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| Health and Safety by Nicholas Richards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. The characters - a schoolmaster and three boys - are written male, but need not be. They also need not be played by actors of appropriate age - it is, after all, a send-up. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy sketch. No set and no props - which is really the point of the sketch! |
| Synopsis | A cautious schoolmaster is keeping the Health and Safety bods happy by holding cricket practice with not bat, no ball and no netting. And all this practice is for the match next Saturday, where just to be extra safe, there'll be no opposing team...
It is, of course, Health and Safety gone mad. |
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| The Health and Safety Inspector by TLC Creative |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short sketch from the 'Skitskrieg' Second-World-War revue show by TLC Creative. (This sketch written by Steve Clark.) |
| Synopsis | The troops manning a dug-out in the front line receive a visit from the Brigade Health and Safety inspector! |
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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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| Heaven's Gate by Hilary Mackelden |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short sketch intended for church groups. |
| Synopsis | Newcomers checking in at the gates of Heaven. (See also Hebrews 1, 1-3) |
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| Heaven's Waiting Room by Gary Diamond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short one-act comedy play. Single (rather white) set, simple props. Contains mild swearing and mild adult themes. |
| Synopsis | Martin Dexter is confused to find himself in a waiting room. He remembers breaking up with his girlfriend and... oh, yes, falling to his death. But where does he go from here? (It seems that there are two possibilities...) |
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| Hefty the Elephant by Robert Black |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedy sketch with no set required. |
| Synopsis | Ben and Jerry wonder where Hefty went after running away from the circus and whether he joined Nellie. |
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| Heir on a Shoestring by Ian Sharrock |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Set in modern times, but rather a Woosterish central character! |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Monologue - a short black comedy, with no requirement for set or props. Contains limited swearing and dishonourable motives! |
| Synopsis | A dissolute young man tells a tale of woe, recounting how he tried to 'hurry along' his inheritance from his rich Great Uncle Silas. Trouble is, having a new companion gives the old boy a new lease of life, and he drives his grandnephew to distraction living it to the full. |
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| Hello, Nice To Meet You, Goodbye by Ashley Harris |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. Cast size can be reduced to six with doubling and costume changes! |
| Run Time | Around 17 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short one act, large-cast comedy. |
| Synopsis | Various hilarious characters populate a fly-on-the-wall look at a speed dating evening. Gerald decides that a detailed account of his recent cricket match is the best way to woo a partner. Bryan delves into his recent toenail extraction to engage Beth before appropriately asking if she would like to eat. Whilst Alix is eager to find a man to test her martial arts skills on whether he wants her to or not. |
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| Help for Greek Heroes by Tony Domaille |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten-minute comedy,, part of the It's All Greek collection. |
| Synopsis | The Help for Greek Heroes counselling team are discussing their caseload, including Achilles' morbid fear of heel injuries and Oedipus being a mummy's boy. |
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Help Me Get Over You by Rollin Jewett
Finalist - 2018 Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF), NYC. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy duologue sketch with a simple set. |
| Synopsis | Having ended his relationship with Phyllis, John is having withdrawal difficulties. Much to Phyllis’ initial annoyance and incredulity, John enlists her help with his problem. |
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