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Guilt by Robbie Flowers |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. One of the characters is nominally a child, but the role is unlikely to be within the range of many children of the appropriate age. The author suggests that it should be played with 'an obvious air of innocence'. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short emotional, possibly edgy, play. Minimal set, but a significant prop (a chest). Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Angela is suffering for something she did. Until she agrees to talk about it, Sally won't let her out of the box. As Angela opens up, we find that Sally has more than a passing involvement in Angela's suffering. |
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H for Halloween by Olivia Arieti |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A children's introduction to the traditions of Halloween. No set required. |
Synopsis | Mrs Pumpkin, Jack O'Lantern and Miss Witch assisted by some of their creepy, scary friends tell the story of the origins of Halloween. |
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Halloween in the Lighthouse by Olivia Arieti |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. All the characters are teenagers |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short spooky play for a cast of teenagers. Single set, halloween props and costumes. |
Synopsis | Seven girls plan a creepy Halloween party in a lighthouse, but it gets creepier still when a bunch of boys turn up dressed as Pirates. Their captain is creepier than they are, and things take a chilling turn when he meets the girl dressed as a princess... |
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Halloween Party Time by Olivia Arieti |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Characters are teenagers. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A ghost story set in a High School gym. Single set, simple props. |
Synopsis | Nick's and Pat's preparations for the High School Halloween party are disturbed by a couple of strangers. |
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Hamlet auf Deutsch by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. As usual with Shakespeare, the characters are predominantly male. Of course, casting against gender is open to the production. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet aimed at students learning German. To enable such a short version, a narrator sets the scenes. All speeches, including narration, in German (but directions in English). |
Synopsis | Einige verkürzte Szenen auf Deutsch von Shakespeares Hamlet. A ghost walks the ramparts of Elsinore castle demanding revenge. Hamlet's uncle has siezed the throne. Will Hamlet take arms against a sea of troubles? Sein oder Nichtsein - Das ist hier die Frage. |
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Happily Ever After by Jon Boustead |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. Variable Chorus size at Producer's choice. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short play for Junior or Elementary School ages. |
Synopsis | Loosely based on the 'Princess and the Pea' fairytale, the story unfolds through a newsroom and outside broadcasts, as the Prince and his true Princess are united. |
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Hearts and Minds by E. C. Chapman |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Monologue, set in a Northern Irish kitchen. |
Synopsis | Ulsterman Michael grew up in the Troubles and fears his beloved Belfast has failed to learn the lessons of the past. |
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Holding Up A Mirror by Wally Smith |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Fifteen-minute play. No set requirements (unless three chairs count as a set - in this case, I would count them as props). Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | A discussion about theatre and the nature of drama... but are you watching them, or are they watching you? |
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I'm Not One To Gossip But... by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | Brenda has met up with her old friend Sharon for lunch and a friendly gossip at Phillip's café. Through the gossip, a few skeletons in Phillip's cupboard are revealed. |
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Idiot Spaz by Eddie Coleman One of the finallists in the 2016 'British Theatre Challenge' play writing competition. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 14 minutes. [Estimated!] Performance at the British Theatre Challenge showcase ran to 17 minutes. |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act play, set at a fair - by or in - the hall of mirrors. |
Synopsis | Peter has cerebral palsy and his carer knows him well. Today, however, she must leave for a new job, and the supervisor believes he knows what Peter needs... But Peter knows better. |
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