Books by Harold Brighouse

Match Day! Blackton Rovers is in need of money. Owner, Austin Whitworth, sells his star centre-forward ΓÇô local football hero Jack Metherell ΓÇô to a rival club on the eve of a crucial match that could see Rovers relegated to the 2nd Division. Will honest Jack do AustinΓÇÖs bidding when asked to throw the match? Or will he put his professional honour above loyalty to his old club?AustinΓÇÖs daughter Elsie, and Jack, are in love ΓÇô or so they think. But Jack still lives at home, firmly tied to his motherΓÇÖs apron strings. Will ElsieΓÇÖs modern ways and feisty temperament win over his domineering mam? Or is this tryst between the classes doomed from the start?|5 women, 7 men

Harold Brighouse manages to extract the maximum of comedy from a farcical situation. Zack is the half-witted son of a wedding purveyor whose cheerfulness and good-heartedness are a greater assett than his brother's crafty greed, and the'story shows in most amusing fashion how he eventually wins self-respect and a bride.4 women, 6 men

The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. "Hobson's Choice" is a comedy based around the battle of wills between a hard-headed cobbler and his defiant daughter.