Joan has been sentenced to lose her head for impersonating her famous brother William Shakespeare.
About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
13
1 M | 3 W | 9 Any Gender
Simple set
34 pages
“No! But my lord, you love beheading. You were born to do this, and if it wasn’t for your fine work, who would chop the heads off people? Hmmm? Who?”
The Viscountess is in a funk. She’s lost her passion for her job as lead executioner. This may or may not help the next victim.
Joan has been sentenced to lose her head for impersonating her famous brother William Shakespeare. He’s disappeared with all his earnings and Joan has been trying to finish his latest play about Henry VIII. Joan pleads for her life, Death waits for Joan to die, a severed Head says beheading isn’t so bad, a Sigmund Freud-type doctor tries to convince everyone that you can’t sew a head back on a body, and then things get weird.
If you like Shakespeare, Monty Python, a little love, a little death, a lot of laughs and lunch at the pub, you must read Lose Not Thy Head!
13
1 Man, 3 Women, 9 Any Gender
bucket, register, dagger, guillotine, bloodied mop, headless body, another bucket, pocket watch on a chain
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About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
13
1 M | 3 W | 9 Any Gender
Simple set
34 pages