Traffic Jam on Graveyard Lane is a contemporary comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez for 6 characters.
The cemetery of Beaucon-le-Château is fully occupied. To accommodate new deceased, an extension would be required. However, the owner of the adjacent park stubbornly refuses to give up even the smallest plot. Faced with this urgent situation, the mayor takes a radical step: from now on, dying will be strictly forbidden within the town’s limits, under penalty of prosecution…
English translation by the author
Original title in French: Embouteillage Boulevard des Allongés
Cast: 6 comedians
1M/5F, 2M/4F, 3M/3F, 4M/2F, 5M/1F
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A play written in August 2024.
Spanish translation by the author: Atasco en el Camino del Cementerio
Portuguese translation by the author: Engarrafamento no Caminho do Cemitério
Traffic Jam on Graveyard Lane, the song
English version
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Lyrics and music: Jean-Pierre Martinez
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