The Mabel & Ruby Plays
Forget Grumpy old men! Mabel and Ruby are two grumpy old ladies who make our grumpy old men positively cheerful. These two ladies redefine the word cantankerous - described by the press as Alan Bennett meets Mike Harding, their popularity has been a feature of Scarborough's Valley Theatre.
The Ship That Sailed Away
co written with Alan Butler
Comedy - 20 minutes 2 actresses
Two elderly ladies sit on a Scarborough seat overlooking the harbour. In addition to wondering why they came on holiday in March they also reflect on their passed lives and long friendship
A Grave Mistake
Comedy 20 minutes - 2 actresses
The return of the two old ladies from “The Ship That Sailed Away”, only this time the audience is treated to thoughts and comments of the ladies whilst they attend the funeral of an acquaintance.
Jubilee Jubilation
Comedy 15 minutes - 2 actresses
Jubilee Year and the two old ladies sit at the side of the road waiting to wave their union jacks at the Royal Family as they pass on their way to somewhere else.
Mabel & Ruby’s Big Bargain
Comedy 15 minutes
After watching David Dickinson and the other antique programmes Mabel decides to look in her attic with hilarious and surprising results
Mabel & Ruby In Wonderland
Comedy Pantomime 1 hour - 3 female 6 male
Our two grumpy old ladies get a Christmas job in a local department store. Their incredible journey begins (and ends) in the staff canteen where among others they meet up with a talking White Rabbit, Dick Whittington and his cat, a Hobbit and a halfling, a talking sock, and the megalomaniac wannabe Lord Mayor of Scarborough.