POD 3 – Apollo Theatre

When Ideologies Meet by Richard Laurence

Capitalism and Communism swop insults at a cocktail party. But who will have the last laugh?

Jim at my Door by Dave Carley

Poor Jim. He’s locked out of his date’s apartment – can the neighbour provide the necessaries!

The Lolita Boy by Ross Tomlinson

A teenage boy, a mother, a lover; who is predator, who is bait, who is the victim?

Delivery! by Martin Foreman

The Jackson’s doorbell never stops ringing and the parcels just keep on coming.

POD 4 -Cut Studio

Enough is Enough by Christopher Douglas

Another speed-awareness course in Halesworth puts a local MP under the spotlight.

Fatherland by Roger McFionn

They want Duffy’s farm for the new overhead cables stalking the land.  But Duffy has other plans.

Asante and Sarah by Richard Stainer

For Sarah, the climate crisis is an inconvenience. For Asante, it’s a matter of life and death.

Speed Dating by Curt Strickland

At a speed-dating event for seniors, a couple of widowers, James and Sara, brace for action.

POD 5 – White Swan Theatre

Toe-Fecking-Fu by Mike Guerin

Two political rivals compete to get their election poster nailed to the best pole in the village.

Colorado by John A D Fraser

Alex has some difficult news for her equally difficult mother.

Terrorist Working from Home by Lloyd Evans

Domestic life keeps intruding upon a terrorist who wishes to issue a bomb threat and the Scotland Yard detective who is trying to register it.

Light Entertainment by Tim Connery

Two quiz show hosts are up for the same job. But young, smooth-talking Josh is not about to roll over for old school flash Harry.

The Cottage by John Boyne

A young woman finds cold comfort at Mrs Duggan’s house on an island off Galway.

POD 6 – Cut Theatre

10… 9… 8… by Guy R Newsham

It’s just seconds to blast off, and Cupid, we have a problem…

Alan has Left the Chat by Nicky Denovan

Things look good for Stuart. He’s due a pay rise and promotion. But his career trajectory looks very different under the ‘new system’.

Eleven Fifty-Six by Michael Pearcy

Can you trust a man arrested under the Mental Health Act who may be able to predict the future?

The Saucy Sturgeon by Jan Etherington

The police have bad news for an attractive housewife. But they’re not very good at imparting it.

POD 7- Cut Studio

Short plays by UEA MA Student Script Writers – a new partnership 

Cybersex by Indigo Douglas

James and Matt are messaging new girlfriends on their phones. The time when they finally get to meet them is nigh.

Wreckage by Jose Socrates Delos Reyes

A Filipino fisherman and his daughter catch something unexpected in their nets from a recent landslide.

The Spying Saucer by Grace Maxted

A teenager’s birthday present plays havoc with an elderly woman’s imagination.

Mamutica by Christopher Linforth

Marin wants to hang with his friends on a tough housing estate in Croatia. But has he got what it takes.

Fudge! by Grace Bartle

Carrie packs her family into the car for a day at the beach but it’s not the south of France, Dad’s not here, and no one can find Fudge.

POD  8 – St Mary’s Playhouse

Happy Hour at the Lost and Found by Pat Whymark

The perils of addiction, sexting, and aliens threaten the precious friendship between Jake and Maisie during their last term at school. With music and songs about love and frailty.

POD 9 – Bus Space

Play-on-a-bus: climb aboard a new diversion for INK!

POD 9A 

Beautiful Boy by Annabel Nightingale

A desperate man who takes an old lady hostage on a bus is wrong-footed by the wit and wisdom of his captive.

POD 9B

Henry VIII and Jane II by Chloe Banks

Years after faking his own death Henry is back, he’s on the Number 12 to Torquay, and he’s got wife number seven in his sights.

John Boyne: The Cottage POD 5

Jon Canter: Two Men and a Box POD 2

Christopher Douglas: Enough is Enough POD 4

Jan Etherington: The Saucy Sturgeon POD 6

Rachel Joyce: The Memory Thief POD 1

Every year we invite a handful of the great and good to try their hand at scripting a short play. And every year we are delighted by the quality of their submissions. It is no mean feat to craft a scene from an idea. (This year they were asked to feature a key or set of keys in their piece) These writers are testament to the fact that the short play format should be an accessible art form for all. And hopefully an inspiration to those of you who might feel the itch to put pen to paper. This year’s famous crop, collectively The INKredibles, are scattered around the various venues so keep a weather eye out for one or two.

POD 10  – CUT KILN RADIO

One of the most popular strands of the festival is the rare opportunity to see radio plays performed live. INK is unique in that it is the only UK festival that routinely showcases new radio plays.

POD 10A

Songbird and the Corinthians by Martin Ward

Anna and her wayward daughter trade insults and advice as they argue over the order for grandma’s funeral service.

Mister In-Between by Dave Carley

Carol wakes up to discover a marriage proposal on the billboard facing her house. But who is it from?

Bad Day at the Office by Lucy Flannery

It’s the time of year every employee dreads — the annual assessment. When you’re immortal with outdated attitudes it’s even worse.

Zoodunnit by Stephen Keyworth

A tough-talking parrot with an eye for the dames and an addiction to self-narration is given a tricky case to solve at Whipsnade.

Hemmingway’s Rod by Richard Braine

England football legend Sir Alf Ramsey pays a flying visit to Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at their villa in Banderas Bay, Mexico.

POD 10C 

Sailing Upside Down by Jeremy Raison

A lonely ferryman rows a young girl across the river Blyth. The story she tells him changes their lives forever.

10D

Cohere Arts presents

Audio drama in the dark with headphones.

Chestnut Girl by Carolyn Allum

A guide dog gets separated from her owner in the woods.

Forever Tied by Clare Burman

A tree, twisted by time, bears witness to a history of strange fruit.

As the Crow Flies by Amy Mallett

Emily finds some unexpected company on her midnight walk back from the pub.

Reasonable Adjustments by Carolyn Allum, Clare Burman and Amy Mallett 

Rebecca is trying to settle her visually impaired mother into her new flat but the cranky woman is less than grateful.

POD 11

Angel Stage Play Readings 5.30pm – 6.30pm

Script and glass-in-hand pre-dinner rehearsed readings including a collection of some of the best plays and radio scripts from INK Forums & Workshops.

11A Thursday  

Giza Builders by Emma Littler

Ian and Shelley come back from holiday to discover the builders have improvised a huge new extension to their home.

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Stephanie Weston

Events take an unexpected turn when the murderous Macbeth twists his ankle on the way up to King Duncan’s bed chamber.

Lightwell by Lucy Flannery

A young student and a married woman meet in a hotel room for the last time. But one of them is reluctant to let the other go.

Marcel Waves by Nilgün Yusuf

Mother and son grieve the agony and intimacy of birth and loss.
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11B Friday

The Delivery Driver by David Emery

Panic grips an anxious passenger when the bus driver goes into labour.

The Rota by Annie Fox

Busy mother Oona has an ingenious plan to spread the love by farming out the baby to her childless friends.

Wildfire by Libby Ruffle

Judith and Michael’s Greek holiday goes up in smoke along with their passports and medications.