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Judicial Review of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus by Geoff Fulford |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act drama with a single (courtroom) setting. |
Synopsis | A judicial review debates the death and resurrection of Jesus using attorneys and contemporary witnesses, some present at the crucifixion, along with interested parties. |
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Lions Versus Elephants by Graham Dillistone |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. 4 onstage characters (2M, 2F), plus 5 (2M, 3F) who are voice only and may be pre-recorded. |
Run Time | Around 95 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full-length comedy, presented as three acts, on a single (living room) set. |
Synopsis | Bernard follows the book 'Man is a lion, woman is an elephant', but his dinner guests Gerald, Ann and Peggy will test his beliefs. Gerald and Ann’s marriage falls apart, Peggy preys on both men, and Bernard misses the simple life. |
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The Little Cottage by Gerald P. Murphy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute Irish folk tale. |
Synopsis | The Doyle family have a perfect life, but then Margaret's parents move into their little cottage. They now feel crowded. Father Kelly's advice is to make the cottage even more crowded and has Dennis Doyle bring in goats and chickens, which make matters even worse. |
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The Living Room by Clive David Lloyd Williams |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 54 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act drama of paranormal events in a single living room set (with two practical doors). |
Synopsis | After the death of Joe's wife, his neighbour Amy visits to give him support. This is followed by a series of unexplained events, with paranormal investigators who themselves fall prey to the events. |
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The Loft by James Brosnahan |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full-length play, with plenty of challenges for the actors! (Contains mild swearing.) |
Synopsis | An apartment building (the Loft of the title) is scheduled for demolition, and shares a few of the stories he has witnessed before the button is pressed. |
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Love by John Collings |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. Chorus. The chorus of dancers is optional. |
Run Time | Around 44 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act romantic comedy drama with a single multi-functional set. |
Synopsis | A young girl dreams of finding real love and breaking away from her dominant mother. |
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Missing by Sue Bevan Finalist in the Sky Blue Theatre International play-writing competition, 2013 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Voices of 7 parents may be off stage or recorded. |
Run Time | Around 43 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A gritty one act play for youth theatre. |
Synopsis | Tom's run away from home but finds he's spent his first night on Lizzie's 'turf'. Is she going to help him, or take his stuff? Perhaps Lizzie's idea of helping Tom isn't the same as his... |
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Natterjack by John Peel |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. Rod is an off-stage voice and therefore might be doubled or recorded. |
Run Time | Around 150 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full-length play - at its heart, a drama of practical politics, but leavened with plenty of comedy. |
Synopsis | A shed by a river has become home to a tramp. When he discovers that plans to build a bridge put his home under threat, he engages with politicians, engineers and a barrister. Chaos ensues, and a visit from the Minister for Transport spectacularly fails to improve the situation. |
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The Necklace by Tony Best Performance by Cheshire Academy of Performing Arts won best Youth Production and the Syd Mence cup for a piece of theatre magic at the Wilmslow Guild One Act play Festival, 2012 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 29. Chorus. There are two main roles, and a 'chorus of voices' playing all the other roles, thus the numbers are very flexible. The chorus members play specific roles but also act as a 'Greek Chorus' to comment on the story. |
Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play based on a short story (a moral fable) by Guy de Maupassant. Written for a youth theatre production but could be performed by adults. |
Synopsis | Mathilde is a vain, proud woman, who regrets that the she has been born into the humbler classes. She longs to be an aristocrat. Given her chance to shine, she borrows a stunning necklace, but that is the start of her woes. |
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The Passion by Mike Sparks |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 22. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Modern version of a medieval mystery play. Single set (a cart!), basic props. |
Synopsis | The betrayal, trial and crucifixion of Jesus. |
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