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Ron Nicol

RON NICOL

  
Nationality:    Scottish
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Ron Nicol spent several years in professional theatre as an actor and stage manager, went on to become a college lecturer, radio broadcaster and drama festival adjudicator, founded an amateur theatre company with his wife, former professional actress Norma Peggie - and started writing. He's now an award-winning playwright published in the UK, the USA and the Netherlands (in Dutch) with his plays being produced world-wide.

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         Accident Of Circumstance         Assipattle And the Stoorworm         Beggar Your Neighbour         Beware the Jabberwock         Bird in the Bush, A         Chairs         Chimes, The         Christmas Carol, A         Cricket on the Hearth, The         Dracula for Beginners         Edge, The         Flushed         Friends And Neighbours         Going Home         Guleesh         Man Who Collected Women, The         Mazarin Stone         Molly Whuppie And the Double-Faced Ogre         Murder At the Cathedral         Nearly All At Sea         Nearly Pulls It Off         Nearly Up A Gum Tree         Nearly Up the Pole         Pig Tale         Pocket-Sized Plays         Primrose Way         Scoundrels and Stratagems or Virtue Rewarded         Snow Queen, The         Spiriting of Burd Ellen, The         Splits in the Skin         Thicker Than Water         Waiting For the Whale         Wee Eck and Big Erchie         Wise Villagers, The         Wolf Tale

Accident Of Circumstance

Synopsis:
John suspects that people are plotting against him. His GP diagnoses him as schizophrenic. John is a highly intelligent man; he analyses his illness and the treatment he's enduring, and knows there's nothing wrong with him. His encounters in hospital with the doctor who seems baffled by his illness become increasingly fraught. His relationship with his wife Ellen disintegrates, and their marriage breaks down. His turbulent and increasingly difficult life ends in his death, and a release from his pain. A Drama based on actual events, and told in 'John and Ellen's own words.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe     2001

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications (1999)   978-1840942767

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  + 6m/f variable

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Assipattle And the Stoorworm

Synopsis:
A ferocious sea-monster, the Stoorworm, threatens the kingdom and evil Queen Beitris and Murdo the Sorcerer plot to have Princess Gemdelovely sacrificed to the creature to the dismay of ancient King Magnus. To everybody's amazement, timid farmer's son Assipattle rescues the princess.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Fife, Scotland     1997

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Pedersen Press, Glasgow. (Now published by Spotlight Publications.), 2001   1904930468

Music:
-

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Genre:
Scottish Folk Tale One Act

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Beggar Your Neighbour

Synopsis:
Mrs Freebody has copied every detail of Mrs Lightfoot's living room - or has she? then, Mrs Lightfoot reports the disappearance of her husband and twelve children. Mrs Freebody is responsible - or is she? Police officers Boulter and Cadbury investigate, and are about to make an arrest for kidnapping, body snatching and mass murder when the truth is revealed.

Notes:
Following the closure of New Theatre Publications, Beggar Your Neighbour is now published by Stagescripts Ltd

1st Produced:
Stirling, Scotland     2006

Organisations:
Thornhill Players

1st Published:
Stagescripts Ltd   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Beware the Jabberwock

Beware the Jabberwock
Emma and Lucy are lost in Tulgey Wood, a mysterious forest full of weird and wonderful creatures. Trying to find their way home, they encounter boisterous Toves and anxious Raths, receive a warning from the refined and snobbish Borogroves about the deadly Jubjub Bird, and are stalked by the frumious Bandersnatch. Joined by intrepid but hapless knight Percy, they come face to face with the awesome Jabberwock - and then Lucy is bandersnatched! Eventually the Jabberwock's terrible secret is revealed, and the children find out what 'frumious' really means.

Notes:
Based on the poem 'Jabberwocky' And set in the Fantasy world of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories. Suitable for young people, of for Adults to perform to young people, with A variable cast.

