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The Siege of Manchester by Ben Alexander
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 38. No chorus. 38 speaking roles plus an offstage voice, 2 non-speaking soldiers and various opportunities for crowds. Can be performed with a minimum of 12 actors, though 18 or more would be optimum.
Run TimeAround 125 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA historical thriller with various settings.
SynopsisKing Charles I, at loggerheads with his Parliament, is faced with rebellion. Lord Strange, Lord Lieutenant for Lancashire and a Royalist, attempts to take military command in Lancashire. Manchester, Protestant by persuasion and for Parliament, resists under the leadership of some of the deputy-lieutenants. The play recounts their resistance, culminating in Derby's siege of the town in September 1642.
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Singled Out by Geoff Rose-Michael
Nominated for New Writing Award and Set Design Award, and winner of Best Actress Award (Jo) at Leatherhead Drama Festival 2014
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. There are two principal characters, one non-speaking (and largely immobile) character and an opening voice-over (which could be recorded, omitted or consigned to programme notes!)
Run TimeAround 36 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act thriller with a single (meeting room) setting.
SynopsisWhen SODA, the Singles Online Dating Agency, arranges a social night for some of its members, the first two girls to arrive soon discover they have both previously suffered a similar disturbing experience, and that they have been lured there by person or persons unknown, and then locked in.
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The Skeleton in the Cupboard by Martin Ward
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 112 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA full-length thriller, set in the lounge of a seaside guesthouse in 1958.
SynopsisSussex, 1958. The Seaview Guesthouse has seen better days and owner Charles is worried the business is over, until a surprise visit from Hollywood star Joseph Fleming. But when another guest goes missing, police descend on the guesthouse and suspicion falls on Fleming.
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The Smell of Dirt by Henry P. Gravelle
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short play with no set necessary.
SynopsisThe friends of a recently released thief confront him for their share of a heist gone bad.
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Some People by Robert Scott
RolesMinimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 100 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleComedy thriller. Single (hotel lobby) set, made complicated by the presence of a functioning lift (or, at least, a functioning set of lift doors). Contains mild swearing (and eccentricity).
SynopsisThings are busy enough at the Lucky Star Hotel, what with the lift being almost as unpredictable as the guests and staff, but now there are two jewel thieves returning to claim the loot they buried years before... under the kitchen floor!
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A Spy With A View by Robert Scott
The Maidenhead Drama Guild (UK) won Best Comedy and came 2nd in the Open Class at the Maidenhead Drama Festival. (2019)
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Paulo is written male but could be reassigned.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy thriller with a single hotel room set.. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisDavid and Vicky are on holiday, but the weather has trapped them in their hotel room. The monotony is broken by the delivery of a mysterious briefcase, with a recording that self-destructs! Where's the real spy?
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The Statement by David Morris
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 38 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA tense one act thriller with a single (balcony flat) set
SynopsisJames' opening monologue sets the scene for a tragic event - his girlfriend's daughter's death, and her Detective Inspector mother's reaction to it...
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The Terrorist by Graham Jones
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleAction-packed thriller. Single set. Contains mild swearing and the aggressive use of a firearm!
SynopsisLiving a quiet life as a Hotel Manager, David's violent past comes back to haunt him when a guest recognises him. Getting rid of the troublesome man is just the beginning of his troubles, as the man's wife and David's own daughter dig into the mystery disappearance.
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A Throw of the Dice by Ben Alexander
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. One male character is voice-only and more suited to being pre-recorded than performed live. The hospital staff (surgeon, nurse and duty manager) are written female but could be either.
Run TimeAround 104 minutes. [Estimated!]
Music7 songs are suggested, to be played (but not performed by cast) at specified points in the play. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleA full-length thriller on a single (hospital waiting room) set.
SynopsisHenry, whose father is close to death, and Judy, whose husband has been seriously injured, meet for the first time one evening in a waiting room of a private hospital. During the course of a long night, they get to know each other sufficiently for Henry to be able to help Judy when her husband's two brothers arrive the following morning to intimidate her into signing away her rights to her husband's wealth. However, Henry has a hidden agenda.
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Towser's Table by Pete Benson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 14. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 34. No chorus. A mixture of aduts, teenagers and a couple of slightly younger children.
Run TimeAround 90 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy, structurally in one act, but with a run time that puts it into our full-length category. The author has combined satire, farce and affecting pathos to great effect.
SynopsisA murder investigation with a difference sees Private Investigator Jack Doyle using narration and flashbacks in his quest to identify the perpetrator.
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