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Pet Rescue by Tony Domaille |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch with a single (reception desk) setting. |
Synopsis | Derek wants an animal rescue centre to take on his unicorn when he just can’t care for it any more. |
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Peter and The Violin Teacher by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The characters are both written male - one old, eccentric adult, and one young, precocious boy. Could be played with the ages as written, but could also be played by two children or two adults. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch. Single set and, at its minimum, a single prop (in the form of a violin). |
Synopsis | Peter is sent to the great Dr Villiamanovittikovskevitschki and the doctor endeavours to overcome Peter's Englishness in order to teach him the violin. But Peter has a question for the Doctor. |
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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Phone Blackmail by David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch |
Synopsis | While searching for his lost dog, owner Ben receives a sinister phone call. |
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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Pirate Radio by David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Character Chris can be male or female. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch |
Synopsis | A slight misunderstanding arises about the preparation needed for a Pirate Radio station. |
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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Plastered by Tony Domaille |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Satirical sketch for two actors. Set in a pub but can be played on an open stage. |
Synopsis | A rabbit goes into a bar for a quiet drink and encounters what he sees as discrimination. |
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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Poetry Showcase by David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. 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 poet reads from his extensive work. |
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 Price Of A Goat Is Not What It Seems by Nikki Harmon |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The two characters are both written male, but they could be played by any combination of male and female. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short one-act play. No set or props required. Could be performed and enjoyed by a wide range of ages. |
Synopsis | A village headman tries to buy some goats for less than their worth, but the wily herdsman gets the better of him. |
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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A Price to Pay by Tony Domaille |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters are a male teenager and an adult lawyer of either gender. (The adult could be played by another member of a youth theatre company.) |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short and snappy drama that would be very easy to stage. |
Synopsis | Teenager James is being interviewed by his solicitor whilst on remand for the murder of his father. It is clear the father was violent and abusive, but why has James' mother made him promise the world won't know? |
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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Protocol by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch for a cast of two in a single simple set. |
Synopsis | Brendan arrives at Belfast airport on a visit to his mother. However, before he can see her, he has to go through customs. All is not as straightforward as he expected. |
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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Reburying King Richard the Third by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Middle aged men. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch, minimal set, outdoors during a funeral procession. |
Synopsis | Dave and George are standing at the roadside watching the procession of King Richard The Third's remains, as it makes its way through the streets of Leicester. They chew over some history, enjoy commenting on the merits of a good send-off, and the spectacle of this occasion. |
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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