Farcical Comedies by Raymond Hopkins

The Author

Raymond Hopkins lives in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. In 1998 he started writing farcical comedies and donating his royalties to Multiple Sclerosis Research. His plays have been extremely successful in the U.K. with over a thousand productions and some summer season runs. The plays are also very popular in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Raymond’s aim is to continue raising money for research so that one day he can hear those wonderful words - “a cure for Multiple Sclerosis has been found.”

Critically Acclaimed

Extremely successful in the UK, Europe and Australia

Quality

Full length plays, available for a range of cast sizes

Royalties

All royalties go to Multiple Sclerosis Research

The Plays

All plays are full-length and come in 2 Acts. Please click on the play titles for more information

Love on the Beach

M2 F6

Tom Millard’s world has been shattered by the unexpected death of his wife. Having now realized that life is short and precious, Tom makes a bucket list and starts working his way through it

Love Begins At Fifty

M3 F6

Matrimonial mix-up in the funniest farce we have ever published. Featured in the ‘Play Produced’ feature in Amateur Stage. Hundreds of performances to date.

After twenty-one years of marriage, James Beale walks out on his wife, Molly. She is devastated and after four months of being alone, she has reached rock bottom. Her best friend, Fiona, persuades her to try the “six-step miracle cure” for abandoned wives...

The Love Nest

M3 F7

Set in a seaside guest house where misfortune follows misfortune – but ‘all’s well that ends well’. Or is it?

Love And Money

M4 F4

What happens when the family have a robbery and try to claim the insurance payment? Not a subject for a farcical comedy? Don’t you believe it!

Love And Perfect Harmony

M4 F5

This play, unlike the others, is a comedy rather than a farce and includes four original songs which can be sung or mimed. The full music score is included in this script

Love And Mistletoe

M2 F6

It is Christmas Eve. Sue and Tom Millard have invited Sue’s dad, Brian, round to spend the happy festive season with them. However, all is not as idyllic as it might at first appear

Make Time For Love

M2 F7

They say behind every successful man is a supportive woman, and Julie Hardisty is certainly that. Her husband, Brian, is a pillar of society and well respected in the local community. For her part, Julie enjoys the status their lifestyle brings

Love At Last

M3 F7

Frank and Rose Saunders have been married for fifty-two years, and are now living in a small retirement complex along with five other residents. On the day a young female care assistant starts working at the apartments, a spate of robberies ensue

It Must Be Love

M6 F4

Jason Taylor; a quiet unassuming person, is one week away from marrying Lucinda, his childhood sweetheart. The overzealous bride’s mother, Stella Parsons, has turned the wedding into a personal crusade