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The Prop Room
Workplace · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A props master and a lighting technician share a basement prop room in Glasgow and the hunt for a missing stuffed swan, three hours before curtain. A brisk, funny two-part workplace romance of glue guns and good timing.
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“The Prop Room” is a Workplace story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 4 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: The Missing Swan. Three hours before curtain, a stuffed swan vanishes from a Glasgow theatre's prop room. Morag, the props master, and Callum, the lighting tech, search every corner.
- Part 2: Strike. After the last performance the set comes down and the theatre empties. In the prop room, among teapots and hams, Morag and Callum strike the last scene.
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