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Boysenberry Park by Henry P. Gravelle |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Two adult couples, each with a teenage child. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute play about teenagers and their long-suffering parents! Single set (indicative of a forest clearing). |
Synopsis | Two families find themselves sharing the same clearing on a camping trip, and things quickly deteriorate between them. The peacemakers come as a surprise. |
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Brace! Brace! Brace! by Susie Casson |
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 | Comedy skit set on the ubiquitous park bench. |
Synopsis | Two strangers meet on a park bench - Jo, who is trying a novel new approach to get over a fear of flying, and Sam, who consequently loses a sandwich. |
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A Brand New Ancient Tradition by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Whilst the sketch doesn't require a chorus, additional characters would be in the spirit of the piece. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch, set in the aftermath of a revolution. |
Synopsis | The people of Sovazni have revolted and a new regime is in its infancy. But the new state needs tradition and history behind it to bring a bit of legitimacy to its identity... |
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The Breakfast Police by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Two parents, an 11-year-old (written male) and two members of the police force. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. In theory, a domestic set - in practice, a table and chairs. |
Synopsis | Ignoring the wishes of his parents, Toby has chosen not to eat breakfast today - an illegal action which must be dealt with by the Breakfast Police. |
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A Brief Guide To Greek Tragedy by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. Chorus. 2 narrators and 3 'actors' who each switch between multiple characters. Chorus can be any number of people, even just 1. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short educational sketch. |
Synopsis | Learn about ancient Greek tragedy in ten minutes, using the story of Cassandra (the prophetess whom no one believed) as demonstration. |
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Bring Me Sunshine by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short, nostalgic comedy play, set in a very specific location (but with a minimal set). |
Synopsis | George and Kate are taking a walk along Morecambe promenade to re-live old memories. George is shocked at what he sees, but the down-to-earth locals convince him that history won’t repeat itself. |
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The Brotherhood of Big Ben by Robert Black |
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 for three actors, no set required. |
Synopsis | Jack Steeple wants to join the secretive Brotherhood of Big Ben, but first he must undergo the initiation ceremony. |
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Bubonic Butter by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch set in the management suite of a dairy products company. |
Synopsis | A boardoom discussion about a name for a new product in the Dairy Delights range. |
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Bud and Jewel - Busted by Carol Kline |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. A middle-aged couple. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Character comedy sketch. Single set (indicative of a prison cell). |
Synopsis | Bud's in the slammer for an altercation with his neighbor. His wife Jewel is keen to tell him what she thinks of him, but then he fills her in on the whole story and all of a sudden she's keen to take on the neighbor... |
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Bud and Jewel - Predictable by Carol Kline |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. A middle-aged couple. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Character comedy sketch (with some serious points). Single set (in theory, it's Bud and Jewel's home, but there's no real requirement for furniture). Contains very mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Jewel has called her husband home early on a work day to give him some bad news - she thinks they've become predictable. Bud argues, but she knows exactly what he's going to say before he opens his mouth, and she can prove it... |
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