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Voice of a Flea by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleThe fifth in Gill Medway's series of monologues about cleaning lady, Violet Brimley. Minimal set (a chair).
SynopsisViolet's latest job finds her at the house of a celebrated actor, whose chances of a prestigious TV award are in serious jeopardy when he appears to jump into some very hot water. Can Violet's famous tact and diplomacy save the day?
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War Prayer by Mark Twain adapted by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 9. Chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen minute play. No specific set requirements and only one prop (a rope).
SynopsisMark Twain was no pacifist, but here he brings an angel to explain to a congregation the difference between a just war and Jingoism. (Human frailty prevails.)
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Water Under The Bridge by Trevor Suthers
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 19 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short drama play.
SynopsisLouis and Tony meet unexpectedly after a long separation. Time has passed, but it soon becomes clear that not enough water has flowed under the bridge, and some memories are still sharp enough to cause pain.
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When The Hurly-Burly's Done by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Male cameo - offstage voice - could be pre-recorded.
Run TimeAround 17 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act comedic play, with a 'blasted heath' setting.
SynopsisThree very familiar hags are gathered around a cauldron on a blasted heath, but a certain Thane is running late. The ladies discuss their options and possible plans, before finally getting down to the business of the night.
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White Knight by P. B. Stenson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 11 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleAn engaging horror drama which playfully explores the theme of gender-based assumptions. Some nicely written dialogue with an edge of dark comedy.
SynopsisAsh is walking home from the pub when he passes a woman, Christina, sitting alone. He stops to check she is alright, but his assumptions about her are way off.
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Windmills and Millstones by Louise Wade
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Four on-stage characters and the offstage voice of their author.
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort play, exploring the life of fictional characters in the great maybe - before they have been committed to the page. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisThree characters wait in the mind of an author who has abandoned their stories. They are joined by a new character who doesn't know her name or story. They try to prepare her for her new existence, not knowing she knows more than she's telling.
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Yes, but how was the play, Mrs Lincoln? by Damian Trasler
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StylePhilosophical argument, set in a scrap yard! Single simple set.
SynopsisDoes happiness come from going out and getting experiences or from appreciating what you have? (Or, come to that, from finding a distributor for a 1985 Ford Fiesta?)
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You Should Have Told Me by Iris Winston
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Could be played by a mixed-age group or as a youth theatre piece.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA fifteen-minute drama for young audiences. (An issue-driven piece which might be used as a lead-in to classroom discusisons.)
SynopsisTeri is excited at the prospect of being a bridesmaid at her aunt's wedding. Joy turns to misery when she finds out that she is adopted and learns the truth about her relationship to the bride.
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You'll Suit Just Fine [Short Version] by Cheryl Barrett
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy play, set in a tailor's shop.
SynopsisKevin is in training, but he's not quite up to speed yet. A difficult customer wants to return a suit so Mr Green, the owner, has to step in to save the day.
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Young Tommy Atkins by Jon Tilley
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Character ages of 17 and 27, but could be played by younger ages.
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act drama with a single (World War One trench) set.
SynopsisThree young soldiers, Harry a famous footballer in civvy street , new recruit Tommy and their officer Captain Jackson are pinned down in an abandoned First World War trench for several hours. Their relationship develops until the final poignant moments.
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