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One Act Mixed Cast plays added to stock since !!"

Alan A#C$%O&'N
M# (ON)*'+&L )A#
(1Act, 2m 3f, 1 girl aged 9)
Winnie is off school and accompanies her African-Caribbean mum to her cleaning job at the
house of e!in, a minor tele!ision personalit"# Winnie settles do$n to her home$or%& an essa"
entitled '(" Wonderful )a"'# *hroughout the course of the ne+t fe$ hours, Winnie $ill amass
plent" of material for her essa",
Winnie-s casting is crucial. the role ma" be pla"ed b" a slightl" older actor $ho is able to create
a credible impression of the character-s age#
,hilip A- A#C$%O&'N
A ,LAN O+ AC.ION
(2m 2f)
/oger and 0amantha ha!e recentl" started dating, but their teenage children aren-t %een on the
relationship and tr" all manner of things to brea% them up# *his comed", that $or%s $ell, $as
$ritten for students stud"ing 1nglish as a second language# 2t $or%s e3uall" $ell as a simple
pla" or a learning tool#
/ohn %A'.L*..
0ILLA1* 2ALL
(13 and 14 characters)
5our comed" pla"s lin%ed b" being set in !illage hall, $hich can be performed separatel" or as a
full length drama# *he subjects co!er a jumble sale, am-dram, a 0cout-s gang sho$ and a
$edding reception# 0ome characters appear in more than one pla" (and the characters in
general tend to be colourful, eccentric and larger-than-life#)
.om %AS)*N
,A'.#
(1 Act, 4m 2f)
2n a garden shed in suburbia, four "oung idealists ha!e decided to form a ne$ political part" to
sa!e the $orld from itself# A comic pla" about small minds tac%ling the big issues of toda" - se+
traffic%ing, un fair trade and c"cle lanes - and $hen e+actl" to ta%e a ca%e brea%,
+rancis %*C$*..
MON*# MA$*S #O& 2A,,#
(3m 4f)
6erem" is a $riter lo$ on ideas and mone"# When he learns he ma" $ell be a father, he needs to
get cash fast# 7ere is a comment on social bureaucrac", go!ernment manipulation and fla$s in
the education s"stem#
+rancis %*C$*..
.2* 'I12. 2ONO&'A%L* LA)#
(1( 85)
5la!ia is a journalist $ho has e+posed a $oman (9-s affair $ith a "ounger man and no$ hopes
to in!estigate serious corruption in the go!ernment# 7er editor and the Chief Whip ha!e other
ideas#
)arren '- %'*AL*#
,*'+O'MIN1 .2* 1OA.3 A COLL*C.ION O+ ON* AC. ,LA#S
An a!erage collection - : but not great, funn" in places, and contains some bad language#
FERGUS' ENVY (1m 3f) ;ord 5lorien can onl" lo!e his dog
THE MECHANICS(2m) <orbert ta%es on Colin to teach him about machines###and
$omen
CHAMPAGNE LADIES (1m 2f) *$o ladies discuss the $orst performance of a musical
the"-!e e!er seen
DISTURBING MAVIS (3m 2f) 1lderl" (a!is spends her da"s reading and tal%ing to
Alfred, but life is not going to be happ"
THE STAR (2m) :ffice politics, red tape and self-importance
A COUPLE OF S.N.A.G.S. (2m) *$o blo%es, $ho are not 3uite sensiti!e <e$ Age gu"s,
discuss their dates
THE CHICKS (3f) *hree loud-mouthed girls are in the cinema 3ueue chec%ing out the
talent and discussing their fellers in graphic detail#
Simon %'*..
A SMALL +AMIL# M&')*'
(4m)
=alerie *re!el"an has been murdered and both her sons ha!e means, moti!e and opportunit"#
)oes their senile father hold the solution> A reall" good short thriller $ith a surprise ending#
Lynn %'I..N*#
+AIL*) IN0*S.M*N.S
(1m 4f - aged 4? - @?)
