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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

This is not the traditional story of Beauty and the Beast, but an endearing and fantastical tale of a rather forgetful wizard, Mr Hodge and his baby dragon nephew Mickey. When a rude and unruly prince threatens Mickey's life, the…

Cast 4 male 3 female

BILAD AL SUDAN

Part of a collection of seven short plays originally commissioned by London's Tricycle Theatre to stimulate discussion and debate on the on-going situation in Darfur. BILAD AL SUDAN focuses on two refugees from two differing clans now living in a…

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BOSTON STORY, A

Roger has an extraordinary theory that it should be possible to teach a young woman to fall in love with him. Having failed with Isabel, he decides to try the experiment with Nora, his ward. He enlists the help of…

Cast 3 male 3 female

BOUNCERS

Bursting with imagination and wit and presented by just four actors, Bouncers is an outrageous and hilarious parody of the disco scene. The four brutish bouncers of the title portray over twenty different characters as we are invited for a…

Cast 4 male

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BOUNCERS (REMIX)

A revised and updated version of John Godber's classic play. Visit John Godber's official website CLICK HERE

Cast 4 male

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BOUNCERS/SHAKERS

The original versions of John Godber and Jane Thornton's classic comedies together in one volume. The two plays can be performed together or separately. Visit John Godber's official website CLICK HERE

Cast 4 male 4 female

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DANCING ATTENDANCE

After a series of strokes, Jack Slaney has been forced into early retirement. Slaney, a successful Midlands-based printer, nonetheless remains the cantankerous self-made man he's always been even when confined to his wheelchair. Now living with his daughter Zita, Slaney…

Cast 2 male 1 female

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DEATH BY FATAL MURDER

Inspector Pratt's record of crime detection at Bagshot House in not enviable. In his two previous visits, chronicled in Murdered to Death and Secondary Cause of Death, the body count mounted disastrously as he looked on, helpless and hopeless! Now…

Cast 4 male 4 female

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DO I LOVE YOU

Embark on a pulsing journey with Sally, Nat, and Kyle, three twenty-somethings from Hull, whose college project ignites a fervent passion for Northern Soul. As they master intricate dance steps and immerse themselves in the vibrant subculture, they traverse iconic…

Cast 1 male 2 female

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DONNY BOY

Amid the troubles of life in present day Ulster, Ma is coping with raising her mentally handicapped son Donny. Donny has witnessed an IRA murder of a British policeman, and been given the murder weapon to throw into the river,…

Cast 2 male 1 female

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DRACULA (Godber & Thornton)

A new adaptation of the most chilling story of all time. True to Stoker's original novel, Dracula is a fast-moving multi-layered masterpiece of fear. As a sudden and mysterious storm whips the coast of England, a young woman sleepwalks along…

Cast 6 male 3 female

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FOUND

It’s the last night of the summer season, Tom and Chelsea’s holiday jobs are now a distant memory. There’ll be no more nights on the town, beer at the beach huts and surfing on the sea, as he goes back…

Cast 1 male 1 female

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GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT

When King Arthur and Guinevere invite their nephew Gawain to Camelot, they get a great deal more than they bargained for. A spectre from the Hollow Hills, the Green Knight, appears with news of doom - if Gawain can't solve…

Cast 6 male 3 female

GENERATIONS APART

The latest play from the author of Murdered to Death, Out of Focus and Seeds of Doubt is set on a cliff top in the Isle of Wight, both in 1969 and the present day. Having met Anne in 1969…

Cast 3 male 3 female

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HUNTERS AND THE HENWIFE, THE

When a young and headstrong nobleman takes his two blundering servants for an evenings' hunting on Unicorn Mountain, they get more game than they bargained for. The Henwife, with all her good magic, cannot save them from the Hemlock and…

Cast 4 male 4 female

IMPERIAL NIGHTINGALE, THE

Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Nightingale" has been magically woven onto the stage. The tyrannical Emperor is under threat from the treacherous warlord, Red Dragon. When the Nightingale appears with its beautiful and enchanting voice, the Emperor is converted from the…

Cast 7 male 6 female

KEEPING TOM NICE

Tom is approaching his twenty fifth birthday. He is severely handicapped and in spite of growing intervention from the social services he has lived in the care of his parents Doug and Winnie and sister Charlie, who have devoted their…

Cast 3 male 2 female

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LOSING THE PLOT

When Jack Munroe’s life is turned upside down by changes at the school where he teaches art, he turns his back on the world – he walks out on his job, his wife Sally and two university-bound teenagers without explanation,…

Cast 1 male 1 female

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LOST & FOUND

New from the co-authors of SHAKERS, Jane Thornton's LOST and John Godber's FOUND are available in one volume - see separate entries under each title for full descriptions.

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MUDDY COWS

Scarfield Ladies Rugby Union FC have a tough time attracting enough members to turn out a full team most weeks, despite the best efforts of their captain Maggie. Forced to use tyres and oil drums for training, there’s not even…

Cast 7 female

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MUMBO JUMBO

Joint-winner of the 1985 Mobil Playwriting Competition and premiered at the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, this play recently enjoyed a highly successful run at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. Set in a Protestant boys' public school in present-day Belfast, this both…

Cast 6 male 3 female

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MURDERED TO DEATH

From the author of Out of Focus comes this hilarious spoof of the best Agatha Christie traditions, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight: Bunting the butler, an English Colonel with the prerequisite stiff upper lip, a shady…

Cast 5 male 5 female

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NEW CLOTHES FOR THE EMPEROR

The kingdom of Christendom is under the influence of a terrible curse - everybody will remain incredibly stupid and vague until the stolen prince is returned. Two likeable rogues Perkin and Piers are captured by Christendom's army and realise that…

