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Delicates and Smoke are two in a series of six monologues looking deep into the minds of seemingly normal, every day people. Sometimes, people aren't what they seem.
In Delicates, Moira is a hard-working and loving mother, abandoned by her husband and struggling to makes ends meet in a miserable flat in Glasgow. She takes in washing and cleans other people's houses to help maintain body and soul and feed herself and her beloved children.
But with every new load of other people's dirty washing, Moira is edging closer to the brink. When her ex-husband threatens to apply for custody of the children, Moira panics and becomes increasingly obssessed with the health of her son Leo.
As Moira opens up to the audience, Leo's health continues to decline steeply. As she reveals her inner thoughts it becomes less clear whether Moira is a tragic victim of circumstance or whether something more sinister is happening.
In Smoke, Firemaster Greg saves lives without giving a second thought for his own safety but scarred by emotional and physical abuse as a boy Greg is wreaking a terrible revenge on those who wrong him.
Delicates and Smoke challenge audiences to look beneath the surface and face the horrors that may be lurking within us all.
Delicates and Smoke were first performed at the Pleasance Courtyard as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2004. Rosemary Goodman directed writer Rebecca Russell in Delicates and Jon Russell directed Roger Bartlett in Smoke. |
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