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Stop the Clocks by Keith Badham Performance by Up-Stage Theatre Company won Most Theatrical Moment and the Audience Appreciation Award at the Bedfordshire One Act Play Festival, 2011. Royal Manor Theatre won the adjudicators award at the Dorset Drama League Festival, 2013 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 88. No chorus. The fifteen scripts have casts ranging from two to sixteen, however the author expects that some groups will reorganise the twenty-character script for a smaller group - his estimated minimum cast is seven. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A series of short scripts for teenagers. Simple to set, but with plenty of performance challenges. Contains swearing. |
Synopsis | Fifteen short scripts: Introduction (Nominally sixteen roles) Death Of Innocence (Seven roles) Back to school (Eight roles) The Interview (Five roles) Twins (Three roles) And Lo (Seven roles) Monster Mum (Two roles) The Quest For Happiness (Six roles) Punch and Judy (Three roles) Knife Crime Horror (Two roles) The Priory (Two roles) We Three (Part One) (Six roles) The Teachers Are Afraid... (Two roles) We Three (Part Two) (Six roles) Death (Thirteen roles) |
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Stuff And Nonsense by Horry Parsons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A Victorian murder mystery melodrama presented with a large dose of comedy |
Synopsis | It’s Christmas, and the Squire is on his way to evict the entire household of down-on-his-luck Taxidermist Sid Softnut. But the family have a plan to prevent the Squire throwing them out. His sudden death from poisoning changes everything... |
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To Shut The Mouth Of Lions by Dave Clark |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 98 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full length play, containing strong adult language. |
Synopsis | At a dysfunctional family’s Christmas gathering, head of the family William is facing a terminal illness. His wilful refusal to acknowledge his gay son's right to full humanity forces him to choose between dying alone or facing his homophobic feelings and their cause. |
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Tyndale's Nativity by Paul Cockcroft |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. Variable chorus size at the Producer's discretion. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short drama, focusing on the spoken words rather than the actions. |
Synopsis | A sombre presentation of the Nativity story taken from Matthew and Luke, based on the translation by William Tyndale in 1534. |
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When Life Hands You Lemons by Kate Phimy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. A mother and her teenage daughter. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short play. Single domestic setting (which need not be elaborate, but does involve a Christmas tree). Contains very mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Chloe isn't that interested in decorating the tree this year, but her Mum is determined that they'll do things just as they always have. Chloe has a better idea for this year, though. |
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