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A PUBLIC MISCHIEF

Temporarily disenchanted with her husband Nicholas, Bridget is persuaded into running away with Mark. But Mark has expectations from a rich, fearsome aunt and cannot afford scandal, so arranges for Bridget's disappearance to look like a bathing accident. At first,…

Cast 4 male 4 female

ACTOR FROM VIENNA

Edith is married to a man twice her age, and is attracted to a young actor, who pursues her and asks her to divorce her husband and marry him. Her husband, the Baron Pahlen-Montalto, is aware of this and has…

Cast 4 male 1 female

ALL AT SEA

When Graham and Annette, and Gus and Maria, the two winning couples of Meteor Television's popular lovers' reunion programme, Star-Crossed Sweethearts, head off for the romantic cruise they've been promised on board the Sovereign, little do they realise what adventures…

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ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (abridged)

Confused by Confucius? Wish Swift was swifter? Moby a bit quicker? Then prepare to enjoy another outrageous assault on the senses with over eighty of the greatest literary masterpieces brought humbly down to Earth. This fast-paced comedy flies through a…

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AND THIS WAS ODD

The plot of this unusual comedy centres around a mother's astonishing discovery that the effect of a prescribed sleeping draught is to make her mind and spirit slip away from her body. She uses this 'gift' to solve many of…

Cast 3 male 6 female

ANNIVERSARY DINNER

How well can you trust your friends? Would they stand by you if they discovered you were in some dreadful trouble? This short one-act play shows what could be the consequences when someone plays an April Fool’s joke at a…

Cast 7 male 4 female

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

A timeless and classic hit both on Broadway and in the West End. Arsenic and Old Lace is the amusing story of two charming and innocent elderly ladies who decide that by poisoning their poor, lonely lodgers and burying the…

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ARTHUR

What do you do if you’re a young, rich woman tired of being pursued by men for all the wrong reasons? Simple, “create” a husband to keep them all at bay. A hilarious, finely-crafted three-act comedy. Cast: 10 men, 4…

Cast 10 male 4 female

AS GOOD AS NEW

A macabre comedy set in the suburban home of the Pimbles, who live in the shadow of imminent catastrophe. While Grandpa toils in the cellar on his corpses, the normal life of the family goes on from one fatality to…

Cast 2 male 3 female

ASYLUM

The latest play from the award-winning author of Not Quite Jerusalem is set in the grounds of a decaying Victorian lunatic asylum scheduled for imminent demolition to provide housing. A second-rate film crew have arrived to make a promotional video…

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BAD JAZZ

This provocative new comedy is about a group of desperate souls who come together in pursuit of a shared dream. It's set in the 'wannabe culture', where everything is possible as long as you want it hard enough, and are…

Cast 3 male 4 female

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BADGER GAME, THE

Short comedy by Kenneth Horne

Cast 2 male 1 female

BASINFUL OF THE BRINY, A

A basinful of mishaps and misunderstandings occur in the second of Leslie Sands' 'Seaside Trilogy'. When Mr and Mrs Pepper return to the 'Seaview Guest House' to celebrate their 1st Anniversary, not only do they once again encounter the dragonish…

Cast 3 male 6 female

BASKET CASE

Dependable Miranda and her ex-husband, the smooth-talking, charming and utterly unreliable Guy are thrown together in distressing circumstances when their faithful aging family pet takes a turn for the worse. Reunited over the dog basket, Guy and Miranda soon discover…

Cast 3 male 1 female

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BENCH, THE

Joe is in crisis, his life a swirling scribble of obligations he feels he’s failing to fulfil. For five minutes a day he finds a little solace and peace, alone on an isolated bench. Sandy is mourning the passing of…

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BESIDE THE SEASIDE

The first play in Leslie Sands' trilogy of seaside capers at the Seaview Guest House. The tyrannical landlady Mrs Austin terrorises her lodgers with her bread and butter pudding, while newlyweds Mr and Mrs Pepper realise that marriage is no…

Cast 3 male 6 female

BEST INTENTIONS, THE

The story covers the ten-year period from 1909-19 and concerns the Lutheran minister Henrik Bergman and his wife Anna Akerblom. We see Henrik as a theology student, asked to visit his ailing grandmother with whom he has fallen out. In…

Cast 9 male 7 female

BIBLE: THE COMPLETE WORD OF GOD (abridged)

