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Finding Goddard by Deborah Hugill Performance by Ury Players won the Gallery Trophy in the Aberdeen District of the SCDA one-act play festival 2023. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. 11 minor roles can be easily shared by two actors. |
Run Time | Around 29 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act comedy with a variety of locations but minimal set requirements. |
Synopsis | When it turns out a modest, unassuming man in Helions Bumpstead is really God, everyone has an angle and everyone wants in. But soon enough, people affected by 'Acts of God' want their day in court. |
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Flat Spin by Geoff Bamber |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 93 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy verging on farce. |
Synopsis | Malcolm Watts returns from a short painting holiday to an empty flat, courtesy of long-term partner Rhonda's plan to lease the property to a new tenant while she sets up home with a hitherto secret paramour. When Malcolm discovers that he hasn't a legal leg to stand on and that earnest military history obsessive Alan is poised to move in, he finds himself relying on neighbours Patrick and Kate to rescue the situation. |
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Fleas Can Bite by George Freek |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Dry comedy, on the boundary between a long one-act play, and a short full-length one. (It's in two acts.) |
Synopsis | A saga of unrequited love, insanity and blackmail, populated by a strange collection of patients, professionals and friends. |
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The Food Rationing Auction by TLC Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. Chorus. As written, there is a non-speaking (though possibly giggling and nudging) chorus of ladies (who, in the absence of sufficient ladies, might be played by men in drag). |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch from the 'Skitskrieg' Second-World-War revue show by TLC Creative. (This sketch written by David Lovesy and Brian Two.) |
Synopsis | War time rationing leads to an unusual auction! |
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A Frog Too Far by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. Characters are a mixture of adults and children. Could be played by the same, or by a company of either. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy play set in a classroom - represented by the teacher's chair and her story book. |
Synopsis | Miss Primrose tries to tell her class their daily story - a tale of princess meets frog - with the aid of a small troupe of mimes. The children, shall we say, have bright enquiring minds... |
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Gate Thirteen by Tony Frier |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 48 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act comedy, with a dark twist. |
Synopsis | A disparate group of travellers with various levels of flying experience await the departure of their flight home from Marrakech. Gary and Julie are ingeniously attempting to avoid excess baggage charges, Derek and Pauline are collecting as many freebies as they can and the mysterious Carrie is handcuffed to her seat. |
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Girls' Talk by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A collection of six comedy sketches, each with a cast of two women. |
Synopsis | Sketches tackling the difficulties of office life, men, gossiping and more men. (Each of the sketches is available individually.) |
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A Gladiator In The House by John Waterhouse |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 115 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full length comedy (reminiscent of a Restoration Comedy) with various settings in Ancient Rome designed to be created simply (even in the round). |
Synopsis | Ancient Rome is brought to life as the love affair between escaped gladiator, Marcus, and Livia, daughter of high ranking citizen Gallus, develops despite the efforts of gladiator owner Proculus and the lecherous banker Carus. |
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Great Moments in History, Number 1 by Jack Burgess |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Historical skit in three short scenes. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) |
Synopsis | The Norman Conquest. Up-to-the-minute news reports from the Battle of Hastings, using state-of-the-art news-gathering tapestry... |
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Great Moments in History, Number 3 by Jack Burgess |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 10. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Script includes a parody of the title song from Oklahoma. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Musical skit, parodying the creative process! (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) |
Synopsis | The Rogers and Frankenstein Story! Richard Rogers and his collaborator, Oscar Frankenstein III, ponder the creation of a new Broadway musical, whilst eating pizza. |
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