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Last Stop Series
Last Stop Series
Last Stop - Part I - Last Stop
A comedy in 2 acts, set in a Scottish old folks’ home.
4-5 male & 4 female actors.
Last Stop is the first of a four part “trilogy” set in an old folk’s home. A fast-paced look into the minds of cantankerous old gits, desperate for excitement in the last remaining twilight years of their lives.
Last Stop - Part II - Next Stop
A comedy in 2 acts, set in a Scottish old folks’ home.
Next Stop is the second comedy instalment of the four part “trilogy” set in an old folk’s home. This time the annual quiz between the residents of the “Last Stop” residential home and their biggest foes, “Greenlush” residential home, is the setting for more grief and hilarity. When the producer of University Challenge hears about the quiz, he believes that a special one-off show is just what his television ratings need.
Last Stop - Part III - Fool Stop
A comedy in 2 acts, set in a Scottish old folks’ home.
8-9 male & 4-5 female actors.
The third part of the old folks “trilogy” sees the residential home the residential home in financial strain as Jack (the owner of the home) has got into some rather dodgy dealings with some local gangsters and the future in the home lies in him finding money to pay the thugs off. Jack is at his wits end with the thought of losing the home and the residents facing the thought of being homeless. Together they try and come up with a plan to keep their home and their lives!
Last Stop - Part IV - Reality Stop
A comedy in 2 acts, set in a Scottish old folks’ home.
5-8 male & 4-6 female actors.
Reality Stop is the fourth and final instalment of the four part “trilogy” set in an old folk’s home. Finally facing financial ruin, Jack, the home manager, has decided to sell up, but not without agreeing with a television company to produce a new show called “Old Brother”. The problem is that when the oldies are voted out, they’re out … on the streets.
Strange Tales Series
Strange Tales Series
Strange Tales from the Dark Side of a Twisted Mind (Vol. I)
A comedy in 2 acts.
Wide scope for variation in numbers of male & female actors.
A collection of bizarre and twisted tales to make you question your sanity.
Strange Tales from the Dark Side of a Twisted Mind (Volume II)
A comedy in 2 acts.
Wide scope for variation in numbers of male & female actors.
A collection of bizarre and twisted tales to make you question your sanity.
Strange Tales from the Dark Side of a Twisted Mind (Volume III)
A comedy in 2 acts.
Wide scope for variation in numbers of male & female actors.
A collection of bizarre and twisted tales to make you question your sanity.
Period Comedy
Period Comedy
It’s All Greek to Me
A comedy in 2 acts, set in ancient Greece.
7-13 male & 5-9 female actors.
In a time long ago, when the Wii was a form of relieving yourself, the gods ruled the skies high above Greece. Zeus, the Greek god of all gods, and his wife, Hera, had many children. Yet, unbeknown to many historians, there was another child born to them: Alan. As Alan grows into a fine … average … guy, he must make his way in a world where incest and murder are after dinner topics of conversation.
Sheerluck & the Case of the Missing Case
A comedy in 2 acts, set in Victorian London.
9-10 male & 9-11 female actors.
London 1891 and Lady Jessica Flatcher is having an elaborate dinner party with distinguished guests to celebrate the release of her brand-new novel, “50 Shades of Green”. All appears to be going well when suddenly her adopted half-brother, Professor Murray T’Arty’s mysterious case goes missing followed by a sinister murder. Lady Flatcher calls in Detective Sheerluck and his associate Dr Winston to solve the case and restore her disastrous evening. But things take a devious turn for the worse when it appears that each of her guests could be the culprit. Can the world’s worst detective save the day?
The Committee
A comedy in 2 acts.
5 male & 8 female actors.
The annual committee meeting is upon us once again. The company director is unhappy at the way the business is running and is looking to fold the company. Can the committee members find enough reasons to keep the business going?
The Gypsy
A comedy in 2 acts, set in the countryside in 1920s England.
3-5 male & 7-9 female actors.
A period comedy revolving around a country manor in England, where a rich older man tries to surprise his much younger wife for her birthday by bringing a gypsy in as the entertainment. What starts as a simple birthday treat results in the gypsy revealing all their sordid pasts including fraud, deceit and murder.
