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| X-Traordinary Factor by Gary Diamond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Whilst PC Gorgonzola is written male, we believe that the character could easily be female (evening-up the numbers a little). |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play. Minimal set and simple props (so could easily serve as a very funny festival piece). Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | In an attempt to escape the law, two bungling would-be thieves crash the auditions for a reality TV talent show. Unfortunately for them, there's a policeman auditioning, as well as a couple of other surprises in store... |
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| Yard Sale by Michael Paul |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. Two main characters plus six others who could be played by two people. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play, single set. |
| Synopsis | Mark and Julie are holding a yard sale, but having strangers rummaging through their possessions brings some darker thoughts and feelings to light, and it's not long before their marriage is at crisis point. |
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| Your Play or Mine? by Barry Lambert |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act comedy with a single (writer’s study) setting. |
| Synopsis | Impresario Larry Delpiero, a man of highly dubious reputation, accuses self-important playwright Edmund Parnell-Blake of plagiarism, threatening not only the writer's reputation but also his bank balance and general well-being. Karen Maxwell, Edmund's feisty PA,and Mrs Pond, his surprisingly gifted housekeeper, forget their own differences with their employer and rally round in an attempt to save his career. The arrival of fan and aspiring playwright Oliver Capron does nothing to ease Edmund's tension. |
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Zoo by Terry Adlam
Performance by Biggleswade Amateur Theatrical Society won three awards at Bedfordshire Drama Festival, 2011, & performance by Little Eyases won 'Best Comedy' at The 38th Wellington Drama Festival, 2011 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. Five characters appear on stage, with a further eleven as radio or telephone voices. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Hilarious one-act comedy. Single set. Contains a little swearing, a little physical violence and a penguin. |
| Synopsis | It's an important day for the zoo manager - financier Sir Norman is coming for an inspection, and nothing must go wrong. So it would be a bad time for the gibbons to hijack a car, the tractor to run into croc lake and the tiger to take up residence in the coffee shop. And don't ask about the penguin. |
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