One-Act Plays
One act plays
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The Third Riddle
From £2.99 More Info 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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Star Voyage
From £3.99 More Info 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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Sofia and the Sleeping Prince
From £2.99 More Info 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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The Monkey Paw
From £3.99 More Info 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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Mightier than the Sword
From £1.99 More Info 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 Ghost Writers
From £2.99 More Info 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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A Christmas Carol
From £4.99 More Info 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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AI (Artificial Irritation)
From £2.99 More Info 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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Nothing Happened
From £3.99 More Info 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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Free Birdie
From £3.99 More Info 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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Breaking and Entering
From £3.99 More Info 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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At ODDS
From £2.99 More Info 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
From £3.99 More Info 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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Frankenfather!
From £2.99 More Info 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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Double Blind
From £1.99 More Info This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBoth participants in a blind date try to get out of the arrangement with an unexpected twist. (3F, 3M)
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The Town that Spoke with Forked Tongue
From £3.99 More Info 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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Murder in Time
From £2.99 More Info 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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Endings are Hard
From £2.99 More Info 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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Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Black Cat’
From £1.99 More Info 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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The Emperor and the Nightingale
From £2.99 More Info 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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The Man in the Moon
From £2.99 More Info 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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Slice of Life
From £3.99 More Info 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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Matters Arising
From £2.99 More Info 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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Right on Time
From £2.99 More Info 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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Digging the Dirt
From £2.99 More Info 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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Murder Impossible
From £3.99 More Info This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageMultiple murders for Inspector Fantana to investigate but could they all be related in this one-act comic mystery? (7F, 6M & 1E)
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One Night Stand
From £2.99 More Info 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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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
From £3.99 More Info 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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Collections
From £3.99 More Info 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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Murders Under Sail
From £2.99 More Info 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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The Great Bear of the North
From £2.99 More Info 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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Murders at The Cosmopolitan
From £2.99 More Info 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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Daisy, Baby, Pixie, Queen, Elephant, Monkey, Tangerine
From £2.99 More Info 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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Murders at Highcliffe House
From £2.99 More Info 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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The Case of the Disappearing Dame
From £2.99 More Info 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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Grimstone Halt
From £2.99 More Info 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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Dr. Doomsday
From £2.99 More Info This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA quirky comedy where the fate of the world is in the hands of some less than super, super-people. (2F, 1M & 2E)
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The Night Shift
From £2.99 More Info 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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The Other Woman
From £2.99 More Info 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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A Merry Widow or Two
From £2.99 More Info 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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Keep Your Distance
From £2.99 More Info 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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Shade
From £2.99 More Info 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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The Fall
From £2.99 More Info 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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The Cleverest Cat (or Puss in Boots)
From £2.99 More Info 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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Phoebe
From £2.99 More Info 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)