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Drama: A big question
Drama: A big question
by Marjorie Dobson
Exodus 34: 29-35 Drama: A big question (A dialogue between mother and child. Identity can easily be changed to any related adult) Mum, who’s that man? He’s a special man, dear. Why is he special Mum? Because he’s our leader, love. What’s his name, Mum? Is that special too? All ou…
Dialogue/Drama: Trinity
Dialogue/Drama: Trinity
by Andrew Pratt
Dialogue/Drama: Trinity (a piece for two voices) Male voice: They say things always come in threes, but so does my confusion. Or is this all illusion? They say that God is one, but that Jesus Christ his son is yet another one. A God that is. But twisting things still further, say…
Reflection/Dialogue on 1 Corinthians 12:12–31a
Reflection/Dialogue on 1 Corinthians 12:12–31a
by Andrew Pratt
Reflection/Dialogue on 1 Corinthians 12: 12–31a Notes: A reflection on 1 Corinthians 12:12–31a as a conversation between a person and God on the phone or the internet without a video link. First speaker: A committee of one, me, is so much easier to handle don't you think? Well, a…
Time gentlemen please
Time gentlemen please
by Andrew Pratt
Dialogue/drama for two voices: Time gentlemen please Time gentlemen please. I remember the words. Mis-spent youth. The bar cleared. No hassle, just lads wobbling out onto a dark street and making for home. Empty your glasses. Drinking up time. That was allowed. Felt bad if you ha…
Scripture and the Authority of God - How to Get Back on Track
Scripture and the Authority of God - How to Get Back on Track
by SPCK - N T Wright
How to Get Back on Track The Need for an Integrated View of Scripture’s Authority We urgently need an integrated view of the dense and complex phrase ‘the authority of scripture’. Such an integrated view needs to highlight the role of the Spirit as the powerful, transformative ag…
Dialogue: Weariness
Dialogue: Weariness
by Marjorie Dobson
Dialogue: Weariness The weary older one Oh dear, I am so tired. And so fed up. And life seems so pointless. And I don’t know why I bother. Do you know, I’ve been working with that church for fifty years or more and what do I have to show for it? Not a lot. I’m not saying I can’t …
Drama: What do we learn from the Psalms?
Drama: What do we learn from the Psalms?
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: What do we learn from the Psalms? Two people are ready to read the Bible – one at a lectern or desk, one in the pulpit, if possible. The text is written for A being a woman and B being the preacher, but could easily be adapted. However, the last line does indicate that B w…
Drama/dialogue: Eastern strangers
Drama/dialogue: Eastern strangers
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/dialogue: Eastern strangers (A piece for two voices. The first one reads straight to the audience, as if ignoring the interruptions. The second interacts with the audience, letting them in on the comments and questions. Only in the last three lines do the two speakers relat…
Compassion moved a foreigner
Compassion moved a foreigner
by Andrew Pratt
Compassion moved a foreigner to dress a stranger's hurt, to cross the road to ridicule, to challenge and subvert the ones who limit loving acts, who bind the world with rules, who label those who break down walls as simpletons or fools. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: KINGSFOLD Metre: DC…
Drama/dialogue: Poor beggar
Drama/dialogue: Poor beggar
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/dialogue: Poor beggar (Could be performed by two, or more, voices, or told in story form) “One more beggar,” said the devout ones who passed on the way to synagogue and threw the obligatory coin. “Poor beggar,” said those who knew how hard it was to live with little, as the…
Drama/Dialogue: What a waste!