Stage Plays by Ian Hornby
JaYne with a Y
Comedy - single set - 3f or 1m 2f
Synopsis
Jayne, a young student visitor to a nursing home, meets Emily, an apparently cantankerous old lady and has her preconceptions challenged by a woman who is not the grumpy old person the nursing staff had her believe. She is an intelligent and interesting woman, and the two form a bond that’s likely to continue into a hopeful future.
Your audience will leave with a smile and an impression that maybe life isn’t so bad after all.
With very minor changes, the part of Emily could easily be played by a disabled actress.
| Character | Lines |
| Jayne a student |
153 |
| Emily an elderly patient |
117 |
| Nurse m or f, any age |
52 |
Author's
notes
The idea for this came from one of my late mother's occasional stays in the North Wales Medical Centre in
Llandudno.
My mother was always bright and intelligent and someone who resented (often very vocally) any attempts to patronise her. In this play, a student visitor, fulfilling some sort of coursework obligation, come reluctantly to visit the older woman, surprised to find a meeting of minds and an intelligent woman who just happens to be older. Cue the feelgood factor.