1st Produced:
Glenrothes, Scotland     01 Jun 2007

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company's Junior Players

1st Published:
Bakers Plays, CA (2009) >>>    978-0874402155

Music:
-

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Genre:
Children's theatre, Fantasy One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  12 m/f - variable casting possible

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Bird in the Bush, A

Synopsis:
It's a hot summer's night and Bernard's stomach ache and his abiding hatred of a cooing pigeon combine to keep his whole family awake. When he determines to track the pigeon to its lair, his daughter's fiancee and his next door neighbour become entangled in his fixation. Eventually the police are called and Bernard has to face the consequences.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Thurcaston, Leicester     2010

Organisations:
Latimer Players

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2006   1904930816

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Chairs

Synopsis:
Marion, an enthusiastic young lecturer, is determined to foster better communication among the college staff. She enlists the help of her colleague Kath to re-arrange the chairs in the staff-room, hoping it will encourage the staff to talk to each other. Meanwhile, long-serving lecturer Mrs Douglas and newly-appointed Tessa become involved in a feud about where each should sit. Moving the chairs has unforeseen consequences; feelings are hurt and tempers rise, Kath gives up her job, and Mrs Douglas has a break-down. For some people, insignificant things can have an importance which others don't always appreciate.

Notes:
Following the closure of New Theatre Publications, Chairs is now published by Stagescripts Ltd

1st Produced:
Osprey Arts Centre, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada     2017

Organisations:
Basement Theater

1st Published:
Stagescripts Ltd   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  1 m/f non-speaking

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Chimes, The

Synopsis:
One New Year's Eve, Trotty Veck is filled with gloom at reports in the newspaper about crime and immorality, and comes to wonder if the working class is wicked by nature. His doubts increase when encounters with Alderman Cute and MP Joseph Bowley make his daughter Meg and her fiance Richard doubtful about their forthcoming marriage, and confirm that the poor are ungrateful and have no place in society. Meeting homeless vagrant Will Fern and his orphaned niece Lilian, Trotty offers them his hospitality. That night Trotty is summoned to the church by the Bells, who in a series of visions show him how dismal the future is, with Richard becoming an alcoholic, Lilian descending into prostitution, and Meg eventually driven to contemplate suicide. In despair, Trotty confesses to all his doubts. He wakes to find that the visions are only dreams, and that the New Year has dawned happily.

Notes:
The second in the series of Christmas Books written by Charles Dickens between 1945 and 1848.

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications (Apr 2014)   978-1907307638

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation - One Act

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  1

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Christmas Carol, A

Synopsis:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge has no time for Christmas. The ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley warns that if he doesn't change miserly ways he'll come to a miserable end. Scrooge is visited by the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Glimpses of his past life, visits to the happy households of his clerk and his nephew, and fearful visions of the future persuade Scrooge to change his covetous nature.

Notes:
The first and best known of the series of Christmas Books written by Charles Dickens between 1945 and 1848

1st Produced:
Fife, Scotland     1992

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications (Apr 2014)   978-1907307621

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation - One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large variable cast

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Cricket on the Hearth, The

Synopsis:
John Peerybingle has a much younger wife, Dot. When a mysterious stranger arrives, John comes to suspect that Dot and the newcomer are secret lovers. Meanwhile, Caleb Plummer's blind daughter Bertha, in love with Caleb's tight-fisted employer Tackleton, learns that Tackleton is about to marry her friend May Fielding. Then John makes a discovery that seems to confirm his suspicions. The cricket on the hearth, considered by Dot to be her home's guardian angel, attempts to dismiss John's doubts with a series of visions. Eventually it's revealed that the mysterious stranger is Caleb's missing son Edward in disguise, who has returned to claim his childhood sweetheart May. Thanks to Dot's intervention, Edward marries May, Tackleton gives his blessing to the marriage, and John and Dot are finally reconciled.

Notes:
The third in the series of Christmas Books written by Charles Dickens between 1945 and 1848.