At a residents- meeting four $omen begin discussing a range of human issues - di!orce,
homose+ualit" and abuse# Anited b" their condemnation of a male dominated societ" that is
ma%ing their li!es so hard, the" set about redressing the balance# With four strong parts for
$omen, this adult pla" pro!ides moments of pi3uant social comed" as $ell as mo!ing drama#
Lynn %'I..N*#
2A0* A NIC* )A#
(2m 3f - Aged 3?-8?B)
Apdated !ersion of a pla" about a presenter on *= $ho is facing the sac% and rebels b"
appearing on set loo%ing decidedl" unglamorous# 7er agent is bo$led o!er b" her -ne$ loo%-# A
satire on the shallo$ and slightl" dishonest $orld of tele!ision#
Lynn %'I..N*#
.2* (IN* AN) (IS)OM S*'I*S
0i+ one-act pla"s loosel" lin%ed b" the theme of 3uiCCes, including&
A TWO-BERTH LIFE (2m 2f) )en is terminall" ill, but he is surrounded b" his $arm
and lo!ing famil"# *his is a deepl" mo!ing pla" $ith an upbeat ending#
THE LUVVIES (2m @f) An am-dram societ" has organised a 3uiC about the mo!ies# A
humorous pla" $ith some moderate s$earing#
NOSTALGIA (3m 2f) De$are of marr"ing a "ounger $oman, especiall" one $ho "earns
to recapture her "outh#
MIXED DOUBLES (8m Ef) A hilarious comed" of suburban habits#
MOTIVATION (2m 2f)A ban% decides a committee $ill organise a 3uiC, but is this
genuine or is it a fiendish moti!ational e+ercise designed to $eed out dead $ood# A
thought-pro!o%ing pla" $ith a sinister ending#
ASK THE FAMILY (2m 1f) When a famil" are forced to spend an e!ening together just
tal%ing, the conse3uences are dramatic#
All pla"s can be performed alone or as t$o or three together#
0anessa %'OO$S
S(AN SON1
(1m 2f)
A $itt", funn" but sometimes sad pla" for 3 mature actors# )onald, a sardonic and $ear"
Chartered 0ur!e"or, is retiring from the compan" he-s $or%ed for 38 "ears# 7e has planned
e+actl" $hat he $ants to do on this, his last da" - but his $ife has other ideas#
Amelia %&LLMO'*
MAMMALS
(2m 4f)
6ane and e! ha!e ne!er had secrets, al$a"s been in lo!e despite the hectic results of ha!ing
t$o children# *hen e! comes home one da" and tells 6ane he thin%s he lo!es someone else#
0ome bad language is una!oidable in this po$erful adult pla" about families and friends#
/immie C2INN
+'OM 2*'* .O .2* LI%'A'#
(2m 1f)
*his is the touching and often funn" account of Der"l $hose home life is dominated b" her
elderl" and irascible father# 7er onl" escape is her $or% at the librar"# When she une+pectedl"
loses her temper at $or%, her ne$ boss sho$s her that she has a role and a life in the $orld
outside#
Nicholas CO')*'
NI1*L4S ('IS.
