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| Sparkles by Michal Y Noah |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Additional non-speaking dancers could be added in. |
| Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short rhyming script for young children, with a minimal leafy scene set. |
| Synopsis | The stages of Sparkles' transformation - leaving her egg, spinning a cocoon, and emerging from the cocoon as a butterfly, are described in this simple rhyming script. There could be opportunities for non-speaking cast members to perform a dance or mime to make the transformation appear more spectacular. |
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| The Spirit of Christmas by Annette Cameron |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 35. Chorus. The numbers are very flexible, with generic roles (Elves, Bears, Soldiers, Dolls, Farm Animals) which can be spread thinly or doubled with ease. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for one original song is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script, together with a list of other suggested songs and music. |
| Style | One act play with music for young children. (A secular Christmas play!) |
| Synopsis | It's close to Christmas, but Santa has lost his Christmas Spirit. Can Mrs Claus and the Elves find it in the huge Workshop before it's too late? |
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| Sponge Cake And Leopard Skin by Jane Hilliard |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A fifteen minute comedy monologue |
| Synopsis | A middle aged woman relates a somewhat stale, routine marriage and an exciting illicit adventure only to discover her husband’s amazing secret life which breathes new life into their life together. |
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A Spy With A View by Robert Scott
Best Seller The Maidenhead Drama Guild (UK) won Best Comedy and came 2nd in the Open Class at the Maidenhead Drama Festival. (2019) |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Paulo is written male but could be reassigned. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy thriller with a single hotel room set.. Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | David and Vicky are on holiday, but the weather has trapped them in their hotel room. The monotony is broken by the delivery of a mysterious briefcase, with a recording that self-destructs! Where's the real spy? |
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| A Square Peg in a Round Hole by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short monologue with minimal set requirements. |
| Synopsis | Peggy has had to go into a care home and reflects on the changes to her life. |
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Squirrel Plays His Part by Stuart Ardern
Best Seller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. Chorus. The characters are three narrators and lots of jungle animals. The numbers are intended to be flexible, with options to combine or redistribute lines. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for two original songs is included with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Musical play for young children. No set requirements. A few simple props. A moral story about prioritisation and co-operation! |
| Synopsis | The jungle animals are supposed to be growing crops, but they keep getting distracted by ants! |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A set of MP3 files with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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| The Staff Room by Juliet Devon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Seven on-stage teachers and two off-stage pupil's voices (which could be recordings). The Headteacher is written as female, but can be played as male with the necessary minimal changes to the script. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short drama, set in a primary school (with a set requiring furniture only). |
| Synopsis | Unable to escape the staff room in time, a number of teachers are trapped by the Head and must - volunteer - for some unpopular duties. |
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| Stairway to Heaven by Johnny Grim |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Three middle-aged blokes, one of whom is the Archangel Gabriel. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play, single set (or lack of set, since it takes place at the the ultimate ephemeral location - just outside the pearly gates). Australian in tone, but universal in humour. |
| Synopsis | Robbie, a biker, meets Alfred, a civil servant, outside the gates to heaven. Unpredictably, they get on quite well, but there's been a bit of a mix-up, and the angel Gabe isn't sure if either of them should be going in... |
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| Standards by Bob Tucker |
| 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 | Two-handed sketch. Simple set. |
| Synopsis | Penelope tries to help Philip come to terms with his middle age! |
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| Standing Room Only by James Harvey |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. The characters are written as 4M, 3F, a lot more flexibility is possible! |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten minute play, single set (the minimum required to indicate a waiting room). Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | A group of people are being kept waiting - in hell. How long are they going to have to hang around for their share of eternal damnation? |
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