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| Silver-Tongued by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedy sketch set in a bar. |
| Synopsis | Dave and George are spending a night out at the local pub. George is seeking advice from Dave about his silver wedding anniversary. |
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| Skeggy '62 by Anne Graham |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 22 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy, with a single (seaside café) setting. |
| Synopsis | It is the summer of 1962, just before The Beatles sack drummer Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr. Young Jane is about to leave for London when she encounters Liverpool girl Abbie - who has been courting Ringo Starr, but has decided that Pete Best has better prospects. Abbie points out the dangers of leaving home, as well as persuading café owner Charlie to give Jane a job. |
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| So Long, Prince Charming by Molly McCluskey |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Max is written male, but the writer suggests that other interpretations would be possible. One of the female characters is a non-speaking cameo. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten minute play. Genre? Well, George, the central character, wants this to be a romantic comedy, but Ingrid has other ideas. Single cafe setting. |
| Synopsis | George is a romantic, and determined to overcome Ingrid's reluctance with a muffin, his natural charm and a detailed explanation of his good points. Ingrid is in the cafe for the peace and quiet, but after a few minutes of George's company, she's ready to leave... with Max. |
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| Something Off The Menu by Rupert Haigh |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Off-beat ten-minute comedy play. Cafe setting (little more than a table and chair). |
| Synopsis | The customer is always right, but this one isn't quite sure what he wants. The waitress has plenty to offer, but he's only interested in things that aren't on the menu. After a side trip to the cafe storeroom, he reveals his true identity, but the Waitress is a match for him. |
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| Something To Talk About by Bob Hammond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 16 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy sketch set around a coffee shop table. |
| Synopsis | When three middle-aged friends meet up for coffee and a natter, the confessions and revelations come thick and fast. They soon find, to amusement all around, that they have more in common than they realised. |
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| Special Occasions by Roger Hodge |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act play adapted from the middle act of Roger Hodge's full-length Eating Out. |
| Synopsis | Three very different couples eat at the same restaurant. It's a special occasion for all of them - or will turn out to be. |
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| The Swan Queen by Frank Canino |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. There is one speaking voice, Lenore. She addresses the audience as a friend, but also addresses two other people (1M, 1F) who might appear on stage. There is also an option for a group of male dancers. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Two pieces (associated with classical ballet) are suggested as accompaniment. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Powerful, brilliantly-written one act play. Single set with simple furniture representing multiple locations. |
| Synopsis | A former Prima Ballerina navigates the final months of her life, balancing her health concerns with those of her stepson, an artist with AIDS. Despite some stark differences at first, the pair find common ground and become allies as they each cope with their diagnoses. |
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| Table For One by Sydney Weiss |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 18 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedy on a single restaurant set. US English. |
| Synopsis | Daniel eats at the same restaurant every day of his life. He likes the food, but he likes the waitress even more. He keeps getting roped into sitting with stuffy Mike and crazy Susan, when all he wants is a second alone with Meg. Will Daniel ever be able to marry Meg, or will the chaotic ambiance of the diner render this task impossible? |
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| Tea With Mrs Pankhurst by Ruth Urquhart & James Douglas |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 19. No chorus. The minimum with doubling omits two non-speaking waitresses and has two actors playing the female principals and two playing the rest (both male and female roles). |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length play, designed to be played without a formal set. |
| Synopsis | The stories of Emmeline Pankhurst and Selina Cooper are compared in an attempt to judge who gave most to the cause of votes for women. The story is told in flashback, with minimal sets and audience interaction, mostly in the cake-eating sense. An educational journey through the history of British Women's Suffrage. |
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| Thar's Gold in Them Hills by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. Characters are adults plus one child (to be played either by teenagers or a mixture of adults and one or more children). Whilst there isn't a chorus specified, there is scope for extras. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | The clash of innocence and villainy and the 19th century setting bring this close to melodrama, from where it is diverted by a large volume of preposterous jokes! Single (California gold rush saloon) setting. Simple props include a cougar's ear! |
| Synopsis | Howard Huff and Betty Bristle are the villainous owners of the Shotgun Saloon in Sonora, California. Their ambition is to get rich fleecing the miners in the late days of the California gold rush, but it doesn't seem to be working. Into the bar walk Mary Ann and her daughter, Goldie, looking for work. Goldie immediately displays comic talent and the villains set about disposing of the mother and exploiting the innocent Goldie… Corny jokes and a happy ending ensue! |
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