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Murdering Muriel by Geoff Parker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. The paramedic is written male, but could be either (with the occasional change of pronoun).
Run TimeAround 16 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short, one act play, with no set requirement, and includes adult themes and language.
SynopsisBarry's affair with shapely neighbour Caroline is the catalyst for their plan to get rid of Barry's wife Muriel. Death by poisoned chocolate pudding is their weapon of choice, but things go badly awry for Barry.
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Natalie's Vacation by Anton Chekhov, adapted Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play, adapted from the short story A Tripping Tongue by Anton Chekhov. Single set, simple props.
SynopsisAdapted from a short story by Anton Chekov. Natalie has been to Mexico with a friend, accompanied by an attractive young tour guide. Her husband suspects she may have fallen for their guide, and an argument arises which proves they are both as stubborn as each other.
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A National Treasure - Trouble for Sixpence by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StylePart two of a three-part monologue series. No set necessary.
SynopsisViolet Brimley is a Northern charlady with rare insight, a heart of gold and a broadminded outlook on life. Violet's next job lands her in a creepy attic with a mysterious bricked-up window. What exactly happened there over a hundred years ago? And has she found love at last - a century too late?
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Nice Out, Isn't It? by Jamesine Cundell Walker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama from the Three Little Words collection. Single set, deckchairs only.
SynopsisEnthusiastic Ken and disillusioned Brian sit by the seaside and reminisce about their lives, their favourite comedy duos, and lost loves.
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Not Long Before Waking by Matthew Taylor
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTheatrical surrealism (the actors are on stage, but their dialogue comes through a soundtrack). Short play, single set, a few props.
SynopsisTwo characters share a discussion inside a strange dream. The devil observes!
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Nothing Is What It Seems by Martyn Chapman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA dark, dramatic monologue, and a challenge for an actor.
SynopsisHe looks like a rough sleeper, but the man on the bench warns the audience not to make assumptions. He could be a police officer, working undercover. Or his story could be much darker and more tragic.
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Oh Frabjous Day by Maeve Edwards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short drama on a simple set.
SynopsisEmma visits her ex Mark in a hospice to tell him she had his baby when she was eighteen and kept it a secret from him. The girl, Alice, had been adopted but has now come looking for her biological parents. Mark, whose life could possibly be saved if a bone marrow donor is found, is angry at Emma’s deceit, not getting the significance that Alice could possibly be his saviour.
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On A Street Corner by Damian Trasler
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The characters are 'Man, Boy and Girl' with an implication of relative ages, but not absolute ages!
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute play. Single set (representing a street corner, but no real set requirements).
SynopsisStreet corner preaching meets the Da Vinci code in a brief examination of religious truth and meaning.
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One, Two... One by Alexis Coward
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 16 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act drama
SynopsisTwo homeless people are sleeping rough in an alleyway. They pass the time in conversation which becomes ever more intimate and emotional. Their relationship comes to an abrupt end when the immense value of their meagre possessions is brought to life.
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Out Of Print by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short two-hander drama with a simple living room set.
SynopsisErica Brightman was once a famous children’s author, and her books, The Adventures of the Lucky Sevens, once graced library shelves across the country. Now that her books are out of print, she is shown the door by suspicious librarians, and takes sanctuary with her imaginary young listeners. But all is not lost. Her last surviving fan, Colin Chadwell, is busy writing her a letter that she will never forget.
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