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The Importance Of Being Earnest [45 minute abridgement] by Oscar Wilde abridged by Gerald P Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. The two narrators are written female but could be played male (especially if their names were changed to something more masculine than Agnes and Doris).
Run TimeAround 45 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act comedy, abridged (and slightly adapted) from the play by Oscar Wilde. A couple of narrators are used to set scenes so that the piece can be played with minimal (furniture only) sets.
SynopsisBachelors, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, use convenient fictions when they wish to escape the more tedious aspects of society life. They both fall in love and become engaged, but their deceptions lead to much confusion. And Lady Bracknell has a lot to say about it all.
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In a League of His Own by Mark Griffin
Finalist in the Cambridge Theatre Challenge (International play-writing competition) 2014
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Three on-stage characters and an offstage (or recorded) soccer commentator.
Run TimeAround 38 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy play set in an Irish student flat (the main features of which are a couch and a TV set).
SynopsisSoccer-obsessed student Eamo is unhappy with the progress of a local team because they're ruining his standing in the Fantasy Football league. And Eamo has a lot of money riding on the outcome. His flatmate, John, thinks Eamo should calm down, but then Mazza, a self-proclaimed legend, arrives to really stir things up.
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In Her Defence by Helen Saxton
Original Playwriting Award at the Oxfordshire Drama Network Festival in June 2022. Production by The Compton Players
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. Seven on-stage characters and an off-stage male voice.
Run TimeAround 42 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act thriller with several nods to Agatha Christie. Single set, split between a courtroom and a living room.
SynopsisLondon, 1947. Philip Mackinder is dead. His wife, Catherine, has just shot him. As a court hears the evidence leading up to the murder, we witness the disintegration of the couple's marriage and discover the real, surprising truth.
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In One Form Or Another by Nikki Pontin
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Doctor could be played by m or f.
Run TimeAround 50 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicThe Producer's copy includes 3 suggested pieces of music, to add atmosphere for this play. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleA one act gothic thriller, with a living room setting and specific lighting effects.
SynopsisHelen, Edward and their son have moved into their dream home, unaware of its history and the events which took place there. With increasing horror, Jacob seems to be the catalyst for the terrifying happenings - which Helen in particular is unable to deal with. As she relates events to a psychiatrist, the full horror becomes apparent.
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In the Mood by Frank Gibbons
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 48 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act comedy with a single (café) setting.
SynopsisJeanie's little café is struggling to survive and a pending family problem could easily prove to be the last straw. Also, her apparent reluctance to tackle issues such as poor hygiene, inferior cooking, power supply malfunctions and a mischievous deaf cat isn't helping the situation.
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In Whose Eyes? by George Kappaz
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Justice Peter and Abaddon are written male and Gabriella female, but casting that way is not essential.
Run TimeAround 45 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicThe Producer's Copy for the script suggests a couple of pices to be played over the opening of two of the scenes. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleOne-act drama in a single, simple courtroom set. Historical images are intended to be projected during the show. The script has two endings, determined by the audience.
SynopsisIn a court where everything is at stake, the life and actions in the colourful career of Major Charles Derudio are challenged and defended. Are his reasons for the lives he has taken sufficient to earn forgiveness? His final destination hangs in the balance.
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An Indecent Exposure by David Pemberton
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 38 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act comedy drama - in which the cast remain clothed.
SynopsisA couple are keeping the park opposite their flat under surveillance in an attempt to gather evidence on the person who's been exposing themselves. But are they really playing tricks on one another?
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An Inn Spectre Calls by Barry Lambert
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 43 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act comedy drama with a single (hotel lounge) setting.
SynopsisGeoff and Laura have invited both sets of parents for a meal at a local hostelry to celebrate their engagement, but each one of the party in turn encounters a mysterious woman, whose disturbing revelations provoke a variety of reactions. She bears an uncanny resemblance to Laura's stepfather's first wife, but she died unexpectedly two years ago, so it can't be her! Or can it?
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Inspector Snow and the Elf-Inflicted Wounds by Skip Chalker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 41 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act Christmas story for children with various simple settings. US English.
SynopsisInspector Snow and Sergeant Merryman are back on the case, hunting the killer of not one, but two Mall Santas. Before the killer can strike for a superstitiously crucial third time, Snow and Merryman must catch them!
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Inspector Snow And Toto Too by Skip Chalker
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 19. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 47 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy for a family audience, a deft mixture of police procedural and the wonderful world of Oz.
SynopsisInspector Snow and Sergeant Merryman have been assigned to the Merry Old Land of Oz for a while. Almost at once, a witch arrives to accuse a girl called Dorothy of murder, and assembling a gang for a hostile takeover...
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