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Curse of the Headless Huntsman by Robin Steggles & Sharon Hulm |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 82 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes suggestions for three songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A very funny, fast-paced comedy-thriller with a satisfying (if very silly) mystery. |
Synopsis | It is 1900, and in the sleepy Suffolk village of St Dunstan's. A local legend says that when the Headless Huntsman rides, a death will follow. After the bizarre and unexplained death of the vicar, Acting Sergeant Angelica Thorn and hapless Constable John Long are called in to investigate. But as more deaths follow, Angelica's ambition to become England's first female detective seems to be slipping from her grasp. |
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Digging A Hole by Geoff Rose-Michael Winner of Madeline Boden New Writing Award at Woking Drama Festival ((October 2023) |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. All Luka's speeches are recorded, since all her stage appearances are as a corpse. |
Run Time | Around 66 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy thriller in a single (livingroom) set. One-act in structure, but run-time on the boundary between full-length and one-act. First published in 2022, revised 2024. |
Synopsis | One night, Fi accidentally kills a stranger in her flat, who she believes to be a burglar, but who is in fact an acquaintance of her flatmate and ex-partner Ellie. They attempt to cover up what Fi has done by manufacturing evidence that their visitor was really a burglar. Then they discover the truth... |
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An Evening to Forget by Rupert Dick |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 84 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | The 'Boss coming to dinner' trope is one that has been used for years, but this script succeeds in taking it in a new direction in spectacular fashion with elements of light comedy, farce and thriller. |
Synopsis | Olivia is worried, because her boss is coming to dinner and it’s very short notice. And he’s bringing a companion. And it’s a very important dinner. But when things really go wrong, it’s not any of the issues she was imagining. |
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The Great Mallard by Martin Clare |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 131 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full-length comedy on two sets (hotel reception and bedroom). |
Synopsis | Ginny arrives at The Great Mallard, a dilapidated hotel in a failing British seaside resort. Surprised to have any guests during the off-season, the manager reluctantly accommodates her, but soon finds himself faced with more unexpected guests, all requesting to stay in the same specific room. It rapidly becomes clear that ulterior motives are at play in this tongue-in-cheek thriller. |
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Hump Day by Alan Hargreaves |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full-length comedy with a single (office) setting. |
Synopsis | Unassuming accountant Barry is auditing the books at the inefficiently run Reynolds head office when he discovers that new recruit Andy plots to take over the firm. But Barry has nefarious ideas of his own. |
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In the Midst of the Storm by David Ridler New |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. A wide range of ages amongst the characters from 'late teens' to over eighty. |
Run Time | Around 114 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full-length, fun twist on the stately home murder mystery - in which there isn't a murder. Humour and a range of distinct characters. Simple full-stage sets interspersed with front-of-curtain scenes. |
Synopsis | It's supposed to be a relaxing holiday in a stately home with a chance to meet the Lord and Lady, but there's a possible poisoning, blood and a knife in the kitchen, and a secret in the cellar. Luckily, there's also a police officer. |
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Legacy by Lee Stewart |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 99 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy thriller with two settings. |
Synopsis | A dysfunctional family has arrived to hear the reading of Uncle John’s will disposing of his not insubstantial estate. Everyone is staggered by the provisos contained in the will but nevertheless decide to persevere. One of the family is determined to have it all and succeeds using shocking and nefarious means. |
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Look at the View by Rupert Dick |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A fun comedy thriller. A single set modified between the acts. |
Synopsis | Max and Fiona move into a beautiful urban apartment that seems too good to be true. When they find a hidden burner phone, each accuses the other of hiding a secret. But their estate agent was not who he seemed, and they’re drawn into a series of events no one could prepare for. |
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A Man Walks Into a Bra by Jonathan Goodson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 110 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full-length comedy-thriller with a single set (plus front-of-curtain prologue). |
Synopsis | A pair of detectives investigate suspicious activity in Bar Harmony, uncovering fraud, theft, deceit, administering a noxious substance and very poor taste in trousers. |
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Murder at the Murder Mystery Party by Geoff Parker |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 64 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy thriller in two short acts and one (dining room) set. |
Synopsis | Richard and Miranda's stormy marriage might reach some semblance of stability during a murder mystery party for their friends. Unfortunately tensions abound at the party and someone is actually murdered. |
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