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| Stonewinge by Peter May |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedy sketch with no set necessary. |
| Synopsis | A traveller walking alone in Southern England happens upon a man moving large blocks of stone and engages in conversation with him. |
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| Strangers When We Meet by Scott Carpenter |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A ten minute play. |
| Synopsis | Malcolm and Eira are both in their sixties, and looking for love. As the two make awkward small talk, childhoods are revisited and memories are stirred. Perhaps they are not strangers at all |
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| Suffragette by Stuart Ardern |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A simple sketch (for an Edwardian Music Hall). No set - could be done front of curtain. |
| Synopsis | Edward discovers - to his horror - that his wife is leaving... |
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| Sunny Side Up by Stephen Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Both character written male but could be changed to female. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy sketch. A dark comedy sketch. Simple set. |
| Synopsis | Mr Cruthers is looking to sort out his stay at the Sunny-Side-Up campsite, but it's more than a little unusual. Not least because some of the helpful staff are a bit on the - er - dead side. |
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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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| T'um Fu Society Demonstration by Jack Burgess |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters written as one adult and one child. |
| Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short skit. Contains mild swearing. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) |
| Synopsis | A demonstration of martial arts by a Great Warrior (Stanley Ramsbottom) and his young assistant. |
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| Take a Hike by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy sketch with no set required. |
| Synopsis | Sarah is fed up with everyday routine and wants to make a few changes to her life. Sarah’s husband Richard thinks she is having a mid-life crisis and humours her ever-changing moods. When Sarah suggests an outdoor picnic, Richard is only too happy to oblige. |
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| Ten Minutes Left by Bart Meehan |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short play with minimal set requirements. Some strong language. |
| Synopsis | A couple’s previously staid relationship blossoms as they wait, knowing there are only ten minutes before an unknown catastrophe arrives. Is there time to remember their first meeting? |
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That's Amore by Arnold Kane
Winner of the Cambridge Theatre Challenge, International Playwriting Competition, 2014 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedy in a single (hotel bedroom) set. |
| Synopsis | A couple have retreated to a hotel room - a Film Director and a meek Librarian. There is playful banter, flirting, and plenty of champagne... Who can doubt what will come next? Apart from the phone call, of course. |
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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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