Against the Odds
Cast: 2M, 5F
Run time: 100 minutes
Call centre operators Linda, Hannah, Sarah and Carole struggle to make ends meet, seemingly without any chance of ever living their best lives. Phones ring. Cakes are sold. Wages earned - but it’s never enough.
With odds of winning the lottery at one in forty-five million, will autistic Freya’s entry into their syndicate make a difference?
A two act comedy that twists and turns its way through a journey of 'did we win or not?'
Simple set with chairs/tables representing variously a call centre, a kitchen, a lounge.
CHARACTERS
Linda: 60s. Call centre worker. Supportive mother to Philip, grandmother to Freya.
Philip: 40s. Police constable. Married to Megan, who is on life support. Freya’s father.
Freya: 22. High functioning autistic. (ASD), Suffers from Dyscalculia. Obsessed by cats.
Sarah: 40s. Mousey. Married to Karl, an abusive husband. Mother to twins.
Hannah: 40s. Single. Call centre supervisor. Strong, independent character. Artistic.
Carole: 50s. Lacks self esteem and confidence. Married to John, with one daughter, Amy.
John: 50s. Manages a corner shop/ newsagents. Married to Carole.
(John may be doubled with Philip.)