All The Idle Weeds That Grow

2021
(rehearsed reading)

75 minutes 
​4 actors

Inspired by real events, All The Idle Weeds That Grow is a play about hatred, hope and the modern equivalent of blood libels.

Elvira has anger issues and is unable to control her daughter, Billie.
Their neighbour, Amira just wants to live a quiet life in solitude. However, misguided anger and an innocent misunderstanding start a chain of events, ultimately leading to a tragedy that changes everybody’s lives forever.

Characters

Elvira Skinner - F, 34 
Billie Skinner - F, 14 - Her daughter 
Amira Ebrahimi - F, 43 - Their neighbour 
Lily Belles - F, 68 - Another neighbour