For the Theatre.

This is a short play I have written. It is based on a real life experience of mine. I have changed some of the names for legal reasons.

The story of a real life Hero.

A corner shop. A man (Manfrid) is buying peanuts.
Shop Owner: That will be £1.32 please.
Manfrid hands over the money.
Manfrid: Here you go.
Shop Owner: Thank you.
Manfrid: No Problem.
Suddenly a man with a gun, wearing a mask runs into the shop.
Man with Gun: Give me all your money!
Shop Owner: Noooooo!
Man with Gun Shakes gun at them both.
Man with Gun: Now, or you both get it.
Manfrid: No, you don’t need to do this.
Man with Gun: I do, I’m poor and my wife and seven children need a place to eat and rest.
Manfrid: All you need to do is to go to your local Job Centre and apply for work, it might not be as exciting as robbing a corner shop, but by gum its honest work.
Man with Gun thinks.
Manfrid: Now, slowly put down the gun and I can tell you how to get there.
Man with Gun: I just want to provide for me and mine.
A moment passes. Just as Man with Gun ponders Manfrid opens the pack of peanuts and throws them into the Man with Guns’ face.
Man with Gun: Arrrhg
Manfrid wrestles the Man with Gun to the floor. He saves the day.
Shop Owner: Thank you Manfrid for being so brave. Here have some free peanuts.
Manfrid: No thank you, knowing I’ve been a hero is reward enough.
With that he heroically walks out of the corner shop.
Shop Owner: There goes a real life hero.

The end.

Feel free to perform this at your local theatre. Why not a make a short film and send it to me, I might even post it on my Blog!