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications (Apr 2014)   978-1907307645

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation - One Act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  1 m/f

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Dracula for Beginners

Synopsis:
Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania, and meets the Count and several other strange occupants of Castle Dracula. He returns to England a changed man, and marries Mina Murray. then Mina's friend Lucy Westenra mysteriously becomes ill, and Doctor Van Helsing, a specialist in obscure diseases, is sent for. Meanwhile, Count Dracula has arrived in England. Van Helsing suspects him of being the cause of Lucy's illness and hands out crosses and garlic for protection. With vampirism eventually affecting almost everybody, a novel and little-known cure that won't frighten the children is tried out, and after much confusion Dracula is defeated. Cast 4m 6f with doubling

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Fife, Scotland     1993

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications, 2001   978-1840943009

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  8            Other:  +m/f2

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Edge, The

Synopsis:
A young man is on the roof of a high building, contemplating throwing himself over the edge. A young woman finds him there and initiates a conversation, but her readiness to slip into fantasies sounds a warning note. the young man leaves the roof, apparently having come to terms with his difficulties - but the girl is fixated with death, and finally does what she'd planned to do all along.

Notes:
Youth winner Scottish Community Drama Association Play on Words 2006

1st Produced:
Barrfields Theatre, Largs     2007

Organisations:
Abbey Youth Drama Club

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2007   1904930832

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Flushed

Synopsis:
It's a singles night, and Jan and Meg are taking a break in the Ladies Room. Jan is criticising Tara, unaware that Tara is hiding in one of the toilet cubicles. When Tara's presence is revealed a fight ensues and Jan confesses the reason for her jealousy. Then Meg discovers that the door to the room seems to be locked, and the succeeding series of mishaps and misfortunes ruins Jan's appearance and assurance. Tara eventually manages to open the door, but on the threshold of escape they find that Meg is trapped in one of the cubicles.

Notes:
Following the closure of New Theatre Publications, Chairs is now published by Stagescripts Ltd

1st Produced:
Glenwood Hs Drama Studio, Glenrothes, Fife     01 Oct 2013

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Stagescripts Ltd   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy - One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Friends And Neighbours

Synopsis:
Fraser is the ultimate bully, leading his teenage gang in racist attacks and hounding anyone who dares to stand up to him. Rab, a more moderate member of the gang, meets Delia, and English girl who encourages him to challenger Fraser's racist views. the gang are forced to examine their own beliefs when Fraser stabs an immigrant.

Notes:
Award winner: Scottish Community Drama Association Play on Words 2004

1st Produced:
Livingston, Scotland     2004

Organisations:
Queen Victoria School, Dunblane

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2005   1904930476

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  Non-speaking extras

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Going Home

Synopsis:
Mr Macintosh just wants to go home, but then his department head demands he consider early retirement, a colleague asks him to alter exam results, he misunderstands the motives of one of his students, and is assaulted in his classroom - with disastrous results

Notes:
Award Winner 2002 Scottish Community Drama Association Play on Words

1st Produced:
Village Theatre, East Kilbride, Scotland     2002

Organisations:
Kirkintilloch Players

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications, 2004   1840944730

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Guleesh

Synopsis:
Guleesh goes with the Fairy Folk to steal the King of France's daughter, but falls in love with the princess and rescues her from the kidnappers. the furious Fairy King plans his revenge.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Fife, Scotland     2001

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Pedersen Press, Glasgow. (Now published by Spotlight Publications.), 2001   1904930484

Music:
-

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Genre:
Irish Folk Tale One Act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  2 m/f

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Man Who Collected Women, The

Synopsis:
An adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "the Illustrious Client" When the unscrupulous Baron Gruner persuades impressionable heiress Violet de Merville to marry him, Sir James Damery approaches Sherlock Holmes and his colleague Doctor Watson for help. With the assistance of underworld contact Shinwell Johnson, and the Baron's discarded mistress Kitty Winter, Holmes comes up trumps. Despite being assaulted and left for dead, he steals Gruner's diary of conquests and prevents the Baron adding to his collection of betrayed women, while Kitty takes her own drastic revenge.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications, 2002   978-1840943191

