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Nunquam Non Paratus by Andy McNamara Production by Whiting Bay Music and Drama group won first place in the 2019 Arran Drama festival, taking the Archie Kerr Wooley Trophy. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 24 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act comedy with a single (outdoor camp) setting. |
Synopsis | On a Scottish battlefield prior to combat, Abernethy’s leadership of the clan comes into question as clan members revolt, demanding democracy and political correctness. |
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Ragnhild by Charles Eades |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 82 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full-length historical drama. Contains strong language and adult themes. |
Synopsis | The true story of Ragnhild, daughter of a usurped King of Norway. In 956 AD, living in exile on Orkney, Ragnhild must marry Arnfinn, the son of an earl, but she doesn't like her new husband. Through ruthless and murderous schemes, Ragnhild rises in power once more. |
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Rhyming Macbeth by Jeremy Tyburn |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 40. No chorus. There are 22 Non-speaking roles, but Narrators 1 and 2 could be further divided at the Producer's discretion. |
Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A rhyming, modern language version, one act length - written originally as a Readers' Theatre piece. |
Synopsis | A shortened adaptation of Macbeth in rhyming form, which could be performed with a very simple set, or no set. |
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The Scottish Play by Bill Siviter Performance by Greenock Players Youth Section winner at the Inverclyde One Act Play Festival, 2008 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] Up to 90 minutes with banquets, ballads and battles! |
Music | None. |
Style | Irreverent verse play, told by the protagonists and by narrators with the action mimed. A good introduction to Shakespeare's story! (The specified run-time is the minimum - banquets, battles and bopping will add to the run time!) |
Synopsis | The Scottish Play - or 'Kids in Kilts' The complete story of Shakespeare's Macbeth (witches, murder, walking trees, revenge - that sort of thing) told as a verse play for kids. [Note that there is also a musical version of this play, called (with great enterprise) The Musical Scottish Play. It is identical except that six original songs have been added.] |
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A Thirty-Minute Macbeth by Shakespeare, abridged Bill Tordoff |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 16. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. The male characters include Macduff's son who should be aged around 7. No formal chorus, but a flexible number of soldiers and offstage voices. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Abridgement of William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', with the original text of around three hours cut down to 30 minutes. (The abridgement is copyrighted, so we charge for scripts and copying rights, but performances are royalty-free.) |
Synopsis | Witches foretell that, against expectations and the laws of inheritance, Macbeth will become king of Scotland. Urged on by his wife, Macbeth tries to make the prophesy come true. All goes well (in a gruesome sort of way) until the shrubbery starts walking up the drive. An introduction to Shakespeare for primary schools. |
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The Tragedie of Macbreth by Robert Hunter Allan |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short parody of Shakespeare's Macbeth with a single (dark moor) setting. |
Synopsis | Macbreth encounters three witches, who can satisfy his avaricious ambitions if he complies with their demands for unpalatable tasks. |
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When All Around You by Tony Domaille Winner Pint Sized Plays 2023 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A ten-minute comedy skit. |
Synopsis | In medieval England, Sir John is about to be executed for treason by the very personable executioner, Eugene. Sir John would do anything to get out of losing his head, and Eugene would really like a new best friend. |
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Will's Women by Louise Wade |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short one-act play. Single set. |
Synopsis | Hard at work on his new tragedy about a certain Scotsman, Will Shakespeare is visited by four women from the play, and they're not at all happy with him. They have something to say about the violence and negative portrayal of women. |
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