Chequered Flags to Chequered Futures

Revised and updated 2020 version<p><i>Chequered Flags to Chequered Futures</i> tells the true story of Chris Gilfoy, the Rookie’s World Champion Banger Racer in 2000.<p>In 2006 Chris was being driven along a public road in a powerful BMW by a racing friend. She was thought to be driving at 90 mph in a 30 limit. None were wearing seatbelts and, unknown to Chris, the driver was uninsured. Disastrously, they crashed into a wall, narrowly avoiding killing another driver. The consequences for all three in the car were life changing in very different ways.<p> The play tells the fast-paced story through the words of Chris and his family with great opportunities for imaginative ensemble work. In a parallel strand of powerful monologues, Jane (the mother of the driver) tells her story of the aftermath of the accident.<p> Duration: 60 minutes approximately<br> Cast: 5 female, 3 male, 3 female/male