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Full Length

Plays

A new play offering parts for actors of a range of ages, with strong characters and interesting dialogue.  Set can be simple or more complex, if desired. (Suggestions at start of script).

Far From the Sodding Crowd

All Bex wants is a proper holiday - a bit of peace, some family bonding with her mum and daughter....is that too much to ask?

Comedy

4F, 2M, 1 younger adult

Requires imaginative staging as the scenes move from the Air Ministry to Cardington to onboard the airship. SFX and video projections available on request.

Seizing the Skies

The story of the R101 airship disaster, the people who flew in her and the people left behind.

Drama

8M, 6F and 2 children M/F

An open stage, with minimal furniture  and movable staging blocks to create various simple indoor and outdoor locations. The use of traditional English folk music and an element of physical representation of the action would enhance any production.

Tess: The D'Urberville Dilemma

A thrilling story of seduction, love and betrayal. Tess, an innocent young woman gets caught between manipulative Alec, her pretender cousin, and handsome educated farmer, Angel Clare.

Drama

2m, 4f with doubling

director's discretion.

Jack and the Beanstalks

A family friendly pantomime in 2 acts.

Comedy

Min 14 (m/f) with doubling. No maximum.

A simple black box set, with suggested interior locations.  A hospital bed with bedside cabinet, a hospital waiting room, a club, a dining room, a lounge.

Fragments

What happens if you don't have the courage to be true to yourself until it is too late?

Drama

With doubling: 2 men (40-50s), 4 women (18, 35, 40s, 60s)
Without doubling: 2 men, 6 women, 1 either

An adaptation of Lewis Carroll's original tales of Alice in Wonderland.

Finding Alice

Adapted for the stage from Lewis Carroll's original trilogy: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Hunting of the Snark and Alice’s Adventures Underground.

Youth

14 to 30 young people. Although gender is implied in some of the casting, it may be adapted as required.

This play can be set on any local hilltop. The only requirement is a trig point and a bench. Great for touring or performance in a village hall.

Run Out

Malcolm, Mavis, Cyril and Jenny have arranged to meet at a local trig point, but they have no idea why this place is so special.

Comedy

2 men, 3 women. Three older actors and two younger actors. Doubling in Act II.

A full length play comprised of nine connected playlets - some comedy, some drama - with a single (park bench) setting.

Chance Encounters

One day, one bench, nine encounters.

Drama

Maximum 14 or minumum 1 male and 2 female with doubling.

This brand new stage play adaptation of The Wind in the Willows allows for elements of ensemble and physical performance. Suitable for youth groups, schools or mixed community theatres to perform, this is great family entertainment as an alternative to the traditional British pantomime.

The Adventures of Toad and Friends

A new stageplay adaptation of Wind in the Willows.

Youth

Minimum of 20 actors with most roles cast gender blind.

Minimal set and an intriguing, often amusing story line. Attitudes expressed in the original book have been altered to reflect modern values, and to highlight any misogyny, discrimination and inequality.

The Franchise Affair

From the novel by Josephine Tey. Dramatised and adapted for a modern audience

Drama

1M, 2F with doubling but could be extended to 5 or more.

Set:  Suggestions of a WW1 hospital setting with practical bed.  A park bench.  A simple 1960s dining room

Letters Home

A historical drama in 2 acts.

Drama

1 M, 4F (with doubling)

Simple setting, on 2 levels. Additional songs and scene 6 (slosh scene) may be added to increase the playing time if required at the director’s discretion.

Jack and the Beanstalks - Youth Section

A 60 minute pantomine for young performers and audiences. May be run with or without an interval.

Youth

Min 14 with doubling (flexible maximum)

A dramatic comedy with great roles for women that requires only a simple set.

Spring Chickens

Claire is getting married but first there's the Hen Night to enjoy or endure.

Comedy

6 women, aged 18-78


Simple staging with minimal set and props.  Set in two time periods, early 1940s and 1990s this is a family saga, based on elements of a true story. Opportunities for both young and more mature actors.

Dancing in Bluebells

Past misdemeanours ripple through the generations.

Drama

2 to 4 men, 4 to 7 women

A collection of eight short plays, loosely on the theme of love, with a resolution in the final scene. Multiple settings, but simple sets requiring just furniture (and not much of that).

Three Little Words

There are many ways of showing your love, but the most important thing is to tell the truth.

Drama

Maximum 16, minimum 6.

A fast-paced, two-act, gothic drama which requires imaginative staging as the action moves from drawing room to the Alps, from castle dungeons to the Arctic. Ensemble piece with good roles for men and women.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

A thrilling adaptation of the classic gothic horror with strong parts for women.

Drama

6 to 8 men, 6 to 7 women plus optional ensemble.

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