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Stage Plays by Ian Hornby |
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Tim'll
Fix It The part of Frank stays in his chair throughout the play, so could, if desired, be played by a disabled actor.
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Author's
notes I have two extremely good friends, Peter and Susan Darby, and over many years have done a few odd jobs for them, along with Peter. Whereas I can normally tackle DIY projects with relative ease, their house was a jinx for me. Peter and I did actually knock a nail through a water pipe, making water spray out from the light fitting below. I did fuse their lights. I did knock a brick out of their wall along with the plaster in the adjoining room. And still they're friends. It was too good an opportunity to miss. The danger of including "real people" in a play is that any time you invent a trait or story about them that is pure invention, they could read it as what you actually think about them. But our friendship has survived that - and they've moved house now anyway. Of course I use the title of Tim'll Fix It as a passing nod to Jimmy Saville's "Jim'll Fix It" - I just hope people remember that far back. |
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