In the beginning there was chaos. But why stop there? It may seem hard to believe, but now the Good Book gets even better! Whether you are Catholic or Atheist, Muslim or Jew, Protestant or Presbyterian, you're sure to find…

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BLUE DANUBE

A love-story in three acts. Virag, an innkeeper, has come into an inheritance, which naturally attracts attention from would-be interested parties, one of whom, a waitress, wants him to marry her. However, he is already married. His wife agrees to…

Cast 7 male 2 female

BOSTON MARRIAGE

Anna and Claire are two bantering, scheming ladies of fashion who have long lived together on the fringes of upper-class society. Anna has just become the mistress of a wealthy man, from whom she has received an enormous emerald and…

Cast 3 female

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…

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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

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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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BREAKFAST WITH JONNY WILKINSON

"Scores the theatrical equivalent of an exhilarating try followed by an immaculate Jonny Wilkinson conversion" - Daily Telegraph Greyhawks rugby club is under threat from local land developers, and Dave's position as chairman is being challenged by an extremely loud…

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BREAKING POINT

One act comedy by Alfred Shaughnessy.

Cast 3 male 5 female

BRIGHT SOCIETY

An amusing half-hour is spent when the audience is taken behind the scenes of a village amateur dramatic society which is in the midst of hectic last minute rehearsals and preparations for their entry in a local drama festival. Excellent…

Cast 11 female

CASTRO'S BEARD

On the eve of Fidel Castro’s historic visit to the United Nations Assembly in 1960, a clandestine meeting takes place in Washington DC – a CIA think tank is hastily assembled whose sole aim is to take down the Castro…

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COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA, THE (abridged)

With a ten year run in the West End at the Criterion Theatre, The Complete History of America (abridged) ought to be funny. And informative. And it's both. In the short space of ninety minutes, Adam Long, Reed Martin and…

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COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, THE (abridged)

Shakespeare may be turning in his grave, but the show that's become a cult classic contains all 37 plays (plus sonnets) in just 97 minutes. As the comedies aren't anywhere near as funny as the tragedies, all sixteen have been…

Cast 3 male

DAMAGES

"It's not in the public interest just because it interests the public" Deep in the bowels of a tabloid newspaper office, the clock is ticking with only an hour left before the presses have to roll.... A controversial photo of…

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DARK REMEDY

A one act comedy for seven actresses from the ever-popular author Cherry Vooght.

Cast 7 female

DAY OF THE DEMON BOWLER, THE

On their way to a choral gathering, the Revd Tom Bowling and his choir boys are involved in a serious motor accident, and are transported by angels up to heaven to await further instructions. While the hospital battles to save…

Cast 8 male 8 female

DAY THEY KIDNAPPED THE POPE, THE

At the end of his triumphal tour of New York, Pope Albert is kidnapped by Sam, a Brooklyn taxi driver. The play opens as Sam arrives home with his hostage and we witness each member of the family's surprised reaction…

Cast 5 male 2 female

DON'T ROCK THE BOAT

The peaceful waters of the Thames get decidedly choppy in the latest play from the author of The Mating Game and Revenge, when brash self made property developer Arthur Bullhead decides to cement the deal of a lifetime. He invites…

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ELEVENSES

One act comedy for five actresses by Lilian Denham.

Cast 5 female

ENCHANTED APRIL

Feeling lost in the shadows of marriage and forgotten in the rush of 1920s post-war society, two London housewives pool their savings to rent a villa in Italy for a ladies-only holiday away, reluctantly recruiting a pair of difficult upper-class…

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ESCAPADE

This famous comedy produced at the Theatre Royal Windsor deals with a passionate campaigner for peace who has to reconsider his motives when his schoolboy sons decide to save the human race from nuclear disaster and plan an escapade that…

Cast 7 male 3 female

ESCAPADE (Revised Version)

A newly revised and updated adaptation of Escapade by Binnie Yeates, particularly for suitable for youth groups, high schools and Secondary Schools.

Cast 4 male 6 female

EVENING WITH GARY LINEKER, AN

July 4th, 1990. In Italy, England are playing Germany in the Semi final of the World Cup. In Majorca, Bill and Monica are on holiday trying to rekindle a failing marriage. Monica dreams of an affair with Gary Lineker, the…

Cast 3 male 2 female

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EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN (Vooght)

Short play for two men and three women from the ever popular author Cherry Vooght. The play forms part of the collections A SEAT IN THE PARK but can be perfomed separately as well as part of the entire evening…

Cast 2 male 3 female

FALLING UPSTAIRS

Early short comedy by Roland Pertwee.

