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My Hero by Tony Domaille Winner of the Pint Sized Plays (Script Slam) Best Script competition 2020. |
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 | Domestic superhero skit. (Also available as part of the Love and Marriage collection of short comedies by Tony Domaille) |
Synopsis | Superhero Man and Superhero Woman's marriage is on the rocks because Superhero man takes her for granted. So, when fantastic displays of heroics aren't enough to keep love alive, what is? |
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The Night Shift by David Dean |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. Single (imaginary) set. |
Synopsis | Mrs Johnson has employed a builder. One of those foreign builders. He's very good, but she's slightly concerned that he only wants to work at night. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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No Tongs by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Whilst the two characters are women, they might be played as women by men in non-glamorous drag. (British people with long memories are invited to contemplate Les Dawson in this context.) |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch, requiring very little in the way of scenery and props. |
Synopsis | Two women leaf through the magazines at a hairdressers. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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The Non-Emergency Call by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The roles could be played m or f. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch requiring props. |
Synopsis | When in an accident, a call to the Emergency number should bring a response - and assistance, surely? |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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Nothing Extravagant by Gerald P. Murphy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. 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. |
Synopsis | A blind date where these two have figured it all out! |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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Notice How Young I Look by Gerald P. Murphy |
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 short comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | A blind date turns into a commercial endorsement. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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On Our Own by Olivia Arieti |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters are in their late teens - at an age to be leaving home. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute romantic comedy play. Single interior set (which can be kept to a minimum of a couple of pieces of furniture). |
Synopsis | Josh and Debbie are finally moving in together, despite their mothers' misgivings. They're confident that they're ready for this step in their relationship, but before the boxes are unpacked, they run into some problems. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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On the Way to Mars by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Science fiction sketch, single simple set. |
Synopsis | On the first manned mission to Mars, the boredom and monotony of the long space flight is taking its toll. How long before the crew finally crack? |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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Once More Unto the Breeches by Peter May |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch with minimal set requirement. |
Synopsis | Darren and Sharon are having a quiet evening at home. The television is being repaired so they are both reading. Darren criticises Sharon’s choice of novel. |
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Our Last Respects by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Whilst the two characters are women, they might be played as women by men in non-glamorous drag. (British people with long memories are invited to contemplate Les Dawson in this context.) |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch, set in a graveyard. From the Laughter Lines collection. |
Synopsis | Two women with what ammounts to not quite a graveside eulogy for their deceased friend. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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