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Scripts 61 to 70 of 80
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Second Honeymoon by Alan Barkley
Finalist in the Sky Blue Theatre International play-writing competition, 2013
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 16 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act play, set in 1952.
SynopsisClaire is looking for a way out of her marriage, but instead runs into someone who knows all about trying to cope with a demanding life - Marilyn Monroe. They trade lives for an afternoon and learn a little about life from each other.
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Size Zero by Dave Payne
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 16 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short drama with a single (kitchen) setting.
SynopsisGill struggles to deal with her daughter's anorexia. She tries every trick in the book to persuade, cajole, beg and guilt-trip Claire into eating, but when Claire refuses, a tortured Gill snaps.
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Something To Talk About by Bob Hammond
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 16 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy sketch set around a coffee shop table.
SynopsisWhen three middle-aged friends meet up for coffee and a natter, the confessions and revelations come thick and fast. They soon find, to amusement all around, that they have more in common than they realised.
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Table For One by Sydney Weiss
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy on a single restaurant set. US English.
SynopsisDaniel eats at the same restaurant every day of his life. He likes the food, but he likes the waitress even more. He keeps getting roped into sitting with stuffy Mike and crazy Susan, when all he wants is a second alone with Meg. Will Daniel ever be able to marry Meg, or will the chaotic ambiance of the diner render this task impossible?
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Taken! by Jordon Hadfield
RolesMinimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 17 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short play well suited for youth theatres.
SynopsisA group of teenage boys are struggling to find their way in life and become involved in criminal behaviour. It takes the death of their friend to bring them into adulthood.
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The Thing She Left Behind by Tracey Vanessa Brown
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 17 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort play on a split set - a sick room in a castle and a Louisiana backroad.
SynopsisIn Scotland, elderly Felicia lies dying, hoping to pass on her secret witchcraft to a younger relative. Her death is discussed by three other witches in Felicia’s home of Louisiana.
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This Is A Lockdown by Louise Wade
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 19 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act drama
SynopsisA group of students and their teacher are sorting costumes in a remote school building when a lockdown is announced over the tannoy. Is it a drill, or the real thing? And what will happen to the student who left the building?
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Tom-Tom by John Peel
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. One of the characters is a synthesised voice that might possibly be recorded, though that requires a lot of cues to be executed well by the sound desk!
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleComedy play (an extended sketch which, with a bit of stage business, might just creep into the one-act play category). Minimal set - a couple of chairs to indicate a car.
SynopsisA couple struggle to reach their destination despite - or because of - the use of their sat-nav.
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Tooling Around by Gene Washington
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA fifteen-minute monody - a play for one actor (so a monologue that is more than just a recitation). Comedy and pathos. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisThe aftermath of a fatal attraction - in this case the attraction of the narrator's wife to the contractor they hired to renovate their house, or, more specifically, to his tool belt. Whilst grieving the loss of his wife, the narrator is determined to finish the renovation, despite it clearly being beyond his capabilities.
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Two Left Feet by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 16 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short drama for three actors and one simple set.
SynopsisFollowing her divorce, 40-something Joy has turned up at her sister Carole’s place, where she sags about on the sofa looking gloomy. Carole, on the other hand, has a richly fulfilling life in the ballroom with boyfriend Steve. Joy’s last dance, aged 15, was a disaster, but can she find strength on the dance floor at last? And is Steve really the romantic he's cracked up to be?
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