Title The Hex Factor
Type farce
Length full length
Cast 3m 3f 
Set single set
Scripts £6 per copy
Performing rights £40 per performance

More goings on at New Copse Farm, where Brendan has brought his lady friend Carol for a romantic weekend. Except that Brendan’s widowed mother Barbara - a self- professed white witch - mustn’t know or he’ll lose a lot of money. Cue Barbara’s phone call, announcing her visit. Lecherous farmhand Ron adds to the mayhem as Brendan tries to keep Carol and Barbara apart - not easy with Barbara’s mystical (claimed) sixth sense. But is Brendan’s father really dead? A seance should find out, yes?

And as in the first play of this series, The Ex Factor, the all-pervading scent of farmyards is never far away.

A great comedy/farce for the audience and the cast alike.

Cast

Character

Lines (approx.)

Carol

331

Ron a rustic farm hand

152

Brendan, Carol's boyfriend

302

Barbara, Brendan's mother

358

Jane, owner of New Copse Farm

57

Phil, owner of New Copse Farm

37

Author's Notes

This play, a partner to "The Ex Factor", (yet in no way a sequel or a prequel) was spawned from the original thanks to the comments made by my good friend Andrew Rushman, who played the character of Ron in the original play when we staged it a few months ago. He quite clearly had the time of his life playing Ron and stole the scenes on a few occasions. It was clear that Ron is a character worthy of resurrecting, and here he is again at his rustic, lecherous best.

The title presented a problem - how to stay with the "theme" of The Ex Factor when there aren't that many words ending in an ex sound that would go. (Watch out for "The Sex Factor" I guess). This time turning Brendan's mother into a white witch provided the answer!

Past Productions

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