Cast 9 male 4 female

NEW LAMPS FOR OLD

In Baghdad long ago lived a widowed laundress and her idle dreamy son, Ali-dhinn. The Caliph's Grand Vizier importunes the boy to enter a cave and rescue a lamp with a Genie inside. But forewarned, the boy does not turn…

Cast 6 male 4 female

OFFICE PARTY, THE

Everyone has a different story to tell - or forget, in some cases - about the annual office party. John Godber's latest play pays a visit to the offices of Chapman & Howard, a small marketing firm, just in time…

Cast 4 male 3 female

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ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS

The latest comedy from the author of Bouncers, Teechers, Salt of the Earth and many more. It’s a night to remember with Northern Soul and the decorators from Hell! Richard Jackson is middle-aged, middle class and seemingly content with his…

Cast 3 male 2 female

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ON THE PISTE

John Godber takes to the slopes in this hilarious and insightful view of skiing holidays, complete with all the pretensions and frustrations. Chris and Alison, Bev and Dave are all beginners - they've got the designer salopets, but do they…

Cast 3 male 3 female

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OTHER CINDERELLA, THE

A refreshingly alternative version of the classic tale - Cinderella may be pretty, but she is incredibly precocious and bad tempered, and her step-sisters are neither ugly or cruel but loving and gentle. With the intervention of the meddlesome Demon,…

Cast 5 male 5 female

OUT OF FOCUS

Helen has arrived at the Church Hall with her troupe of terrorising Brownies in tow. Kath and Bob arrive ready for their planned badminton game amidst their own marital quarrels about Bob's secretary Linda, who also arrives ready to play,…

Cast 4 male 5 female

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PAR FOR THE COURSE

Captain’s Day at the Seven Lakes Golf Club gets off to a bad start when the men’s Captain is indisposed. Club secretary, Simon, relishes the chance to take over but is soon thwarted by the arrival of Vice Captain, Nick,…

Cast 3 male 3 female

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PRINCESS AND THE SWINEHERD, THE

There once was a very haughty princess who had all the princes of the world at her feet, and who turned them all down with disdain. Like all spoiled young ladies, she was restless and unhappy. A new swineherd in…

Cast 4 male 6 female

RAPING THE GOLD

In a small Derbyshire town facing the closure of the local factory works, members of the local archery club meet regularly for what has become their only source of comfort in a community beset with social and economic change. In…

Cast 4 male 1 female

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REUNION, THE

It’s good to meet up with old friends . . . or perhaps not! When Nigel arranges a reunion in the back room of a pub, he is optimistic of a good turnout. Whilst the numbers disappoint him, he soon…

Cast 4 male 4 female

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SCARY BIKERS

When retired miner Don and former private school teacher Carol meet in a graveyard, they could never have imagined how their lives would merge. An innocent coffee leads to a bike ride through the Yorkshire dales, which in turn leads…

Cast 1 male 1 female

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SECONDARY CAUSE OF DEATH

From the author of Murdered to Death comes the eagerly-anticipated sequel. It's now 1939, and storm clouds are gathering over Europe. Having inherited Bagshot House, Colonel Charles Craddock has converted the property into a hotel for the discerning visitor. Soon…

Cast 3 male 6 female

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SEEDS OF DOUBT

From the author of Out Of Focus and Murdered to Death, the play is set in the garden of Alan and Claire's suburban house. Alan attempts to tend his vegetable plot, but his peace of mind is lumbered not only…

Cast 3 male 3 female

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SEVENTH SWAN, THE

This play has grown around the theme of Hans Christian Andersen's The Wild Swans. The youngest swan, grown up and transformed once more into a man, is still left with a swan's wing. Could he ever feel human again? Could…

SHAKERS

Every town has its local trendy cocktail bar where everyone wants to be seen, from the local check-out girls to the chinless wonders, from the yuppies to the local lads tittering at the thought of a `long comfortable screw'. We…

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SHAKERS RE-STIRRED

A revised and updated version of John Godber and Jane Thornton's classic play. Visit John Godber's official website CLICK HERE

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SILHOUETTE

Part of a collection of seven short plays originally commissioned by London’s Tricycle Theatre to stimulate discussion and debate on the on-going situation in Darfur. SILHOUETTE shows a female refugee being bullied into confessing that she may have traded her…

Cast 2 female

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SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

Winner of the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Play and inspired by a true story, the play follows the trail of a young con man who infiltrates the lives of wealthy New Yorkers. Arriving at the home of Ouisa and…

Cast 13 male 4 female

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SLEIGHED TO DEATH

1930s England, it's Christmas Eve in the manor house of the bumbling aristocrat, Sir Walton Gates and his wife Grace. His daughter Emma from a previous marriage arrives from town with her new companion in tow, the dashing James Washington…

Cast 4 male 4 female

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SLIM CHANCE

Jean, the branch organiser of a slimming club is frustrated, as usual, by the late arrival of her charges. Even when the motley collection of members have assembled, it is clear that the slimming aspect of their weekly meetings is…

Cast 8 female

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STONE CAGE, THE

Those of us familiar with the plight of Rapunzel will recognise the basic plot of this play for youngsters with imagination. We meet a procession of wildly improbable characters such as Tomlyn the cat, who has also been a prisoner…

THIRD WEEK IN AUGUST

When Sue decides to try and get away from everybody on a solo caravan holiday, little does she realise that she’s booked into the caravan site from hell! She is soon taken under the wing of expert but inadequate caravanner…

Cast 2 male 4 female

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TINDER BOX, THE

Peter, a wounded soldier disbanded from the army, is homeless, hungry and alone. Due to the folly of a wicked old witch, a magic tinder box falls into Peter's hands. Eventually he realises the tinder box has unlimited powers. He…