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| One, Two... One by Alexis Coward |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 16 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short one act drama |
| Synopsis | Two 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 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short two-hander drama with a simple living room set. |
| Synopsis | Erica 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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| Over the Top by Geoff Parker |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short drama set in a First World War trench. |
| Synopsis | As a seasoned sergeant and a young recruit wait for the signal to go over the top they console each other about the position they are in. A sharp reminder of the folly of war with a very surprising ending. |
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| Parallelodram by Nicholas Richards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short one-act play providing acting challenges and philosophical insight! |
| Synopsis | The stage is divided into two parallel universes, the left reflecting the right. On both sides, four students discuss multiverse theory and, through a series of minor choices and actions, the two universes gradually diverge, affecting the relationship of mathemetician Rainier and his girlfriend Anna. |
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| The Peterloo Principle by William Campbell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short drama with minimal set requirements. |
| Synopsis | A manager is having trouble seeing past the firm’s regulations when it comes to a friend’s problems, so she takes him back to the Peterloo massacre in 1819 to give him some perspective. |
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| Point of Departure by Mike Smith |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The cameo role - the acquaintance - is written male, but could be of either gender. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten minute play set in a car. How the car is realised is left to the discretion of the producer - though the script does empahsise that cars tend to make a noise. |
| Synopsis | Bill and Jane are dropping off an acquaintance when he makes an innocent remark. Bill suddenly realizes there's something he doesn't know about Jane, something small but significant and he wants to talk about it more than he wants to drive home. |
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| Potted Austen: Emma by Lou Treleaven |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. |
| Synopsis | A short, humorous adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, covering all of the relevant events and characters with minimal staging requirements. |
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| Potted Austen: Mansfield Park by Lou Treleaven |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. Cast size can be reduced to six with some deft doubling. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short adaptation of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. |
| Synopsis | A short, humorous adaptation of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, covering all of the salient events and characters with minimal staging requirements. |
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| Potted Austen: Northanger Abbey by Lou Treleaven |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short, humorous adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. |
| Synopsis | A short take on Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, covering all of the relevant events and characters with minimal staging requirements. Cast size can be reduced to six with some meticulous doubling! |
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| Potted Austen: Persuasion by Lou Treleaven |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion. |
| Synopsis | A short, humorous adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion, covering all of the salient events and characters with minimal staging requirements. |
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