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Magic Marge by Jamesine Cundell Walker New |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Monologue from the Three Little Words collection. Single set, furniture only. |
Synopsis | Marjorie is an elderly lady who has lost interest in love and companionship and decided to spend her life in bed. |
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Make Me a Celebrity - Now! by Trevor Suthers |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. The only stipulation about the character is that she is under 30. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Monologue. No set, no props. Contains swearing. |
Synopsis | A rant about the desire for fame. |
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Making up the Make-Up by TLC Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The characters are written 1M, 2F, but that could be changed. (Donna probably works better female, but make your own mind up!) |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch with a theatrical bent. No set or props required, but the costume and make-up is essential to the comedy! |
Synopsis | New make-up girl Donna is not quite what the director expected... |
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Mari by Jackie Carreira |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. An adult female role, plus a male offstage voice (which could be recorded) |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act monologue in four scenes, all set in a library. [A radio play version of this script was broadcast in 2014.] |
Synopsis | In this powerfully emotive tale Mari tells us about her life, her love of books and her final triumph over an overbearing husband. |
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Medieval Help Desk by tlc Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. The Herald and Advisor are written as male roles. It is not imperative that they should be played as males. Likewise the Messenger is referred to as 'he' and as only one person, though there could be as many as five of her! |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch - a torrent of parody and puns - set in a medieval office. |
Synopsis | You've reached the Medieval Help Desk. How can we give you excellent service? |
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Meet the Inventor by Stuart Ardern |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The characters are written male, but could be played male or female. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A very short sketch. Set requirements: two chairs |
Synopsis | An interview with the inventor of a time machine explores just some of the paradoxes inherent in time travel. |
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The Merry Women of Windham by Nicholas Conti Winner in the Nov. 2005 Gettysburg College (PA.) World Premiere One Act Play Festival. Performance by Trinity Drama Group placed second in the Confined Category in the Balbriggan One Act Festival 2009 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Black comedy set in a modern American suburb. One-act, single set. |
Synopsis | A Garden Mystery or 'Victoria's Secret'... The women of Victoria's Garden Club devise novel ways of dealing with problems in their domestic relationships. All the solutions are permanent, though they require a fair amount of digging, and Victoria's garden contains some unusual plants. All the club members are blissfully contented until the digging and the ceremonial chanting is brought to the attention of a local policewoman, who comes to investigate... |
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Military Intelligence by TLC Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Whilst the characters are written male, this is a comedy sketch and the author would not be alarmed if women were cast! |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch from the 'Skitskrieg' Second-World-War revue show by TLC Creative. (This sketch written by Mark Niel.) |
Synopsis | Two German spies report back to their superior on their failed mission to London and blame the map provided. |
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The Ministerial Address by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The minister is written male (for the purpose of pronouns in stage directions) but need not be. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Fun satirical wordplay. The minister's combination of extravagant language and total cluelessness about how to actually do his job may be reminiscent of real-world politicians, but the comedy is broad enough to be timeless. |
Synopsis | The Education Secretary outlines the department’s new policies in a press conference. |
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Miriam Waits by Amanda Giles |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Essentially a monologue, but with station Tannoy announcements (which could be played live or recorded) |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short well-written monologue with some interesting reflections on family relationships. |
Synopsis | As she waits at a railway station, Miriam recounts her relationship with her father over his final years. |
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