One Act Plays| DRACULA REVIVED | | George is a middle aged family man, who has recently joined a drama group. He has been forced into the lead role in a play about Dracula, and is worried about learning the part. He visits a hypnotis ... | | Author: NEWBOLD, Michael | Cast (at least 6): 2M 4F also 1M 5F | One-Act. |  | Details |
| | I NEVER THOUGHT | | Teenage pregnancy. Carol's need to know more about sex has misfired. Now she is faced with rearing a baby. Advice from school friends cascades around her......is it any use? ... | | Author: NEWBOLD, Michael | Cast (at least 5): 5F | One-Act. |   | Details |
| | JOLLY GOOD FUN | | Set in the 1920s, the big house has a garden party - there are love trysts to be contended with and the young folk, led by the much adored Rupert, indulge in a murder mystery game which appears to go ... | | Author: NEWBOLD, Michael | Cast (at least 14): 9 Females and 5 Males | One-Act. |  | Details |
| | NOT MY GRANDAD | | This is a Youth production. Everyone has surprises waiting to be exposed from their past. Even Carol's Grandad, who appears to be of a very mild disposition nowadays. The question is what was he lik ... | | Author: NEWBOLD, Michael | Cast (at least 16): 3 M 13F could be adjusted | One-Act. |  | Details |
| | OLD CHARLIE'S PARTY | | This is a junior play suitable for 6 to 12 year olds. Everyone knows that Garden Gnomes are just lumps of concrete, without minds or feelings. Then again, what happens when it's dark? Maybe there is ... | | Author: NEWBOLD, Michael | Cast (at least 11): 11Speakers can alter genders | One-Act. |  | Details |
| | ONE FOR THE POT | | The village ladies weekly meeting in the old hall goes from bad to worse when the guest speaker fails to turn up. Nothing daunted, they open the rule book and try to carry on, with unexpected results ... | | Author: NEWBOLD, Michael | Cast (at least 9): 9 Females | One-Act. |  | Details |
| | THAT'LL DO NICELY | | Set in the 1950s. Trouble at the BBC smog has prevented the cast from arriving at the studio for the evening play. Nothing daunted, the producer uses anyone available.
New Play award Havershill. ... | | Author: NEWBOLD, Michael | Cast (at least 6): 6 Females | One-Act. |  | Details |
| | YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM | | 1972, an all girls school trip for a field studies week. Everything seems to be progressing smoothly until the arrival of boys (dressed as girls). The boys carefully prepared plans just do not work ... | | Author: NEWBOLD, Michael | Cast (at least 22): 17F 5M teenagers | One-Act. |  | Details |
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Michael Newbold Can be contacted on Newboldbressay@aol.com
Writing one act plays for Youth and Junior Theatre over the past 29 years covering issue based material as well as comedy. Have had considerable success with plays entered in UK wide Festivals. Also had success with new work being awarded numerous 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in UK wide playwright competitions. I have had plays performed in Japan and America I also write adult one acts, with mixed casts and all female casts. |
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