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| Meet The Neighbours by John Peel |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy with a single domestic setting. |
| Synopsis | Ted and Carol have an unhappy history of not getting on with their neighbours. But this time, even though most of their possessions haven't arrived yet,Carol is starting off by inviting the new neighbours round for a meal. How could it possibly go wrong? |
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| Meeting by Gaslight by Louise Wade |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. The characters are nominally 2M, 2f, but the writer notes: 'directors are free to change names to reflect social, cultural and gender diversity'. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act thriller in a single (abandoned cottage) set. |
| Synopsis | For Caron, it's just one more acting job before she heads out to Australia, but for Jenny it's a supernatural encounter that challenges her belief in her own sanity. Caron must choose whether or not to tell Jenny she's being manipulated. |
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| The Meeting In The Park by Peter Wade |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short play, with a simple (bench) setting. |
| Synopsis | Two men of differing ideals, but with some odd similarities, meet in the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. One, Adolf, is painting a picture of the palace. The other, Josef, is taking the air and watching the people... |
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A Meeting of Minds by Catherine Willacy & Andrew Bramble
Production by Cairns Little Theatre Inc, Queensland won Best Drama in the FNQATA One Act Play Festival in May 2018, in the Open Section for plays of 16-45 minutes. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act drama, well suited for festival performance. |
| Synopsis | An unexpected reunion leads to hard truths and hilarious memories. But what exactly is their relationship, and where will it all end? |
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| A Meeting on a Train by Anton Chekhov, adapted Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The characters are written as young adults. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten minute play, based on the short story 'An Enigmatic Nature' by Anton Chekhov. Single set (train carriage, with no specific furnishings), minimal props. |
| Synopsis | Meeting on a train, Ian tries to impress his travelling companion Ana. As it turns out, Ana impresses him in an unexpected way. |
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| A Melodramatic Guide To Victorian Melodrama by Jack Hutchinson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedic sketch educating the audience about Victorian melodrama. |
| Synopsis | A short journey through the intricacies and absurdities of the world of Victorian Melodrama - a passionate world of high emotions, daring deeds and dastardly villains. |
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| The Melting Sands by Jim Pinnock |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 36 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act murder thriller with a single (beach house ) set. |
| Synopsis | Tables are turned as two seemingly innocent and unconnected women seek revenge. The one on her philandering bank robber husband, the other on her scheming daughter and her new husband. All the while the menace of the melting sand hovers in the background. |
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** Poster template, illustrated by Dale French, for 'The Melting Sands' by Jim Pinnock. (High resolution jpg file with space for adding information about the production.)
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| Memories by John Passadino |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Three on-stage characters and an off-stage voice. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Romantic comedy in two short scenes. |
| Synopsis | Robert's a great actor, and Judith is certain he's the one to star in her new play, but he's having a lot of doubts about his ability to remember the lines. His co-star does her best to help him out, with startling results. |
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| Memories Of Tomorrow by Stewart Boston |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short one act fantasy, or time-shift, drama with simple settings. |
| Synopsis | In his sick bed Peter hears some startling radio news of a high profile murder. Are subsequent events driven by his delirium, or has time actually shifted? |
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| Memory Lane by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Three of the characters are in their seventies. The youngest is at least 45. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play, single setting (a Welsh farmhouse kitchen). |
| Synopsis | Walter Curtis has died and requested that his widow, Rosemary, scatter his ashes in the Welsh valleys where he was evacuated during the Second World War. We follow the emotional journey to Denbighshire in Wales made by his widow Rosemary, his daughter Mary, and sisters Vi and Doris. This is also a trip down memory lane for Doris and Vi, who were evacuated to Wales with Walter in 1941. They are looking forward to spending time with Gladys with whom they were billeted - Rosemary however is not entirely happy with Walter's request or his bequest... |
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