{"id":116643,"date":"2022-01-13T13:52:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=116643"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:26:31","slug":"endings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/script-library\/endings\/","title":{"rendered":"Endings Are Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-116643\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-116643-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-116643-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-116643-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Endings Are Hard<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">A one act comedy<\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/writers\/derek-olson\/\">Derek Olson<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read the full script for 'Endings Are Hard' below<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Characters in a stereotypical action movie come to realise that endings are hard to write as they keep acting out different versions of the ending to their movie. 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