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The Swan Queen by Frank Canino |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. There is one speaking voice, Lenore. She addresses the audience as a friend, but also addresses two other people (1M, 1F) who might appear on stage. There is also an option for a group of male dancers. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Two pieces (associated with classical ballet) are suggested as accompaniment. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Powerful, brilliantly-written one act play. Single set with simple furniture representing multiple locations. |
Synopsis | A former Prima Ballerina navigates the final months of her life, balancing her health concerns with those of her stepson, an artist with AIDS. Despite some stark differences at first, the pair find common ground and become allies as they each cope with their diagnoses. |
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There's Always Time For Dancing by Helen Boyce |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 22 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | One song, to be played over the closing dialogue, is suggested in the producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | One-act drama on a single (living room) set. |
Synopsis | After a lovely church service, Michael and his wife relax at home. He does his best to make her laugh, encouraging her to dance with him, though she’s tired. But a persistent noise distracts her, and leads her to a sad discovery. |
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These Are The Days by Shari Gledhill TOPs (The Oldland Players) won 1st place at the Bristol One Act Drama Festival 2024 for their production of 'These Are The Days'. The group also won awards for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Lighting and the Audience Award. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 24 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act dramatic duologue with no set required. |
Synopsis | Married couple Matt and Vicki re-live their relationship from its unlikely beginnings to its poignantly tragic end. |
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Two by Stephen O'Sullivan |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Two retirees. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short one-act play for a cast of two. Set on a seaside bench. Gentle exploration of the characters of a retired couple. |
Synopsis | Frank and Rosie are at the seaside, trying to enjoy the environment around their new home. Frank is upbeat, but Rosie is more cautious. They talk about their life and family, then round off their visit with an ice cream from a proper ice cream van. |
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Two Aside by Paul Bovino |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short one-act play. A black comedy. Single New York apartment set. Contains swearing. |
Synopsis | George and Marge contemplate ending it all... |
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The Way To A Man's Heart by David Weir |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 27 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act comedy for two actors. Some strong language. |
Synopsis | Following a frosty breakup, Ellie and Andrew meet to divide their possessions. Among them - a winning lottery ticket. |
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Within Required Parameters by Kelly Read Production by Woodhouse Players won the 'Best Stage Presentation' award at the 2014 Waltham Forest Festival of Drama. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Two on-stage characters plus an off-stage voice. |
Run Time | Around 48 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act drama set in the side-room of a hospital ward. |
Synopsis | Martin is in hospital, awaiting surgery that will prevent another heart attack, but he's more worried about his wife. She has Alzheimer's, and his niece is trying to look after her. He needs his operation, and he needs to get home, but there's a problem with his insurance... |
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Yards Apart by Mary Stone Won 'Best Original Script' award at the Totton Festival of Drama 2022 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 32 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act comedy with a good mix of physical and verbal humour, and two strongly written characters who develop well through their interactions with one another. Single garden set. |
Synopsis | Retired Mark spends his days pottering around his garden, avoiding the neighbours, and scaring off the local cats with his BB gun. When his new neighbour Viki literally crashes into his world, he's eager to send her packing and return to his quiet, solitary life. |
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