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Enough Already by Iris Winston
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 21 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act drama. Two settings, but one is a pavement café - a table downstage - so really one main set and a little supplementary furniture..
SynopsisElsie's children put her in a retirement community. As she struggles to settle in, an overly cheery support worker and a visit from her son fail to lighten her mood.
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Erica and Me by Alan Robinson
Production by Buccaneer Theatre wom the Moray Firth District SCDA festival, 2025 (plus best production and best acting trophies).
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Only four of the characters are called Erica.
Run TimeAround 45 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleHilarious one-act farce. Single set (ideally with two practical doors, but could be staged without). Simple props. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisTo impress his boss, who likes employees to be family men, the single, nerdy Simon hires an escort to pretend to be his girlfriend. Things spiral out of control when three women turn up, all (possibly) the Erica he's expecting...
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Establishing Relations by David Craig Smith
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Playing ages: two parents, two in late teens.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act drama. Single domestic set. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisJohn's very excited to be bringing Stella home to meet his Mum and Dad, but he's amazed by his Dad's reaction. Dad wants John to give Stella up, straight away, but naturally John wants to know why... Until he finds out.
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Even Numbers by Tony Domaille
Best Seller  Winner of the Derek Jacobi Award for New Playwriting 2023.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Dr Vincent is written male, but could be played female.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleMulti-award-winning thriller with strongly written dialogue and good roles for three actors. One-act, one set (prison consulting room) with a scene in a prison cell created purely by lighting.
SynopsisMary-Ann has poisoned and killed five people and Doctor Vincent must make an assessment of her mental state for the court. In trying to establish if she is insane, or just plain evil, a shocking truth is discovered.
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The Exit Poll by Jim Pinnock
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleThe farcical comedy of politics. Simple sets. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisThree candidates are contesting a by-election, but they all have secrets, most of which come to light before the results are revealed. Can any of them really claim the victory?
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Explosion by Liz Dobson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 26 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act drama with a single (kitchen) setting.
SynopsisWhen a family is being torn apart and parent/teenager relations are at their most tense, will a crisis outside the family home help to repair the situation or will it be too late?
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An Eye for an Eye by Johnny Grim
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 30 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act drama. Single set (prison cell with practical door). Contains swearing.
SynopsisJames Nash is awaiting trial for the murder of his father. The horrific details of the crime have shocked the nation, and Nash has been offered lots of money for his story. But he chooses to tell it to a couple from his local paper, for a pittance given to charity. What is his story?
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The Fairy Tale Debate by Richard L. Sanders
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 23 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act satire in the style of a political debate.
SynopsisThree candidates are running to be President of Fairy Tale Land, and though their names are different, you’ll recognise their stories. Host Andersen Grimm moderates a tense and sometimes rowdy debate.
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Falling Apart by Peter Harrison
2007. Sale One-Act play festival. Joint winner for Best Original Play under original title of The Lift. Production by Altrincham Garrick.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. One of the characters is an off-stage voice, but since he converses with the other characters it is assumed that this should be done live.
Run TimeAround 34 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act play, single very simple setting.
SynopsisUpon leaving their solicitor's office having arranged their divorce settlement Amanda and Andrew find themselves trapped between floors in the lift. The recriminations around their marital problems continue until the arrival of the lift attendant who manages not only to repair the lift but also their marriage, even though he is not all that he seems.
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Family History by Deborah Hugill
A performance by Allerton Players won the David Crumpton Memorial Cup at the Nidderdale Deams Festival in 2023.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Two actors converying multiple characters.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act drama. Minimal set with changes conveyed by lighting. Lots of good challenges for the actors. Contains (appropriately) strong language.
SynopsisGrace is finally opening up to her partner Joe about her family. This begins with with the totally unexpected revelation that her father died more than a year previously. Joe struggles to understand Grace's past relationship with her family, and to help her see the future they could have together.
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