FADED SHORTS Seven Short Plays Written by Len Cuthbert
Faded Shorts

THE ANOMALY
A young lady visits her previous family doctor for a second opinion.

STOLPERSTEIN
Two distinctive girls uncover their parallel lives. (Produced digitally for Garage Theatre Canada 2020, and FringeNorth, Sault Ste. Marie, ON 2021)

OFF THE EDGE
One sister needs attention. The other needs the beach. (Produced digitally for Garage Theatre Canada 2021)

RELATIVITY & ME
In a subway station, a young mother meets her great grandmother for the first time. (Produced by Warner International Playwrights Fesival, Torrington, CT, March 12-25, 2021 and Jersey City Theater Center, NJ, May 20, 2021. Finalist with Ixion Theatre, B3 Theater and Eclectic Theatre. Produced digitally for Garage Theatre Canada 2020, and FringeNorth, Sault Ste. Marie, ON 2021)

CRUZAR
Cruzar is the most terrifying yet most satsfying ride. It's the ride you leave until last. (Produced digitally for Garage Theatre Canada 2020, and FringeNorth, Sault Ste. Marie, ON 2021)

DEATH OF AN EPITAPH
Two friends discuss the value of words. (Produced digitally for Garage Theatre Canada 2020)

OKAY CHARLIE
In a digital world, who's really in control? (Published in Synkroniciti Magazine, Houston, TX, Sep 2020. Produced digitally for Garage Theatre Canada 2020, and FringeNorth, Sault Ste. Marie, ON 2021)


This set of shorts -- featuring a great group of quirky female characters -- is energetic and entirely engaging. Len Cuthbert has a wonderful imagination for the possibilities of sci fi, technology and metaphor, woven into what at first seem to be everyday situations and then turn into very high stakes, moving, life-and-death conflicts. I leaned in throughout. Would love to see the entire evening staged. Victoria Z. Daly

I highly recommend this collection of pieces about life and death, time and space, family and strangers, and of most importance, roller coasters. 7 rapid-fire, surprising, tender and heart-breaking plays that would make a wonderful evening of theater. John Busser

What a haunting discussion of life between two besties. It is at once frank and mysterious and heartbreaking and warm. Will leave you thinking. Well done, Cuthbert. (Death of an Epitaph) D. Lee Miller

Death of an Epitaph is a graveyard exchange about the meaning of words on a headstone. The dialogue is quick and fast-paced with a deeper story between the lines. Rebecca Dietsch

Faded Shorts was among our Final Favorites; in this jury process. Theatre Company

This is a great set of shorts strung together by a really engaging and thought provoking theme. Fast paced, funny, and ominous all in one breath. This playwright has a flare for turning slice of life moments into something surprising and thought-provoking. I'd love to see this evening of shorts on stage. Great roles for women / female identifying actors - it would be a lot of fun to dig into as an actor. Jennifer Walton

This play examines what words inscribed on headstones mean and whether they have any value at all. It also got me to reflect on how death shows us how we are alike, and how leaving a legacy that lives on in loved ones’ minds is a worthwhile endeavor. I loved the spareness of language and the deep well of emotion in this brief play. Excellent work. (Death of an Epitaph) Andrew Martineau


Len Cuthbert
Playwright, Director

Len is the founding director of Fridge Door Live Theatre Company. His plays have been produced in Canada, US and Europe. Locally, he has produced, directed and acted. His collection of award winning short scripts, Reunited Shorts, that appeared at the 2019 London Fringe Festival, was published by Dramatic Publishing in 2020. www.LenCuthbert.com

Len Cuthbert's scripts are taut and clever.
London Free Press Review, 2019