The Assassination of Robert Opray
by Janet Smith
August 2020
2020 has been a very different kind of year for everyone, which obviously resulted in a complete change of our planned programme of shows.
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After some thinking and wondering what we could do to keep ourselves busy and our creative brains ticking, we came upon the idea of a radio play.
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"The Assassination of Robert Opray" is our contribution to lockdown theatre of 2020.
Cast List
Robert Opray….. David Driscoll
Simon Blundell….. Richard O’Malia
Ruth Blundell…… Sarah Godfrey
Rhonda Rhodes….. Katie Freeman
Jennifer Simmons….. Chris Dunn
Carys Hughes….. Ann Tyler
Suzie Wallace….. Pam Littlewood
Rosie Little….. Janet Smith
Tilly Spencer….. Pat Munro
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Other parts played by members of the Club
Directed by
Pat Munro
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Technical Production by
Andrew Hills
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Original Music by
Chris Hills
Simon Blundell is a writer on a tv quiz show. He longs to be a serious writer, but has been sucked into a cycle of writing scripts for the quiz show host, Robert Opray, who he hates. He hates him because he is successful, handsome, and women love him. Worse still, his wife loves him.
Simon wants to break free, but hasn’t any other income, and is trapped. His frustration builds up, and he vents it in the crass dialogue and jokes that he puts into Robert’s mouth. But audiences love it, and Robert’s popularity grows.
One of them has to go, and Simon is determined it won’t be him! Worse, Robert is the goose that lays the golden egg for the production company, and they won’t hear of replacing him, but Simon has other ideas!