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Mother and Daughter by Christina Simpkin |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The daughter has a playing age in the early twenties. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Very short one-act play - a gentle comedy. Single set, representing a living room. |
Synopsis | Ruth is off out on a date, but first she's got to answer all her mother's questions. Will mother ever approve of a man met over the internet? And why does she want Ruth to leave her computer on when he goes out? |
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Mother of the Bride by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Either a rhyming monologue or a piece for a cast of five! No set requirements, no props. |
Synopsis | A mother of four (unwed) daughters bewails the lack of matrimonial bliss in her family. |
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Motor Mouth by Richard James |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Both characters are written male, but could be either |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch, requiring something to represent a dentist's chair. Family-friendly, light-hearted humour. Would fit easily into a community revue evening or an event of similar tone. |
Synopsis | A man shows-up for a dental appointment only to find that his usual dentist is participating in a government-sponsored job swap... |
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Nails By Auntie Em by Toni M Wiley |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch with a single (Manicure Salon) setting. |
Synopsis | Whilst working from her Manicure Salon, sweet Aunt Em sells everything under the sun via her 'phone - including vitamins, psychic fortune telling, and more. Customers need to be wary or they might get nailed by Aunt Em! |
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The Newest Oldest by Janet S. Tiger |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The two characters are ancient. It's comedy, so the actors need not be. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch. Written in American English (so, for British readers, when Emiline walks in carrying a large purse, she is actually sporting a handbag). |
Synopsis | The oldest woman in the country is paid a visit by the second oldest, who wants to claim the number one spot. |
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No Such Thing as Bad Publicity by TLC Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch with a theatrical bent. |
Synopsis | They say there is no such thing as bad publicity... are they right? |
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No Tongs by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Whilst the two characters are women, they might be played as women by men in non-glamorous drag. (British people with long memories are invited to contemplate Les Dawson in this context.) |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch, requiring very little in the way of scenery and props. |
Synopsis | Two women leaf through the magazines at a hairdressers. |
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The Non-Emergency Call by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The roles could be played m or f. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch requiring props. |
Synopsis | When in an accident, a call to the Emergency number should bring a response - and assistance, surely? |
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On the Way to Mars by Damian Trasler Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Science fiction sketch, single simple set. |
Synopsis | On the first manned mission to Mars, the boredom and monotony of the long space flight is taking its toll. How long before the crew finally crack? |
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One Solitary Line by Neil Walden Winner of One-Act Play Writing Competition at Wexford Literary Festival 2017 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. One (gender non-specific) character is an offstage voice only. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch with a single (dressing room) setting. |
Synopsis | Two actresses cast in a Shakespeare play bemoan the fact that the Bard gives so few opportunities for meaty female roles. This causes their relationship to become acrimonious. |
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