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Death in Character by Stuart Ardern |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. Characters are all adults. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act whodunnit, with lots of comic potential. Single simple set (a theatre stage strewn with the debris of previous productions), one act play. |
Synopsis | The management committee meets on the stage for the last time to arrange closure of their theatre. By the end of the evening the police are called in to investigate a murder with a rather unusual victim. |
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Death of the Dowager by Rupert Dick Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 85 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full-length comedy murder mystery on a single (drawing room) set. |
Synopsis | The family believe the dowager is fading fast, but it’s still not fast enough for some. Death certainly does have appointments in the house, but he comes for some unexpected characters first. |
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Debbie and Claire Find a Working Solution by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch set in a pub. (In this case, that's a table, two chairs and two glasses.) |
Synopsis | Debbie and Clare discuss career options. |
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Debbie and Claire Go Round in Circles by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch set in a pub. (In this case, that's a table, two chairs and two glasses.) |
Synopsis | Debbie and Clare have to choose between men and a funfair. |
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Debbie and Claire's Men of the World by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch set in a pub. (In this case, that's a table, two chairs and two glasses.) |
Synopsis | Debbie and Clare classify men by national characteristics. |
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Deborah's Party by Geoff Bamber |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 95 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | English farce in two acts. Single domestic set. Contains mild swearing (and intimations of goings-on.) |
Synopsis | Deborah Jarvis has arranged a dinner party for her 'unlucky in love' work colleague Jenny. Her plan is to pair Jenny off with mild-mannered neighbour Simon. But Jenny already has a suitor in highly-strung TV producer Barnaby Ruttle. Barnaby's unwanted appearance during the course of the evening will test Deborah's nerves. Unknown to Deborah, husband Alan and even cleaning lady Mrs Seymour are also about to have their nerves tested by further arrivals. |
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Deja Deja Vu by Robert Scott |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch with a surreal edge. Single set (the minimum required to indicate a living room). |
Synopsis | You know the feeling you get that something has happened before? Well Derek's had that feeling before - and for good reason. |
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Demons by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch. (Minimal set and simple props.) |
Synopsis | A pair of rough, tough policemen prepare for some rigorous physical training. |
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The Deposit by Henry P. Gravelle |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch with a single (bank vault) setting. US English. |
Synopsis | Three rookie thieves believe they've pulled off the heist of the year until one forgets the most important rule - stay focused. |
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The Depot by Henry P. Gravelle |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A tightly scripted one-act comedy with good characters and wordplay. comedy. US English. |
Synopsis | The ticket agent and porter at a desolate train station in the 1900s become concerned over a growing odor within the stacked freight and decide to solve the mystery rather than await the Sheriff's arrival. |
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