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The Invisible Man by Rob Johnston |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. 8 characters, designed to be split between 3 actors. |
Run Time | Around 84 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full-length gothic thriller, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, on a split stage. |
Synopsis | When a new guest arrives at the Coach and Horses in swathed in bandages, he is assumed to be a shy accident victim. But Griffin is in fact a scientist who has turned himself invisible, and not yet found the antidote. His condition, and the refusal of others to help, is destined to drive Griffin to violent madness. |
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The Invitation by Juliet Devon |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act drama. In theory there are four sets (three individual locations and a composite), but it's actually stageable in a single set with changes of lighting and props. |
Synopsis | Eve is working hard on her wedding plans, which seem to involve doing everything her mother wants, regardless of how Eve feels about it. Eventually Eve's creativity takes over and the plans change in rather surprising ways. |
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An Irregular Satellite by Meg Schenk |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Female character also sings. |
Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Sheet music for one of the two songs is provided with the Producer's copy of this script. (The other is a suggestion of a popular song.) |
Style | A one act love story, with two songs, and a single simple set. |
Synopsis | In an imaginative setting, good friends Fran and Scott gradually discover their love for each other. Written in American English. |
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Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script: ** Backing tracks of songs from the show as MP3 files
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Is That You, Clint? by Geoff Parker |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy monologue with a simple set. |
Synopsis | Brenda muses about the obscene phone calls her social worker, Shardonnay - with an S - has been receiving. And then about her own calls, after a date-disaster and a no-show, and would it be Clint? |
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Is This A Sketch? by David Lovesy & Brian Two |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch |
Synopsis | Two comics wonder if they are performing a sketch. |
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Isaac and Ishmael by Christopher Kent |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 70 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A powerful play for a small cast in a single living-room set. Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Adam is waiting for the reading of his father's will, but that won't take place until the attorney arrives and Adam's institutionalised brother David is brought to the house. The noises only Adam can hear are scaring him, as does the fear his brother's madness may be genetic... |
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iSchool - Learning environment of the future by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Nominally three adults (including the holographic teacher) and a boy on his first day of school, but the child much more likely to be played by a teenager or adult. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. No set required. |
Synopsis | The learning environment of the year 2030. Young Timmy is introduced to his virtual teacher... |
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Isn't It Odd? by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Margaret should be at least 45 years old. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy monologue with a single (kitchen) set. |
Synopsis | Margaret is sitting in her kitchen reflecting on the past and the antics of her neighbours - not that she's nosey...! |
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It Never Rains But It Pours by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | One song, to be played over the closing actions, is suggested in the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A one-act comedy with minimal set requirements. (Previous version published in 2019, revised edition published 2021.) |
Synopsis | The ark has sprung a few leaks and Noah and his family have been bailing out water. Noah’s wife tells Noah to ask God to stop the floods. They soon discover that they need to make an appointment to speak to God, which isn’t as easy as they first thought. |
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It'll All End In Tiers by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Beverley is described as 'an older woman', but without a specific age, so there's considerable flexibility. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short prose comedy monologue. |
Synopsis | Beverley, an older lady who lives alone, has found a novel way to combat loneliness - attending weddings uninvited. |
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