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The Mother-in-Law by Ginny Davis |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. 3 adult roles and 3 optional non-speaking roles for children. |
Run Time | Around 51 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act comedy with a three-part composite set (living room, bedroom, kitchen). |
Synopsis | Irene’s scheming elderly mother Grace needs to be cared for, so Irene persuades reluctant husband Peter that the best answer is for Grace to move in with them. What follows is a game of pig in the middle as the trio struggle to cope with the situation. |
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Mourning Calls by Troy Shearer Winner of the 2007 Geneva Theatre Guild's Playwright's Playreading Contest. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. One of the characters is dead. One of the characters is a child. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Very black comedy. Contains swearing and strong adult themes. |
Synopsis | Chris wakes up to find a dead hooker in his bed. His best friend isn't being very helpful and his wife is on her way home. Should he call the cops or try to dispose of her body himself? Then he finds out his wife is due home early than expected... |
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Mum's the Word by Damian Woods |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 38 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act comedy with five short scenes set in the same living/dining room. |
Synopsis | David and Janet have money worries and reluctantly devise a plan to involve David's Mum in their attempt to solve their difficulties. Cracks appear in their relationship as the plan gets out of hand with shocking results. |
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Murder at the Murder Mystery Party by Geoff Parker |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 64 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy thriller in two short acts and one (dining room) set. |
Synopsis | Richard and Miranda's stormy marriage might reach some semblance of stability during a murder mystery party for their friends. Unfortunately tensions abound at the party and someone is actually murdered. |
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Neighbourhood Watch by Liz Dobson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act light comedy. Single domestic set. |
Synopsis | We are privy to the goings on at the Smeaton Neighbourhood Watch Committee at the home of Mrs Wilson-Smythe.The members of the Committee are upstanding and influential citizens who are all victims of a recent spate of burglaries in their prosperous, previously crime-free village. Their local police officer joins the meeting to address their concerns and ascertain the extent of their losses so as to begin investigation. As they recount their losses we discover not only the monetary value but also the touching sentimental value each piece has. But, of course, there is a twist... |
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The Neville Report - Village of Fear by Gary Diamond, John Fryer & Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. In theory, because it's a radio play, this could be done with a very small cast - Neville, the central character plus one other male and one female playing the rest of the characters. One of the characters - Harry the Leg - is purely a sound effect! |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play - a comic pastiche of a 1950s radio drama intended for presentation as a staged radio play. |
Synopsis | A comedy radio play that pits intrepid reporter Neville Reville against the supernatural goings-on in Merry Waddle on the Weddle. Aided only by a leg in disguise, Neville braves the Portals of Hell (a pub), Lusty Wanda (a siren) and the evil Mordred to rescue Lady Purity! |
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The New Neighbours by Rachael Morgan |
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 offstage male voice. |
Run Time | Around 22 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act comedy of manners with a single (living room) setting. |
Synopsis | When bodies suddenly begin turning up all over the village, two nosy housewives are convinced they know exactly which neighbour is responsible and they are determined to find out the truth. |
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The New Patio by Barry Lambert |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The police are written male but could become female with a few small tweaks to the script. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A fun and witty one-act comedy in a single set. |
Synopsis | Sarah's marriage to Jeffrey is effectively over, even before he emails her to say he's absconded with fraudulently earned riches. She shows the message to the police, but they find no evidence of the crime. Can she be planning to join him or has she instead formed a liaison with friendly builder Ted, who has just laid her new patio? |
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Nickers by Robert Scott Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A twenty-minute comedy on a simple set. |
Synopsis | A thief has worked out an exquisite plan to steal a diamond from an old man’s house, but when he gets the safe open, he finds he’s not the first on the scene. In fact, he’s barely in the top five… |
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Nighthawks by James Skivington |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 44 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | An easy-to-stage one-act comedy-drama on a single cafe set. Gentle but witty comedy with effective character development. Some adult themes. |
Synopsis | Cathy is about to close her café for the night when three customers show up - Erin, who’s young, poor, and very pregnant, Phil, a goth with an acerbic wit, and Fiona, who's having the worst day of her life. |
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