Cast 1 male 3 female

FANCY MAN, THE

Does Amy Granville have a 'fancy man'? Set in a small Pennine village in the 1920's, Amy and Arthur have been married just under a year, but the small community begins to talk in whispers when Amy starts visiting the…

Cast 4 male 3 female

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FINAL TEST, THE

Peter and Ruth have had a long and happy marriage. Or so Peter believes. They both have their own interests – he loves listening to the cricket on the radio, she likes to travel. But all is not well as…

Cast 4 male 2 female

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FIND THE LADY

When Rosie Lake, the proprietress of the Delamere Private Hotel, stumbles across the strangulated body of one of her residents, she faints! When Rosie comes to, there is no body and no evidence to prove a crime ever took place.…

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FIVE BLUE HAIRED LADIES SITTING ON A GREEN PARK BENCH

Anna, Eva, Rose, Gladys and La La had only two things in common when they met seven months ago: a park bench and a life well-lived. Through fond and sometimes painful memories, keen observations and a good belly laugh now…

Cast 4 male 6 female

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FOR PETE'S SAKE

Early comedy by the ever-popular Leslie Sands.

Cast 4 male 6 female

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…

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FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE

This bittersweet comedy is set in a West Side Manhattan apartment where the curtain rises on Frankie and Johnny (a waitress and short order cook in the same restaurant) discovered in bed. It is their first encounter outside work, and…

Cast 1 male 1 female

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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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GIRLS' NIGHT OUT

Why has Tony recently been spending lots of time in his room, playing Rod Stewart hits at top volume? His mum Ivy doesn’t see anything strange in this, at least until Ivy organises a hen night for the heavily pregnant…

Cast 4 male 4 female

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GIRLS' NIGHT OUT IN IBIZA

The hilarious sequel to Girls' Night Out finds Tony and Pete in Ibiza, where Tony is organising a male strip show for the girls of Ibiza. Jane had thrown Pete out back home and he's arrived looking for work. He…

Cast 4 male 4 female

GLASS SLIPPER, THE

Shades of Liliom in this gentle comedy, premièred in 1924 along with Mima and The Play’s the Thing, which concerns a suburban Cinderella, a simple servant girl whose head has been filled with romantic ideas by seeing too many plays…

Cast 7 male 7 female

GOD'S OFFICIAL

God's Official is a hyperactive tale of loyalties and injustice. Devastated that a dodgy refereeing decision has condemned their beloved football team to relegation, Cliff and Degsy seek retribution by abducting the referee. As their half-baked plan goes increasingly awry,…

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GOLF UMBRELLA, THE

Robert, a failing playwright, is inspired to write his next play on the theme on adultery. Having read the first draft, his wife Susan claims his seduction scene lacks realism and Robert admits that he has had no experience whatsoever…

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GOOD FAIRY, THE

A comedy in three acts and an unusual epilogue. Lu wants to be like the proverbial good fairy and spread happiness and wealth wherever she goes, despite being a poor cinema usherette. After passing herself off as the wife of…

Cast 5 male 2 female

GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME

The final chapter in Leslie Sands' "Seaside Trilogy" alongside BASINFUL OF THE BRINY and BESIDE THE SEASIDE. Five years have elapsed, and Mr and Mrs Pepper return to the seaside resort for a 'second honeymoon'. Avoiding the infamous "Seaview" guest…

Cast 4 male 5 female

GREENWASH

Alan is an American Public Relations guru. He knows how to win friends and influence people. He knows how to seduce women. He has worked for George Bush (nos. 1 and 2) and now works for Big Oil - and…

Cast 3 male 4 female

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GROUND RULES

When Gerry and Judith, a long married couple, rescue Jo from an assault by her aggressive partner Ashley one night in a pub they trigger off a chain of events that even Judith – a marriage councillor – can’t manage.…

Cast 2 male 2 female

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GUARDSMAN, THE (Monte)

"Ms. Monte, using a literal English translation by Gabor Lukin, a great-grandson of Molnar, has fashioned a fresh version of the play to reveal a thorny edge that can prick the heart while tickling you to laughter." The New York…

