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| Barbecue by Stephen Scheurer-Smith |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act comedy on a single (living room) set. |
| Synopsis | Newly arrived Lydia and Edward decide to hold a barbecue to meet the neighbours, but from umbrella wielding eco-warrior Kate to pushy property developer Trevor, they soon realise they are ringmasters at a circus of warring factions. Can be performed alongside its sister play 'Eight Seconds'. |
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| The Bath by Jim Hollingsworth |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 54 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act comedy, on one set which, despite the title, is the sitting room of a modern but run-down Edwardian house. |
| Synopsis | John Pollington is squatting in the house of his wealthy Aunt Aurelia with his girlfriend Lucy. When family come to visit, and Aurelia intends to cut him out of her will, John hides in the bath, playing with his rubber duck. Aurelia tries to haul him out of the bath, leading to an embarrassing incident. |
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| The Battle of Hastings by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. Whilst their isn't a specific role for a chorus, there is plenty of flexibility to add soldiers and ladies-in-waiting |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Humorous history, peppered with anachronisms. Single simple set, simple props. Fits with the English National Curriculum Key Stage 3 History syllabus (at a stretch!) |
| Synopsis | The events of 1066 captured with the aid of a war artist with an eye for melodrama and an outside broadcast team from an American radio station! |
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| Battle of the Bedroom by David Pemberton |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. The characters are written as 3M, 4F, but - with permissible minor tweaks to the text, could be played by any combination. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A funny and fast-paced one-act comedy combining physical humour with witty dialogue. |
| Synopsis | When Chris and Jo move into their new bedsit apartment, they discover that it's much smaller than they first thought and that living together, with their combined possessions, is going to be an alarmingly cramped and intimate experience. |
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| Beauty and The Beast [Short Version] by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. The chorus is optional - playing dockworkers and possibly used to perform musical numbers (not included in the script). |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy for kids. Several settings but intended to be performed with minimal scenery. |
| Synopsis | Joshua Harcourt faces financial ruin. With a wife, three daughters and a house in the country to support, the outlook is bleak. A chance encounter with a rich and handsome prince looking, as handsome princes do, for true love, provides him with a chance of salvation. All that is needed is for Joshua's youngest and sweetest daughter, Belle, to fall for the prince. Unfortunately this prince has fallen foul of a witch who has turned him into a hideous beast. Can Belle's sweet disposition persuade her to ignore the prince's appearance and can the prince be restored to his former handsome self? As it all ends, as tradition demands, happily ever after, then the answer to both questions must be 'yes'. |
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Being Nice by Mark Niel
Performance by Ashrow Theatre Co. nominated for Best Production award at the Buxton Fringe Festival, 2011. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act, single set comedy play. (Contains swearing.) |
| Synopsis | Geoff, a divorcee pays his mortgage by renting out rooms to Emily and Alison, two girls in their twenties. Emily has a crush on Geoff and is mortified when Alison, a much more outgoing and earthy type, weighs in with advice and practical help. The three ponder the different dynamic and set out the boundaries of the potential relationship, but does Alison have a secret she's not sharing with Emily? |
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| A Bench In The Park by Robin Wilson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy thriller. |
| Synopsis | Joe's bed is a park bench, which - during the day, is used by a number of seemingly unconnected people. As conversations unfold, their relationships with each other and with Joe take a surprising twist. |
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| The Best in the Book by Bill Tordoff |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 29. Chorus. Chorus includes unspecified numbers of (talking) sheep and camels |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of the script includes sheet music for three original songs. A number of traditional carols are also suggested in the script. |
| Style | Irreverend, humorous nativity play. Simple sets. |
| Synopsis | A humorous nativity story, with pantomime camels, talkative sheep, Queens as well as kings and lots of angels. The shepherds really don't like their job and spend the cold winter's night in drinking too much! They are very alarmed when angels appear. Meanwhile, one of the kings' camels develops a puncture... |
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| Betrayal by Bob Tucker |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One act farce which starts as a simple domestic comedy then turns into a heist story that has so many twists and reversals it's like watching a Samba competition. |
| Synopsis | Leonard is depressed by the arrival of Spring. Margaret says he's a boring bank manager, but by the end of the day he's planning to run away with the money from the vault and the woman next door. Trouble is, he's not the only one with his eye on the money and a fast getaway. |
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Between the Lines by Erica Glenn
Winner of the VIP Arts Playwriting Competition, One-Act Musical Category, 2004 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. Characters include a (fairytale) wolf! The chorus (children) is optional. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Musical scores for 13 songs are included with the Producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | One-act comedy musical for kids. Minimal set requirements, simple props. |
| Synopsis | It's time for a bedtime story, but things are not as we've come to expect them... The big, bad wolf is afraid of small children and princesses take to fighting dragons to rescue sleeping princes. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
** Backing tracks of songs from the show as MP3 files
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
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