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Albert in the 21st Century by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy monologue, in the style of - and referring to - Marriott Edgar's 'Albert and the Lion' (made famous by Stanley Holloway). |
Synopsis | You've heard how young Albert Ramsbottom At a zoo, for a lion, was chow Now here's a lament from Ray Lawrence Saying things like that don't happen now! |
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Appropriate Clowning by David Lovesy & Brian Two |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. 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 | A high value short sketch. |
Synopsis | A clown new to the profession seeks advice from a veteran performer. |
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Beetlemania by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The characters are both written male, but Douglas could undergo gender reassignment with little pain! |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. No set or props required beyond a single handkerchief. |
Synopsis | Douglas is delighted to hear that his old friend Michael has someone new in his life, but when they meet she's not what he expected... and it doesn't look like the relationship was meant to last. |
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Behavioural Problems by Damian Trasler |
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. This is consistent with their behaviour, but of course, they might not be. |
Run Time | Around 1 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Very short sketch. No set or props required. |
Synopsis | Returning from his suspension from school, Thompson is keen to show his Headmaster just how much he has improved. |
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Breaking News by Stuart Ardern |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. The character is written female, but could be renamed and played male. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Two minute sketch. Single set (a news desk). |
Synopsis | A newsreader has to cope with unforseen technical problems in the newsroom. |
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The Business Meeting by David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. 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 | A short comedy sketch |
Synopsis | Two motivated high flyers plan their strategies in a business meeting with a twist. |
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The Cautionary Tale of Humpty Dumpty by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. No specific gender requirement. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A rhyming comedy monologue, with no set requirement. |
Synopsis | The bullying Humpty Dumpty meets his deserved end, as the narrator reveals how he - or she - pushed him off the wall and describes the subsequent rejoicing. |
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The Clock Mender by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short rhyming monologue. No set requirements. |
Synopsis | A comic history of tinkering with mechanisms. |
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COBRA by tlc Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. Set in a meeting room. |
Synopsis | A meeting of the top secret emergency response team covers some new threats... |
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Confessional by tlc Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The characters are one adult and one teenager (both male owing to the particular nature of the teenager's concerns, and the traditions of priesthood). Could be played by two teenagers or two older folk with one acting as a teenager. (It's comedy.) |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. Set in a confessional booth, though a physical set is unnecessary, the location need only be indicated. |
Synopsis | A stressed teenager visits a Priest to discuss his concerns... |
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