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The Fly by Karen Ince |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch for two actors which has both cerebral and slapstick humour. The Fly has no relation to George Langelaan's short story or the subsequent films. (No mad scientists were hurt during the creation of this sketch.) |
Synopsis | Mr and Mrs Brown reveal the secret sides of themselves, whilst concealing then from each other, through a pithy and witty script. |
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Franny and Jonty’s Christmas Cook Off by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch. (Set in a kitchen, but only indicated by a table and a couple of chairs.) |
Synopsis | A charming bon viveur and his once celebrity chef wife are no longer feted by TV companies. To restart her career, Franny has agreed to front a cooking programme for a new streaming channel. After so long away from the limelight, Franny resorts to 'dutch courage' to calm her nerves. |
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Future Gazing by Robert Black |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short sketch |
Synopsis | Ernie thinks he can see the future through a portable crystal ball - which looks suspiciously like a glass marble. Fred has his doubts. |
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Gallery Attendants by Simon Michael-Morgan |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Two on-stage characters and a voice over a two-way radio (which, might be recorded, although it's a to-and-fro of dialogue which would be easier live). |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy - a funny satire on generational conflict - set in an art gallery. (A black box with paintings 'on the wall'.) |
Synopsis | Two gallery attendants don't have much to do other than stand still. The younger attendant dreams of a better life - or at the very least, having a chair - while the older takes pride in his work and attempts to report his colleague's slovenliness. |
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The Game by Mary Stone |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short sketch, highlighting relationships and friendships. |
Synopsis | In different social circles at school, Gem and Katy are horrified to discover that their parents are dating. They resolve to break the couple up, but don’t seem to anticipate the results of having to work together on the project. |
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The Gangster Game by Kitty Harper |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy play |
Synopsis | Three wiseguys meet over cards in a shady hotel room, but when one turns out to be an undercover Fed, the guns come out. Then Mum comes in with snacks. |
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Geraldine's Fine Art by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch which turns on the nature of the props! From the Laughter Lines collection. |
Synopsis | An antique dealer visits a car boot sale, hoping to snatch a bargain from under the nose of a stall-holder. |
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Getoutofmyfacedotcom by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten minute comedy skit. Single set or, possibly, singular lack of set - the characters are supposed to be interacting with each other via an Internet chat site. |
Synopsis | Geoff sets up a social networking site to reconnect with fellow ex-pupils from his old school and soon regrets it! |
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Getting It Off by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The Waiter could easily be a Waitress |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute comedy play. Single (café) set. Simple props. |
Synopsis | Shirley and Tracey reflect on the struggle for weight loss in a café. |
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Getting On by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short play for one actor - a good, subtle character piece. Minimal set requirements (a chair). |
Synopsis | Sixty-something Joyce is a lonely widow, but she remains remarkably tolerant despite being neglected by her ambitious son. |
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