A lad in sane's next outing (in conjunction with The Phoenix Theatre) is a trilogy of one act plays based around the theme of,yes you guessed it....Synopsis's are as follows...

THE LAST WALTZ (directed by Jane Sherwood)
Shane Grantham is a devastated young man. His wife of five years has ended their relationship, and worse, is that she's moved in with her new lover. For Shane, The hurt, burns like a furnace. Frequent alcohol fuelled attempts to douse the flames within, fail to do so. The slurred voices in his head insist that 'he won't get over it, until he stands up, and extracts revenge on the pommy bastard that stole his missus!' And so, the seed is sown.... 'I'd like a taxi please! ... Shane Grantham! Goin from Wembley to Leederville... Unit 17A, 2596 Herdsman Parade! Cheers mate!' Shane's checking his bag again, yep, he's got everything he needs. He's ready. He’s primed! For taxi driver, Kirsten Singh, this Tuesday evening offers no such grand plans. For Kirsten, this night is but another routine shift, and the young man he's about to collect, another faceless passenger. A chance meeting between strangers, two men from very different worlds who on this one night discover that love has a universal appeal, and the power to bring worlds together.

WHITE ROSES(Directed by John Grimshaw)
When it comes to relationship breakdowns, men of today's X-Y-Z generation, find themselves in a more fortunate position that did their baby boomer forefathers. Today’s broken hearted man can seek solace in a multitude of ways, through relationship counseling and men’s self-help groups. There’s government sponsored programs such as the highly acclaimed, ‘How to re-build your self esteem after she’s left you with nothing!’ In addition there’s numerous books on the topic, books such as 'Men are from Mars, and how to stop looking at women through your penis!' In days gone by, your average broken hearted man had naught but his mates to turn to. And so it was, that when Rob Jackson discovered his wife of thirty years had left the marital bed, he turned to his best mate, the thrice married George 'the gun' Mulligan. Rob figured if anyone could help him get his wife back, George was that man! The play is a tongue in cheek salute to men born long before modern women had the audacity to remove the first two letters from the word insensitive.

TISSUES & WINE (Directed by Peter Nettleton)
What’s a girl to do when she discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend? What can she possibly do to overcome the feelings of hurt and anger? Well for a start she could locate her dress making scissors, and proceed with making slight alterations to his 'signed by the entire squad' Wallaby jumper. Oh that's nice, he'll love that! Next she might chose to re-shape his precious cricket trophies into something far more abstract. Oh! That is art darling! What else? You're going to practice your reversing skills by backing over his expensive racing bike? Can there be anything more attractive in this world, than a woman scorned? What was that darling? You’re going to drive to his office, to place your wedding rings on his desk, alongside the photo of them taken at your wedding? Would you like me to help you pack your things into the car? Have you called your mother? Before you go, would you care for a small aperitif to calm your nerves? How about a dash of ‘love on the rocks?’ Our tale of love and deceit continues over at mother’s house. We’ll meet you there! Don’t be late darling!

Johnny Grim
A lad in sane productions