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Much Ado About William by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Could be played by kids or by a mixed group of adults and children.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute comedy play.
SynopsisA harassed Shakespeare tries to complete a play while his Stratford family bring noise, combat and teenage strife into the room where he works, until the silent Bard can take no more.
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Nuisance Call by David Dean
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comic monologue with minimal set requirements.
SynopsisA medieval phone help line is offering advice and comfort to victims of the plague.
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The Portrait by James O'Sullivan
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA fun short, set in the artist's studio, which crosses characters of historical interest with some good jokes, this is likely to fit nicely into sketch nights and educational settings.
SynopsisLeonardo da Vinci is broke. His assistant Salai convinces him to finally sell the portrait he's been working on for four years. But will Lisa del Giocondo be happy with her likeness?
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Robin The Taxman by David Lovesy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy sketch.
SynopsisFamous outlaw Robin Hood explains the finer points of tax and accounting
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Romeo and Juliet - Sped Up! by Hannah Thomas
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. Most of the speaking is done by the two narrators. There are six other speaking parts (some of whom have as much as a word) and other named roles played by people stepping out of the chorus (usually to be brushed-off or stabbed).
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute reduction of Romeo and Juliet. No set requirements, just a few props, love and death.
SynopsisShakespeare's tale of young love and tragedy given short shrift in this heavily condensed version.
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Romeo and Juliet in Sixteen and a Half Minutes or Less by Christine Harvey
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 25. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!] This would be a calm production but it is intended to be played faster!
MusicNone.
StyleModern language version of Romeo and Juliet. No set requirements.
SynopsisDoes what it says on the label - although to get down below sixteen and a half minutes, the play needs to be done (as intended) at manic pace. [Our estimate is that a steadty pace would run to 18 minutes.] Follows the plot and structure of the original work (so structurally in five acts).
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Shakespeare Lite by Robert Black
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleVery short historical play.
SynopsisAn Elizabethan narrator introduces three Saxon 'mechanicals' who discuss their lives and the state of their country in the aftermath of the Norman invasion.
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The Tragedie of Macbreth by Robert Hunter Allan
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 11 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short parody of Shakespeare's Macbeth with a single (dark moor) setting.
SynopsisMacbreth encounters three witches, who can satisfy his avaricious ambitions if he complies with their demands for unpalatable tasks.
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When All Around You by Tony Domaille
Winner Pint Sized Plays 2023
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA ten-minute comedy skit.
SynopsisIn medieval England, Sir John is about to be executed for treason by the very personable executioner, Eugene. Sir John would do anything to get out of losing his head, and Eugene would really like a new best friend.
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