Looking for One Act Theatre scripts?
Here are all of our One Act Theatre Scripts for Theatre Groups, Drama Clubs, Schools, Colleges, Professional Theatre, Classroom use and Youth Groups in one place for you to browse, read in full online and download instantly in both PDF and Docx formats. There are scripts with a range of themes. Length and number of characters can vary so you might find it easier to go here and use the search engine on the right of the page to narrow down your search.
These are One Act Theatre scripts which are generally less than 45 minutes in length.
(Narrow the scripts down by run-time, number of characters etc. by using our search engine. Or to find something completely different!)
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Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Black Cat’
£ 1.99 – £ 5.99 Select optionsEdgar Allan Poe’s demon cat sends its owner into madness and murder. (2M, 2F, 3E)
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Mightier than the Sword
£ 1.99 – £ 5.99 Select optionsAfter being challenged to write a story by his father, the son’s fantasy story comes to life. (4M, 2F)
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Matters Arising
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA retirement home resident has his will to die transformed into a renewed lust for life. (5F, 3M)
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A Merry Widow or Two
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA widow’s supposedly dead husband turns up and faces a dark twist (4F, 1M)
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Keep Your Distance
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsJean opens her chip shop after lockdown but will her customers keep their distance? (1F, 2M)
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The Great Bear of the North
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsFreya meets and befriends a bear cub. However, he soon grows too large and has to undertake a dangerous journey back to his home in the North. (1M, 4F, 2E)
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The Man in the Moon
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA radio ham accidentally contacts a stranded cosmonaut and makes plans to get him back to earth. (3F, 6M)
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The Emperor and the Nightingale
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsThe selfish Emperor sends his childhood friend away only to realise he needs her more than ever. (1M, 1F, 3E)
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At ODDS
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsHas a curse left the pages of a play, or is something else causing the unfortunate events at the Ollynsmead and District Dramatic Society? (6F, 1M, 1E)
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The Cleverest Cat (or Puss in Boots)
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA mysterious cat turns up and helps solve the mystery of the missing princess. A play for kids with audience participation. (1M, 3F, 2E (or 3 actors with doubling))
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Murder in Time
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA professor travels in time to knock off ancestors of those ahead of him in the queue for the deanship. (9F, 10M, 3E)
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Murders at The Cosmopolitan
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsThere’s been two murders at the Cosmopolitan hotel; comedy ensues as Inspector Gridlock investigates (11F, 10M)
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Frankenfather!
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsAre Igor and Dr. Frankenstein ready for the responsibility of bringing a life into the world? (1F, 4M & 4E)
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Endings are Hard
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA writer tries several different endings to an action movie – some better than others… (2F, 5M)
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Sofia and the Sleeping Prince
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsSome magic shoes take Princess Sofia on an adventure to wake a sleeping prince. (3M, 4F, 2E)
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Shade
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsWhat happened to William Hare after the notorious Edinburgh murders? (2F & 3M)
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The Third Riddle
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA wizard and his Gargoyles pose 3 riddles to rescue the Prince and Princess. (6M, 4F or 10E)
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The Other Woman
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsInfidelity, blackmail and murder abound in this one act drama with a twist. (4F & 1M)
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Right on Time
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsAn unusual train station turns out to be something decidedly other-worldly. (2F, 2M and 5E)
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Murders at Highcliffe House
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsThere’s been a double murder at Highcliffe House; comedy ensues as Inspector Gridlock investigates (6F, 8M)
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Grimstone Halt
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsThree TV executives check out a run-down hotel for a new show; they soon discover it’s haunted! (2F, 3M)
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The Night Shift
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA burger restaurant and a memory erasing gun combine for a night of chaos! (1F, 4M)
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Murders Under Sail
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsThere’s been a murder on a luxury yacht; comedy ensues as Inspector Gridlock investigates (11F, 12M)
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One Night Stand
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA one night stand is ruined by Nick’s nerves, some awkward home-truths and a blocked toilet. (1F, 1M)
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How to Make Friends And Other Monsters
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsWhen Precious learns that she is a Vampire, she enrolls in Victor Frankenstein’s academy – but there’s the small matter of his monster to deal with. (5F, 6M, 3E)
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The Case of the Disappearing Dame
£ 2.99 – £ 4.99 Select optionsA fairy-tale-themed Noir Detective story for all the family. (5M, 7F & 3E)
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The Town that Spoke with Forked Tongue
£ 3.99 – £ 9.99 Select optionsIn a town full of liars, new resident Mr Hope soon discovers that nobody can be trusted. (3F, 7M)
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Breaking and Entering
£ 3.99 – £ 8.99 Select optionsIn this one-act award winning comedy, two burglars get more than they bargained for when they realise they recognise their victims. (2F, 2M)
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Free Birdie
£ 3.99 – £ 8.99 Select optionsAn exotic stranger turns a widower’s life upside-down. (2M, 3F)
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Collections
£ 3.99 – £ 8.99 Select optionsThe staff of a collections call centre have to deal with the news they’re losing their jobs. (5F, 5M)
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Slice of Life
£ 3.99 – £ 8.99 Select optionsA local reporter interviews Lucifer who presents her with a moral choice. (4F, 3M, 1E)
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
£ 3.99 – £ 6.99 Select optionsPoe’s detective, Dupin, solves the gruesome murders in the Rue Morgue. (1M, 1F, 4E)
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The Monkey Paw
£ 3.99 – £ 8.99 Select optionsAn enchanted Monkey Paw causes tragedy with a twist in this one act play. (2M, 1F, 2E) 👂
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Star Voyage
£ 3.99 – £ 8.99 Select optionsFans of cult ’80s show ‘Star Voyage’ kidnap the star to make him film one more episode (4F, 7M & 1E)
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