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Attagirls by Emma Wise
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama. Single set (it's actually set in a very specific location, but really the requirements for set are negligible).
SynopsisThrough monologues and dialogue, British pilot Ann and American engineer Lillian address what life was like for the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary - or the 'Attagirls' - during World War II.
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Baboushka by Peter Bond
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Whilst there is no formal requirement for a chorus, there are options for attendants for the Wise Men, and a choir.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicThere are places for a couple of carols during the performance. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleShort, charming dramatisation of the Russian Christmastide folk tale.
SynopsisBaboushka welcomes the Three Wise Men into her spotless home as they pause overnight on their journey to Bethlehem. She is too busy cleaning her house to accompany them as they follow the star and subsequently spends the rest of her life searching for the Christ child.
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A Bag of Swag by Bob Hammond
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA two-handed comedy sketch with no set necessary.
SynopsisA cat burglar is going about his business one dark night, with a bag of swag over his shoulder, when he is confronted by a patrolling policeman. Can the burglar smooth talk his way out of his precarious situation? Will the policeman's suspicions be confirmed? Where do the turnips come from? Delve into A Bag of Swag and find out.
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The Bags Of A Commercial Traveller by John Chambers
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play for a cast of two middle-aged ladies. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisTwo women arrive for the funeral of a travelling salesman. One was his wife, the other was his mistress. After each realises who the other is, they exchange a few terse words, then come to realise they have more in common than just one man.
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Baking Bread by Ashley Harris
Finalist in the Cambridge Theatre Challenge (International play-writing competition) 2014
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act drama with a single (park bench) set.
SynopsisBella is back at the bench by the lake, ready to feed the ducks. Before long John arrives and she can share the bread with him. But all is not as it seems, and soon Robin is there to tell Bella it's time to come home. It is a short, but emotive story.
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Bank Holiday Mondays and Other Ways to Kill a Marriage by Lorraine Forrest-Turner
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 two handed play, containing swearing.
SynopsisPippa and Jake are stranded in a traffic jam on their way home from Jake's parents' house. Worse, they don't have the bag with the baby things for little Josh. He's asleep for now, but surely things couldn't get worse?
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Bar Wars - Return Of The Sauce by Richard James
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen minute play (a comedy mystery), single set.
SynopsisWhen 'Spanish Nights' restaurant opens up opposite 'Bella Italia', there's bound to be some rivalry. Then the famous secret pasta sauce recipe is stolen from Bella Italia and PI Fifi Phalange is called in.
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Bears Don't Cry by Charles Alverson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The characters are a six-year-old girl (who might be played by any age!), a bear, a lion and two off-stage voices.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA charming short play for an audience of children with five woodland scenes and a theme of friendship. (The script might be performed by kids or by adults or by a mix!)
SynopsisYoung girl Shanni, separated from her bear hunter Daddy, is lost in the woods. She is befriended and cared for by Bear and a touching and deep friendship develops between the pair.
[Our editor wished to stress that this script is not a reliable guide to the behaviour of ursines.]
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Behind Closed Doors by Iris Winston
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen minute play. Single set (three separate apartments, but could be done in a minimal way).
SynopsisMichael is trying to get some Christmas commitment from his lover, Harry is waiting for his son to collect him for their meal, and Herta just wants her daughter to phone. Three lonely Christmasses along the same corridor.
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The Birth of Womankind by tlc Creative
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleSketch with minimal set requirements, just a few props. Vaguely 'sci-fi' genre.
SynopsisIn a society in which all men have been wiped out, the survivors try to come to grips with their roles.
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