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We Have To Talk by Don Lowry
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. If the three scenes were to be played separately, the three couples could be played by the same pair of actors with changes of costume and style.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort play comprising three short sketches on one theme. Written to be played continuously, but the three could be spaced out through an evening of short pieces. No set, so could be played front-of-curtain.
SynopsisThree relationships have reached the point where the couples need to talk. It's curtains for two pairs, but the third might just make it... even if it's for the strangest of reasons.
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Whatta Nut! by Ethan Bortman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 14 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short, light comedy play
SynopsisThe first and only rehearsal for a performed reading of a play entitled ‘The Nut’ is being held just a few hours before the performance. Hazel, the playwright, has invited the actors to her house to rehearse. The rehearsal does not go smoothly.
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When All Around You by Tony Domaille
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA ten-minute comedy skit.
SynopsisIn medieval England, Sir John is about to be executed for treason by the very personable executioner, Eugene. Sir John would do anything to get out of losing his head, and Eugene would really like a new best friend.
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When The Hurly-Burly's Done by Gill Medway
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Male cameo - offstage voice - could be pre-recorded.
Run TimeAround 17 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act comedic play, with a 'blasted heath' setting.
SynopsisThree very familiar hags are gathered around a cauldron on a blasted heath, but a certain Thane is running late. The ladies discuss their options and possible plans, before finally getting down to the business of the night.
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White Knight by P. B. Stenson
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 11 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleAn engaging horror drama which playfully explores the theme of gender-based assumptions. Some nicely written dialogue with an edge of dark comedy.
SynopsisAsh is walking home from the pub when he passes a woman, Christina, sitting alone. He stops to check she is alright, but his assumptions about her are way off.
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Whittington and his Crazy Cat by Richard Coleman
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. (8 speaking parts)
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicOne song suggested, but not compulsory! Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleA simple, humorous rendition of the story of Mr. Whittington and his Cat told in verse. Minimal set requirements.
SynopsisComing to London, young Richard Whittington is taken in by Alderman Twicenightly. He finds a talking cat, a treasure map and the Alderman's daughter and together they set out to seek their fortune.
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ExtrasThe following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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Whose Baby? by John Collings
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 14 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy with a single (hospital waiting room) setting. Adult themes.
SynopsisThree pregnant women from very different backgrounds have come for a routine check-up. As they wait to be seen, they discuss their various experiences whilst conceiving. One of them goes into labour, with shocking results.
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Why Homo Erectus Died Out by Tony Best
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Optional gender for the Presenter role
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act comedy play, with a single simple setting.
SynopsisProfessor Anthony presents his imaginative theory as to why Homo-Erectus died out, as we watch the interaction between male and female played out in mime - and Ugs - before our very eyes.
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Willy Wonga by Connie Scott
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 20. No chorus. 20 roles, though most are gender non-specific and can be doubled.
Run TimeAround 17 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short modernised adaptation of A Christmas Carol, in rhyming form.
SynopsisThe tale of A Christmas Carol brought up to date and presented in a rhyming form, starring Willy Wonga, the unrepentant Payday Lender who's keen to get every last penny out of everybody he meets. Until, that is, this Christmas night...
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Windmills and Millstones by Louise Wade
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Four on-stage characters and the offstage voice of their author.
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort play, exploring the life of fictional characters in the great maybe - before they have been committed to the page. Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisThree characters wait in the mind of an author who has abandoned their stories. They are joined by a new character who doesn't know her name or story. They try to prepare her for her new existence, not knowing she knows more than she's telling.
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