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| Coming Home by Roger Woodcock |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The main characters are an aged father and his son. The Tea Lady is a very brief cameo. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten-minute play, set in a private room in a nursing home. (Which could be indicated with the minimum of detail.) Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | Barry's Dad is in hospital, his mind slipping back and forth through time. Barry needs him to sign some forms, but he can't help but be interested in spectres from the past that he's not heard of before. Until one secret catches him by surprise and changes everything. |
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| Coming of Age by Jack Oliver |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The teenage character is written as male but could be played as female. The middle-aged character can be played by a teenager if used for youth theatre, |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short drama with a single (bedroom) setting. US English. Some strong language. Suitable for youth theatre. |
| Synopsis | Allan makes his best attempt to rekindle the relationship with his teenage son Jordan, as they suffer from an emotional disconnection after the death of Jordan's mother. Jordan finds himself struggling to balance schoolwork and a social life while maintaining his dwindling mental health. |
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| Connie's Kitchen by Maureen Speller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 16 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short drama with a single (kitchen) setting. |
| Synopsis | Connie has lived in the same house since World War Two and has no intention of passing it on to unsuitable occupants, even if it means coming back to haunt the kitchen. Exchanges between a harassed estate agent and Connie’s ghost make for confusion all round. |
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| Contracts by Mike Sparks |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length drama focusing on political sleaze, single domestic set. Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | Hedley is a man on the edge. An MP only re-elected by the slimmest majority, he needs a juicy cabinet job to pay off the debts mounting due to his wife's shopping and his sons' public school. He soon discovers how far he'll go to escape the life he's been living. |
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| A Controlling Interest by D.S. Warner |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. The characters are all young adults. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act drama. Single interior set (could easily be done as a 'black box' presentation). |
| Synopsis | Ryan brings his new girlfriend back to the house he shares with his university student friends, James and Charlotte, setting off a chain of events with, ultimately, tragic consequences. |
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| Corner Property by Iris Winston |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. All three characters are written male. The character with the pack would be the easiest to change. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten minute play. Single set (with no requirements - could easily be played front-of-curtain. Contains swearing. |
| Synopsis | Joe and Peter, two former soldiers, beg for change on a street corner and watch the world pass them by - whilst underneath, there's a power struggle going on. |
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| CosPlay by Damian Trasler |
| Roles | Minimum 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 Time | Around 37 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play. Two settings but a simple set design will allow an easy switch between them. |
| Synopsis | The 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 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] The author estimates the run time at 80 minutes. |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A drama set in the 1960s. Structurally in two acts, but on the boundary between one-act and two-act length. |
| Synopsis | Alex’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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| Councillors by Graham Jones |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. In addition to the on-stage characters, there is an off-stage female voice. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A drama touched by elements of comedy and farce, as you might expect from a combination of marriage and politics. Set in a house in South Wales. |
| Synopsis | Bill Owen is a little set in his ways, and distressed to have to dress up smart for his older son's wedding. Edward Owen is marrying a girl with family connections and he doesn't want his family letting him down. But local politics is all anyone can talk about, despite the wedding. |
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| Counsellor Extraordinary by Stewart Boston |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 13. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 27. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 91 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length historical drama with various settings. |
| Synopsis | Set between 1598 and 1600, the play recounts the downfall of the Earl of Essex, once the aging Queen Elizabeth I's greatest favourite in the light of the differing attitudes of brothers Anthony and Francis Bacon towards Essex as their patron. Anthony served in the feudal manner, bound forever to his lord, right or wrong. Francis, the contemporary thinker, limited his allegiance and served save his loyalty to Queen and state. He finally stops supporting Essex during his trial for treason and it is Francis' skill as a prosecutor that leads to a guilty verdict and results in Essex being beheaded. |
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