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| Joey by Stuart Smithers |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 29 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act drama set in a clown's dressing room. |
| Synopsis | Sidney Hollister has spent a long career as a clown, dragging his long-suffering wife Babs to shows in dingy community centres, all in tribute to his idol, clowning pioneer Joseph Grimaldi. An onstage incident at a children's show prompts them both to reassess their priorities. |
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| John's Mother by Helen Boyce |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act drama with a single setting. |
| Synopsis | Jenny knows that John’s mother isn’t her biggest fan, but when the put-downs and asides get too much, she confides to her best friend that she’d love Diane out of the way. But then Diane dies and the real trouble starts. |
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| John's Wife by Liz Dobson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Characters are four women one of whom appears at the start, another at the end (giving room for doubling). |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act drama. |
| Synopsis | When Chris's happy life is devastated by the accidental death of her beloved Husband, she feels that it has turned into a nightmare. Sara, her good friend tries to convince her that given time, things will improve, but is she correct, or, with the arrival of Maria, is the nightmare just beginning? |
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| Josephine And Her Sisters by Bill Tordoff |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 13. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Narrated biblical epic with a twist! One act, no specific set requirements. |
| Synopsis | You've heard about Joseph and his coat of many colours... but who made the coat? Find out in Josephine And Her Sisters (and the Amazing Organically-Dyed Fashion Collection) |
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Kecks by John Chambers
Performance by The Legion Players won the Isle of Man One-act Play Festival, 2013 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters are a mother and her (young adult) daughter. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Contains adult themes and mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | Karen and her mother Petula are in an exclusive lingerie shop, preparing for Karen's wedding night. Petula is prompted to reveal more than Karen wants to hear about her own sex life, but then when she tries on a basque, Karen reveals more than she wanted to about her own relationship. |
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| Labour Pains by Rachael Ashworth |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 32 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy with a single (living room) set. |
| Synopsis | The high emotions surrounding the imminent arrival of Helen's first baby are made substantially worse by competing grandmothers to be, scatty Aunt Mel, the midwife, and a somewhat inept husband. |
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| Ladies by Scott Kingsnorth |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act drama |
| Synopsis | Elizabeth goes looking for Shelly, since the wedding they are both attending is winding down. Finding her in the Ladies', Elizabeth has trouble getting her friend out of the cubicle, only to find they're both locked in for the night. |
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| Ladies at the Seaside by Hilary Mackelden |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short one-act drama on a simple set. Plenty of scope for the two actors to explore the emotional range. |
| Synopsis | Maureen and Dot meet on a trip to the Eastbourne seafront. Dot is being bullied and robbed by her daughter and son-in-law, and Maureen helps her build up the confidence to take back control of her life. |
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| Ladies' Room by Philip and Steven Schwadron |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Suggestion for one optional musical outro. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play for an all-female cast of high school actors. Some strong language and adolescent themes. |
| Synopsis | It's Prom night, but the Ladies’ room is seeing some brisk traffic as the girls take a break from dancing with their partners, and just the Prom itself. By the end of the night, hearts are broken, revealed and shared. |
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| The Lady or the Tiger by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play adapted from Frank Stockton's short story. Simple props. |
| Synopsis | The Princess's lover is on trial for his life. She can save him from certain death, but would the alternative be worse? |
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