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A Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov, adapted Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play, adapted from a short story by Anton Chekhov. Single set, simple props (give or take a period telephone).
SynopsisSylvia's lottery ticket matches the published part of the winning number. A single phone call well tell her of success or failure, but meanwhile she and her husband contemplate what might happen if she has won...
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Love at Twilight [Short Play] by Bob Hammond
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 19 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short romantic drama with a single (garden bench) setting.
SynopsisClive and Liz are residents of a care home and have found themselves attracted to each other. Liz is unsure about falling into a serious relationship but Clive has other ideas. Events at the home lead them to take a significant step forward.
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Make Me a Celebrity - Now! by Trevor Suthers
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. The only stipulation about the character is that she is under 30.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleMonologue. No set, no props. Contains swearing.
SynopsisA rant about the desire for fame.
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Merry Christmas Fritz by Geoff Parker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act dramatic monologue set in a World War One hospital.
SynopsisA soldier, seriously wounded in the early part of the Great War, relates the horrific experiences which brought him to his hospital bed and his hopes for the future, sadly to be thwarted by events to come.
(The dramatisation allows Tommy to know a little more about the details of the strategy of the First World War generals than he would have known, but not as much as we know with hindsight.)
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Miriam Waits by Amanda Giles
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Essentially a monologue, but with station Tannoy announcements (which could be played live or recorded)
Run TimeAround 11 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short well-written monologue with some interesting reflections on family relationships.
SynopsisAs she waits at a railway station, Miriam recounts her relationship with her father over his final years.
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Natalie's Vacation by Anton Chekhov, adapted Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play, adapted from the short story A Tripping Tongue by Anton Chekhov. Single set, simple props.
SynopsisAdapted from a short story by Anton Chekov. Natalie has been to Mexico with a friend, accompanied by an attractive young tour guide. Her husband suspects she may have fallen for their guide, and an argument arises which proves they are both as stubborn as each other.
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A National Treasure - A Lifetime's Interest by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 11 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StylePart one of a three-part monologue series. No set necessary.
SynopsisViolet Brimley is a Northern charlady with rare insight, a heart of gold and a broadminded outlook on life. Her encounter with her client Mr Ranwell and his highly salacious collection of books confirms her opinions about the transient quality of beauty - and the yardstick by which a gentleman should be judged.
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A National Treasure - Lady with a Fan by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 13 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StylePart three of a three-part monologue series. No set necessary.
SynopsisViolet Brimley is a Northern charlady with rare insight, a heart of gold and a broadminded outlook on life. Violet enters the world of art and culture, and makes the acquaintance of a beautiful portrait. But something tells our shrewd charlady that nothing is quite as it seems.
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A National Treasure - Trouble for Sixpence by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StylePart two of a three-part monologue series. No set necessary.
SynopsisViolet Brimley is a Northern charlady with rare insight, a heart of gold and a broadminded outlook on life. Violet's next job lands her in a creepy attic with a mysterious bricked-up window. What exactly happened there over a hundred years ago? And has she found love at last - a century too late?
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Nothing Is What It Seems by Martyn Chapman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA dark, dramatic monologue, and a challenge for an actor.
SynopsisHe looks like a rough sleeper, but the man on the bench warns the audience not to make assumptions. He could be a police officer, working undercover. Or his story could be much darker and more tragic.
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