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Way Off Course by Barry Lambert
Published: 14 February 2024
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Dr Dorris Boffin talks a strange, clipped form of English. This is deliberate.
Run TimeAround 29 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy/drama. Single set - a police operations room with a single entrance (which need not be a practical door).
SynopsisInspector Whalley and colleagues investigate the iniquities of a team-building course - and win the gratitude of the boss into the bargain.
'Way Off Course' is available with two other episodes in Inspector Whalley's Casebook - Volume 2.
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Wild Goose by Barry Lambert
Published: 14 February 2024
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Dr Dorris Boffin talks a strange, clipped form of English. This is deliberate.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy/drama. Single set - a police operations room with a single entrance (which need not be a practical door).
SynopsisDr Doris Boffin has a case that requires the assistance of Inspector Whalley, Constable Hitchcock and criminal profiler Julie Bright - and she won't accept any of their excuses for not helping.
'Wild Goose' is available with two other episodes in Inspector Whalley's Casebook - Volume 2.
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Cards on the Table by Barry Lambert
Published: 12 February 2024
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Dr Dorris Boffin talks a strange, clipped form of English. This is deliberate.
Run TimeAround 37 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy/drama. Single set - a police operations room with a single entrance (which need not be a practical door).
SynopsisIt seems a cut-and dried case for Inspector Whalley and colleagues - they know the crime and who dunnit, but, of course, there's a twist for the sleuths to sort out.
'Cards on the Table' is available with two other episodes in Inspector Whalley's Casebook - Volume 2.
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Funeral for the Cat by B. G. Craig
Published: 4 January 2024
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Elizabeth is written female, but could be played male (and renamed Elliot).
Run TimeAround 28 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA good mix of emotional drama and dark but gentle comedy. Easy to stage on a single living room set.
US English.
SynopsisJudy, an elderly widow, is holding a funeral for her beloved and recently departed cat. Her daughter and granddaughter are alarmed to find that, since a pet coffin was too expensive, Miss Mopsy is lying on the coffee table.
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Nighthawks by James Skivington
Published: 3 January 2024
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 44 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleAn easy-to-stage one-act comedy-drama on a single cafe set. Gentle but witty comedy with effective character development. Some adult themes.
SynopsisCathy is about to close her café for the night when three customers show up - Erin, who’s young, poor, and very pregnant, Phil, a goth with an acerbic wit, and Fiona, who's having the worst day of her life.
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Switching Off by Ashley Harris
Published: 3 January 2024
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The characters are all 'middle-aged'. You'll have to make your own mind up as to what that means.
Run TimeAround 26 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy in a single living-room set. A great comedy set-up, with a fun dynamic between the three characters, and good twists and escalations that keep the plot moving quickly.
SynopsisYoga teacher Ruth is holding a lesson in her living room with client Emily. But Ruth's husband, Alistair, believes he has reserved the room so he can watch an important programme. It's a territorial battle, and Emily is caught in the crossfire.
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