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| Rusticesses by Bob Tucker |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Collection of three linked sketches. No set requirements, simple props. The sketches could be presented together, or could be used separately (for example as front-of-curtain interludes in a sketch show). |
| Synopsis | Two ladies of dubious intellectual capacity discuss life, husbands and their impending motherhood in three encounters.
Described by the author as a self-supporting companion to 'Rustics' by which he means that the concept is similar (this is the female counterpart), but the scripts are totally independent. |
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| Rustics by Bob Tucker |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Collection of four sketches. No set requirements, simple props (and only two of those). The sketches could be presented together, or could be used separately (for example as front-of-curtain interludes in a sketch show). |
| Synopsis | Two local yokels discuss whatever comes to mind! |
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| Ruth by Graham W Evans |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. Choir parts double as crowd, with a minimum of eight. |
| Run Time | Around 58 minutes. [Estimated!] (Including 5 minute overture.)
Pilot production run-time: 75 minutes. |
| Music | Full scores for the Overture plus 15 songs are provided with the Producer's copy of this script. Lyrics are embedded within the script. |
| Style | A biblical musical in one act, Various settings, but simple (minimal) sets. |
| Synopsis | A musical re-telling of the story of Ruth. The themes included follow closely the threads that weave through the book of Ruth in the Old Testament of the Bible, and relate to subjects close to the hearts of most of us - those of loving kindness, caring and the need for a safe refuge. The music is varied and modern, with sonorities and rhythms quickly recognised and readily learnt by young and old alike - ballads for solo singers and duets, interspersed with pieces, some serious and some comical, for a choir. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
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| The Sacrifice by Rebecca Preen |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Emotionally powerful fifteen minute drama that manages to examine the effect of trauma on a whole family without stepping outside the hospital room of the patient. |
| Synopsis | Beth is in a coma, and her family wait by her bedside, but as time passes it becomes clear Beth is not going to wake up. Her Mum is the most reluctant to move on, but even she can't fool herself any longer. But they can't hear what's happening inside Beth's head... |
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| Sad Angel by Robert Foylan |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act drama set in a park. |
| Synopsis | Grace is walking in the park, preparing herself for a dramatic moment in her life, when she meets a sad-looking man. He seems to know a lot about her and her life, but could he really be her guardian angel? |
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| Saint Nicholas and the Three Purses of Gold by Timothy Hallett and Nicholas Richards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 9. Chorus. Technically, there are no characters - that is to say, it could be sung by a soloist. In practice, the intention is for the singing to be shared between several narrators and a chorus whilst the story is mimed by actors. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script comes with a complete piano and vocal score. |
| Style | A sung story. (Technically, that makes it a Cantata, but don't let the fancy name put you off!) Does not require any set or props, but props could be used as part of a mime of the story. |
| Synopsis | Where does our modern Santa Claus come from? He's descended from legends of Saint Nicholas, the fourth century Bishop of Myra - legends such as this one! |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
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| Salem Witches by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. Characters cover a range of ages. Could be played by a youth theatre company or a mixed-age company. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Piano and vocal scores for seven original songs are supplied with the Producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | Play with music. Structurally in two acts, but of one-act length (that is to say, it could form half an evening's entertainment!) |
| Synopsis | Historical drama, based on the events in Salem Massachusetts in 1692 when personal disputes spilled-over into accusations of witchcraft and the prosecution of numerous townsfolk. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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| Samaritans, Can I Help You? by Brendan Williams |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play, dealing with a disturbing subject. Single simple set, simple props. Contains swearing and sexual themes. |
| Synopsis | A man in torment over a love affair calls the one organisation he feels might listen without prejudice. |
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| Sammy by Hilary Mackelden |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Brilliantly written full-length play about coping with the long-term medical problems of a family member (who never appears on the stage). Single domestic set. Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | Jenny and Mark have a young son, Sammy, who has Prader Willi syndrome, a compulsive eating disorder. Mark wanted a son desperately, but is shocked by Sammy's condition and the work it will entail. Christine and Phil next door can't have children at all, so they are constant visitors. Eighteen years of family strife in one play. |
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| Samuel Stickleby's Saucy Secret by Louise Bramley |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 102 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Two-act comedy drama on a single set. Some adult themes. |
| Synopsis | It’s a new day at Logan Bay Primary School, and it’s starting badly for Sam. Stuck in his shocking outfit from the night before, he has to change in secret in the staff room. But a new teacher brings a wave of bigger problems for everyone. |
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