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| High Hopes by William Campbell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. For a tall actress. (But in the absence of a tall actress, just saw the legs off the furniture.) |
| Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A monologue, in which the actress takes on various roles. |
| Synopsis | Leonora is a significantly tall woman who has experienced frequent verbal abuse in the workplace because of her height. She relives past incidents, both imaginary and real as she prepares for her next job interview. |
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| High School Hindsight by Scott Haan |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. The central character appears at three different ages - adult and two younger selves. Others appear at two ages. Lots of flexibility in the way this could be presented, but the basic assumption is school-aged performers! Extras could be added. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play. Three locations, but simple to stage. |
| Synopsis | Bobby is having a hard time at High School, particularly with the bullying antics of Dirk, but an adult called Robert is here to help him out. He explains Bobby is dreaming his day, but Robert is Bobby from the future, to give him some words of wisdom that will help and surprise him. |
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High Steaks by Andrew Bawn
Production by Chelford Players won the Adjudicator's Award at the Wilmslow Festival of One-Act Plays 2019 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Three characters are written as female, but can be male. One character is an off-stage voice only. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act comedy with two simple (park and garden) sets, suitable for adult or child actors. |
| Synopsis | Buster the dog fancies himself as a criminal mastermind, despite being slightly dim. With some help from his friends - Roxy, Max, and Smokey the cat - he might get away with daylight robbery. |
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| High Tea by Peter Stallard |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play, single set (a Welsh pensioner's flat). Simple props, give or take the stuffed parrot. (Includes mild swearing.) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Edryn Pugh lives alone, dwelling on the memories of his communist past, with only a stuffed parrot (called Lenin) for company. When his chirpy neighbour, Liz, drops in, she finds him drinking fortified tea and telling tales of his family, including his brother-in-law, the undertaker Sniffer Watkins, who has occasion to call... |
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| Highly Strung by AJ Deane |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A fun sketch that offers an interesting challenge to two female actors - playing marionettes and acting out the different games a child plays with them, as well as doing a few different voices. |
| Synopsis | In between their usual child-led activities, two marionettes attempt to discuss the nature of fate and self-determination. |
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| The Highwayman by Martin Sims |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 22 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act ghost story. Single set of just a woodland camp fire. |
| Synopsis | Two strangers meet by the road one dark and cold night in 1750. They talk of the legend of Black Tom, the ghostly highwayman said to haunt the area, and soon they are plagued by phantom noises and fears. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Zip file containing two sound effects (with two options for one of them) for 'The Highwayman' by Martin Sims
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| Hijacked Fairytales by Kevin Jannetts |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 34. Minimum total without doubling = 40. Chorus. The main characters were written for kids aged 9 to 15. Some of the chorus roles might easily be played by younger children. Jack talks in Scots, somewhat reminiscent of 'Oor Wullie'. [In our opinion, learning this dialect is well worth the effort!] |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script contains suggestions for 16 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act comedy musical play for kids. |
| Synopsis | Jack's a bit of a lad, and he's eager to seize a chance to get his own social worker, just like his friends have. The trouble is, Geraldine is actually a secret Fairy Godmother, and Jack finds himself in Fairytale land helping folks there to earn his way back home again. |
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| His Shoes Were Far Too Tight by John Chambers |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The ages of the two characters vary considerably (and not sequentially!) during the play! |
| Run Time | Around 85 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length play for two actors. A study of character and relationships. Contains some swearing. |
| Synopsis | The English eccentric (artist, musician and writer of nonsense verse) Edward Lear takes a sentimental journey back through his relationship with his loyal Albanian servant Giorgis Kokalis. They recall their first meeting, their travels, arguments and understandings. |
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| Hissed Off by Frank Gibbons |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short sketch, with a simple set. |
| Synopsis | Two senior citizens exchange ideas on what makes, or deserves, a hissing... |
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| A History Lesson for Turkey Boy by Olivia Arieti |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short play for young children - a simple history of the Thanksgiving festival. No set or props required. |
| Synopsis | Mr Corn, Mrs Sweet Potato, Mrs Pumpkin and Mrs Squash make sure the young Misses Apples and especially Turkey Boy know their History before Thanksgiving is celebrated. |
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