Pete Barrett Plays and More

Sub Heading
THE ICE QUEEN
Now let’s get something straight, shall we, I don’t like children. I’ve got nothing against you personally. I just don’t like children per se. That’s why I don’t have any. What I do have is a career. And your mother simply refuses to understand that. She still thinks that we should all love one another. If God had wanted us to love one another he wouldn’t have made ugly and stupid people. And that’s another thing I hate – stupid people. Now you’re going to be here for a few weeks so let’s get some rules straight. I don’t cook. When you come home from school you take a ready meal from the cupboard, put it in the microwave, eat it and then put the plate in the dishwasher. You make your own beds and keep your rooms tidy. There’s a laundry basket and a woman comes in to do the laundry. I don’t know her name. She’s probably very nice. So. Any questions?

Winner International Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for new drama

SLEEPING BEAUTY
Your grandchildren will sit at your feet, entranced by your tales of Boris the Eight Foot Russian Giant. They will gasp as you chronicle your encounter with Pentapus the Two-headed Cat. They will hide their eyes as you describe the Lovely Mermaid swimming in a giant tank of water with no means of breathing apart from her gills. They will gaze in admiration as you tell them about the Disembodied Head engaging you in conversation, and the Magic Mushroom crawling from one side of the tent to the other. And most of all, they will swoon at the very mention of the Sleeping Beauty

RUMPLESTILTSKIN

Anyway. Must be off. Affairs of state. Couple of hangings to arrange. Oh, and that village to be razed. Honestly these people will never learn will they? Harbouring the devil again. Just because you can’t see or hear him doesn’t mean he’s not there. By the by, once the fire dies down, coincidentally, it’ll be the perfect place for my new stables. Still. It’s an ill wind, as they say.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
No, being a total moron, I don’t suppose I would. Look, since everything I say is wrong, I am not going to waste time arguing with you. Do what you want. Go and play with the paedophiles in the park.And when you fail all your exams, and end up flipping burgers in McDonalds, don’t come blaming me.
Winner INK Festival 2020
RAPUNZEL
Anyway. Must be off. Affairs of state. Couple of hangings to arrange. Oh, and that village to be razed. Honestly these people will never learn will they? Harbouring the devil again. Just because you can’t see or hear him doesn’t mean he’s not there. By the by, once the fire dies down, coincidentally, it’ll be the perfect place for my new stables. Still. It’s an ill wind, as they say.

© Pete Barrett 2021