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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The Emperor and the Nightingale
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe selfish Emperor sends his childhood friend away only to realise he needs her more than ever. (1M, 1F, 3E)
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Murders Under Sail
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThere’s been a murder on a luxury yacht; comedy ensues as Inspector Gridlock investigates (11F, 12M)
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Keep Your Distance
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageJean opens her chip shop after lockdown but will her customers keep their distance? (1F, 2M)
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
£3.99 – £6.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pagePoe’s detective, Dupin, solves the gruesome murders in the Rue Morgue. (1M, 1F, 4E)
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Grimstone Halt
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThree TV executives check out a run-down hotel for a new show; they soon discover it’s haunted! (2F, 3M)
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Endings are Hard
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA writer tries several different endings to an action movie – some better than others… (2F, 5M)
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The Great Bear of the North
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFreya 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 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA radio ham accidentally contacts a stranded cosmonaut and makes plans to get him back to earth. (3F, 6M)
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Star Voyage
£3.99 – £8.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFans of cult ’80s show ‘Star Voyage’ kidnap the star to make him film one more episode (4F, 7M & 1E)
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The Other Woman
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageInfidelity, blackmail and murder abound in this one act drama with a twist. (4F & 1M)
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AI (Artificial Irritation)
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page3 Septuagenarians acquire an AI assistant who goes just a little too far in ‘improving’ their lives. (3F, 3M)
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Breaking and Entering
£3.99 – £8.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageIn 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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The Town that Spoke with Forked Tongue
£3.99 – £9.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageIn a town full of liars, new resident Mr Hope soon discovers that nobody can be trusted. (3F, 7M)
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The Third Riddle
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA wizard and his Gargoyles pose 3 riddles to rescue the Prince and Princess. (6M, 4F or 10E)
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The Ghost Writers
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe ghosts of Coward and Austen help a couple navigate a tricky situation. (4F, 3M)
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Digging the Dirt
£2.99 – £6.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAfter vandals trash an allotment, five affected plot owners reveal more about their personal lives than they would have before. (4F & 1M)
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The Cleverest Cat (or Puss in Boots)
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA 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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Shade
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageWhat happened to William Hare after the notorious Edinburgh murders? (2F & 3M)
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Matters Arising
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA retirement home resident has his will to die transformed into a renewed lust for life. (5F, 3M)
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The Case of the Disappearing Dame
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA fairy-tale-themed Noir Detective story for all the family. (5M, 7F & 3E)
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Sofia and the Sleeping Prince
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSome magic shoes take Princess Sofia on an adventure to wake a sleeping prince. (3M, 4F, 2E)
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Murders at Highcliffe House
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThere’s been a double murder at Highcliffe House; comedy ensues as Inspector Gridlock investigates (6F, 8M)
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Phoebe
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAfter 30 years, a woman meets her biological daughter, having been swapped at birth. (3F)
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Daisy, Baby, Pixie, Queen, Elephant, Monkey, Tangerine
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageCan Inspector Hazzard work out who the Tattoo killer is in this comedic mystery? (6F, 5M, 1E)
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One Night Stand
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA one night stand is ruined by Nick’s nerves, some awkward home-truths and a blocked toilet. (1F, 1M)
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A Merry Widow or Two
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA widow’s supposedly dead husband turns up and faces a dark twist (4F, 1M)
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The Fall
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageTelling the story of Adam & Eve’s dalliance with the Forbidden Fruit, The Fall is based on the epic poem Paradise Lost. (8E)
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Frankenfather!
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAre Igor and Dr. Frankenstein ready for the responsibility of bringing a life into the world? (1F, 4M & 4E)
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Murders at The Cosmopolitan
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThere’s been two murders at the Cosmopolitan hotel; comedy ensues as Inspector Gridlock investigates (11F, 10M)
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Free Birdie
£3.99 – £8.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAn exotic stranger turns a widower’s life upside-down. (2M, 3F)
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Murder in Time
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA 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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Mightier than the Sword
£1.99 – £5.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAfter being challenged to write a story by his father, the son’s fantasy story comes to life. (4M, 2F)
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The Monkey Paw
£3.99 – £8.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAn enchanted Monkey Paw causes tragedy with a twist in this one act play. (2M, 1F, 2E) 👂
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The Night Shift
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA burger restaurant and a memory erasing gun combine for a night of chaos! (1F, 4M)
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Nothing Happened
£3.99 – £8.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA couple find a time machine and use it to prevent a past tragedy – only to find that it’s going back in time that causes it! (3F,4M & 3E)
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Slice of Life
£3.99 – £8.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA local reporter interviews Lucifer who presents her with a moral choice. (4F, 3M, 1E)
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At ODDS
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageHas 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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Hen Night
£3.99 – £8.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageIn this one-act comedy, revelations and surprises ensure this Spain-set hen night descends quickly into farce. (5F, 2M)
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Right on Time
£2.99 – £4.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAn unusual train station turns out to be something decidedly other-worldly. (2F, 2M and 5E)
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Collections
£3.99 – £8.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe staff of a collections call centre have to deal with the news they’re losing their jobs. (5F, 5M)
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A Christmas Carol
£4.99 – £9.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA 1 hour adaptation for stage of Charles Dickens’ classic tale of redemption. (27 adult/child roles)
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Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Black Cat’
£1.99 – £5.99 Download This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageEdgar Allan Poe’s demon cat sends its owner into madness and murder. (2M, 2F, 3E)
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