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Meeting by Gaslight by Louise Wade
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. The characters are nominally 2M, 2f, but the writer notes: 'directors are free to change names to reflect social, cultural and gender diversity'.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act thriller in a single (abandoned cottage) set.
SynopsisFor Caron, it's just one more acting job before she heads out to Australia, but for Jenny it's a supernatural encounter that challenges her belief in her own sanity. Caron must choose whether or not to tell Jenny she's being manipulated.
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A Meeting of Minds by Catherine Willacy & Andrew Bramble
Production by Cairns Little Theatre Inc, Queensland won Best Drama in the FNQATA One Act Play Festival in May 2018, in the Open Section for plays of 16-45 minutes.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act drama, well suited for festival performance.
SynopsisAn unexpected reunion leads to hard truths and hilarious memories. But what exactly is their relationship, and where will it all end?
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The Melting Sands by Jim Pinnock
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 36 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act murder thriller with a single (beach house ) set.
SynopsisTables are turned as two seemingly innocent and unconnected women seek revenge. The one on her philandering bank robber husband, the other on her scheming daughter and her new husband. All the while the menace of the melting sand hovers in the background.
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** Poster template, illustrated by Dale French, for 'The Melting Sands' by Jim Pinnock. (High resolution jpg file with space for adding information about the production.)
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Memory Lane by Cheryl Barrett
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Three of the characters are in their seventies. The youngest is at least 45.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy play, single setting (a Welsh farmhouse kitchen).
SynopsisWalter Curtis has died and requested that his widow, Rosemary, scatter his ashes in the Welsh valleys where he was evacuated during the Second World War. We follow the emotional journey to Denbighshire in Wales made by his widow Rosemary, his daughter Mary, and sisters Vi and Doris. This is also a trip down memory lane for Doris and Vi, who were evacuated to Wales with Walter in 1941. They are looking forward to spending time with Gladys with whom they were billeted - Rosemary however is not entirely happy with Walter's request or his bequest...
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Men of Harlech by Johnny Grim
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 30 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
Style Gently humorous and life-affirming one-act play. Single set (a Welsh living room. Make your own mind up as to how that differs from, say, an English living room). Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisIt's the chance of a lifetime for Alun Evans - a friend is offering him a ticket to the Rugby World Cup Final to see Wales play. But it's in New Zealand. Then Alun's wife offers to buy his plane ticket for him... but it'll mean missing their 30th Wedding Anniversary.
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The Merchant of Venice [60-minute abridgement] by Shakespeare, abridged Jack Shaw
RolesMinimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 60 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleEvery word is Shakespeare's, but the cast list has been reduced, with four minor characters and all servants/court officials removed.
(The abridgement is copyrighted, so we charge for scripts and copying rights, but performances are royalty-free.)
SynopsisBassanio needs money so that he can court the noble lady Portia. He goes to his friend Antonio, who helps negotiate a loan from the moneylender Shylock. If the money is not repaid, Shylock will demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. This leads to a court case with an unexpected judge.
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The Merry England Blues by John Peel
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 43 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicThree music tracks are suggested to accompany the action. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleOne-act comedy on two sets with basic folk dancing and music.
Warning: contains Morris Dancers.
SynopsisThe Merry England Folk Dancers are in decline. The town carnival procession could be their final opportunity to attract new members. In a riotous conclusion and against all the odds, they give it their best shot.
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A Merry Lyttle Christmas by Damian Trasler
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. Requires a mixture of adults and children.
Run TimeAround 30 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act festive comedy.
SynopsisTess Steadman wants a Christmas like she had when she was a little girl, Tess Lyttle. She invites her brother and his family to Christmas Dinner, but not everyone has the same experience of Christmas as Tess.
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The Merry Wives of Windsor [60-minute abridgement] by Shakespeare, abridged Jack Shaw
RolesMinimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 20. No chorus. 17 speaking parts (playable by 13 actors) plus at least three fairies, who might be played by doubled by some of the speaking roles, if they are not busy doubling other people.
Run TimeAround 60 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA 60-minute abridgement of the Shakespeare comedy.
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SynopsisDown on his luck, Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor and plots to turn his fortunes around by seducing the wives of two wealthy gentlemen. But the wives detect his unscrupulousness and put their own scheme together to humiliate him.
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The Merry Women of Windham by Nicholas Conti
Winner in the Nov. 2005 Gettysburg College (PA.) World Premiere One Act Play Festival. Performance by Trinity Drama Group placed second in the Confined Category in the Balbriggan One Act Festival 2009
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 65 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleBlack comedy set in a modern American suburb. One-act, single set.
SynopsisA Garden Mystery or 'Victoria's Secret'... The women of Victoria's Garden Club devise novel ways of dealing with problems in their domestic relationships. All the solutions are permanent, though they require a fair amount of digging, and Victoria's garden contains some unusual plants. All the club members are blissfully contented until the digging and the ceremonial chanting is brought to the attention of a local policewoman, who comes to investigate...
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