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HALFWAY UP THE TREE

After some years of army service in the Malayan jungle, General Sir Mallalieu Fitzbuttress returns home to face a series of domestic crises. His son Robert who has been sent down from Oxford, has become something of a dropout and…

Cast 5 male 4 female

HARVEY

One of the longest running comedies in Broadway and West End history, Harvey has endeared generations of audiences with the relationship of the amiable Elwood P Dowd and his best friend, the 6'1" tall white rabbit which only he can…

Cast 6 male 6 female

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HEALTHY GRAVE, A

Robert and Hilary Travers, a childless married couple in their seventies, have had careers around the world as academics, but in retirement their horizons have shrunk to a small cottage in the Cotswolds. Robert, once the life and soul of…

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HOUSE, THE

The Redmonds have an unusual relationship – with their dream home. With the kids now raised, it’s finally time to move on. They don’t, though, want to just sell the place. They want to entrust it to its next owners,…

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HOW TO BE HAPPY

We all want to be happy. We all know what it feels like. But what if it keeps slipping through our fingers? Paul is a former happiness guru. As a young man he wrote self-help books and appeared on the…

Cast 2 male 3 female

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I WANT THAT HAIR

Jane Thornton's plays include Shakers (with John Godber), Amid the Standing Corn, Back to the Walls, Handle with Care, Catwalk, Cut 'n' Dried and the stage adaptations of Dracula (also with John Godber) and Wuthering Heights. She has won two…

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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE

What happens when your husband leaves for a younger woman? How do you kick-start your life when you've never had to work? How do you cope with the realisation that time is not on your side? Susan Shaw at 58…

Cast 4 male 2 female

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JOVIAL CREW, A

Written in 1641, A JOVIAL CREW was the last play to be performed before the outbreak of the English Civil War and the deep devisions within English society form a distinctive backdrop for Stephen Jeffreys' sparkling adaptation of Brome's comedy,…

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KICK IN THE BAUBLES

"Executed with panache, A Kick in the Baubles might just jingle your bells" ~ The Times It's another peaceful Christmas in the Bauble household, but chestnuts aren't roasting on an open fire. And although a Silent Night would be welcome,…

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KICKING A DEAD HORSE

The play begins with a man alone in a desert landscape digging a grave. Hobart Struther's horse has just dropped dead. He stands there in the vast open desert trying to figure out what to do about his predicament. Every…

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KISSING SID JAMES

An hilarious adult comedy of fumbling passion. Eddie's an aspiring stationery salesman with a flash car and a moustache he adores. Crystal's a croupier with a bit of a thing for Sean Connery. Together these two would-be lovers spend a…

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LADY MISLAID, A

Two unmarried sisters have rented an isolated country house in search of peace and quiet to aid the younger sister's recovery from a recent nervous breakdown. They have hardly arrived before the police come and start digging in the garden…

Cast 3 male 4 female

LAST OF THE DUTY FREE

Thirty years after the disastrous antics in the original Duty Free, Eric Chappell has reunited the couples at the Hotel San Remo in Marbella once again in another hugely entertaining adventure! When working class David and Amy met upper-middle class…

Cast 4 male 3 female

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LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE

In this new stage adaptation of the timeless television series, Foggy, Clegg and Compo are reunited for one last adventure. Foggy has designs on winning the affections of Constance, Nora Batty’s niece and the long-suffering fiancée of the hapless Gifford…

Cast 5 male 2 female

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LAUNDRY AND BOURBON

Conceived as a companion piece to precede Lone Star with which it constitutes a full evening of theatre, this play can also be equally effective presented independently. The action centres on the discontent and very funny gossip of three small…

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LAWYER, THE

Molnár’s first theatrical success, The Lawyer is a fast-paced comedy from 1902 with a plot-line whose twists and turns are more like hairpin bends, while pricking bubbles of ambition and self-importance on the way. Mr Sarkany, the lawyer, is too…

Cast 7 male 4 female

LET'S BE FRIENDS

A play about a group of women who are going through their final minutes of preparation and rehearsal before going on the air on a radio programme. Hilarious fun and thoroughly recommended.

