Comedy Plays by award winning playwright Stephen R Davies

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Salmon Chanted Evening

Set in the lounge bar of a small Hotel somewhere north of the Scottish border. The owner, John, has just taken over and is currently in the process of having some building work done, using the services of a firm of cowboy builders (Pete, Tommy and Alan).

Due to the lack of staff, John, is trying to do everything himself and as a consequence he is completely tired out. Apart from the builders staying in the Hotel his other guests are;

Two ladies of the night (Pat and Sue) who are having a rest from men. They are on an activity holiday.

Bill, a Harley Street Doctor and his nephew Nigel who are on a not very successful fishing trip.

Then there's Brian, a mysterious gentleman on his own.

The action surrounds a prototype electronic device called a "Sound Activated Linguistic Monitor” or SALMON for short. Brian (a disillusioned and psychopathic MI6 agent) is out to purchase the device from his contact Lynne, who Brian thinks has stolen it from the manufacturer. He intends to sell the device for his own gain. Little does he know that he has been set up by Lynne who is also MI6.

But, what both Brian and Lynne had not bargained for is the fishing contest between the builders, the toffs and the ladies of the night. They all end up catching a real Salmon.

Confusion reigns when Brian looses the device. He is convinced through a series of overheard conversations that all the others are after the electronic device when, in actual fact they know nothing about it at all.