Something Blue
The day after the wedding, but has the right decision been made ?
Clearly in love, Tom and Eva are reflecting on their relationship – but how does Kirsty see her future unfolding ?
Will the knot be untied or bound into a lasting bow ?
Platform: Short Theatre Play and Film
Running Time: 7 minutes (approx.)
Status Date Company/Venue Director Actors
Performed 3rd February 2021 Scene Sessions - Online Meg Matthews & Megan King, Lindsay Atherton
Meg McCarthy & Luke Rees-Oliviere
Read 31st January 2022 10 Minutes a Month N/A Katie Smith, Adam Moulder &
Playwriting Collective Sarah Bostock
Performed (Radio Play) 20th July 2023 BBC Essex Radio Play Alan Hall Sean Carrington, Kate Lynton &
PAST PRODUCTION
Radio Play - 20 July 2023
BBC Essex aired a radio play version of Something Blue on July 2023, as part of the Upload Programme, that forms part of Rob Jelly's evening show.
Upload gives ordinary members of the public the chance to showcase their talent on the BBC - whatever they're making or creating, Upload can help them share it. The Upload Team watch, read, or listen to everything that's uploaded and what catches their attention will go on air or on BBC digital platforms.
The parts of Eva, Tom and Kirsty were played by three very talented actors - Isabel M. Patterson, Sean Carrington and Kate Lynton - and is being directed and recorded by Alan Hall.
Rob Jelly interviewed Alan and Isabel M. Patterson about the play
PAST PRODUCTION
Online - 3rd February 2021
Scene Sessions staged an online Rehearsed Reading of "Something Blue" on Zoom during the 2021 Lockdown. Scene Sessions is a free online platform run by "The Megs", Meg Matthews and Meg McCarthy, to help writers develop new material and keep actors connected and working with material during the 2020/21 Pandemic.
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Scene Sessions has staged four of Alan's plays.
PAST PRODUCTION
Online - 31st January 2022
The 10 Minutes a Month Playwriting Collective staged an online Rehearsed Reading of "Something Blue" on Zoom on 31st January 2022.
.The 10 Minutes a Month Playwriting Collective has held two Readings of Alan's plays to date.
