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You Can't Take It With You by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. The solicitor is named Sam and could be Samuel or Samantha. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act comedy with a blend of pathos and mirth. Single domestic set (from which most of the furniture and effects have been removed!) Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Expecting a windfall bequest after their 'beloved' Uncle Fred's death, avaricious sisters Carol and Pauline descend on his house to claim the spoils. Their hopes are dashed when they discover that someone has beaten them to it and the house is empty. The will reading increases their frustration as their bequests fail to meet expectations. |
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You Will Go No More A-Haunting by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Whilst the main characters are written 1M, 1F, the author would be happy if St. Gladys (the patron saint of bureaucrats) underwent gender reassignment. The two guards are non-speaking and only make a brief appearance. They are optional! |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch, of puns and strange ideas about the afterlife. Single office set. Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Sir Thomas Pickington has been happily haunting the same spot for 500 years, but now he's up against the new HSE - the Haunting Safety Executive, and they have some different ideas about how he should be doing his haunting. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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