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Hologram by Jonathan Edgington
Selected for and performed at DK Delight Production's DELIGHT NIGHT 2 playwriting festival in London in 2019.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 9 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicThe producer's copy of the script suggests one piece of incidental music. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleA very short play set at a bar in a restaurant.
SynopsisPensioners William and Barbara are on a blind date. Things are a little frosty until William demonstrates a new app on his phone which gives them a glimpse of their past - or is it their future?
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I Googled You by Jonathan Edgington
Selected for and performed at the 2017 Salisbury Fringe 'Short Cuts' playwriting festival. Shortlisted for the 2018 Actor Awareness Intergenerational Night.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort comedy play for two actors. Can be performed on a minimal set.
SynopsisFelix and Truly meet for the first time on a blind date. Felix is at first taken aback by Truly’s antics in her garden but the date goes ahead. Afterwards, the pair give a surprising final assessment.
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Laura by Jonathan Edgington
A winning entry in the Chesil Theatre's 10x10 play writing competition, 2016.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short play
SynopsisA chance discovery in a second hand record store reveals the truth about a lost love.
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Legion by Jonathan Edgington
Selected for and performed at the Pensive Federation Theatre Company's 2016 Collective Project Playwriting Festival at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicThe script includes one moment where characters dance, and the producer's copy suggests a song to be played at this point. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleA dramatic sketch, suitable for a young adult company or youth theatre, with a single (railway platform) setting. Some strong language.
SynopsisThrown off the train for rowdy behaviour, a group of young friends are joined by a knowledgeable stranger who seems to be trying to 'recruit' them for an unknown purpose.
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Lorelei by Jonathan Edgington
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Lorelei has a playing age of around 23.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA dramatic monologue for a young woman, Single set (three pieces of furniture) and a few props.
SynopsisLorelei's story is a sad one, of a life gone wrong and a struggle to cope with a new identity and the loss of the past.
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Mermaid by Jonathan Edgington
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 2 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleVery short play - a scene with a twist - that rapidly establishes character and plot.
SynopsisIt would be the birthday of Laura and Nathan's daughter, who's been missing for twelve years. They receive an unusual phone call.
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Mizmaze by Jonathan Edgington
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short play - with some strong language.
SynopsisA short, spine-tingling play based on the legend surrounding the mysterious, three hundred year old maze at the top of St. Catherine's Hill, Winchester.
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One Hundred and Eighty! by Jonathan Edgington
Runner up in The Maskers Theatre's 2011 Humble Hamlet play writing competition.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute comedy, playing on Shakespearean themes. Contains swearing and adult themes (and a darts player).
SynopsisToby Hamlet is coming home, but his mother doesn't know why. She does know he's broken a promise he made to his dying father by becoming a pro darts player instead of a lawyer. What could he possibly want to speak to his mother about that he can't mention on the phone?
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The Perfect Couple by Jonathan Edgington
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy sketch, set in a living room.
SynopsisWhilst comparing their idyllic marriage with that of other couples' relationships some surprising home truths come out.
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Quanto Sei Bella by Jonathan Edgington
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleHow to categorise this? Short drama? A play about relationships with a mild dose of magic realism? Single (minimal) set and a few props. Contains swearing.
SynopsisDave is managing the kids' football team while Pete's off sick, and he's glad Carol has popped into the changing room to pick up her son's boots, because he has something odd to ask his old friend. How will Carol react when she finds out Dave has got something back that everyone thought had been lost forever?
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