You Make Your Bed (Drama)

28 year old Sally appears to have it all, at least by modern day standards anyway. She has a good job and a solid boyfriend in Mick, who gets on really well with her parents, owns a very successful business and is head over heels in love with her. He wants to get married but Sally is bored and enjoys the attention of a good looking co worker, but also a man with a reputation, Paul Swift.

Within a short space of time and a few after work drinks, the inevitable happens and Sally falls pregnant. Much to her parents’ sadness Sally leaves Mick and marries Paul. The relationship is tempestuous from the start and Paul’s drinking is a constant bone of contention. By the time their second child is born the marriage has become abusive on many levels. Eventually Sally is forced into getting a barring order against Paul. In the meantime Mick has married but he never forgot the help that Sally had given him in starting up his business. In a horrible twist Mick contracts a fatal illness and leaves Sally a substantial amount of money which makes her financially independent.

Set in modern day, You Make Your Bed is a cautionary tale of self destruction. It explores the human need for excitement and a misplaced sense of adventure. It also examines the role of experience and what excitement, love and commitment really mean.

It is written for a cast of 8 people.