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Sometimes . . .
I believe the best plays should be timeless. Sometimes is not a social or political commentary which would date very quickly, but a ‘traditional’ play in theme and setting - but not the ’bloody singing cats on roller-skates’ to quote the lead character, Donald Travers.
Hopefully dramatic, comic, tragic, with the occasional surprise, and with characters which an audience could believe in as real people in real situations, behaving and reacting as they themselves might in the same circumstances.
I chose a single set to give stability, a sense of consistency, while the seasons change and the characters develop. Finally, I begin and end each Act on the word sometimes - not just to reflect the title, but to suggest the various possibilities of what could be.
Hopefully dramatic, comic, tragic, with the occasional surprise, and with characters which an audience could believe in as real people in real situations, behaving and reacting as they themselves might in the same circumstances.
I chose a single set to give stability, a sense of consistency, while the seasons change and the characters develop. Finally, I begin and end each Act on the word sometimes - not just to reflect the title, but to suggest the various possibilities of what could be.
173 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 25, 2022
About the author
Kevin Cowdall
18 books8 followers★★★★★ Kevin Cowdall's writing is hypnotizing.
Kevin Cowdall was born in Liverpool, England, where he still lives and works. In all, over 300 poems have been published in journals, magazines, and anthologies, and on web sites, in the UK and Ireland, across Europe, Australia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, India, Canada, and the USA, and broadcast on BBC Radio.
His 2016 retrospective collection, Assorted Bric-a-brac, brought together the best from three previous collections (The Reflective Image, Monochrome Leaves, and A Walk in the Park) with a selection of newer poems).
★★★★★ Like finding a perfect shell on the beach – unexpected and beautiful.
His 2019 collection, Natural Inclinations, features fifty poems with a common theme of the natural world.
★★★★★ Brings poetry and the world of nature together in perfect harmony.
His most recent collection, 100 Haiku (2024), is a celebration of the traditional Japanese unrhymed poetic form, mostly on the theme of nature.
★★★★★ Highly recommend! A collection full of vivid, evocative, and spiritual images to savour.
His poem for children, The Land of Dreams, was published on the Letterpress Project website, wonderfully illustrated by Chris Riddell.
A number of Kevin's short stories have been published in UK magazines and anthologies. Ten (and a bit) of these are available in The Ophelia Garden.
★★★★★ This collection really fits the bill of what you want from a short story: a quick, but not always light, read that often leaves you wondering, and delivers a few surprises.
His novella, Paper Gods and Iron Men, comes with a bonus short story, 'Flanagan's Mule': two stories of endurance and survival, of ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
★★★★★ These are two wonderful stories of survival. Cowdall has an expertly controlled style and is a tremendous new voice.
He has published four novels: two crime thrillers, The Ghost in the Room, and The Ghost in the Shadows.
★★★★★ Kevin Cowdall has created a fascinating character with some incredible tales to tell.
Cosgrove's Sketches, the story of an Edwardian Liverpool artist.
★★★★★ Wonderful novel. Great storyline with strong characters, and with real-life writers and artists thrown in. This is a classic TV series in waiting. Highly recommended.
and The Dinsdale Fox, a children's story for adults.
★★★★★ Enchanting story! A classic childhood tale, thoroughly engrossing.
Kevin has also written a play, Sometimes . . .
★★★★★ Wonderful bitter-sweet play. I really want to see this on the stage now, please!
All of Kevin’s books are available on Amazon.
Kevin Cowdall was born in Liverpool, England, where he still lives and works. In all, over 300 poems have been published in journals, magazines, and anthologies, and on web sites, in the UK and Ireland, across Europe, Australia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, India, Canada, and the USA, and broadcast on BBC Radio.
His 2016 retrospective collection, Assorted Bric-a-brac, brought together the best from three previous collections (The Reflective Image, Monochrome Leaves, and A Walk in the Park) with a selection of newer poems).
★★★★★ Like finding a perfect shell on the beach – unexpected and beautiful.
His 2019 collection, Natural Inclinations, features fifty poems with a common theme of the natural world.
★★★★★ Brings poetry and the world of nature together in perfect harmony.
His most recent collection, 100 Haiku (2024), is a celebration of the traditional Japanese unrhymed poetic form, mostly on the theme of nature.
★★★★★ Highly recommend! A collection full of vivid, evocative, and spiritual images to savour.
His poem for children, The Land of Dreams, was published on the Letterpress Project website, wonderfully illustrated by Chris Riddell.
A number of Kevin's short stories have been published in UK magazines and anthologies. Ten (and a bit) of these are available in The Ophelia Garden.
★★★★★ This collection really fits the bill of what you want from a short story: a quick, but not always light, read that often leaves you wondering, and delivers a few surprises.
His novella, Paper Gods and Iron Men, comes with a bonus short story, 'Flanagan's Mule': two stories of endurance and survival, of ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
★★★★★ These are two wonderful stories of survival. Cowdall has an expertly controlled style and is a tremendous new voice.
He has published four novels: two crime thrillers, The Ghost in the Room, and The Ghost in the Shadows.
★★★★★ Kevin Cowdall has created a fascinating character with some incredible tales to tell.
Cosgrove's Sketches, the story of an Edwardian Liverpool artist.
★★★★★ Wonderful novel. Great storyline with strong characters, and with real-life writers and artists thrown in. This is a classic TV series in waiting. Highly recommended.
and The Dinsdale Fox, a children's story for adults.
★★★★★ Enchanting story! A classic childhood tale, thoroughly engrossing.
Kevin has also written a play, Sometimes . . .
★★★★★ Wonderful bitter-sweet play. I really want to see this on the stage now, please!
All of Kevin’s books are available on Amazon.
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