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Cookie Girl

Cookie Girl

By: Xanthe Milton
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"Never has a midlife crisis been so sexy, intimate and funny."


Cate is Cookie Girl, a legendary character in West Londons Notting Hill.

From early years walking around Portobello Market selling cookies from a basket, via a best selling recipe book and popular column, she has worked hard to establish her successful baking business.

But now her mid life crisis has hit hard. Her beloved mum has died which has made her alarmingly aware of her own mortality. She is filled with regret at not having worked harder to make her ambitions as an actress and writer a reality.


Now, she has woken up to the fact that her Dream Guy, husband Dick, is a nightmare. Since being forced to give up his career as a credible musician to become a jingle writer, the only pleasure he gets is from drinking and parting which he does to excess. Terrorised by her two young daughters and with little support, Cate is desperate to escape. Then she meets neighbour Boy, still in his 20's... Is he just the distraction she needs? Or is he about to blow her life into tiny pieces?


Cookie Girl is a fictional comedy drama directed and written by Xanthe Milton with additional material by the cast. Who are; Xanthe Milton, Zeb Jameson, Henry Gatehouse, Juliet Cowan, Diane Langley, Simon Wilson Stephens, Jenny Dyke, Cosy & Teddy Jameson. It was edited by Zeb Jameson and produced by Juliane Wilson Stephens.


All music was written, produced & performed by Zeb Jameson & Mo Morris, ‘A Mountain of One’.


For visual content go to: @realcookiegirl on Instagram


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Xanthe Milton Drama & Plays
Episodes
  • Baking Bad

    Baking Bad
    Feb 11 2022

    Cate is Cookie Girl. She has worked hard for years building up her baking brand. From a humble start selling cookies to customers in their offices via a popular column, a bestselling recipe book and a huge social media following.


    But she is not happy. Her beloved mum has died and that has made her question everything. Having hit middle age she is filled with regret at not having pursued her dream to be an actress and a screen writer. She’s also woken up to the fact that her dream guy is in fact a nightmare and constantly terrorised by her children she is desperate to escape. When she meets her neighbours young son she realises he is the perfect fit to play her love interest in the script she is developing…… But is he just the distraction she needs or is he about to blow her life into tiny little pieces?


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    23 mins
  • Squirrel

    Squirrel
    Feb 25 2022

    Cookie Girl is a skewed fairy tale character. She is surrounded by animals much like a Disney Princess. But her pet chicken pisses people off by drinking booze from their glasses, the baby bird they saved life is hanging by a thread and the squirrel in her garden seems to be inhabited by her dead mum.


    Behind the scenes of her successful media image she will expose us to the seamy underbelly of the baking world. Don’t be fooled by her instagram shots, push back from the frame and see the real ‘story’. The mess and chaos is a reflection of her inner world. Her cakes may look like they could be served at Versailles, but what were her and Boy doing with that piping bag and did they wipe down the kitchen Island afterwards? Cookies spiked with hallucinogens, phallic cupcakes and tuna in the biscuit mix, all conjured up in a kitchen that is far from hygienic. And are there really elves doing her baking, are the gingerbread men & women actually making babies Is it all a symptom of her drug use or just a sign that she is on the verge of a mental breakdown?


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    28 mins
  • Eggs

    Eggs
    Mar 19 2022
    Cookie Girl's life is falling apart. Since having kids and realising that Dick, her supposed Dream Guy is actually a nightmare her world has come off its axis. The promise of success that was so close she could taste it has turned to ash in her mouth. Despite looking impressive on social media her baking business is crumbling. She is desperate for freedom and searching for a way out. But is she looking in all the wrong places? She is becoming more and more distracted by Boy, her 24 neighbour, using random gifts as an excuse to hang out with him. Now, is an accidental touch about to move their relationship on to the next level?

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    30 mins
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