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According To Rumour by Robert Scott Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. Identical (f) twins do not appear onstage together, intended doubling. One offstage megaphone voice could be recorded. |
Run Time | Around 96 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A classic full length farce, staged in three acts, with a single set. |
Synopsis | Carter can't remember exactly what happened last night, but the naked woman is the last person he wants his Mum to find in his flat. And there's the puzzling matter of the bag of money in his fridge... It's a fine tangle to be mixed up in! |
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Acting Funny by Jack Burgess |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 52. Chorus. Three of the characters (two in one sketch, one in another) are intended to be played by children. |
Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Piano and vocal scores for the opening and closing songs are supplied with the Producer's copy of the script. (Original lyrics, music by Sir Arthur Sullivan) |
Style | A revue - a set of 17 comedy sketches and songs, varying in length from one to ten minutes. Basically a family show, but includes mild swearing in a few of the sketches. |
Synopsis | A collection of sketches, including opening and closing songs, five Great Moments from History, two French Lessons, three monologues, a very small circus, the ante-rooms to the after-life, a spoof of a medical soap opera, a martial arts demonstration and the Dead Carrot sketch. [Note that some of the longer sketches are also available individually.] |
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All Exclusive by Hugh Morrison |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Two members of the cast have a very brief cameo. |
Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full length comedy play, somewhat challenging set, but only one setting. Includes swearing. |
Synopsis | Not everyone is having the holiday they were hoping for in San Itairi. The rebels have closed the airport, so Ian can't get away, Karen's boyfriend won't visit the art gallery again and Angie is complaining again! And before things get any better, they're going to get a lot worse. |
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The Amateur Killer by Robert Scott Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 102 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full length murder mystery thriller with multiple endings. |
Synopsis | Theatre director Daniel is letting his personal history with Lucas affect their relationship as he directs the production of Adieu in the local Dramatic Society. But it’s his knowledge of Lucas’ affair with Natalie that will lead to murder. |
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The Amazing America Roadtrip by Rob Roznowski |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 22. No chorus. 4 main roles (2M, 2F) and 18 further roles designed to be split between 2 actors (1M, 1F). |
Run Time | Around 64 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy adaptable to small or large casts. US English. |
Synopsis | After a particularly challenging presidential election, a family decides they need to take a driving vacation across America. Along the way they meet a collection of colorful characters who restore their faith in the country. This surprisingly patriotic yet non-partisan comedy showcases the best of the American spirit. |
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Between Appointments by Frances A. Lewis |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. Eight on-stage characters plus two offstage voices and the option of additional non-speaking patients in the dentist's surgery. |
Run Time | Around 110 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Two-act comedy/farce with a split stage - half dental surgery, half living room. |
Synopsis | Jeffrey gets himself into a tangle when his girlfriend Veronica and wife Claudia end up with identical handbags... And just as Veronica has got herself out of that mess, there's the arrival of her jailbird brother who needs cover - and think's Veronica is it. The two acts of this play function as separate one-act plays and are available separately as - Switched and AKA Charlie |
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Chance Encounters by Jamesine Cundell Walker Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. Can be played with a different cast in every scene, or with the same cast throughout. |
Run Time | Around 76 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full length play comprised of nine connected playlets with a single (park bench) setting. |
Synopsis | Nine encounters take place on a park bench during the course of a day in September. Some are dramatic, some comedic. |
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Customer Service by Avis & Herb Hasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus. Characters are a variety of ages. Many could be played as either gender. |
Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy play (on the boundary between a one-act and a full-length play). Single (department store) set. Mildly surreal, bordering on farce, with lots of prop gags. Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Just another day in a department store, where a pair of bewildered shop clerks encounter a clown, an accountant, a thief, some very colourful customers and a string of misplaced suitcases... |
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Death of the Dowager by Rupert Dick Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 85 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full-length comedy murder mystery on a single (drawing room) set. |
Synopsis | The family believe the dowager is fading fast, but it’s still not fast enough for some. Death certainly does have appointments in the house, but he comes for some unexpected characters first. |
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Diamond Jubilee 2012 by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 38. No chorus. Generally, the characters are fairly normal, although one of them is a football. |
Run Time | Around 120 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Revue - that is to say, a themed sketch show. Structured with a chairman (of the Music Hall sort) to introduce the act. Few set requirements. |
Synopsis | A collection of twenty four sketches suitable for the celebration of Queen Elizabeth the Second's Diamond Jubilee (and probably other occasions). Not a musical show as written, but structured so that musical numbers could easily be inserted between the acts. |
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