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| The Stubborn Little Girl and the Spider's Web by Jon Boustead |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. Whilst there is no explicit chorus, there is a lot of flexibility in the numbers of Witches and Shrieks. |
| Run Time | Around 19 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Drama for the junior ranks of a youth theatre, a mix of narration and action with no specific set requirements. |
| Synopsis | Isobel, a stubborn and rather rude girl, learns the error of her ways through encounters with a magical woodpecker, a vampire, witches, a spider and the awesome Shrieks. |
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| Student Of The Year by Frank Gibbons |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. One male offstage voice, could be recorded. |
| Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short sketch with a simple set. |
| Synopsis | Proud parents are always sure their child is the best, but here the school secretary has a master card... |
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| Student Teacher's Day by Garry R. Keane |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. All characters are sixth graders (which is year seven in English money). |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play for a school class. |
| Synopsis | It's the traditional day when one of the Sixth-Graders gets to be teacher, but is Anita abusing her privilege? And what will the class report to the school during tomorrow's assembly? |
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| Stuff And Nonsense by Horry Parsons |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A Victorian murder mystery melodrama presented with a large dose of comedy |
| Synopsis | It’s Christmas, and the Squire is on his way to evict the entire household of down-on-his-luck Taxidermist Sid Softnut. But the family have a plan to prevent the Squire throwing them out. His sudden death from poisoning changes everything... |
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| Substance Abuse by David Lovesy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedy sketch with minimal set requirements. |
| Synopsis | Two British expats reminisce on what they miss from the old country. |
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| The Substitute by Duncan Battman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play in the form of a monologue. Dramatic content, though the direct action is minimal. Contains strong language and adult themes. |
| Synopsis | A long but dramatic monologue delivered by Frank, an ex-footballer who is now confined to a wheelchair. As he packs up his room he relates the ups and downs of his life, right up to the startling conclusion. |
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| Suffragette by Stuart Ardern |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A simple sketch (for an Edwardian Music Hall). No set - could be done front of curtain. |
| Synopsis | Edward discovers - to his horror - that his wife is leaving... |
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| Suite 145 by Paul Bovino |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. There is no overlap between the characters in the four plays - which does not exclude the possibility that they are played by the same actors. |
| Run Time | Around 130 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Collection of 4 one-act plays, each with a single (New York apartment) setting. The plays function independently, so could be performed separately or together. Contains swearing (but only as an incidental attribute of character, situation and comedy). |
| Synopsis | Four plays, linked by the setting - Suite 145 - a New York apartment address (although it is not necessarily the same building!) The plays take place in different eras, with different occupants and certainly different tastes in decor! |
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| Summer Break by Caroline Spencer |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Character (playing) ages are 11 (F), 15 (M) and adult (M). Intended for a company of teenagers. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short play for and about teenagers. No set requirements. A difficult situation handled with grace and balance. |
| Synopsis | Anna and Steve, a brother and sister, spend some quality time together, and Steve tells his little sister something he couldn't tell anyone else. |
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| Summer In The Park by Louise Wade |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A collection of three short plays, each set on the same park bench. |
| Synopsis | Three short plays connected by the location: a bench in a park overlooking a lake, and a recurring theme: the unreliability of first impressions. |
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