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Downsizing by David Pemberton
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Offstage digital assistant (could be pre-recorded). Four on-stage characters, nominally 2m, 2f, but Cara and Zen are flexible.
Run TimeAround 28 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicThe Producer's Copy of the scripts suggests four songs to be played by Digital Assistant. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleA funny, slightly surreal domestic comedy set in a living room with a scene in darkness in a bedroom (only one set needed!). Works indepenently, but could be performed as a companion piece to Battle of the Bedroom.
SynopsisAfter a blow-out party in their tiny apartment, Chris and Jo decide to declutter their lives, but their mystical house doctor declutters more than they bargained for.
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Drunkula by Archie Wilson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 28 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act comedy with a single (gothic dining room) set.
SynopsisDrunkula and his weird manservant, Schnapps, meet their match when two young English ladies show their drinking mettle - with disastrous results for the drunken vampire.
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Emergency by Bob Tucker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 20 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort one-act play. Single, simple set (a table), suitable for a bare stage presentation or could be played front of curtain whilst the stage was being prepared for another piece.
SynopsisA crisis has occurred in an expatriate Social Society that is having to move to smaller premises. Only one of four standard activities can continue and the spokespeople for each of the four are locked in acrimonious debate.
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The English Game by Roger Hodge
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act play. Single set. Some interesting challenges for the technical team! Contains mind swearing.
SynopsisTwo German agents are preparing to meet a new contact on the eve of the Second World War. He seems genuine, but their suspicions become aroused and there is a confrontation.
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The Exit Poll by Jim Pinnock
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleThe farcical comedy of politics. Simple sets. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisThree candidates are contesting a by-election, but they all have secrets, most of which come to light before the results are revealed. Can any of them really claim the victory?
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** Poster template, illustrated by Dale French, for 'The Exit Poll' by Jim Pinnock. (High resolution jpg file with space for adding information about the production.)
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Extraction by S. P. Franksson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 60 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFast-paced one-act comedy (somewhere between thriller and farce).
SynopsisDentist John and his assistant and lover Alice accidentally kill their patient, but when they discover the man was carrying a huge amount of cash, they plot to hide the body and keep it for themselves. Complications arise when Alice's junkie boyfriend shows up, followed by John's suspicious wife.
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Far Away and Long Ago by Shari Gledhill
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 28 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleAn emotional script with well-written dialogue that allows exploration of issues such as PTSD and family relationships without becoming overly sentimental. Good, thoughtful representation of deafness.
SynopsisHarry, a homeless and deaf war veteran, intervenes when he sees Val being mugged at the bus stop. Harry is injured and so Val invites him home. But the arguments between Val's family cause great stress to Harry, which is worsened when Harry meets teenage Katie's new boyfriend.
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For the Love of April by Evonne Fields-Gould
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 27 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act drama on a compound set (backyard/living room/2 kitchens). US English.
SynopsisCarol’s dog April has been the mainstay of her life since her husband was killed in Afghanistan. Her close friend Beth tries to help Carol back to normal life but creepy neighbour Charles intimidates her to such an extent that Carol is forced into the unthinkable.
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The Gardener's Tale by Mike Sparks
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleModern version of a medieval mystery play. One-act play, eight scenes, but no specific set requirements. A few simple props (including a wheelbarrow).
SynopsisA gardener from Jerusalem tells her story of Holy Week and the odd bunch of characters she has run into. All of them have tales to tell about 'that Nazarene who's been causing so much trouble.' The story covers the time from Palm Sunday through to the burial of Jesus.
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Grave Matters by Peter Stallard
Production by Carbost Village Drama Group garnered two trophies (Best Stage Presentation and Best Actor) at the Skye One Act Drama Festival, 2013
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. The Grave Warden is written male, but could easily be played female. The two female parts could, conceivably, be doubled, but the effect of Mrs. Roberts' final entrance would probably be better with more time for make-up!
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA ghost story told as a humorous one-act play. Single graveyard set, simple props.
SynopsisA magistrate and a Police Sergeant stole a valuable chalice and hid the theft under the cover of arson committed by a local troublemaker. Now their souls are bound to the churchyard until they can restore the chalice.
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