Electric Darkness

by Mike Kenny

Every night, Mother has to work as a cook at the café across the street. When she leaves, she opens the shutters and tells her children, Marie and Francois, that the moon will watch over them.

A carnival comes to town, and the children are so enchanted by it that Francois gets lost when marveling at a balloon. When he is finally found, Mother is afraid so she warns Francois that there are people who steal children and eat them. That night Marie (who was always a little jealous of her brother) tells Francois a frightening bedtime story, where children at the carnival are abducted by an ogress who cooks them for the clowns. What follows is a nightmare that is both terrifying and hilarious.

$12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 60 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions in the United States and Canada
  • Cast Size: 3 roles

Full Details

Roles:

  • Marie
  • Francois
  • Maman

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package

Mike Kenny

Mike Kenny is one of the England's leading writers, specializing in young people's theatre. He is the recipient of numerous awards, was included in the Independent on Sunday's list of Top Ten Living UK Playwrights and his plays are performed regularly throughout the UK and all over the world. In 2013 he was given an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Nottingham University, England.

Awarded Best Play for Children & Young People from The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain 2008

Originally produced by Comedie de Valance, France, in 2008