A comedy
A slow-moving flotilla of nuclear missiles is heading for the UK from Brussels and the Prime Minister is being urged to retaliate, but he’s very reluctant to provide the activation code. The truth is he’s very reluctant to be the Prime Minister but there is no one else. Fortunately, in the nick of time, John Betjeman comes to his – and everyone else’s – rescue.
Cast: 2F, 2M
Oliver Potter – Prime Minister 60s / modest, honest, forgetful
Joanna Potter – Prime Minister’s Wife 50s / efficient, supportive, loyal
Edward Baker – General (‘Teddy’) 50s / steady, pragmatic, humane
Marigold Butcher – General (‘General Butcher’) 40s / brisk, ambitious, belligerent
Running time: 10 minutes
Performed by Actors & Writers London, Hammersmith, March 2018
Performed by Rare Fortunes Productions in their programme of short plays, Waiting in the Wings at the OSO Arts Centre, Barnes, June 2021
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