Cast 9 female

LET'S PRETEND

The hotel Nova Paradise may have seen better days, but it’s still a home away from home for the long-stay British pensioners wintering in Majorca. For one couple, the victims of a plundered pension fund, Marj can’t help but to…

Cast 3 male 4 female

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LIFE AND TIMES OF YOUNG BOB SCALLION, THE

Bob Scallion is a survivor. From a humble start and an early brush with the law, young Bob sets out on a course of betterment on his way to seeking his fame and fortune. But when faced with life's many…

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LIGHT OF DAY, THE

From the author of A State of Affairs comes a provocative and insightful exploration of marriage as it is shaped by independence and individualism in the modern world. After seventeen years of marriage, Ralph and Louise are both driven to…

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LIVE BED SHOW, THE

From the co-author of An Evening With Gary Lineker comes this hilarious boy meets girl tale for the over-30’s. Seen in the West End starring Paul Merton and Caroline Quentin, Live Bed Show finds one couple manoeuvring through a tussle…

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LIVER BIRDS, THE

Following on from the huge success of the television series, The Liver Birds is the amusing story of Sandra and Beryl, adapted for the stage. Living together in a Merseyside apartment, the girls pursue their romantic interests while keeping their…

Cast 5 male 4 female

LONE STAR

The story takes place in the cluttered backyard of a small town Texas bar. Roy, a brawny, macho type who had once been a local high school hero, is back in town after a hitch in Vietnam, and trying to…

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LONELY HEARTS

A sparkling tale of romance and relationships from the author of OFF OUT. From school discos to Rita and Bernie's wedding day, LONELY HEARTS spans twenty years in the lives of Rita and Bernie, and their best friends Silv and…

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LOOK BEHIND YOU

This tragicomic panto-within-a-play is set over the holiday period at a crumbling provincial theatre, chronicling both the on and off stage lives of the cast and crew of a repertory production of Dick Whittington that is rapidly going downhill, even…

Cast 5 male 6 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,…

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LOST

It’s the first day of Scarborough’s summer season and Tom and Chelsea have holiday jobs at the Court Hotel. They love their work – they could watch it all day, especially guests Len and Betty whose fifty year old marriage…

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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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LOVE AFFAIR

A deliciously light and very funny version of the highly successful Paris comedy Coup de Soleil set in Paris in the spring of 1925. During a recent UK tour, Sian Phillips starred as Valentine Matignon, a passionate and vivacious lady…

Cast 4 male 3 female

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LOVE ME SLENDER

"Remember girls - not slim for today. Not slim for tomorrow. But slim for life!" With these words, Siobhan, the 'Achiever of the Year' inspires her hopeful new recruits in the Slim for Life dieting club. Siobhan has lost seven…

Cast 7 female

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LOVE OF FOUR COLONELS, THE

An adult fairy tale, where four colonels representing America, France, Russia and England are taken to a magical castle by two fairies, one wicked, the other good. At the castle they discover The Sleeping Beauty. Each of our national characters…

Cast 6 male 6 female

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MARRAKECH

The mid-life crisis strikes Walter and Vivien when Walter announces his intentions to rebel against his house husband existence in London and leave for Marrakech to write a book - alone. Walter's plans go astray when Vivien, a successful GP,…

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MATILDA LIAR!

From the author of the award-winning The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband and the BT Biennial play Nasty Neighbours comes this fable for adults about Matilda, a compulsive liar who tells so many lies that even she cannot keep up.…

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MISSING BELIEVED MARRIED

Diana Roberts, an attractive heiress, has lost her memory. All she recalls is falling in love with a sailor, marrying him at sea and losing him in the port of Cape Town. She can no longer remember his physical appearance,…

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MORRIS, THE

It’s a sunny day in Prestatyn for the End of Season Championships . . . Our Lady All Angels’ Morris Dancing Troupe are fluffing up their shakers, whitening their pumps and sizing up the competition. As defending Champions, Lily’s troupe…

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MOVE OVER MRS MARKHAM

Philip Markham, a publisher of children's books, is asked by his business partner, Henry Lodge, if he can borrow the flat for the evening to gallivant with his latest girlfriend. As Philip and his wife will be out, he reluctantly…

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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…

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NAKED TRUTH, THE

When five very different women sign up for Gabby’s pole dancing class at the local village hall, none of them have any idea what lies ahead – each of them have their own reasons for taking up pole dancing, whether…

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NASTY NEIGHBOURS

A terrifically thrilling black comedy examining the stresses and strains of modern life in the 1990’s, Nasty Neighbours bursts into life following the emigration of Mr and Mrs Peach’s neighbours the Hodges to Australia. The grieving Peaches anxiously twitch behind…

Cast 3 male 3 female

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NIGHT IN QUESTION, THE

When a woman is attacked in a city car park the staff of Faraday Finance, whose offices overlook the car park, fall under suspicion – in particular Brian Heath, who has been picked out at an identification parade and whose…

Cast 5 male 3 female

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NIGHT SONG

Short comedy for three women by Cherry Vooght.