(1m 1f)
Adult comed" about a man tr"ing to donate to a sperm ban% - and failing# Can prim <urse
/ogers help at all> *his is funn" but !er", !er" rude,
Colin and Mary C'O(.2*'
'*+L*C.IONS
(2m 2f)
A couple $orr" about ho$ their partner sees them, but ho$ the" see themsel!es is !er"
different from ho$ the" are percei!ed# (1ach of the 2 characters has a reflection)#
%ridget )*''*..A
LI12. L&NC2
(3m 1f)
;aura and /ichard are lunching at their fa!ourite restaurant#0ince the" argue continuousl" it
comes as no surprise that the" are celebrating their di!orce# *he meal concludes $ith ;aura
lea!ing $ith her ne$ lo!er, but then $e learn that /ichard is still in lo!e $ith her and $as tr"ing
to $in her bac%#
Ariel )O'+MAN
,&'1A.O'IO
(1 Act, 1m 1f)
A man and a $oman sit in a star% $hite room under the sur!eillance of a !ideo camera# *he"
both $ish to escape that purgatorial afterlife, but both hide a secret# As the $oman graduall"
confronts her past actions there emerges a timeless !ersion of the m"th of 6ason and (edea#
*hemes of forgi!eness, retribution and redemption in this challenging and disturbing pla"#
2eather )&NMO'*
%L&*
(1m Ff)
An emotional pla" about famil", loneliness and depression# ;eo is a doctor suffering from
depression and finding it hard to come to terms $ith his illness# 7e tries e!er" a!ailable
treatment, in the process opening his soul# 1speciall" important is that this sho$s the effects
depression has on those "ou lo!e#
Lorraine +O''*S.5.&'N*'
.O 2A0* AN) .O 2OL)
(1m 3f)
0usan has to rush home after the death of her father, and, as al$a"s, immediatel" argues $ith
her mother, this time about the funeral arrangements# 2nterspersed $ith flashbac%s, this is a
famil" drama $ith reconciliation as a theme#
Michael +OS%'OO$
'*M*M%*'IN1 .2IN1S
(1m 2f)
(rs# Weston belie!es she has been robbed but seems confused. /osemar", a W9C is tr"ing to
in!estigate , $ith no help from her difficult male colleague# A sad tale about gro$ing old, and
the difficulties faced b" the elderl"#
)avid +O6.ON
O&%LI*..*
(1 Act, @m 9f, 8 m or f)
A tour guide is ta%ing a group of !isitors around a 12th-centur" manor and brings them to a
m"sterious room $ith no $indo$s or doors, an 'oubliette', from the 5rench for 'to forget'#
An%no$n to the present-da" tourists, the" are accompanied in the room b" Anne $ho li!ed in
the manor 8?? "ears pre!iousl" as a ser!ant girl to its lord, 6ames )arlo$# As the stor" unfolds
the reason for the 'oubliette' becomes clear#
/oe 1'A2AM
.2* (I.C2*S O+ ,'*S.(IC$
(2m 2f)
A raunch" comed" in $hich 3 Am-)ram actors are rehearsing their roles as the $itches in -*he
0cottish 9la"- and get rather too in!ol!ed in their roles# )o the" reall" summon the )e!il - or is
someone ha!ing a laugh>
)eirdre $INA2AN
M*LO)#
(1m 1f)
(r ane and athleen meet eating lunch on a par% bench and graduall" fall in lo!e in this
touching little pla"#
Soinbhe LALL#
O.2*LLO 5 .2* 7.2 *)I.ION
(8m 4f)
9rofessor 0tratford is attempting to create a politicall" correct !ersion of -:thello-, addressing
the problems of race and gender# 7is efforts reduce a great traged" to farce#
/ean McCONN*LL
MILLI*4S .AL*
(2m 4f)
*his $on a 7ighl" Commended A$ard in the Geoffre" Whit$orth :ne-Act 9la" Competition
2??8# (rs 1lms has al$a"s pro!ided a happ", caring en!ironment for the residents of her /est
7ome, but is no$ struggling to sta" open due to ne$ regulations# When (illie, an elderl" helper,
dies (rs 1lms is refused an" help to$ards funeral e+penses# *he local paper gets in!ol!ed $ith
(illie-s stor", and a heart-rending tale unfolds#
'os MO'&88I
/&S. .2* .(O O+ &S
(2m 8f)
(att and /uth are ha!ing a 3uiet e!ening at home, $hen their li!es are turned upside do$n b"
the arri!al of 5re"a and her mother# 5re"a has just disco!ered that (att is her biological father
(he donated to a sperm clinic $hen he $as a student)# A hilarious loo% at the repercussions that
can occur $ith modern science#
'achel M&S1'O0*
CA''# M* $A.*
(3m 2f)
5unn", insightful pla" about men and $omen-s reactions to romance# After a disastrous first
date, a mini-brea% and a drun%en misunderstanding, )a!e finds himself engaged to ate - but is
it true lo!e and $ill it last>
Carol ,A'$INSON
.2* 0OIC* O+ .2* ,2O*NI6
(2m 2f)
0arah Wilde is a huge fan of the late Gabrielle ;eaman, a reno$ned opera singer# When she
meets Gabrielle-s !ocal specialist and friend, she is gi!en a !er" unsa!our" !ie$ of the singer,
and also learns something utterl" soul-destro"ing#
1illian ,LO(MAN
.2* (IN)O( CL*AN*'
(1m 1f)
6ill has been in prison for %illing her husband $ho abused her# 0he is no$ ma%ing a ne$ start as
a $indo$ cleaner# When she disturbs a burglar, an unli%el" relationship de!elops $hich gi!es
hope for the future# An insightful and compassionate pla"#
)ennis ,O..*'
%L&* '*M*M%*'*) 2ILLS
(1 Act, 8m 2f )
*his apparentl" simple tale relates the acti!ities of se!en-"ear-olds on a summer afternoon
during World War 22# *he children (all pla"ed b" adult actors) and their $orld become a
microcosm of adult interaction#
Sha9n ,'*N)*'1AS.
