more about and placed them in a situation you NEED to see unfold. It offers moments of tension, curiosity and moments of humour. What more could you ask for?

    We all know about the past coming back to haunt you but Scott has created a wonderful twist on that in this two-handed exchange. It draws you in from the first line and (speaking personally) by the end I was leaning forward, eager to see where the conversation was going, and it didn't disappoint. In Scott's usual way, he has created characters you NEED to know more about and placed them in a situation you NEED to see unfold. It offers moments of tension, curiosity and moments of humour. What more could you ask for?

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Possibly the First of Many

    Didn't see the ending coming. What an interesting twist. Good two hander with two very interesting characters in an unusual setting.

    Didn't see the ending coming. What an interesting twist. Good two hander with two very interesting characters in an unusual setting.

  • Alice Josephs: Possibly the First of Many

    Surprising shifting perspectives and reversals structure this piece set in the aftermath of an almost-Stockholm-Syndrome situation. The jailed hostage-taker and the free survivor seemingly start to normalise their relationship only in the prison visiting room. Romance or friendship? A first or an only visit?. As in real time, neither we nor the protagonists can know what the future holds as Sickles grapples with the psychology of former hostage and captor in this sharply written 10 minute play.

    Surprising shifting perspectives and reversals structure this piece set in the aftermath of an almost-Stockholm-Syndrome situation. The jailed hostage-taker and the free survivor seemingly start to normalise their relationship only in the prison visiting room. Romance or friendship? A first or an only visit?. As in real time, neither we nor the protagonists can know what the future holds as Sickles grapples with the psychology of former hostage and captor in this sharply written 10 minute play.

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