Cast 3 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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OH ROMEO

30 years after Romeo and Juliet fail to commit suicide, we find them squabbling together in this ingenious farce with music. Original score available on request. "The early romantic situation has now developed, or descended, to the usual married life…

Cast 2 male 1 female

OH, CLARENCE!

A hilarious comedy based on one of P.G. Wodehouse's most famous characters, Lord Emsworth, the dreamy peer of Blandings Castle. The delightful Earl, as vague as ever, wants nothing more than to be allowed to potter around Blandings, tending his…

Cast 8 male 5 female

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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ON THE TIN

The committee members of the Granary Theatre are trying to revive their organisation’s flagging fortunes by pinning their hopes on an enthusiastic newcomer, Steve, who seems to know a lot about theatre. He’s keen to push Brecht and Pinter and…

Cast 5 male 2 female

OUR WIFE

Early comedy by Leslie Sands.

Cast 5 male 4 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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OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE

The story of two sisters-in-law, one of whom continually takes advantage of the other's good nature and kindness by hinting that she will leave her a fortune when she dies. When, however, she is found to be a fraud, both…

Cast 8 female

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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PENNY BLUE

Bob and Marion live with their rebellious daughter Pen in a cockroach-infested tower block. Dougie and Petula are old friends who years before emigrated to Australia in search of a better life. Dougie and Petula have made it big Down…

Cast 3 male 3 female

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PIECE OF CAKE, A

‘Bridget Jones’ meets ‘Nigella Lawson’ in this delicious romantic comedy! When London city girl Penelope Hart is suddenly made redundant she seizes the chance to follow her life-long dream – opening a cake shop. She rents a ramshackle commercial property…

Cast 3 male 2 female

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PIGS EAR

On the eve of the 1979 General Election, a family gathers to watch the results. And again in 1983, 1987 and 1992. In four acts, over the results of four elections, Cullen’s black comedy travels through thirteen years of personal…

Cast 5 male 5 female

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PLAY'S THE THING, THE

Molnár plays his audience as you would a musical instrument in this three-act play, adapted from the original Hungarian by P.G. Wodehouse. A famous playwright has to act quickly to save the honour of a lady and the happiness of…

Cast 9 male 1 female

PLAYING AWAY

Elisabeth is at the centre of a love triangle. She has one lover in London, Roger Rodgers, and another life in Paris with paramour Pierre. But can she carry on having her gateau and eating it? Playing Away is a…

Cast 2 male 1 female

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PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, THE

A somewhat tarnished international playboy returns to the San Francisco home of his former wife to give away their daughter in marriage. He hasn't laid eyes on the girl since she was a sprout and now discovering her a resplendent…

Cast 5 male 2 female

PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY, THE

A collection of one-act plays by the ever-popular playwright. Each of the plays is complete in itself, and can be played on any kind of stage. Strong roles for women, demanding actresses who can bring out the singularity of the…

Cast 1 male 1 female

POOR MRS PEPYS

Based on incidents contained in Samuel Pepys' famous diary, Poor Mrs. Pepys spans an eleven year period between 1658 and 1669, taking in both the Black Death and the Great Fire and creating a vibrant picture of seventeenth century London…

Cast 6 male 4 female

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PRESIDENT (ONE, TWO, THREE)

The President was written for Max Pallenberg, one of the great European comedians. If you have a leading actor with split-second timing and the ability to sustain rapid deliveries for the duration of the play, this is the one for…

Cast 18 male 6 female

PROLOGUE TO KING LEAR

It’s awkward to be confronted by “her husband” when you are about to play King Lear, but a heavy beard and much gravitas come in handy, especially when the husband is a Professor of Literature with a passion for Shakespeare!…

Cast 10 male 1 female

PVT WARS (Full length version)

