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Double Deck Of Cards by Robert Black |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch with a minimal set (but requiring two bus drivers' uniforms). |
Synopsis | Two bus drivers discuss why people say 'If he was run down by a bus' and nearly come to blows over some bad jokes. |
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Dr Death by Croft & Barnett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch set in a doctor's surgery. |
Synopsis | Mr Peters wants a cure for his bad back, and the doctor has a suggestion that will definitely prevent him feeling any pain... ever again! |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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Easywings by Tony Domaille |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy, part of the It's All Greek collection. |
Synopsis | Icarus has just passed his flying test, but now he's been stopped by a traffic cop. If he gets a ticket, he’ll be banned and his dreams of starting an airline are over. |
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Extra Time by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters could be female. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act play, with a simple set. |
Synopsis | A student is into the last couple of minutes of his exam time when the new invigilator takes over. Despite exam conditions, the student seems determined to talk, and even test the invigilator on his mathematical skills. |
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A Fantastic Feat of Muscular Manipulation by Stuart Ardern |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The main character is the strong and silent type! All the words are spoken by the Music Hall chairman. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch for a Music Hall. |
Synopsis | A Victorian strongman performs a feat never before attempted on the Music Hall stage. |
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Fast and Furious by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. A customer, a helpdesk operator and a voiceover (which could be recorded) |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch requiring a couple of desks. Also available as part of the Diamond Jubilee 2012 collection. |
Synopsis | A computer user tries to get help with a technical problem. |
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The Finger of Fate by Peter May |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch for two actors, no set necessary. |
Synopsis | It’s the French Revolution, but not all of the peasants are revolting. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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Flavour Of The Month by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | Dave and George are spending a night out at the local pub. George is seeking advice from Dave about his wife’s latest dieting fad. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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A Format Too Far by David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 1 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Very, very short comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | A new TV show format is pitched to a commissioning editor but is there a flaw in the concept? |
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Fragrant Friend by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The 'action' takes place in a queue of people in a Post Office, to there are opportunities for non-speaking extras if you so desire. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. No set or props. |
Synopsis | Two old comrades meet... and one wishes that they hadn't... |
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