Lee Gambin: King of Bangor

QUEENIE: Yes you are.

KING: No!

QUEENIE: If you don’t there’ll be hell to pay! Your biggest fan demands you kill them off!

She slams his legs again

KING: (in agony) I don’t give a flying fuck what my biggest fan wants!

QUEENIE: You should and you will! Now write it! Write!

PRINCETON: Come home Tabby, come home kids! Come back home to daddy!

MR KNIGHT: All work and no play…

PRINCESS: Save them Mr. King…

QUEENIE: Write them out of the story, it will benefit the book, now write, write, write, write!

The frenzy dies down. Stephen King relaxes

The others fade out into darkness. We can still hear their voices:

PRINCESS: A telekinetic teen.

PRINCETON: A demonic car.

MR KNIGHT: A haunted hotel.

QUEENIE: A pet cemetery.

The phone rings

King picks it up

KING: Hello? (beat then relief) Ahh Tabby honey how are you? (beat) To get to Portland ok? Good to hear. How’m I doin? Why does everyone ask that? Ha ha. Yeah baby I’m doin’ fine. How are the kids? Good. I’m glad. Hope they don’t have too much fun up there… Portland’s more deathly dull than this place for the lil’ bastards. Work? Oh yeah, its comin’ along real nicely. (a long beat) Yeah sweetheart.

KING: Thanks for calling and letting me know you’re all safe and what not. I’ll speak to you soon. Love ya. Bye.

He hangs up and goes to his desk

He picks up a bottle and begins to pour. But stops half way and then collects everything and puts it away

He then sits back down; back at his god, and begins to type. Slowly at first, then the rhythms pick up speed and a work is in progress

The end

Curtain call all in unison; all together

A Melbourne, Australia based playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre essayist and journalist for famed USA horror film magazine Fangoria Lee Gambin has worked in independent theatre for many years as well as Artistic Director of his own independent theatre company. He has worked as a lecturer for numerous film societies and film festivals including the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Analyzing Genre Program, Movie Maniacs Intl. and is in current collaboration with famous institutions such as American International Pictures and Famous Monsters of Filmland.

King of Bangor is a one act play written by Lee Gambin and is readily available for production by theatre companies (both established and independent) or theatrically involved individuals.

As a five-hander with minimal sets and costumes, the play is an extremely appropriate and manageable one for many theatre companies and individuals. We most definitely encourage performers and production companies to take on this highly dramatic piece.

Please send your request to perform the play to Mr Gambin at gambinsgoregalore666@gmail.com

Royalties can be worked out with the author via email.

Thank you

THE KING OF BANGOR

A One Act Play

© 2011 bu Lee Gambin

Cover Art © 2011 by Michael Broom

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