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Guilt by Robbie Flowers
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. One of the characters is nominally a child, but the role is unlikely to be within the range of many children of the appropriate age. The author suggests that it should be played with 'an obvious air of innocence'.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short emotional, possibly edgy, play. Minimal set, but a significant prop (a chest). Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisAngela is suffering for something she did. Until she agrees to talk about it, Sally won't let her out of the box. As Angela opens up, we find that Sally has more than a passing involvement in Angela's suffering.
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Hannah the Horrible by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The characters are two adults and three children (aged 6 to 12). Whilst of course it could be played to age, it could also be performed by a youth theatre company (or even an adult company playing children).
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute (or so) comedy play.
SynopsisHannah seems to be to blame for everything bad that happens in young Karen's class. Karen's mother confronts her teacher...
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Hearts and Minds by E. C. Chapman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 11 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleMonologue, set in a Northern Irish kitchen.
SynopsisUlsterman Michael grew up in the Troubles and fears his beloved Belfast has failed to learn the lessons of the past.
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Help Me Get Over You by Rollin Jewett
Finalist - 2018 Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF), NYC.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 13 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy duologue sketch with a simple set.
SynopsisHaving ended his relationship with Phyllis, John is having withdrawal difficulties. Much to Phyllis’ initial annoyance and incredulity, John enlists her help with his problem.
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Henry VIII by Archie Wilson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute historical romp! (The history is rough-and-ready rather that scrupulously accurate!)
SynopsisHenry The Eighth walks amongst his people and is struck by the lewd advances of Anne Boleyn, leading him to split from the Catholic church to obtain his divorce from Katherine of Aragon.
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Holding Up A Mirror by Wally Smith
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute play. No set requirements (unless three chairs count as a set - in this case, I would count them as props). Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisA discussion about theatre and the nature of drama... but are you watching them, or are they watching you?
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How On Earth by Patricia Gay
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 14 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA fifteen minute sketch for four actors.
SynopsisHow (short for Howard) has been told by his mum that he was given to her by a celestial being. Now, the workman building the house extension reveals that the greater power in question actually works for The Opposition. How is left to consider his place in the astral conflict.
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I'm Not One To Gossip But... by Cheryl Barrett
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 11 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy sketch.
SynopsisBrenda has met up with her old friend Sharon for lunch and a friendly gossip at Phillip's café. Through the gossip, a few skeletons in Phillip's cupboard are revealed.
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Idiot Spaz by Eddie Coleman
One of the finallists in the 2016 'British Theatre Challenge' play writing competition.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 14 minutes. [Estimated!] Performance at the British Theatre Challenge showcase ran to 17 minutes.
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act play, set at a fair - by or in - the hall of mirrors.
SynopsisPeter has cerebral palsy and his carer knows him well. Today, however, she must leave for a new job, and the supervisor believes he knows what Peter needs... But Peter knows better.
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In Profile by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA light-hearted short with good roles for 2F, 1M. Easy to stage (two locations in one set, but just created by furniture and lighting) and could fit easily into a programme of shorts.
SynopsisEmma hopes to find the perfect partner for her brother Chris. So when she hijacks his laptop and starts chatting to Sally, what better way than to pretend to be him? This could be Emma's best effort at matchmaking since Jane Austen. But when Chris gets home, he's not amused. He thought she was only dog-sitting.
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