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Scripts 11 to 17 of 17
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O, What A Lovers' War! by Karen Ince
RolesMinimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 20. No chorus. Optional numbers of non-speaking women and soldiers.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act drama, evoking times of the First World War, in various settings.
SynopsisA story of love during the Great War, told through a series of vignettes, looking at the Home Front through the lives of two families from different social classes - for whom the conflict has parallel effects.
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Over the Top by Geoff Parker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama set in a First World War trench.
SynopsisAs a seasoned sergeant and a young recruit wait for the signal to go over the top they console each other about the position they are in. A sharp reminder of the folly of war with a very surprising ending.
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Sergeant Major Hewitt by Archie Wilson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. The Doctor and porter are written male, but could be played female. Thomas is a teenager, the rest of the characters are adults.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act drama. Single (hospital room) set. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisA World War One Veteran has to share his hospital room with a boy whose father died in World War 2. Though they are only together a short while, they have a great impact on each other's lives.
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Soldiers by Louise Wade
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short WW1-set drama on a simple set, suitable for adults or teens.
SynopsisThree soldiers find themselves in a holding cell as dawn breaks during the First World War: one on a drunk charge, one held for assaulting an officer, and one a conscientious objector.
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The Wakefields at War by Tom Mather
RolesMinimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 23. No chorus. Characters are mainly adults, but include three children (who age two years from 9, 10 and 12 during the course of the play).
Run TimeAround 100 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleDrama in three acts with multiple settings depicting the horrors of World War One through its effect on one family.
SynopsisThe true story of the Wakefields, an ordinary Lancashire working class family whose three eldest sons were all killed in action fighting in the First World War.
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The War Time by Seán Lang
RolesMinimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 21. Chorus. Characters are a mix of adults and children intended to be played by a youth theatre company.
Run TimeAround 50 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleEnsemble piece for secondary schools, exploring the First World War. Multiple locations, mainly indicated by lighting and furniture.
SynopsisA group of schoolchildren visit war graves in Belgium, but some have trouble connecting with the idea that the soldiers were real people, because it happened so long ago. Beth and Danny meet the Recollector, who takes them back in time and places them in the war, helping them understand.
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When We Were Young by Allan Williams
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 26 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act drama (with minimum staging requirements) set in World War One.
SynopsisSix monologues from three different characters, set during the First World War. Two soldiers who were childhood friends, recound their wartime experiences, as does a nurse who meets one of the men when he becomes one of the many casualties of the Great War
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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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