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Mazarin Stone

Synopsis:
An adaptation of 'the Adventure of the Mazarin Stone' from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Case Book of Sherlock Holmes'. Master criminal Count Negretto Sylvius steals a fabulous Crown diamond - the Mazarin stone - and Sherlock Holmes determines to get it back, despite the Count's threat to murder him. Sylvius confronts the great detective in his consulting rooms at Baker Street, but is tricked by the use of a dummy into revealing the whereabouts of the precious jewel.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications, 2002   978-1840943351

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Molly Whuppie And the Double-Faced Ogre

Synopsis:
When Prince Wilfrid falls in love with bold and clever Molly Whuppie, King Walter challengers her to steal the Ogre's sword, purse and ring. Though hampered by the hapless Prince, Molly undertakes the task.

Notes:
Award winner: Scottish Community Drama Association Play on Words 2002

1st Produced:
East Kilbride, Scotland     2002

Organisations:
St Michael's Players

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2005   190493045X

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth Comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  1 m/f

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Murder At the Cathedral

Synopsis:
Henry King is furious that his Cathedral Players haven't won anything at any Drama festival since the defection of leading actor Tom Becket to the rival Priest's Gate Drama Club three years ago. Sally and Toby decide to do something about it, and Tom Beckett disappears. Did Knight and Barron bump off the Priest? Did Polly poison the coffee? And what happened to the body?

Notes:
Following the closure of New Theatre Publications, Chairs is now published by Stagescripts Ltd

1st Produced:
Ferriby, Yorkshire     2010

Organisations:
Kirk Ella Dramatic Society

1st Published:
Stagescripts Ltd   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Nearly All At Sea

Synopsis:
the nonsensical and hilarious adventures of Victorian explorer Sir Henry Nearly. 'Nearly All At Sea' accompanies Sir Henry and his hapless associate Mortimer on a voyage of discovery with Cap'n Codfish and Barnacle the Mate. Unluckily for them, the fabulous island they discover is simply the Isle of Wight, now inhabited by Henry's vindictive wife Henrietta and irksome daughter Aurora.

Notes:
part of Two Tall Tales

1st Produced:
Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland     01 May 2010

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
as Two Tall Tales,Spotlight Publications, 2010   978-1907307171

Music:
-

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Genre:
short comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  1

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Nearly Pulls It Off

Synopsis:
Intrepid adventurer Sir Henry Nearly and his incompetent associate Mortimer Leeveme set out with bungling Cap'n Codfish and feisty Barnacle the Mate on a quest to find the Lost Temple of Howjahdoodah. Followed by Henry's indomitable wife Henrietta, Mortimer's sweetly silly wife Aurora and a Tiger who thinks it's a rug, they manage to find the Lost Temple - or do they?

Notes:
Published as part of Two Tall Tales 2

1st Produced:
Leslie Town Hall, Fife     01 May 2013

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, July 2013 in Two Tall Tales 2   978- 1 907307 54 6

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  3

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Nearly Up A Gum Tree

Synopsis:
Heroic explorer Sir Henry Nearly and his gallant follower Mortimer explore a desolate wilderness which bears a striking resemblance to the shrubbery at the bottom of Henry's garden. With Henry's authoritarian wife Henrietta, Mortimer's innocently trusting wife Aurora, Queenie the cook and Tweenie the maid hot on their trail, they make an unexpected discovery.

