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| The Elf and the Shoemaker by Peter Nuttall |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Fifteen-minute play for kids. |
| Synopsis | A shoemaker and his wife are amazed to find that their work is being completed for them whilst they are asleep at night. An investigation follows!
One of Peter Nuttall's Grimm Tales (for Little Horrors) |
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| The Engagement by Rebecca Preen |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. All the characters are young adults. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy sketch. The esential element of the set is (the outside of) a toilet cubicle with a practical door. Whilst this seems a lot for a short sketch, we think that it's worth it! |
| Synopsis | Mercedes is very keen for her two mates to admire her new engagement ring and tries to impress them with tales of her man's brilliance. Since they remain un-awed, she goes further and further until he accidentally reveals himself and is a lot less than they expected. |
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| Enlightenment by Bob Tucker |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. One of the characters (Jim) is written as male but could easily be Jennifer. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy sketch. Single set (the interior of a filling station), simple props. |
| Synopsis | Victor is seriously depressed - until a chance encounter in a filling station sends his life in an unexpected direction! |
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| Escape From Garden Grove by Mathilde Dratwa |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters of different ages |
| Run Time | Around 16 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy duologue set on a bus stop bench. Set in America, but with a universal theme. Includes (appropriate) strong language. |
| Synopsis | Teenager Sophie and her grandmother Faye are about to set off on an adventurous trip. With pathos and comedy, and her sagacity, Faye helps Sophie see the world in a different light. |
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| Faces on the Cutting Room Floor by Gene Washington |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 18 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy play which might, because it treats the same subject in a variety of ways, be viewed as a series of sketches. Minimal setting (a pair of chairs, representing a car). |
| Synopsis | A group of alternative endings to the story of Bonnie and Clyde, to be used in no particular order. A comic treatment of a serious event, for three actors. |
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| Fantasy Games by tlc Creative |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The characters are written as two children and their mother, but this is a comedy sketch, and could be equally funny played by all adults or all kids. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short skit. Single (minimal) set, but would be best costumed. |
| Synopsis | Two teenage online gaming addicts are hassled to do their daily chores by their mother. |
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| Fashion School by Damian Trasler |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy sketch. |
| Synopsis | It's the first evening of fashion school and the tutor is putting the new students through their paces. |
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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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| Final Motions by Jamie Hope |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The characters are written as 2M, 1F, but that isn't important for the content, so any mixture could be used with appropriate tweaks to the way the characters are addressed. |
| Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short, dark, surreal comedy play. (If it had music, it would be a musical.) |
| Synopsis | Doctor Schliersee has to deliver some bad news to Mr Whoston, who doesn't take it well. He also doesn’t appreciate the doctor's exhortation to make the most of his remaining time, rather than seek a cure. |
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| First Impressions by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy sketch set in an art gallery. |
| Synopsis | Sandra and Mary are on a day out in London. They have an unexpected cultural experience whilst sheltering from the rain. |
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