John Graham Jones - Writer -

Plays

I'm on a Train

A man is on a train going to Edinburgh when he hears that his business has gone bust. With his mobile phone he tries to rescue his company but things get more and more complicated as not only is his business going bust but his marriage too. A comedy.

Play's opening:
TOM WRIGHT IS ON A TRAIN. HE IS POURING OVER THE CONTENTS OF HIS BRIEFCASE LAID OUT ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF HIM.
HE DIALS A NUMBER ON HIS MOBILE PHONE. NO REPLY. HE DIALS ANOTHER NUMBER.

TOM: Geoff, where've you been?.... You've been there! Why have I had to phone you on your mobile then? What's wrong with the office phone?....What?.... Listen, take it easy. Sit down.... You can't!.... They've taken everything.... They had no right to take those things yet.... Listen Geoff.... Listen to me. Relax. Sit down.... Well sit on the floor....