{"product_id":"book-k22d","title":"Hatch, Match and Dispatch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA series of inter-linked plays exploring birth, marriage and death through the prism of a Welsh Register Office\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsn't it strange that the registering of life's most important moments happens in a sterile municipal office? Everyone's got a story to tell about how they got there. Listen for the first time to this spectacular collection of six funny, quirky and moving plays that start in a Register Office and end in a birth, marriage or death.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eUncle Harry\u003c\/b\u003e, Mark’s life is nicely well-ordered until a passing comment from Uncle Harry sends him on a quest to discover his true identity. This is a comedy about grief and the true meaning of family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLosing my Penny\u003c\/b\u003e is a story of love, secrets and family. Leo is in love with Penny and plans to marry her but Penny's possessive father has other ideas. Leo has secrets of his own which threatens to ruin everything.\u003cbr\u003eTeddy is on his stag night in the comedy \u003cb\u003eTime and Tide\u003c\/b\u003e. He wakes up naked and handcuffed to a lamp post. So far, so normal. But then he realises that something very weird has occurred which makes him question everything…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Certain Date\u003c\/b\u003e is a surreal and darkly comic exploration of the meaning of death. Geoff Levine, aka the Slim Reaper, is a pest control technician. All day long he kills rats and other vermin but when he meets Mystic June, she tells him something that will alter the rest of his life – what's left of it anyway.\u003cbr\u003eAn unexpected family secret is unearthed in \u003cb\u003eNine Lives\u003c\/b\u003e, when Beth's elderly father Patrick claims never to have been born because he's lived forever. As Beth tries to untangle the truth of her father's birth, she uncovers more than she bargained for.\u003cbr\u003eLastly, \u003cb\u003eElephants all the Way\u003c\/b\u003e tells the story of Harper, who works in a zoo. He is a simple soul but his life is complicated. His wife is desperate for a baby, and his angry dad is a bare knuckle boxer. Then the ground starts to shift - literally…\u003cbr\u003eEngaging, funny and thought provoking, these six plays were recorded by BBC Wales. This brilliant series of modern dramas showcase some of Wales’s best acting talent. 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