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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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Incident at Mulberry Road by Geoff Bamber |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Two of the cast are definitely children. The rest could be played by children or by adults. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Sketch. Minimal set requirements. Simple props. |
Synopsis | The Council attempts to replace Mrs. Dugdale, the Lollipop Lady with a Traffic Regulation Operative. A duel ensues. |
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An Inclusive Joke by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch. A sort of dry meta-humour - playing on jokes, stereotypes and global inclusivity. |
Synopsis | An Englishman, an American, and a Russian walk into a pub and attempt to have a laugh... |
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Intelligent Life? by Peter Keel |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 7. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A light comedy sketch, for youth ages. |
Synopsis | A great day has dawned... and the members of the press are meeting a representative of a species from outer space! Sadly for them, the results are a little underwhelming. |
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iSchool - Learning environment of the future by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Nominally three adults (including the holographic teacher) and a boy on his first day of school, but the child much more likely to be played by a teenager or adult. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. No set required. |
Synopsis | The learning environment of the year 2030. Young Timmy is introduced to his virtual teacher... |
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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Isn't It Odd? by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Margaret should be at least 45 years old. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy monologue with a single (kitchen) set. |
Synopsis | Margaret is sitting in her kitchen reflecting on the past and the antics of her neighbours - not that she's nosey...! |
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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