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GENRE: Comedy Drama
CAST SIZE (M/F): 3M, 2F
LENGTH: Full length
SUITABLE FOR ALL: No - contains some strong language
When Mark finds an unconscious man lying in the sands of a beach, he does what any other person would do; he stops to help. He has no idea that in doing so he is starting a chain of events that will seemingly ruin his life.
'Found examines how we involve ourselves in the lives of other people, how our actions can affect them and poses the question ‘what happens if we stop thinking about ourselves for a second and actually listen to others?’
★★★★ Everything Theatre
GENRE: Comedy Drama/Christmas
CAST SIZE (M/F): 2M, 1F with doubling (could be played with 2M, 1F and an ensemble cast of 3M, 3F and 3GN)
LENGTH: One act (90 mins)
SUITABLE FOR ALL: Yes
On a cold December night, three strangers gather on the platform of Paddington Station to take the sleeper train to Cornwall. They have no idea that they are about to embark on a journey that will change their lives forever.
Following receipt of a cryptic letter, the three passengers must make their way to Montague Manor, in time for the reading of a will belonging to a man they never knew. Only those present
at 8am will receive a bequest.
There is a catch – they can neither tell nor trust anyone…
GENRE: Comedy Drama
CAST SIZE (M/F): 2M
LENGTH: One Act
SUITABLE FOR ALL: No - some adult themes
‘So let’s build the tension – everybody put your hands on your legs and give us a drum roll please! Stamp your feet! Here we go!’
It’s the final performance of a Cinderella panto in a moth-eaten, regional theatre, and backstage tensions between the ugly sisters are threatening to boil over on to the stage.
Will the egotism, one-upmanship and sexual politics remain confined to the dressing room, or will the bitter rivalry and jealousy between the two actors steal the show?
“Oh No It Isn’t! is a brilliantly observed, raucous yet moving new play exploring the highs and lows of life in the theatre.”
Published by Renard Press, performance rights handled by Luke directly.
GENRE: Comedy Drama
CAST SIZE (M/F): 3F
LENGTH: Full length
SUITABLE FOR ALL: Yes
A beautifully written portrayal of a family coming to terms with complications caused by Alzheimer’s disease. By turns sparkling with wit and heart-wrenching in its honesty, it’s filled with vital and compassionate insight into the sufferings accompanying a disease that has blighted the landscape for so many.
Alice is becoming more and more forgetful. Her daughter Mandy is always on hand to help out, but is starting to feel the strain. One day a long-forgotten photograph stirs a memory and lures Alice back to the Crown Hotel in Blackpool, where she hopes for the chance to dance in the tower ballroom one last time. But when mother and daughter reach Blackpool, nothing is quite how Alice remembers, and she finds herself getting lost in the past.
Published by Renard Press, performance rights handled by Luke directly.
GENRE: Horror
CAST SIZE (M/F): 1M, 1F VO (either recorded or live)
LENGTH: One Act (60 mins)
SUITABLE FOR ALL: Yes
Inspired by The Green Room by Walter De La Mare, The Girl In The Green Room is an atmospheric one man show.
As the heavens open and the thunder cracks, a young writer dives into a never before seen bookshop for shelter on his way home one Autumn evening. Despite nobody answering his calls he has the distinct feeling that he is not alone. When he discovers a secret room hidden behind
an old mahogany bookcase things take a turn for the weird.
Poetry scrawled into the pages of a handwritten diary reveals the details of a forbidden love affair.
Could this mysterious author be his unseen companion?
As he dives further into the writing, the spirit’s dark purpose is revealed.
Can he calm the spirit in time?
Will he ever escape The Green Room?
GENRE: Drama
CAST SIZE (M/F): 2M 1F with additional characters being 3M and 8 GN
LENGTH: One act (90 mins)
SUITABLE FOR ALL: Yes
New York City, 1933.
The Great Depression has hit hard, and three down-on-their-luck business owners hatch a chillingly clever plan: take out life insurance policies on a homeless Irish drunk named Mike Malloy… and then help fate along.
The problem? Mike won’t die.
Day after day, drink after drink, “Iron Mike” keeps coming back for more, baffling his would-be murderers and turning their scheme into a spiraling farce of failure, frustration, and increasingly bizarre attempts at foul play.
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