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One Hundred and Eighty! by Jonathan Edgington
Runner up in The Maskers Theatre's 2011 Humble Hamlet play writing competition.
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 comedy, playing on Shakespearean themes. Contains swearing and adult themes (and a darts player).
SynopsisToby Hamlet is coming home, but his mother doesn't know why. She does know he's broken a promise he made to his dying father by becoming a pro darts player instead of a lawyer. What could he possibly want to speak to his mother about that he can't mention on the phone?
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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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Out of the Trees by Jamie Hope
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Two on-stage chracters and two off (who might be recordings). All the characters are written male, but, let's face it, they are all trees.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort comedy play with no requirements for set and props.
SynopsisFrank and Walt are a couple of trees who share tales of their conquests and pass the time bantering about tree life. They like to pick on the weeping willow on the edge of the forest, but will be friends to the end. Probably.
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Over the Top by Geoff Parker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama set in a First World War trench.
SynopsisAs 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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Perceptions by Geoff Parker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 14 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort play set on a park bench. This would be a romantic comedy, if only Alan and Dianne would let it.
SynopsisAlan sits on a park bench next to Dianne. They both have misleading impressions of the other until, awkwardly at first, they begin a conversation. Things develop between them in completely different directions from their first impressions.
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Point of Departure by Mike Smith
RolesMinimum 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 TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen 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.
SynopsisBill 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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Polytel by Nicholas Richards
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.
StyleFifteen-minute comedy play. Single set.
SynopsisWe're watching a couple discussing the new revolution in technology, Polytel... No, wait, we're watching the filming of a commercial for Polytel, and the actors are rebelling against it... No, wait, we've been watching a short film arguing against modern technology... Haven't we?
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Potted Austen: Emma by Lou Treleaven
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 13 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma.
SynopsisA 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
RolesMinimum 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 TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short adaptation of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.
SynopsisA 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
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 13 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short, humorous adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.
SynopsisA 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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