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Beacons

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 1m

“See those stars at the edge? Those three in a line. That’s me, and you, and Julie. We’re a constellation.”

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary

“See those stars at the edge? Those three in a line. That’s me, and you, and Julie. We’re a constellation.”

Julie sells ice cream on the cliffs at Beachy Head and searches for love online. Her friend Bernard walks the clifftops and can’t seem to settle.

When sixteen-year-old Skye arrives for the summer and decides to stay, the lives of all three become unexpectedly entwined. But when memory takes hold, will their buried secrets force them apart?

Tabitha Mortiboy’s magical play tells of love, loss and midnight ice-cream sundaes under the starlit skies of the South Downs.

History
Beacons was commissioned by Attic Theatre Company and the play was first performed on 21st March 2016 at Park Theatre, London.

JULIE – (50s)

BERNARD – (50s)

SKYE – (16)

  • Time Period Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting

    Beachy Head, Eastbourne

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“This tragicomic and very touching three-hander by the new writer Tabitha Mortiboy is a little gem.” — The Times

“Understated and warm-hearted piece from a promising new writer” — The Stage

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

Tabitha Mortiboy

Tabitha Mortiboy is a writer based in London. Her latest production The Amber Trap ran at London’s Theatre503, directed by Hannah Hauer-King and produced by Damsel. Her most recent theatre script Daffy Grod and The Shaking Lights was shortlisted for the Papatango Prize and lo ...

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