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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
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| 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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Nunquam Non Paratus by Andy McNamara
Production by Whiting Bay Music and Drama group won first place in the 2019 Arran Drama festival, taking the Archie Kerr Wooley Trophy. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 24 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act comedy with a single (outdoor camp) setting. |
| Synopsis | On a Scottish battlefield prior to combat, Abernethy’s leadership of the clan comes into question as clan members revolt, demanding democracy and political correctness. |
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Nursery Crimes - The Da Wincey Code by tlc Creative
Performance by 'Stage 1' won the 'Outstanding Production' Award at Soothfest 2008 (Sault Ste. Marie's Teen Drama Festival) |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. One of the characters is a sheep! |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act play with fairly simple set and prop requirements. Read the script to check that the punchline is acceptable to you before using this as a script for children! |
| Synopsis | Hansel and Gretel attempt to track down the truth behind the famous Incey Da Wincey conspiracy stories. What did the celebrated web artist know about the 'Narrator' and the 'Index'? Could Nursery Land really just be a series of stories in a book? Can they solve the mystery before they are silenced by sinister forces who want the secret protected forever? A parody of the Da Vinci Code (obviously). (What may be less obvious to American readers is that it is based on a nursery rhyme which, in the UK is 'Incey Wincey Spider', the American version being 'Itsy-Bitsy Spider') |
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| The Order of the Pink Pantyhose by Erica Glenn |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | An old-fashioned 'play' on manners and a light-hearted spoof of the traditional murder mystery. |
| Synopsis | Four elderly women-a fidgety hostess, her grumpy cousin, a southern belle, and a British cynic--sit down for afternoon tea. One is a murderer in disguise, one a detective in disguise, one a humanitarian worker in disguise, and one an innocent bystander (also in disguise). Conversation soon turns from the state of the weather to the untimely death of Great-Aunt Charlotte Robinson (the undercover leader of band of pantyhose thieves). And before you can say 'pink pantyhose,' an innocent tea party has turned into a dangerous (if slightly silly) game of 'who dun it?' |
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| The Play Of The Year by John Peel |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. One M and one F voice are offstage, could be pre-recorded. |
| Run Time | Around 66 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy, with a fairly simple set. |
| Synopsis | The committee tasked with choosing the winner of the 'Play of the Year' competition really has their work cut out, and they also have to contend with being both helped and hindered by the building janitor and tea lady. A comedy drama with twists - which may keep the audience misled until the last moment! |
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| Pluck by George Freek |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act period farce. Single set (the office of a 1900 Midwest department store). Few props. |
| Synopsis | Oliver is a successful department store owner who is disenchanted with his marriage (his check book tells him so) and he's looking for an outlet for his affections. His roving eye falls upon Isabella, a newly arrived immigrant who - unknown to him - is the former girlfriend of his store manager - that same store manager who Oliver is trying to marry-off to his wife's sister. All the ingredients of a classic farce, played out in 25 minutes. |
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| Potted Pride & Prejudice by Nadya Henwood |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. Written for a cast of 4 playing 14 roles (with one of the men playing the older female roles). |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!]
The original production (with a cast of 4) ran between 45 and 50 minutes. |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, designed to be performed in a simple set (just furniture brought on by the cast). Essentially a drama, but with comedy, not least from the casting. |
| Synopsis | Mrs Bennet is keen to find husbands for her four daughters, especially when the wealthy Mr Bingley moves into the area. Elizabeth instantly dislikes the snobbish Darcy, and Lydia runs off with the charming Wickham, but not everyone is how they first seem. |
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| Prerogative by Paul Foster |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 48 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy with a single setting and adult themes. |
| Synopsis | Pensioner Veronica has settled very nicely into her cottage and has developed a substantial (and profitable) following amongst the men in the village. News of her saucy exploits has reached her daughters who are at first determined to put a stop to it but second thoughts start to creep in. Sibling rivalries boil to the surface and established ideas of family, love, relationships and cake are explored. |
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