Notes:
Published as part of Two Tall Tales 2

1st Produced:
Leslie Town Hall, Fife     01 May 2013

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, July 2013 in Two Tall Tales 2   978- 1 907307 54 6

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  3

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Nearly Up the Pole

Synopsis:
the nonsensical and hilarious adventures of Victorian explorer Sir Henry Nearly. 'Nearly Up the Pole' sees the intrepid adventurer and his sidekick Mortimer Leeveme set out on a expedition to find the Pole - any Pole. Led by expedition expediter Jules Goudeau (aka as Jessie Boggs) and hampered by husky Rowff, they merely encounter Henry's indomitable wife Henrietta and his irritating daughter Aurora.

Notes:
part of Two Tall Tales

1st Produced:
Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland     01 May 2010

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
as Two Tall Tales,Spotlight Publications, 2010   978-1907307171

Music:
-

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Genre:
short comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  1

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Pig Tale

Synopsis:
An updated re-telling of the tale of the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs. Mummy Pig throws the Three Little Pigs out into the big wide world to seek their fortunes. they have to cope with the demands of relating to others, gathering materials, building houses, and keeping the Wolf from the door. the Narrator of the story finds he has his own problems to deal with in the shape of an insufferable Prompter and a wily and wilful Sheep.

Notes:
Written with youth groups in mind, but can equally well be played by more 'mature' companies.

1st Produced:
Campbeltown, Scotland     2010

Organisations:
Peninver Players Juniors

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications   978-09560209058

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  12 m/f with doubling

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Pocket-Sized Plays

Synopsis:
Pocket-sized Plays have been used for many years in schools and evening classes to introduce young people aged from eight to sixteen to the performance of plays and pantomimes - and people of more advanced years have had fun with them too. "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "the Great Christmas Pudding Recipe Robbery" and "the Pied Piper" are simple to produce, with basic costumes and the minimum of properties. All can easily be performed in a classroom or on a stage, and could be produced as separate items or together during an evening of entertainment. Each runs for approximately 20 minutes.

Notes:
Goldilocks and the Three Bears and "the Great Christmas Pudding Recipe Robbery" have variable casts of 5m/f and 4m/f, while "the Pied Piper" has a variable cast of 12 m/f plus extras.

1st Produced:
Glenwood High School Drama Studio, Glenrothes     2001

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company Junior Players

1st Published:
New Theatre Publications, 2012   978-1840948899

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  See notes

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Primrose Way

Primrose Way
the ageing bag lady on the streets who opens the play is the eponymous Primrose Way, once a professional actress. As she reminisces and her story unfolds, we see her enthusiastic youthful self retracing her career in the theatre, and reliving the memories of her ambitious mother, herself a professional actress, who delights in playing a number of other characters who drift through Primrose's recollections.

Notes:
This poignant Drama is An ideal festival play for three women of varying Ages. the brief scene with Primrose's father can be played with An empty Armchair if preferred.

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock     2013

Organisations:
McGavin Drama Club

1st Published:
Samuel French, London >>>   978-0573132988

Music:
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Genre:
shortDrama

Parts:
Male:  1 (optional)            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Scoundrels and Stratagems or Virtue Rewarded

Synopsis:
Penniless Lady Pinchbeck wants to acquire Charity's inheritance for herself and is conspiring to have her removed from the scene, with the doubtful help of Gosling. Squire Buzzard wants to win the hand of Prudence, but she's in love with Gerald, so Buzzard is plotting to discredit his rival. Lamprey has schemes of her own, which involve the disguised Buzzard masquerading as Charity's kidnapper, and Sergeant Quickly and Constable Muggins become involved when Charity disappears. Suspicion falls on Gerald, until after a great deal of confusion and a lot of hilarity, Prudence takes a hand and everything is resolved, though not to everybody's satisfaction.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Glenrothes, Fife     2007

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2007   1904930875

Music:
-

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Genre:
MeloDrama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Snow Queen, The

Synopsis:
Gerda searches for her friend Kai when he's bewitched and imprisoned by the Snow Queen in her ice palace. Gerda's innocence charms all good people and animals she meets, and with the help of a Crow and a Reindeer, she escapes an enchantress, visits the royal court, encounters a robber band, and travels to the far North. there, in a final confrontation with the Snow Queen and her ice creatures, good conquers evil and the children are reunited.

