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Chess as Felony by Vithal Rajan
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 20 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA combination of Indian storytelling and chess! Simple props, but needs a means of displaying the chess moves to the audience.
SynopsisGame Ten in the Varadachary Chess Cycle. Convicts Claude Bloodgood and Ram Varadachary take a train with their guard to a chess tournament, but on the train they play a game for high stakes.
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A Christmas Carol In 60 Minutes Or Less! by Martin Prest
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus. Various doubling alternatives suggested in the Producer's copy of the script.
Run TimeAround 51 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act play in various settings.
SynopsisStaying as true to the original Dickens story as time allows, it unfolds neatly through narration and action. Originally published in 2014, revised edition published September 2017.
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Cold Blooded Killer by Geoff Rose-Michael
Won the New Writing Award at the Leatherhead Drama Festival, 2013. (Also received nominations for best actor and best actress.)
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Characters include one mysterious figure (non-speaking) and two female voices which might well be recorded.
Run TimeAround 48 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act thriller, single set.
First published 2014, revised 2018.
SynopsisRecently widowed Jack disturbs Becky, an intruder, and is shocked by how much she resembles his late wife, who died along with her mother in mysterious circumstances. Jack attempts to persuade Becky to impersonate his wife, to inherit the fortune of her mother. Their web of deceit becomes progressively tangled culminating in a shocking ending.
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CosPlay by Damian Trasler
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 6. Chorus. The chorus is optional, but could add a lot to the piece.
Run TimeAround 37 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act play. Two settings but a simple set design will allow an easy switch between them.
SynopsisThe boss wants everyone concentrating on the big presentation, but excitement has gripped the office - this weekend is HeroCon, and people are planning their costumes! It soon becomes clear that what you wear on the outside can hide the real you.
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The Cottage by John Dowsett
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 65 minutes. [Estimated!] The author estimates the run time at 80 minutes.
MusicNone.
StyleA drama set in the 1960s. Structurally in two acts, but on the boundary between one-act and two-act length.
SynopsisAlex’s cottage was once a cosy family home, but since the death of his wife, he’s started to lose his grip on the place. Now his sons see an investment opportunity, if they can persuade him to move out.
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Counter Secret by Clive David Lloyd Williams
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. The character genders can be whatever you wish, with a few changes of pronoun.
Run TimeAround 50 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleMacabre thriller set in a shop.
SynopsisDumpling and Pottage run a butcher's shop, with great pride in the quality they offer. However, behind their success is a carefully guarded secret - they have hit upon a novel way to reduce overheads by taking an innovative approach to serving some of their customers. When the Law intervenes, there are some rapid changes of ownership.
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Deadline by Damian Woods
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 30 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act drama on a single set.
SynopsisA writer of scathing theatre reviews is held to account by a playwright who feels one such review has ruined his life.
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Defenceless by Damian Woods
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 24 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA well-written drama which touches on interesting issues of psychology and gender politics while being first and foremost a procedural crime thriller. One set - a police interview room with practical door.
SynopsisA newly appointed female Detective Inspector has the difficult task of getting a suspected murderer to confess his guilt as lack of evidence means he may have to be released.
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Doggy Noire by Jamie Hope
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. All the characters are animals. (All literally, some figuratively.) The characters are nominally 4M, 1F, but in the context, there's a lot of flexibility.
Run TimeAround 38 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act play in a single setting. Contains adult themes and language (although in the context of dogs, 'bitch' is not necessarily a term of abuse).
Noire as in 'bête noire' rather than 'film noir'. (No hard-boiled detectives.)
SynopsisBonzo the enforcer has brought Paulette the Poodle to the bridge, as arranged, but who is being set up for a fall? When Big Fido arrives, it turns out there may not be any winners, since the rats that come with him have grudges of their own.
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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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