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If The Shoe Fits by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 17 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act play, with a rehearsal room setting. |
Synopsis | Vicky and Sam are both trained dancers and actresses, auditioning for the part of Cinderella in a production called 'Cinderella Ballerina'. When they meet each other inside the audition room they begin to have doubts. Will they get the part they have always coveted? Will they actually want the part - once the director has revealed his ideas? |
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Isn't It Odd? by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Margaret should be at least 45 years old. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy monologue with a single (kitchen) set. |
Synopsis | Margaret is sitting in her kitchen reflecting on the past and the antics of her neighbours - not that she's nosey...! |
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It'll All End In Tiers by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Beverley is described as 'an older woman', but without a specific age, so there's considerable flexibility. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short prose comedy monologue. |
Synopsis | Beverley, an older lady who lives alone, has found a novel way to combat loneliness - attending weddings uninvited. |
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It's A Funny Old Game by Cheryl Barrett |
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 | Whimsical two-men-in-a-pub sketch. |
Synopsis | Dave and George spending a night out at the local pub watching a televised football match. They get philosophical after the final whistle. |
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A Job Lot by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A fun short comedy with a good set of characters, with a minimal kitchen set required, this should fit nicely into sketch nights. |
Synopsis | Wheeler-dealer Terry has mistakenly bought five thousand plastic ducks and won't be able to sell them or get his money back. While explaining the situation to his family, he hatches a cunning plan. |
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Lay Your Cards on the Table by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Monologue for an injured sportsman. Minimal set (a lap-top computer with some means of support). A tender mixture of comedy and pathos. |
Synopsis | Wheelchair-bound former rugby player Tom has been surfing the web to keep himself occupied since his accident and has developed an interesting income stream. |
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Long Live Pantomime by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Rhyming monologue (no requirements for set or props). |
Synopsis | A brief introduction to the traditions of British pantomime. |
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A Matter of Health and Safety [Short Version] by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch with a simple single set in a marquee at the village fete. |
Synopsis | Officious Village fete organiser Tom discusses health and safety issues with his assistant Nigel but becomes increasingly concerned for his own health and safety. |
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The Moon Was In Aquarius by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The Prodcer's script suggests a song to be played over opening or close. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A comedic monologue with minimal set requirements. |
Synopsis | Would-be writer Cheryl is trying to write something for a forthcoming spoken word open mic night but has a few writing blocks. |
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Moving Day by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A monologue, female character, with a single (kitchen) setting. |
Synopsis | Recently divorced Caroline is leaving the home she loves. She reflects on how her life has turned out and has mixed feelings about the move. A moving day for her in more ways than one. |
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