Church
Outing
by
Howard Hale
To be read by awl on
Monday 29th November 2004
Mark seems to have his life sorted:
popular, young bachelor parish priest and also covert gay,
keeping his distance and independence in guiltless one-night
stands. He falls in love - not with a respectable, discreet
partner,
but one who forces him to make awkward public choices, with
comic and dramatic consequences. Meanwhile, in the next
parish, fundamentalist vicar, Gareth, embarks on an anti-gay
witch-hunt... |
|
Mark
early thirties Anglo-Catholic
priest,
sporty, popular, non-flamboyant, confident and seemingly
at-ease with life
|
Joshua Le Touzel |
|
Darren: his lover
mid-twenties,
lithe, lank, pierced skinhead-type (alright, we can use our imaginations!)
affectionate, laid-back, indiscreet
|
Joe Wicks |
|
Maggie
Mark's volunteer secretary/housekeeper
fifties; thoughtful, motherly, sensible
|
Susan Bailey |
|
Alice Young parishioner
late teens; cheery, forthright, soft on Mark and, later,
Darren
|
Holly Berry |
Gareth
Forties - earnest and
fanatical fundamentalist Vicar - energetic, but utterly lacking
in humour |
David Hampshire |
Steve
Twenties
Gareth’s
curate, enthusiastic, caring, somewhat naive Evangelical |
Simon Nuckley |
Kirsty
Twenties - teacher, keen
on youth work, committed to the church and mission till her relationship
with Jemimah is challenged, quietly determined |
Teresa Jennings |
Jemimah
Twenties - nurse, finding
great comfort in church-based activity, lacking in confidence and
inclined to guilt and self-abnegation. |
Peggy-Ann Fraser |
Bishop Robert Fifties
liberal
competent, but
rather avoiding controversy |
Harry Saks |
Jean
(bishop's
wife)
Fifties or forties - savvy, bright, teasing, possibly with own
career in the arts behind her |
Carrie Cohen |
Anthea
(Rural Dean)
caring, good at her
job but currently coping with her husband having just walked out
on her |
Carolyn Pertwee |
|
Michael Baldwin |