A new, full-length version of one of our most popular short plays, dealing with three Vietnam veterans who are recuperating in an Army hospital, the play combines humour and compassion with uncompromising honesty as it follows the irreverent doings of…

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PVT WARS (One Act version)

Dealing with three Vietnam veterans recuperating in an Army hospital, this play is both compassionate and funny whilst remaining uncompromisingly honest. The three GIs while away their time on the terrace of the hospital. Gately, a hillbilly, fiddles compulsively with…

Cast 3 male

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QUEEN ELIZABETH SLEPT HERE

Where Elizabeth slept is a tumbledown country cottage that Norah Fuller has just bought. Her husband is less enthusiastic about it than she is, particularly when he discovers that there are no modern conveniences, not even running water. How he…

Cast 7 male 6 female

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QUEEN'S ENGLISH

Heard the one about the Englishman, the Scotsman and the Irishman? This biting topical comedy pokes a finger at ideas of national identity, class and Britain's role in the modern world. Set in a once-grand country manor house now converted…

Cast 3 male 2 female

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RELUCTANT ROGUE, THE

A very funny and fast-moving play centring on an amorous young college professor who specialises in seducing the prettier of his female students until he finds himself trapped in a tangled web of false promises. Reed Dolan would seem to…

Cast 2 male 5 female

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REPENT AT LEISURE

Edith is marrying into a very well-connected family and although her people are descended from a Billingsgate fish porter, she herself is a highly educated and charming young woman and quite able to fill her future position. just before the…

Cast 7 female

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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RIDE DOWN MOUNT MORGAN, THE

Two women meet in a hospital intensive care ward, after each learns of an automobile accident which has seriously injured their husband. The two visitors, unknown to each other, soon realise that it is the same accident, and indeed, is…

Cast 4 male 4 female

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ROMANOFF AND JULIET

Peter Ustinov's sensational West End hit is set in a mythical country lying smack on the border between East and West. Full of the most delightful comic satire on modern times and international affairs, the play follows the frustrated romance…

Cast 9 male 4 female

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SAY IT WITH FLOWERS

Fresh off the back of their latest amateur dramatics production, the Parish Players learn that circumstances beyond their control are forcing them to abandon the Parish Hall. Without anywhere to stage their plays, they decide to pull on their gardening…

Cast 2 male 3 female

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SEAT IN THE PARK, A

A collection of one-act plays by the ever-popular playwright. Each of the plays is complete in itself, and can be played on any kind of stage. Strong roles for women, demanding actresses who can bring out the singularity of the…

Cast 3 male 5 female

SEE IF I CARE

One act comedy by Cherry Vooght, part of a collection of short plays in the volume entitled A SEAT IN THE PARK.

Cast 5 female

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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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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SHAKESPEARE COUNTRY

The play is set on Midsummer's Eve in present day Stratford upon Avon. American Country and Western singer Billy Shake has arrived in town looking for the connection which will authenticate his claim to being the true descendant of William…

Cast 6 male 5 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…

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SPIRIT LEVEL

When famous crime writer Jack Cameron and his wife Susie drown in a boating accident, they are refused entry into heaven – Jack is a card-carrying atheist – so they return to haunt the country cottage where they lived. Life…

Cast 3 male 4 female

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STILL LIFE (Molnar)

A very short one-act play for three characters first produced in Budapest in 1925. An actor and actress, though in love, are jealous of each other, which leads to arguments, comedy, recriminations - and a happy ending.

Cast 3 male 2 female

STILL LIFE (Vooght)

Short comedy for three women, part of the collection of plays entitled A SEAT IN THE PARK.

Cast 3 female

SUNSPOTS

Still single and living at home in his mid-thirties, Tom inherits his father’s telescope along with his passion for stargazing. But between studying constellations, a beautiful woman sunbathing on a neighbouring rooftop catches his eye and, using maximum magnification, he…

Cast 2 male 3 female

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SWAN, THE

The first play Molnár wrote after the First World War is an elegant satire on the 'affaires de coeur' of the minor nobility of Central Europe, where the proud and lovely swan Alexandra, not knowing which emotional reaction to the…

Cast 7 male 4 female

TAXPAYER'S WALTZ, THE

Flora Draycott, an exuberant and impulsive widow, lives with her sister, Joyce, writing books and raising funds for charities. But to make real money she secretly, under a male nom de plume, writes a highly scandalous novel based on her…

Cast 5 male 7 female

TEA COSY, THE

Early comedy by Alfred Shaughnessy.