,LA#IN1 (I.2 M# 2*A'.
(1 Act, Fm Ff (a" be pla"ed b" 8m 4f $ith doubling)
A group of teenagers and their teacher are on a !isit to Gateshead-s sculpture, the Angel of the
<orth# When their coach is dela"ed conflict brea%s out that re3uire the Angel to descend# A
comed" $ith one simple setting#
)iana 'A++L*
%L&* S&*)* S2O*S
(2m 4f)
A $itt" and $ic%edl" funn" pla" set in a nursing home# Grace and ;il" ma" be old but Grace is
still capable of brea%ing the boredom b" %idnapping of a "oung Care Assistant# *he /ansom> A
bottle of gin, a pac%et of fags and a budgie#
)iana 'A++L*
S.O, AN) '&N
(2m 3f)
1ileen sent her husband out to bu" chips thirt" "ears ago and he ne!er came bac%# <o$ she
surprises her daughters b" planning to marr" a blind bingo caller in a fe$ $ee%s time# Can she
be happ"> *his is 3uite good, $ith an interesting stor" and a sting in the tail#
Mark 'A0*N2ILL
CI.I8*NS2I,
(Fm @f)
*eenager *om is insecure about se+# 7e $ants to %iss someone but $ho> And male or female>
2s he ga" or straight> (ost of all, $ho can help him find out> 7ere is a po$erful loo% at teenage
angst and the problems of gro$ing up#
,a9l '*A$*S
2*A)S #O& LOS*
(2m 4f)
0et in a charit" shop# A headless corpse has been disco!ered in a small countr" to$n, $hich is
the subject of much discussion in the shop# 0urel" the %iller can-t be someone %no$n to the
shop $or%ers>
#asmina '*8A
.2* &N*6,*C.*) MAN
(1m 1f)
A series of monologues from a no!elist musing on his latest $or% and the futilit" of $riting, and
a $oman $ho greatl" admires his $or%# *ranslated b" Christopher 7ampton, this piece is
elegant, stimulating and percepti!e#
A- S- 'O%*'.SON
L&C$ O+ .2* )'A(
(3m 1f)
*he Christmas priCe dra$ for the 0helf Anion 0ocial Club has been eagerl" a$aited# <o$, in a
loc%ed room, a guest dra$s the $inning tic%et, but that $inner is a rich man - shouldn-t
someone more deser!ing $in the priCe hamper> A moral 3uandar" ensues in this slight but
3uite interesting tale#
.ony '&S2+O'.2
S*ASCA,*
(2m 2f)
*his pla" raises issues about a little %no$n part of Dritish histor"# 194? and the 2sle of (an is
the site of the internment camp at 9ort 1rin# /omance gro$s bet$een a German internee and
an 1nglish girl, and also bet$een a $oman of 2talian descent and a German 6e$# 9la"ed mostl"
in duologues and solilo3uies, this 8? minute pla" $ould be ideal for festi!als#
Stephen SMI.2
ON LOCA.ION
(2m 3f)
*he Can" $orld of the mo!ie e+tra is portra"ed in this hilarious comed", $hich is a companion
piece to and can be pla"ed as a double bill $ith -Dac%ground Artiste-#
Stephen SMI.2
,*NAL.#
(1m 1f)
7o$ard $a%es up $ith a monster hango!er and finds himself being administered to b" a
-s"mpathetic- (inistr" official from ACerbaijan# 0he tells him he disgraced himself the pre!ious
e!ening and tries to -persuade- him to rig the international football match that he is to referee
that e!ening#
)avid S&MM*'S
S.'AI12. .O )0)
(3m 2f - Actors aged 4?-F?)
