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| John's Mother by Helen Boyce |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act drama with a single setting. |
| Synopsis | Jenny knows that John’s mother isn’t her biggest fan, but when the put-downs and asides get too much, she confides to her best friend that she’d love Diane out of the way. But then Diane dies and the real trouble starts. |
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| Journey To The End Of The Rainbow by Sian Nixon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. Additional cast members can be included in the non-speaking roles. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A family fantasy show with colourful settings. |
| Synopsis | Young Lenita's quest to find the end of the rainbow is prompted by her family's poverty. Her fantasy journey through the colours of the rainbow takes her through various lands and dangerous adventures, ultimately fulfilling her dreams. |
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| Just Coping by Carolyn Drury |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 46 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy drama on a single dining room set. |
| Synopsis | Eve’s finding retirement hard - there’s not enough to keep her busy, and too much to do at the same time. She’s lonely, but doesn’t enjoy the visitors she gets. Maybe lodgers and family responsibilities will help? |
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| Katiana Was Here by Laura Guthrie |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Mixed aged cast required for this play. |
| Run Time | Around 77 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A powerful full length play, with numerous scene changes and some strong language. |
| Synopsis | Katiana is a bright and popular schoolgirl, but a small accident reveals a much more serious condition. As Katiana's health declines, her broken family must come together and resolve old issues. The play shows the effect that even a short life can have. |
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| Labour Pains by Rachael Ashworth |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 32 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy with a single (living room) set. |
| Synopsis | The high emotions surrounding the imminent arrival of Helen's first baby are made substantially worse by competing grandmothers to be, scatty Aunt Mel, the midwife, and a somewhat inept husband. |
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| Ladies at the Seaside by Hilary Mackelden |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short one-act drama on a simple set. Plenty of scope for the two actors to explore the emotional range. |
| Synopsis | Maureen and Dot meet on a trip to the Eastbourne seafront. Dot is being bullied and robbed by her daughter and son-in-law, and Maureen helps her build up the confidence to take back control of her life. |
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| The Last Birthday Party by Susie Casson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. All four characters are written female - a mother and her three adult daughters - but any could be changed to male with appropriate tweaks to the text. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A strong dramatic sketch with themes of grief, memories and mother-child relationships, which offers an opportunity for four actors to show some emotional range. Minimal set. |
| Synopsis | Jo, Chris and Sam are in the attic, sorting out the last box of their Mum's possessions on what would have been her birthday. They can’t figure out why she kept that strange old toby jug. |
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| Last of the Meagans by Henry P. Gravelle |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Two parents and their young adult son. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten-minute play, single set. Minimal props. Contains adult themes. |
| Synopsis | A father argues with his remaining son after the funeral of his youngest son, a victim of the Iraq war. Family revelations follow harsh words and it's left to Mom to hold the family together. |
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| Legacy by Lee Stewart |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 99 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy thriller with two settings. |
| Synopsis | A dysfunctional family has arrived to hear the reading of Uncle John’s will disposing of his not insubstantial estate. Everyone is staggered by the provisos contained in the will but nevertheless decide to persevere. One of the family is determined to have it all and succeeds using shocking and nefarious means. |
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A Life Sentence by Mark Seaman
Eleven awards from Festivals in 2008, including Best Original Script/Play in Wiltshire,
Avon and Gloucestershire and overall festival winner in the last two.
Overall Festival winner Cornwall Festival 2015. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | An emotionally charged two-hander with a very simple, well-thought-out set and detailed descriptions. |
| Synopsis | A wife talks about her struggle to cope with her husband's dementia, and the effect it had on their family in his final days. |
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