Bücher von Constance Cox

A simplified version in modern English of the medieval morality play. Everyman, when he is summoned by Death, finds that, of all the friends, companions and possessions he has known on earth, not one will accompany him except Good Deeds and Knowledge.|Large flexible cast

What Brutes Men Are is a comedy for four women. Janet and Carol get into casual conversation over a drink in a hotel lounge. Carol has just left her husband, Godfrey, and tells Janet she was sick of his comparing her with his first wife. Janet realizes' Godfrey is her own divorced ex-husband . Over more drinks Janet says she was sick of being compared with Godfrey's mother. Suddenly Godfrey's mother, Linda, arrives by a previous arrangement with Carol. This might be awkward, but it transpires that Linda herself was sick of Godfrey who even as a baby had criticized her as against her elder sister, Beatrice. Finally all three omen go off together to open a teashop in Scotland , leaving Godfrey presumably to compare Beatrice with all three of them.

Brian is financially dependent on his wife Sheila, and he is in love with another woman. An acquaintance convinces him he would be better off if Sheila were to die and then suggests a "foolproof' murder scheme, adding that he only wants the satisfaction of committing a perfect murder. The murder is successfully carried out but it is not long before Brian realizes he has exchanged the frying pan for the fire.|2 women, 2 men