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Do They Know It's Christmas by Clare Reed
Published: 9 July 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Most of the dialogue is carried by the two women - of whom Joan has by far the most to say.
Run TimeAround 16 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama in a single kitchen set.
SynopsisAmy is busy preparing Christmas lunch when her In-Laws arrive early. Joan, her Mother-in-Law, has more than a few issues that need accommodating, and while Amy does her best while still cooking and preparing, it's not enough.
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Say What You See by Susie Casson
Published: 25 June 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy sketch. Three actors and a bench required.
SynopsisAn audio describer explains the actions of a sketch about a feuding couple, but the actors don’t stick to the script.
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Aegyptus by Ged Quayle
Published: 19 June 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 11 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA dramatic sketch set in ancient Egypt for two (middle-aged or older) actors. Period costumes optional.
SynopsisIt’s 525 BC. The Persian army has crushed the Egyptians, killed the pharaoh, and now is poised to take Thebes. Inside the city, the queen of Egypt and a priest face their final night and prepare for the inevitable.
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Teddy Tells All by Rollin Jewett
Published: 2 June 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. While the staff are all (played as) adults, the central character might be a young adult or a juvenile.
Run TimeAround 17 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short horror drama - supernatural creepiness, with a satirical edge. (US English.)
SynopsisA boy in a mental institution's only friend is a teddy bear that seems to know everything about the goings on in the institution, including the nefarious activities of Doctor Baxter, who wants the boy discharged immediately to make way for more affluent patients.
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The Doctor of Death by Ged Quayle
Published: 22 May 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 17 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA 15-minute Grand Guignol sketch. Loose updating of a tale by André de Lorde, with a modern feminist perspective added. It's entertainingly grim and gory, with suitable explanation as to how the goriness is to be staged.
SynopsisFrance, 1899. Once a gifted medical student, Julienne is now stuck being wife to Paul, the doctor at an asylum, who conducts terrible experiments on the prisoners. When Julienne's friend, local landowner Henri, discovers Paul’s secret, bloody violence and revenge ensues.
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The Prize by Rollin Jewett
Published: 22 May 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute drama. Single living-room setting. (US English.)
SynopsisA young man returns home to find his ex-cowboy TV star father deteriorating from the effects of Alzheimer's disease. He and his stepmother plan an awards ceremony to honour him while he is still partly lucid.
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Daddy Issues by Ged Quayle
Published: 19 May 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 9 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA sketch which transitions satisfyingly from smutty comedy to emotional drama. From the synopsis, you'll deduce that this contains a lot of 'adult' content.
SynopsisSex worker Carla is with a client when he dies of a sudden heart attack, and she finds herself trapped under the corpse. The only person she's able to call for help is her ex-husband.
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Ring O' Roses by Jenny Devaux
Published: 19 May 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleAn atmospheric, effective ghost story in the form of a monologue told by an adult looking back on her childhood. No set or props required, but needs atmospheric sound effects.
SynopsisTen-year-old Anna found it hard to settle in her new village. She was woken up at 3:25am every night by a group of children, who invited her to play with them. When one of their games turned more serious, Anna found herself running for her life.
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Prince Charming's Ball by P. J. Reed
Published: 16 May 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. The character is male, but, since this is a fairytale character, might be played as a principal boy.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleMonologue. A fun twist on the well-known character from Cinderella, exposing him as an entitled brat of a prince.
SynopsisPrince Charming has read scandalous accusations about his behaviour in the broadsheet, and has some stern words for the culprits.
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Welcome to the Café Two Maggots by Léo Woodland
Published: 9 May 2025
RolesMinimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 13 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort farce. An odd piece, but very enjoyable.
SynopsisNapoleon, Elvis, Brigitte Bardot and others improbably meet in a shabby French bar and (with Karl Marx) find themselves acting in The Archers.
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