Notes:
Now over 70 worldwide productions And Also in A Dutch translation As De Sneeuwkoningin' published in the Netherlands by Toneeluitgeverij Vink

1st Produced:
Fife, Scotland     1996

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1997   978-0573165033

Music:
-

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Genre:
Fairy Tale

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large Cast

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Spiriting of Burd Ellen, The

Synopsis:
Set in the Middle Ages, the play tells of the mysterious disappearance of Burd Ellen, Childe Rowland's sister. Childe Rowland, reputedly a child of the legendary King Arthur, consults the wizard Merlin, who suspects that Ellen has been spirited away by the Elves. Rowland sets out on a journey to the Dark Tower in the Land of Faery, where he comes face to face with the King of Elfland

Notes:
Awardwinner - Scottish Community Drama Association Play on Words 2004

1st Produced:
Livingston, Scotland     2004

Organisations:
Largs Junior Players

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2005   190493062X

Music:
-

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Genre:
Fantasy One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Splits in the Skin

Synopsis:
The Dunstans meet for a rare family reunion at the request of their father, now aged 80. During an afternoon fraught with accusations, arguments, regrets and recriminations they look back on their childhood, reveal their best-kept secrets and deal with their father's unexpected and suspicious death.

Notes:
Following the closure of Silvermoon Publishing, Splits in the Skin is now published by Stagescripts Ltd

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Stagescripts Ltd   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama full length

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Thicker Than Water

Synopsis:
Mrs Prince makes her son a vampire cloak for his birthday. Harold is captivated, and bites a girl at his birthday party. He decides on a career as a vampire, and his reign as the self-styled Prince of Darkness begins. As Harold grows older, he and his mother encounter horrified parents and a succession of angry teachers, until his fumbling attempts at seduction lead to the deaths of a number of women. Combined with his new career, this eventually results in Harold's downfall and his inevitable destruction in the traditional vampire manner - a stake through the heart.

Notes:
Following the closure of New Theatre Publications, Thicker Than Water is now published by Stagescripts Ltd

1st Produced:
Fife, Scotland     2001

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Stagescripts Ltd   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  8            Other:  8 m/f

Further Reference:
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Waiting For the Whale

Synopsis:
Jonah feels that life is treating him harshly and decides to speak out. He acquires a gun and makes a stand in his local Jobcentre, hoping to attract attention and somehow change his life. His attempt is a total disaster, simply confirming that Jonah is condemned to be one of life's perpetual losers.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock     2013

Organisations:
Greenock Players

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2009   978-09560209072

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  2 m/f

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Wee Eck and Big Erchie

Synopsis:
Craft Eck makes barrowloads of money from the deaths of his horse and his grandmother. His rival Erchie tries to follow his example but fails miserably. He determines to kill Eck.

Notes:
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Claus And Big Claus". Also published by Spotlight Publications

1st Produced:
Fife, Scotland     2002

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Pedersen Press 2002 (Now published by Spotlight Publications)   978-0956020949

Music:
-

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Genre:
Scottish Folk Tale One Act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  3 m/f

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Wise Villagers, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Glenrothes Theatre Company Junior Players     2003

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2005   1904930492

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth Comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  3 male/female

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Wolf Tale

Synopsis:
A re-telling of the tale of Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Wolf tries to turn events to his own advantage, but despite the warnings of his cousin Big Bad nothing turns out the way he expects. Little Red won't co-operate, Granny's more troublesome than anticipated, the Woodland Fairy is less than helpful, a pair of infuriating Sheep complicate proceedings, and the arrival of Robin Hood is the last straw.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland     01 May 2011

Organisations:
Glenrothes Theatre Company

1st Published:
Spotlight Publications, 2011   978-1907307225

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  1

Further Reference:
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