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| Cradle of the Cruel Mistress by Tony George |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. The roles are mainly men (as you would expect from a ship's company), but the writer notes six that could be played by women. |
| Run Time | Around 96 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full-length supernatural thriller. Satisfying nautical tale with an interesting historical setting and well developed characters. Not shirking the grimness of the Georgian navy, but, leavened with comic relief. |
| Synopsis | Captain Benjamin Bligh has been on suspended leave for two years since a mutiny spiralled out of control on his watch. Finally returning to active service in George III's navy, he struggles to prove his worth once again, but strange apparitions of his old enemies appear. |
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| The English Game by Roger Hodge |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play. Single set. Some interesting challenges for the technical team! Contains mind swearing. |
| Synopsis | Two German agents are preparing to meet a new contact on the eve of the Second World War. He seems genuine, but their suspicions become aroused and there is a confrontation. |
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