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I'm Famous by Anton Chekhov, adapted Gerald P. Murphy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Two parents and their (late teens to young adult) children. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Five-minute play, adapted from the short story Joy by Anton Chekhov. Single set (an armchair), simple props. |
Synopsis | Mitya comes home to his parents with the news that he is famous. They will soon discover why... |
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I'm Worried About Our Planet by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Contemporary comedy monologue. No set requirements, but a park bench, mackintosh and flat cap would be advantageous. Also available as part of the Diamond Jubilee 2012 collection. |
Synopsis | From the platform of his park bench, Gerald Grimble has some concerns that he wishes to share with us. |
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The Ice Cream Man Cometh by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch set in a street with the side of an ice cream van. |
Synopsis | After a long wet summer Luigi has been making the most of the sunshine, however not all the residents welcome him and tempers rise along with the temperature. |
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Identity Theft by Hugh Smith |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch in a living room setting. |
Synopsis | A man arrives home to tell his wife that he's been the victim of identity theft. Moments later, a second man enters to tell the same story. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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In At The Deep End by Kate Phimy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch, with an optional - living room - setting. |
Synopsis | Shirley's mid-life crisis continues as she searches for something to take her out of the rut of domesticity, but husband Pete wants the quiet life. He surprises Shirley as she secretly rehearses for her very odd new hobby, but as it happens - all turns out rather well. |
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In the Bookshop by tlc Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. One of the characters is assumed to be male, given that in the character name is 'man', however this does not really seem to be necessary! |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | A bookseller tries to pre-empt his customer's requests for books. |
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In the Computer Shop by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. Single set - represent a computer shop as simply as you can! |
Synopsis | A customer struggles with the complexities of the computer market or, depending on your point of view, a techie struggles with the complexities of humantity. |
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In the Gallery by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The Scream and the Security Guard are written as male. In theory, they could undergo gender reassignment! |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Whimsical ten-minute play in which two paintings converse. Single set - an art gallery, mainly with two large frames, simple props. |
Synopsis | It's night time in the gallery and the portraits of the Mona Lisa and the Scream are talking art... |
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In the Human Resources Office by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy play, or possibly a long sketch. Single office set (a desk). |
Synopsis | Tony has just been made redundant and goes to the Human Resources department to be processed. But Tricia is 'just covering'... |
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In the Magic Shop by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | A customer seeking magic tricks enters a magic shop and suffers the consequences! |
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