Cast 4 male 5 female

THAT'S LOVE

Are there really such things as 'soul-mates'? Are certain people destined to be together? The Frank Daniels Trio were a reasonably successful singing and dancing variety trio in the 1970s. Frank, his beautiful wife Sarah and comic sidekick Tony -…

Cast 4 male 2 female

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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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TIMING

When Julian Mann goes to work one morning, the last person he expects to find alongside him in the tiny room is his ex. And she’s not just any ex. She’s the woman who captured his heart, the woman who…

Cast 5 male 2 female

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TRENCH KISS

Jim and Sally are on holiday in Flanders, fulfilling not only Jim's obsession with the First World War but his search for the fate of his grandfather, who went missing in battle. While Jim is off looking at gravestones, a…

Cast 2 male 1 female

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TWITSTORM

Guy Manton is a national treasure, the much-loved host of a caustic television panel show, until a throwaway remark is inadvertently shared with the whole world, and before Guy knows what is happening he is being battered by the Twitstorm.…

Cast 5 male 1 female

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TWO DOZEN RED ROSES

Alberto Verani is outraged when his wife announces she wants to go on holiday with a girlfriend in order to escape him and the domestic routine of their marriage. He is not convinced when she claims it will bring the…

Cast 3 male 2 female

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UP POMPEII

Based on the original characters devised by Talbot Rothwell and Sid Colin for the Frankie Howerd BBC comedy, this hilarious romp through ancient Pompeii brings back all the television favourites in this full-length play seen on a national tour in…

Cast 6 male 5 female

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VIOLET, THE

Even a crotchety, blasé producer/manager can fall for an untalented actress, if he is ‘standing on the touchline’ and she plays her cards right!

Cast 1 male 2 female

WAXWORKS

The manager of a wax museum is showing round a group of visitors, and points out a group of statues, who were famous in their day due to a scandal. After they have gone, the wax figures come to life…

Cast 10 male 4 female

WE LOVE YOU, ARTHUR

Fiona Evans' We Love You Arthur tells the story of Julie and Lisa, two girls coming of age in a community being torn apart. Growing up is never easy, especially in Easington Colliery during 1984. Achieving 'big hair' can be…

Cast 1 male 3 female

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WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS

Three women of a ‘certain age’ gravitate to Paris. There’s Nancy, a retired headmistress determined to throw off the shackles; Anna, recently widowed – and free – after years of nursing a sick husband; and Raquel, a divorcee in search…

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WE'RE STRANGERS HERE

The play follows two couples who meet at a Spanish hotel on holiday in the 1960s. David Pearce has just been laid off his job as a draughtsman, and decides to blow some of his redundancy money on a foreign…

Cast 2 male 2 female

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WILD OATS

James McLure has transferred O'Keefe's restoration comedy to the American Old West, retaining the basic plot structure of the original play while ingeniously transferring the events and people to the American frontier. Transforming the scheming servants and lustful gentry to…

Cast 23 male 6 female

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (abridged)

Discovered in a treasure-filled parking lot in Leicester (next to a pile of bones that didn’t look that important), an ancient manuscript proves to be the long-lost first play written by none other than seventeen-year-old William Shakespeare from Stratford. William…

Cast 3 male 3 female

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WOMAN WHO COOKED HER HUSBAND, THE

Kenneth and Hilary have been married nearly twenty years, but as middle age approaches, Ken finds himself in the arms of another woman. At first, Laura appears to be everything that is missing from Ken's life with Hilary - young,…

Cast 1 male 2 female

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YOU CAN'T FIGHT CITY HALL, BREN

City Hall has threatened to demolish Mrs Wakefield's house. When a letter bearing news of the final decision arrives she refuses to open it until her son, Alan is with her. It is not easy for him to persuade his…

Cast 1 male 3 female

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU

At first the Sycamore family seem quite mad, but it is not long before we realise that if they are mad, the rest of the world is even madder. In contrast to the Sycamores are the stuffy and snobbish Kirbys.…

Cast 9 male 7 female

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YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE

It's a familiar story - running around with a gang, late-night drinking parties, loud music, out all hours and not getting out of bed until the afternoon. Sue and Richard have all these problems, and it's driving them crazy. But…

Cast 3 male 4 female

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