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For Both of Us by Peter Vincent
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The two characters are an ageing mother and her (adult) daughter.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort play. Minimal set, minimal props.
SynopsisLisa tries to deal with her mother's increasing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. A story of love, loss and compassion.
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The Glass Spider by Cressida Peever
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 9 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short play
SynopsisAfter years of separation, Matthew visits his dying mother, looking for some kind of connection.
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Good Enough by Karen Ankers
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 19 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA hard-hitting one act drama
SynopsisSingle mother Janine struggles desperately with severe lack of confidence brought about by the derogatory voices of her parents, ex-husband and son which she relives in her head. These voices are played out on stage.
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Motor Mouth by Richard James
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Both characters are written male, but could be either
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleComedy sketch, requiring something to represent a dentist's chair. Family-friendly, light-hearted humour. Would fit easily into a community revue evening or an event of similar tone.
SynopsisA man shows-up for a dental appointment only to find that his usual dentist is participating in a government-sponsored job swap...
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Mum! by Geoff Parker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. One female character is a non-speaking cameo role.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA monologue-style short play, with a single, old folks' home, setting.
SynopsisEver since his mum had gone into the old folks' home Colin and his wife Iris made sure that they visited her every day. They did not realise that their visits were not as important to Mum as they thought, and we learn exactly what she thinks about life in general. The inevitable end is respectfully handled by Colin.
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Night Intruders by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 9 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short drama, with a single setting and simple prop requirements.
SynopsisSam and Liz meet for the first time on the roof top of an apartment building. They are both there with the intention of ending it all by jumping from the roof. As their relationship develops, however, their intentions change.
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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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Nursery Crimes by Damian Trasler
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort dramatic pastiche of hard-boiled private eye genre, aimed at young teenagers (but frequently used by older groups).
SynopsisDid he fall or was he pushed? That is the question on everyone's lips! Rumours are rife. The theories are wild and fanciful and no-one is above suspicion! However Bill, the Private Eye is on the case. Can he and Goldie solve the puzzle?
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Oh Frabjous Day by Maeve Edwards
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 drama on a simple set.
SynopsisEmma visits her ex Mark in a hospice to tell him she had his baby when she was eighteen and kept it a secret from him. The girl, Alice, had been adopted but has now come looking for her biological parents. Mark, whose life could possibly be saved if a bone marrow donor is found, is angry at Emma’s deceit, not getting the significance that Alice could possibly be his saviour.
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People Could Die by Frank Gibbons
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Whilst the two characters are women, they might be played as women by men in non-glamorous drag. (British people with long memories are invited to contemplate Les Dawson in this context.)
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort comedy sketch, requiring very little in the way of scenery and props.
SynopsisDorothy and Sylvia are in the doctor's waiting room, contemplating their state of health (and everyone else's)...
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