*he famil" are celebrating George-s F?
th
birthda", and as a finale, his son 2an has made a )=)
from some old cine films he found in the attic# What starts as a $onderful trip do$n memor"
lane suddenl" unco!ers a dar% secret that could tear the famil" apart# A deepl" mo!ing pla" that
e+plores the true meaning of fatherhood#
,am 0AL*N.IN*
A )O14S LI+*
(3m 2f)
4 dogs are in cages in an animal shelter# All are different. there is a tramp-s mongrel, a spoilt
poodle, an intimidating German 0hepherd and a pupp"# When a $oman comes to choose a dog,
her decision could mean death for one of the 4# *he dogs aren-t pla"ed in costume, instead the"
$ear clothes that suggest their li!es up to no$# )ifferent, !er" appealing but sad#
,am 0AL*N.IN*
AL.*'NA.I0* ACCOMMO)A.ION
(1m 3f)
/ecentl" $ido$ed Anna is !isited b" her three middle-aged children $ho ha!e decided she must
go to a home and that the" $ill sell her house# Anna has her o$n ideas $hich in!ol!e a future in
5lorida $ith a ne$ lo!er and none of her children# A cheerful stor" for those of us $ho are
getting on a bit no$,
/ames 0OLLMA'
CL*A'IN1 .2* COLO&'S
(2m 1f)
)ann" is a "oung snoo%er pla"er $ith a brilliant future ahead of him, but also a !er" painful
past# 7is manager introduces him to )ora $ho has special healing s%ills# A touch of sadness is
lin%ed $ith issues of lo"alt" and betra"al#
*nda (ALS2
C2A.'OOM
(3m 3f)
0i+ teenagers ne!er meet each other, the" just chat online about subjects as di!erse as Dritne"
0pears, Will" Won%a and suicide# *his pla" tac%les some of the issues of toda"-s teenagers $ith
humour and compassion#
Nick (A'%&'.ON
+O' S.A'.*'S
(1m 1f)
)ais" has started as a $aitress in a restaurant, and befriends /oland# As their friendship gro$s,
the" realise the" can learn from each other. )ais" needs to be less nos" and /oland needs to
accept change# *his can be pla"ed as a companion piece to -9ur!is-#
Nick (A'%&'.ON
NO. %O%%#
(1m 4f)
When 5ran% finds the cross$ord page missing from his ne$spaper, his mother admits using it in
the ne$ rabbit-s cage# 2magine 5ran%-s astonishment $hen he finds the cross$ord has been
done# 2s the bunn" Dobb" a genius> A 3uir%" satire b" a popular $riter#
Nick (A'%&'.ON
,&'0IS
(1m 1f)
When uptight, do$ntrodden /achel, the !icar-s $ife, meets recentl"-$ido$ed (r 9ur!is, she
finds herself offering him the job of Church 7ealth and 0afet" :fficer# 9ur!is is %een, but
unfortunatel" causes more problems than he sol!es, especiall" for the !icar# /achel is
e+asperated but she finds her self-confidence gro$s as their friendship deepens# A comed" that
is touching and appealing#
+ay (*L)ON
+LOO) (A'NIN1
(2m 3f)
*he local ri!er has burst its ban%s, flooding the ground floor of C"nthia-s anti3ue shop# C"nthia
is laid up $ith her leg in plaster, so the t$o daughters arri!e to help out. but this results in
another flood - this time a flood of famil" secrets#
Simon (ILLIAMS
2A,,# %I'.2)A# M*
(1 Act, 2m 8f)
/etired actress (argot Duchanan, loo%ing for$ard to an indulgent birthda", instead recei!es
three separate !isitors, not to mention a %issogram### A touching and funn" comed" based on
the pla"$right-s full-length ;a"ing the Ghost#
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