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| The Wrong Ladder by Jim Pinnock |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play (with some dark moments!) Single set split into two acting areas. |
| Synopsis | Longhurst Ladders are struggling, and Arthur needs to land a big contract to save his company. He's not helped by his secretary, his grasping ex-wife, layabout son and spendthrift daughter. Perhaps a spiritual retreat to Tibet is what he needs? |
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** Poster template, illustrated by Dale French, for 'The Wong Ladder' by Jim Pinnock. (High resolution jpg file with space for adding information about the production.)
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| Wuthering Heights by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy with minimal settings, adapted from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. |
| Synopsis | A duo of comic narrators guide us through the familiar story including all of the important characters with the exception of Heathcliff who unfortunately could not attend. His last minute replacement - Tarzan! - admirably fills his shoes. |
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| X-Traordinary Factor by Gary Diamond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Whilst PC Gorgonzola is written male, we believe that the character could easily be female (evening-up the numbers a little). |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play. Minimal set and simple props (so could easily serve as a very funny festival piece). Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | In an attempt to escape the law, two bungling would-be thieves crash the auditions for a reality TV talent show. Unfortunately for them, there's a policeman auditioning, as well as a couple of other surprises in store... |
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| Yard Sale by Michael Paul |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. Two main characters plus six others who could be played by two people. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play, single set. |
| Synopsis | Mark and Julie are holding a yard sale, but having strangers rummaging through their possessions brings some darker thoughts and feelings to light, and it's not long before their marriage is at crisis point. |
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Yards Apart by Mary Stone
Won 'Best Original Script' award at the Totton Festival of Drama 2022 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 32 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy with a good mix of physical and verbal humour, and two strongly written characters who develop well through their interactions with one another. Single garden set. |
| Synopsis | Retired Mark spends his days pottering around his garden, avoiding the neighbours, and scaring off the local cats with his BB gun. When his new neighbour Viki literally crashes into his world, he's eager to send her packing and return to his quiet, solitary life. |
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| You Can't Take It With You by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. The solicitor is named Sam and could be Samuel or Samantha. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy with a blend of pathos and mirth. Single domestic set (from which most of the furniture and effects have been removed!) Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | Expecting a windfall bequest after their 'beloved' Uncle Fred's death, avaricious sisters Carol and Pauline descend on his house to claim the spoils. Their hopes are dashed when they discover that someone has beaten them to it and the house is empty. The will reading increases their frustration as their bequests fail to meet expectations. |
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| You Have Reached Your Destination by Tony Best |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script contains suggestions for seven intermission pieces. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act comedy (could be used as a short two-act) packed with unexpected delights. |
| Synopsis | Two women work at a company that provides a sat-nav service, with the unexpected revelation that they are the voices of the sat navs. A complicated day for the pair involves French and Spanish translations, unexpected detours and a violent confrontation. Their customers include a doddery old lady who can't find the end of the street, a man who 'doesn't need the Satnav' and his daughter who has recently undergone an unfortunate experience on social media. There's also a young man who insists on using the latest 'exaggerated accents' app, all of which Tracey has to supply, and a customer who needs to be spoken to in French (only Tracey doesn't know any). |
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| You See It All On The Radio! by Jilly McNeil |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. The age range of the cast has not been specified deliberately to allow for greater flexibility. Likewise, the parts of Bev and Tess can quite feasibly become Ben and Terry. |
| Run Time | Around 34 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy with a radio studio setting. |
| Synopsis | A small radio station is ambitiously transmitting a live performance of a period drama. The presentation crumbles as the actors struggle with their own relationships, To make matters worse, the sound effects go awry and transmission difficulties arise. |
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| You Won't Know I'm Here by Dawn Cairns |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Three on-stage characters, two off (one of which - the voice of a newsreader - would probably be recorded, the other would be better live, being the unseen half of a phone conversation.) |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy with a single (living room) setting. |
| Synopsis | For the last thirty years there has been mutual antipathy between Sheila and her Mother-In-Law, Jean whose son John dotes upon her. Today is John and Sheila's thirtieth wedding anniversary and Sheila is looking forward to a special holiday. Jean, however has other ideas. The same characters also appear in a festive counterpart I Don't Think I'll Be Here Next Christmas. |
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| You'll Suit Just Fine [One-Act Version] by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 28 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play, single simple shop set. |
| Synopsis | Mr Green is working in his small, family-run menswear shop and training up his new employee, Kevin. Although Kevin has a good eye for fashion he has a lot to learn about social etiquette. How will Kevin deal with a disgruntled customer? |
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