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Very Short

Plays

Children’s play – adventurous and fantastical

A Carnival of Clever Animals

A book takes a group of children on an unexpected adventure

Youth

10 – 25 actors aged 7 – 11 years

A simple set.

Hiraeth

Two women strike up a conversation during their bus journey and discover an unspoken bond.

Drama

2 women (aged 60+ and 20-30)

One simple set (pub table)

Frost on the Glass

Charles would like to meet the daughter he's never seen. Debbie has ideas of her own.

Drama

1 man (early 60s), 1 woman (early 40s)

Simple set

The Birthday Bench

A harmless annual ritual hides the darker side of wilful ignorance.

Drama

1 man (60+), 2 women (60+ and 40)

A short play with simple set requirements.

Here Comes the Sun

The outcome of a pregnancy test determines the play's conclusion

Drama

2 women (aged approx 35 to 45 and 60+)

A short play with simple set requirements.

Departure Lounge

An influencer meets her nemesis at a very inconvenient moment.

Comedy

2 women (one aged 18 to40 and one younger), 1 adult (any age and gender)

A short play which requires only a cafe table, 2 chairs and some cups of coffee.

Towels on the Bathroom Floor

Home is important - even after you've left it.

Drama

1 mature man, 1 young woman, 1 mature woman - non-speaking

Simple set, bar table.

Bubbles

What does the champagne really celebrate?

Drama

1 woman, 1 man

A short play which requires only a comfy chair and the sound track of a song thrush. Funny, poignant and thought provoking.

The Song Thrush

The song of a thrush awakens old memories.

Drama

4 characters or 3 with doubling, male or female.

Simple set, cafe table.

Firing Blanks

A curious game of snakes and ladders.

Comedy

1 man, 1 woman, 1 either

Two chairs and a table with a cafeteria ambience.

A Summer School Story

When Tom and Fiona meet in the cafeteria at Summer School there's more than just spicy noodles on the menu.

Comedy

1 man, 1 woman

Two chairs, a table and a game of snakes and ladders.

Zoology on a Triple

When snakes and ladders isn't a game.

Drama

1 mature man, 1 older woman, 1 gender neutral adult.

One simple set (park bench)

Tied

When two dog-loving strangers meet...

Comedy

1 man (approx. 55) 1 woman (approx. 59). No dogs required.

Scope for set design – could be kept very simple.

Hummanequins

All is not what it seems in the Howard Department Store window in this slightly spooky drama.

Drama

5 parts – all parts are not gender specific.

A short play with simple set requirements.

Bucket List

Two old acquaintances meet again and discuss old times. Except - there's a twist.

Drama

2 women (aged approx 35 to 50 and 60+)

A short play with simple set requirements.

You Saw Me Standing Alone

A chance meeting leads to an unlikely friendship in this poignant story of the enduring power of love.

Drama

2 women (aged approx 50+), 1 teenager

Simple set

Happily Ever After

A reflection on the role of marriage in society in 1916 and 2024

Drama

3 young women

Simple set

A Pinter Milk

A sinister vignette from the Theatre of Menace

Drama

1 woman, 1 man

A dark comedy with a surprising twist. Simple set.

BARF

Why is Pauline so pleased that the appliance repairman is single? A dark comedy about dishwashers.

Comedy

1 woman, 1 man

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