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Goodbye, Again by Molly McCluskey |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Sketch/short play. Single simple (restaurant) set - one table. Simple props, although the waiter brings two pasta dishes to the table! |
Synopsis | He thinks he knows what he wants... She knows. |
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The Great Divide by Howard Lipson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Cast is five adults and two children. (The children are non-speaking - and a minimal production might leave them out, with the other characters were to mime meeting them. As written, they perform a brief musical entertainment.) |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute play with a Christian theme. Minimal staging requirements. |
Synopsis | Binky and Astrid are shocked to see that they are at a dinner party with three smelly, badly dressed people. It turns out one of them was once a famous author, and another is a poet. Can Astrid accept the message their host is trying to send? |
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Great Explorations by Karen Ince |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. For a semblance of historical accuracy, the characters are all written male. However, for the purposes of performance, this isn't really necessary! |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play for kids with plenty of opportunities for over-acting and a bit of education thrown-in. |
Synopsis | A remarkable meeting in an inn, as some of the History's Biggest Names In Exploration get together to sort out who's going to discover what, and when. And then who's going to pay the bar bill... |
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The Grilling by Barry Lambert |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch for two people and a pub table. |
Synopsis | Flamboyant actor Gregory Walton sits in a pub hoping to be recognised by fans. He is approached by Ms Price, but discovers she is no fan when she starts to interrogate him about his past activities. |
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Hello, Nice To Meet You, Goodbye by Ashley Harris |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. Cast size can be reduced to six with doubling and costume changes! |
Run Time | Around 17 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act, large-cast comedy. |
Synopsis | Various hilarious characters populate a fly-on-the-wall look at a speed dating evening. Gerald decides that a detailed account of his recent cricket match is the best way to woo a partner. Bryan delves into his recent toenail extraction to engage Beth before appropriately asking if she would like to eat. Whilst Alix is eager to find a man to test her martial arts skills on whether he wants her to or not. |
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Help Me Get Over You by Rollin Jewett Finalist - 2018 Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF), NYC. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy duologue sketch with a simple set. |
Synopsis | Having ended his relationship with Phyllis, John is having withdrawal difficulties. Much to Phyllis’ initial annoyance and incredulity, John enlists her help with his problem. |
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Help! I've a Sausage Up My Nose! by Billy Doyle |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A very silly short sketch. Theoretically set in a pub, but really no set or props required. (Contains mild swearing.) |
Synopsis | An old officer comes across his pal in a pub and perceives a problem with his probosis. |
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Hi Santa, Remember Me? by Trevor Suthers Winner of the 'Pint-Sized Plays' competition, 2008 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The (silent) barman is written male, but need not be. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute dark comedy play. Single (simple barroom) set. Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Trying to have a quiet drink in his off-season, Santa is accosted by someone claiming to be his biggest fan, but who actually has a complaint to make... |
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Hologram by Jonathan Edgington Selected for and performed at DK Delight Production's DELIGHT NIGHT 2 playwriting festival in London in 2019. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The producer's copy of the script suggests one piece of incidental music. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A very short play set at a bar in a restaurant. |
Synopsis | Pensioners William and Barbara are on a blind date. Things are a little frosty until William demonstrates a new app on his phone which gives them a glimpse of their past - or is it their future? |
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Human Relations by Mark Niel Winner in the Marie Curie One Page Play Competition competition, 2008 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The waiter is written male, but could easily be a waitress. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten minute comedy play, single (restaurant table) set, simple props. |
Synopsis | Paula thinks she's just meeting her boyfriend for a pleasant evening out together, but he's an HR manager, and its been a year since they started going out, so there's got to be an annual review! |
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