RJ Flynn
RJ Flynn is a playwright and composer based in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. He lives with his husband, son and an overly friendly house rabbit
RJ Flynn is the author of more than a dozen plays including the award-winning 'The Smallest Story' and 'Words in the Wires'. His other works include 'One Big Lie', 'Bite Radius' and 'Why Henry is SO Weird!' a play for children.
He is a composer and has written the score for the plays 'Sam & Isla Forever' and '72Hrs In Moscow'. He has written music for screen and stage under the moniker 'Secret Gang Handshakes'
Bibliography / Availability
SCRIPTS AVAILABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL + AMATEUR PERFORMANCE
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Human Interest Stories (2011) - Unavailable
Love or Money (2012) m4 f3 - Available for amateur/professional
A film editor is faced with crushing the dreams of an up and coming actress in order to complete a job.
The Words in the Wires (2013) m5 f3 - Available for amateur/professional
The story of Julius Reuter and the founding of the Reuters News Agency. But will his endeavour come at the cost of a lifelong friendship.
Sam & Isla (2014 - musical) m9 f7 (+chorus) - Unavailable (INCLUDES BACKING TRACKS)
The Smallest Story (2015) M3 F2 - Available for amateur and professional
A tragi-comic look at grief and recovery. When Charlie loses his wife Amy to young onset Alzheimers, he recalls his entire life in reverse, watching her get better, all the way back to their first meeting to find the answer to one question: If you could live your life over knowing you couldn't change anything about how it ends... would you do it?
72Hrs in Moscow (2016 - musical) Unavailable
One Big Lie (2017) m6 f4 - Available for amateur/professional
A 'true crime' black comedy about an unscrupulous businessman who tries to save his failing company by selling the Ritz Carlton hotel in London... Only the Ritz Carlton isn't his to sell...
Hidden in this Room (2018) F2 M1 - Available for amateur /professional
Two crime scene cleaners find their latest job comes with an extra problem: The victim's son has returned from a long trip to find that all that is left of his father is a dark patch of blood on a carpet...
Why Henry is SO Weird (2021) M6 F6 - Available for amateur community groups
12 year old Henry is lonely, anxious and bullied. Help comes in the form of an imaginary friend: Himself as a forty year old man... But young Henry isn't the only one in need of help.
The Honourable Gentleman (2023) M15 F7 [Gender swap and double up possible and suggested) Available for community amateur groups.
Inspired by the true events of the Lord Lambton / Norma Levy scandal. Act 1 recounts events from Lambton's view, Act 2 from Levy's leaving the audience to sift through the information in search of the truth.
Bite Radius (2025) M3 F2 - AVAILABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL ONLY
A story of living in denial with a traumatised mind. A mind-bending and chilling sci-fi horror.
RJ FLYNN - PLAYS VOLUME 1
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