Marc Harris

Marc Harris

I'm a playwright, singer-songwriter and classically trained guitarist based in the UK, with a passion for writing, music and singing. I've been writing for over three decades, which has included full length plays, short plays, monologues, poetry, 70 topical/satirical songs and comedy sketches (some co-written and all performed), and over 30 contemporary/folk songs (mostly performed). I have been...
I'm a playwright, singer-songwriter and classically trained guitarist based in the UK, with a passion for writing, music and singing. I've been writing for over three decades, which has included full length plays, short plays, monologues, poetry, 70 topical/satirical songs and comedy sketches (some co-written and all performed), and over 30 contemporary/folk songs (mostly performed). I have been writing more substantial pieces (longer than sketches) since 2016.

Plays

  • Blast from the Past (95 minutes) by Marc Harris
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    7–8
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: ageing, Hope + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: ageing, Hope, Kindness prevailing, A Family Comedy/drama, dementia
    Take one actor who wants to act, a brother, daughter and neighbour who also want him to, another daughter who doesn’t, and an actor - who can’t. The scene is set for an entertaining, poignant and humorous drama about family relationships, ageing and hope. Can Tim begin to find his inner confidence, and believe that there may be a chance to act for one final time?


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    Take one actor who wants to act, a brother, daughter and neighbour who also want him to, another daughter who doesn’t, and an actor - who can’t. The scene is set for an entertaining, poignant and humorous drama about family relationships, ageing and hope. Can Tim begin to find his inner confidence, and believe that there may be a chance to act for one final time?


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • Cliff on the Edge (45 minutes) by Marc Harris
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: environmental awareness, climate change + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: environmental awareness, climate change, green issues, coastal erosion, friendships, loneliness
    Cliff, a cantankerous loner with sceptical thoughts on climate change and green issues meets his match in Fleur, a council surveyor with strong environmental views who attends an appointment to survey his rear garden, which backs onto crumbling cliffs and a 130 feet drop. Can Fleur persuade Cliff to change his ways and to accept that his days spent living in this idyllic location are numbered?

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    Cliff, a cantankerous loner with sceptical thoughts on climate change and green issues meets his match in Fleur, a council surveyor with strong environmental views who attends an appointment to survey his rear garden, which backs onto crumbling cliffs and a 130 feet drop. Can Fleur persuade Cliff to change his ways and to accept that his days spent living in this idyllic location are numbered?


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • Stage Door Blues (17 minutes) by Marc Harris
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: a short comedy, Relationships + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: a short comedy, Relationships, secret, actor
    Liz is determined to wait until she has her theatre programme signed. Robert is impatient, and persists in undermining her and Russ, an actor, because of her infatuation with him. Can they overcome their differences and bickering, and is Liz able to hold on to her secret?


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    Liz is determined to wait until she has her theatre programme signed. Robert is impatient, and persists in undermining her and Russ, an actor, because of her infatuation with him. Can they overcome their differences and bickering, and is Liz able to hold on to her secret?


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • Stuff Happens! (14 minutes) - To be uploaded in July 2023 by Marc Harris
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce
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    Keyword: spies, French character + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, farce
    Keyword: spies, French character, Farce, comedy, life changing, work, mistaken identity
    When desperate Barry, who was close to jumping off from the side of the River Thames embankment is approached by Katie, his life takes an unexpected turn, while Thomas suffers the consequences of mistaken identity.


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    When desperate Barry, who was close to jumping off from the side of the River Thames embankment is approached by Katie, his life takes an unexpected turn, while Thomas suffers the consequences of mistaken identity.


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • Grammatically Speaking (14 minutes) by Marc Harris
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Hope, redemption + 5 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: Hope, redemption, ghost, school days, change, teacher, pupil
    Simon decides to carry out his first burglary, unknowingly breaking into his former school teacher's cottage. Clive tries to convince Simon that everyone deserves a second chance but is everything as it seems?


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    Simon decides to carry out his first burglary, unknowingly breaking into his former school teacher's cottage. Clive tries to convince Simon that everyone deserves a second chance but is everything as it seems?


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • A Fishy Tail (14 minutes) by Marc Harris
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: A Family drama, rescue + 4 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, young audiences
    Keyword: A Family drama, rescue, mermaids, belief, psychic, blossoming romance
    The dramatic rescue of a girl on the Cornish coastline is linked by the account of an elderly man, who has waited to tell a similar story most of his life. Can they both convince those who doubt them, that the incredible events, connected by many decades apart, did really happen?


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    The dramatic rescue of a girl on the Cornish coastline is linked by the account of an elderly man, who has waited to tell a similar story most of his life. Can they both convince those who doubt them, that the incredible events, connected by many decades apart, did really happen?


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • My Home Is My Castle (14 minutes Monologue) by Marc Harris
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: loneliness, Hope + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: loneliness, Hope, the afterlife, elderly living, Stubbornness
    Mary lives in a small one bedroom flat in a council block. She is the last person living in the block, due to the council regenerating the estate. Mary is not happy with the alternative accommodation she has been offered, and has decided to put up a fight.


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    Mary lives in a small one bedroom flat in a council block. She is the last person living in the block, due to the council regenerating the estate. Mary is not happy with the alternative accommodation she has been offered, and has decided to put up a fight.


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • When I Grow Up? (7 minutes Monologue) by Marc Harris
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: confidence, wedding reception + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: confidence, wedding reception, children
    Matt is forced to sit at the children's table while attending his friend's wedding. He soon spots somebody from his past but can the ‘old beyond his years’ child he is sitting next to, turn the situation around in Matt’s favour?


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    Matt is forced to sit at the children's table while attending his friend's wedding. He soon spots somebody from his past but can the ‘old beyond his years’ child he is sitting next to, turn the situation around in Matt’s favour?


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • The Park Bench (5 minutes Monologue) by Marc Harris
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, period
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    Keyword: Homeless Man, Hope + 5 more
    Genre: drama, period
    Keyword: Homeless Man, Hope, nature, optimism, christmas, new year, 1920s
    Set mostly the day before Christmas, a homeless man tries to keep positive while sleeping on a park bench.


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    Set mostly the day before Christmas, a homeless man tries to keep positive while sleeping on a park bench.


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • Smile! (2.5 minutes Monologue) by Marc Harris
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Family Photos
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Family Photos
    Alan (or alternatively Sarah) finally gets around to searching for that long lost box of family photos.


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    Alan (or alternatively Sarah) finally gets around to searching for that long lost box of family photos.


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!
  • Celestial Body (1 minute Monologue) by Marc Harris
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: reminiscing, gardening + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: reminiscing, gardening, the moon
    A woman remembers her grandmother, who passed down her knowledge of planting by the phases of the moon.


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    A woman remembers her grandmother, who passed down her knowledge of planting by the phases of the moon.


    A FRIENDLY REMINDER: By downloading this play you agree that it has been made available for the purpose of NPX members to read only. It is fully protected by copyright and no performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained directly from the playwright. It is illegal to upload it onto any website or social media and I regularly carry out internet searches to keep a check on this. THANKS!