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Hour 1

Good Morning, Mr Magpie

A chapter in development
10:00 to 11:00
Malakai's flat, Woolwich

Writer

Nicky Osborn

Producer

Emma Kerr

It's time for Anthony to sort his life out. Sadly, his agoraphobic live in landlord has other ideas...

Anthony, a twenty something wannabe writer, finds his life almost dominated by his noisy, pompous, and overbearing agoraphobic and alcoholic live in landlord, Malakai. He has tried to leave before, but this time, he's serious. Good Morning, Mr Malakai is a satire of British comedy and an exploration of generational tension. An adaptation of Ulysses's opening Telemachus and Nestor chapters, the piece cycles through staple examples of British comedy, spanning sitcom, pantomime, 80s alternative, slapstick, and Victorian music hall, to tell a tale of codependency and self actualisation. Join us for a no holds barred, gross out stampede of unflinching, uncompromising, and uncouth hilarity.

Characters

Anthony

26, frustrated writer living in Malakai's spare room. Wants to escape to write but cannot move.

Other Characters

Malakai, in his 60s. A once semi successful theatre producer who has since traded his success for memories that he does his best to dull with the help of whisky and petty one upmanship.