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My Sister, The Thief by Mary Stone |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Two characters are written as female but can be played as male - this would of course require a change in title, which the author is happy for you to do. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act play ideal for teenage performers, with minimal set requirements. |
Synopsis | Ally has always looked up to her big sister, Tee, the hockey star, the brightest pupil, so generous with gifts. But now she’s discovered that Tee has been stealing those presents, not buying them. |
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A Mystery Tour by Colin Calvert Production by Plockton ADS won the Statuette and Stage Presentation Salver at the South West Ross District SCDA festival, 2018 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. George the driver is written male, but could be changed easily to make it an all female cast. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act comedy play, set on a coach (which can be as simple as a couple of rows of chairs). Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | It's the fifth annual Flower Arranging society mystery tour, and they've been out to Blockley Castle, just like every other year. But this year there's an escaped elephant, a missing kleptomaniac, the discovery of a mistress and the most tragic secret yet... |
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A National Treasure - Monologue Collection by Gill Medway |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A collection of three monologues. No set necessary. |
Synopsis | Violet Brimley is a Northern charlady with rare insight, a heart of gold and a broadminded outlook on life. We encounter her on three very different and unusual jobs. |
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No Strings Attached by Johnny Grim |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 23 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for two songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A one act play with music, set in a puppet tent. |
Synopsis | Flip and Scratch are fairground puppets, once big stars but now fallen on hard times. Faced with the inevitable decline of their audiences, they discuss their various options. |
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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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Odd Socks by Emily Hastings |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act drama in a single living-room setting. Some adult content. |
Synopsis | Daisy visits Chloe to share family memories. Their perspectives of the same events seem very different. |
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Our Julie's Big Day by Susie Casson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play with a single (bedroom) setting. |
Synopsis | It is the morning of Julie's wedding day. Her older female relatives fuss around her as they help her get ready for the big event when Julie drops the bombshell that she is having serious second thoughts. In describing the trials and tribulations of their own marriages Mum, Aunts and Granny strangely make up her mind for her. |
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Pandemonium by Jonny Ardern |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. Whilst most of the denizens of the nether-world are written male, they could, with just a few changes of personal pronoun, be played female. Characters include Cerberus, the three-headed dog. Flexible chorus of demons. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A somewhat divine comedy! Multiple settings, but minimal staging requirements |
Synopsis | Azaeus is unhappy with his lot. He wants more from being a demon - a look at the Devil's record collection, for a start. He is, after all, reputed to have the best tunes. Azaeus rallies the legions of Hell and they overthrow Satan in an exorcism ceremony. But with Satan gone, Hell begins to collapse, and it's not long before Azaeus has to go to Heaven to beg a favour from the Almighty... |
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Paper Trail by Seán Lang |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Moving one-act drama, split between two eras. (The stage is likewise split, with the modern part of the story represented by a furnished area, and the 1940s elements done under spotlight.) Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Angie is hoping to track down her mother, who died in childbirth. Since her husband's death, she is free to travel and to research the circumstances the left her in an orphanage in Australia. But this research could reveal some unpleasant secrets. |
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Profound Moments by Johnny Grim |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act comedy with a single pub set. Contains swearing (and discussions amongst ladies). |
Synopsis | A quartet of modern single lady friends gather in a pub for a girlie night out. They relate (in intimate detail) their experiences with the opposite sex, and their search for that profound moment which will see them find Mr Right... |
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