Almost an Evening is a series of three one act plays:
Waiting: Nelson is waiting in a waiting room without a door. How did he get there? How can he leave? How long before he can leave? Surely somebody will know, right?
Four Benches: One, a British secret agent, is literally and figuratively in the dark. He is not alone though. With him is at least a very naked Texan. But who else is there? And did anyone hear that shot as well?
It is Dublin, it is Tuesday and for Harold, Paul, Donald and Mickey it is a different Tuesday than usual. A strange breeze is blowing over the river Liffey. A breeze that seems to have an effect on time, memories, hope and the normal order of life. Few people notice, but the aforementioned four do and they will have a Tuesday they will never forget, or remember. Meet Harold…
Dexter Morgan is, on the outside a lovable creature. He is handsome, well behaved, has a good job as an analyst with the police and has sort of a girlfriend. He could be as normal as a person is able to. But he is not. He has a dark side, a very dark side: his Dark Passenger. And this passenger is a serial killer, without emotions and feelings. But it’s also a picky serial killer because he only kills other murderers. That’s what Dexter been thought by his foster dad Harry, a policeman. Dexter has to abide Harry’s rules to keep himself out of trouble and to look as human as he can.
But trouble he is in: another serial killer is on the loose and along the way Dexter notices the killer is making it personal, too personal!
Richard Wisden is a television celebrity. He has his own garden shows and is very popular. So why would he commit suicide in a hotel room? A question Libby Wisden is desperate to answer. In fact, she doesn’t believe he killed him self, she is convinced her late husband was murdered. Determent and wealthy as she is, she hires different people (a detective, doctor, photographer to name a few) to figure out specific facts and insights concerning Richard’s death. Not an easy task, because along the way secrets, lies and unknown truths come to light and Richard’s life turns out to be as knotted as his gardens.
