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| The Knock by Elisabeth Marrion |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 14 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Dramatic monologue. |
| Synopsis | Alma Zenick moved from Germany to England in the 1870s to work as a furrier. Decades later, in the first year of World War One, she awaits news of her sixth son. The other five have died in action, and she dreads receiving bad news about her last boy. |
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| Knotweed by Ray Lawrence |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A rhyming comedy monologue with no set requirement. |
| Synopsis | Monty is in a dilemma when an invasive plant takes over his garden. But is it Knotweed or is it not? |
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| L.A. Gendry And The Tomb Of Kalos by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. As written, there are four archaeologists and six villagers, but these numbers are flexible in either direction. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy adventure for kids. In theory, there are three locations, but these can be indicated by a minimum of furniture (or lack of furniture). |
| Synopsis | L.A. Gendry, all-action female adventurer, is enlisted to help Professor Polonius and his daughter excavate the recently discovered tomb of the little-known Egyptian King Kalos. The tomb's treasure is to be the centrepiece of a museum for the benefit of all. At least that is the Professor's plan. However the tomb is said to be cursed and criminal mastermind The Scar (incidentally L.A. Gendry's arch enemy) has other ideas. |
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| The Labor Train by Kal B Sisson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short drama, set on a subway train. |
| Synopsis | Pregnant Sam sits alone on a subway train in the late evening. She is joined by the suspicious-looking homeless Jeff. This unlikely pairing come together as Sam's labour pains commence and Jeff shows his true character. |
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| Labour Pains by Rachael Ashworth |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 32 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy with a single (living room) set. |
| Synopsis | The high emotions surrounding the imminent arrival of Helen's first baby are made substantially worse by competing grandmothers to be, scatty Aunt Mel, the midwife, and a somewhat inept husband. |
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| The Labours Of Heracles by Nicholas Richards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 27. No chorus. The minimum cast assumes reallocation of the Amazons' lines. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script comes with scores for four original songs. |
| Style | Comedy play with four original songs. Multiple locations, but intended for minimal staging. Intended for school productions from Year 6 (US Grade 5) upwards. |
| Synopsis | Heracles' twelve mighty labours are recreated (and rehydrated) just off the stage in this light comedy based on the Greek legend.(No lions need be harmed in this production.) |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
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| Ladies by Scott Kingsnorth |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act drama |
| Synopsis | Elizabeth goes looking for Shelly, since the wedding they are both attending is winding down. Finding her in the Ladies', Elizabeth has trouble getting her friend out of the cubicle, only to find they're both locked in for the night. |
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| Ladies at the Seaside by Hilary Mackelden |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short one-act drama on a simple set. Plenty of scope for the two actors to explore the emotional range. |
| Synopsis | Maureen and Dot meet on a trip to the Eastbourne seafront. Dot is being bullied and robbed by her daughter and son-in-law, and Maureen helps her build up the confidence to take back control of her life. |
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| Ladies' Room by Philip and Steven Schwadron |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Suggestion for one optional musical outro. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play for an all-female cast of high school actors. Some strong language and adolescent themes. |
| Synopsis | It's Prom night, but the Ladies’ room is seeing some brisk traffic as the girls take a break from dancing with their partners, and just the Prom itself. By the end of the night, hearts are broken, revealed and shared. |
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| The Lady or the Tiger by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play adapted from Frank Stockton's short story. Simple props. |
| Synopsis | The Princess's lover is on trial for his life. She can save him from certain death, but would the alternative be worse? |
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