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In the Opticians by Damian Trasler & David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The optician is written as male (but only because he refers to his wife), so gender reassignment could be possible. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch of the punning kind. Minimal set requirements, a few simple props. |
Synopsis | A customer visits the opticians. Cue a string of daft eye and eyesight gags! |
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The Regency Matchmaking Match by Damian Trasler & David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A fun mash-up of two recognisable settings makes for a good sketch that would fit well into variety nights. |
Synopsis | It's the final ball of the season and the last chance for the Regency gentry to find their perfect partner. The commentary follows the events of their attempted matchmaking in the style of a football (soccer) match. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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Shakespeare Re-imagined by Damian Trasler & David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Both characters are written male, but could be feminised if necessary! |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | Playwright Dennis uses inspiration from one of the greats to help with his show titles... |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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Two Barmen by Damian Trasler & David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The barmen are written male (as you might expect). The third characters is a duck. There are also two disembodied voices. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch, set in a bar (which can be a minimal set or as elaborate as you can justify for a four-minute piece). |
Synopsis | You know the one where two men walk into a bar? Well, turns out it was this bar, where every baroom joke you've ever heard took place, along with quite a few you haven't heard. A duck walks into a bar and says 'Have you got any bread?'... |
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Two Farmers by Damian Trasler & David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Both characters are farmers, hence the title. (Could be male or female.) |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch with no set and no props (give or take an implicit farm gate!) |
Synopsis | Two farmers converse! A thinly disguised string of dreadful farmyard-related jokes! |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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Viral Tune Life Form by Damian Trasler & David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. No set required. |
Synopsis | Ever got a tune in your head that you just can't shift? Jim has, and his friend Paul tries to help. |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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