American Comedy
American Comedy
Ill of the Dead
A comedy in 2 acts, set in the living room of a small apartment in New York.
6-7 male & 6 female actors.
When Marti wakes up at his own funeral, he soon realises that the only way he can get to heaven, is if he uncovers who killed him. The only problem is that everyone seems to be in the frame and each person at the funeral also seems to have a reason for wanting him dead.
The Day God Retired
A comedy in 2 acts, set in an American apartment.
5 male & 4 female actors.
God has had enough and decides he’s going to retire. Not only has he got to explain this to a mortal, but he has to explain it to an atheist mortal.
Thicker Than Water
A comedy in 2 acts, set in 1970s New York.
1 male & 5 female actors.
When the youngest invites her sisters over for a meal, they wonder what has brought the drifting siblings together. Family politics are soon sidelined when the youngest asks the others to help dispose of her husband’s body. This is the ultimate test for any family and a test to see if blood is really thicker than water.
Wine & Nuts!
A comedy in 2 acts, set in America.
9 male & 4 female actors.
Four young desperate wannabes, an artist, an actress, a sculptor and a musician, are sent to an asylum by an eccentric millionaire who promises them all that, should any of them survive their time in the asylum and come out with their minds still intact, he will give them all their dreams of fame and fortune. But is fame and fortune really worth losing your mind for? What price would you put on your sanity?
UK Comedy
UK Comedy
A Wake
A comedy in 2 acts, set in the UK.
5-9 male & 4-5 female actors.
When the worst lawyer in the world gets it wrong, the lives of 2 average people are sent into chaos as they learn dark secrets about sweet old Uncle Alfie.
Full House
A comedy in 2 acts, set in the UK in the 1980s.
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A group of women who are violently addicted to Bingo win a large amount of money one night but are pressured into the thought that if they kept it to themselves, they will be very rich. How much is friendship worth when you have the chance to live out your dreams? They have played together as a team for many years but now the big money has finally arrived there are conflicting views as to how the money should be divided.
Girls’ Big Nite In
A comedy in 2 acts, set in the UK.
5-7 male & 7-9 female actors.
When the night of the live football final lands on the same night as a girls’ big night in, problems arise when the men have to find a tv. However, an Ann Summers party should not, would not, could not be cancelled.
Mother of McBride
A comedy in 2 acts, set in the UK.
7-11 male & 8-12 female actors.
Two young people fall deeply in love and now it’s time for them to introduce their parents to one another. Love has got them through everything but with him being Jewish and her being a Catholic, things look as though this may be one fight too many. Both sets of parents suddenly find religion, if only to spite each other.
The Common Guy
A comedy in 2 acts, set in Scotland & England.
3-12 male & 3-11 female actors.
Corruption in the world of politics forces the Prime Minister to replace himself with his pawn, part-time counsellor Billy, as the head of the country. When his council estate family travel to 10 Downing Street to settle him in, the lunatics really are in charge of the asylum.
Comedies with Options for a Large Cast
Comedies with Options for a Large Cast
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
A comedy in 2 acts.
2 main male actors - 5-7 male extras & 3 main female actors - 5-7 female extras.
The owner of an Italian restaurant is saddened by his declining business and hopes that he and his family can rescue it. Through the course of the evening, we meet various customers who will experience an unusual service.
The Cutting Room
A comedy in 2 acts, set in a hairdressing salon in the UK.
10 female actors & wide scope for variation in numbers of male & female extras.
With a potential cast larger than “Ben Hur”, we spend one day in the life of an all-female hairdressing salon. Chrissy aims to have the best salon in the world, or at least within the neighbourhood. We listen in on the most revealing and confidential conversations between the clients and their hairdressing counsellors. With bossy customers and a divorce settlement which could close the shop, it looks as though this is just another day in the life of a typical salon.
The Diner
A comedy in 2 acts, set in a small diner.
2 main male & 2 main female actors & wide scope for variation in numbers of male & female extras.
Have you ever imagined your perfect dinner party guests? Now is your chance to experience them all within the setting of a café-style diner.
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