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LONELY HEART – ONE ACT COMEDY ABOUT A SCAM

In this one act comedy, Duncan, a pig farmer from rural Australia arrives at the Australian consulate in Europe with evidence that bis brother, Bill has disappeared and that he is sure he has been kidnapped by his so called internet ‘girlfriend.’ At first they don’t believe him, but when they receive a ransom note, things start to get serious. When Bill’s daughter, Lauren arrives on the scene and mentions that her father is a millionaire; that Duncan hates him and is deep in debt, it starts to looks like a con that Duncan has been planning all along. But is it really….

Lonely Heart was a runner up at the Noosa Arts Theatre One Act Playwriting competition 2009

Production History

Protea Stage, Kempton Park, South Africa – 2017
The Merry Mellows, New South Wales, Australia – 2022

Author: S. Tighe

Genre: Comedy

Type: One act play

Cast: 5, 4m 1F.

Ages of the actors: Two (1M 1F) are young, the rest middle aged up

Suitable for: All ages

Length: Forty minutes

Set: The office of the Consul-General which is a little drab and tired.

Level of difficulty: 7/10 – tongue in cheek humour which relies very much on characterization

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Cost is $8 for this digital script

Contact Off The Wall Plays with any queries about Lonely Heart

Copyright © January 2015 S. Tighe and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? Other Australian comedies that we stock:

The chicken or the egg – a political satire script set in rural Australia
Nuns – two act satire about rebellious nuns running riot
Virtual frenemies – two online rival gamers meet on a plane

Comedies, One act plays, Sci-Fi

Goddle – Sci-fi comedy script

April 13, 2014 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

GODDLE – SCI-FI COMEDY SCRIPT

In the not too distant future two earthlings crash land on a planet remarkably similar to Earth. They learn from two natives that the planet, Goddle, is inhabited by a race similar to humans but more developed due to the existence of a substance called Goddlemite. Goddlemite allows the inhabitants of Goddle to communicate telepathically by channelling their thoughts. The unwelcome intrusion by the Goddlians into the minds of the Earthlings leads to much confusion and romantic innuendo, eventually leading to animosity between the Earthlings and Goddlians.

However, the Earthlings learn that Goddlemite can also be used as a power source for their crashed space ship and they hatch a plan to steal Goddlemite so they can return to Earth. Without the power of Goddlemite to read each other’s mind the Goddlians struggle with the need to speak to each other but eventually manage to make their feelings known. When the Goddlians confront the Earthlings about the theft of the Goddlemite, they come to realise that they don’t need the power to read each others’ minds. The Earthlings are able to depart with the power source they need and the Goddlians must learn to cope with the new communication method that involves talking.

Read about playwright Revelly Robinson. Other plays by Revelly Robinson.

Author: Revelly Robinson

Genre: Sci-fi comedy script

Type: One act play

Length: Forty Minutes, 40 min

Number of actors: Four, 4, 2M 2F

Ages of the actors: 20s-40s

Suitable for: All ages

Set: The crash site of a spaceship. The door of the spaceship should open and it should be jungle where it crashed. A second scene takes place in which there is a raised black podium.

Level of Difficulty: 7/10 – interactions between characters

Read a Sample of the Script

Cost is $6.50 for this digital play script. Just Click Shakespeare!

Contact Off The Wall Plays with any queries about Goddle

Copyright April 2014 Revelly Robinson and Off The Wall Plays Publishers

Like this play? More sci-fi scripts

Explain the handcuffs – a time travelling adventure
2093 – action filled sci-fi screenplay
An ordinary man – a comedy about being a werewolf

Comedies, One act plays

The Chicken or the Egg – A Political Satire Script

August 28, 2013 Demmer Dewan 2 Comments

political satire script

THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG – A POLITICAL SATIRE SCRIPT

The play is set at a court hearing of a man from rural Victoria who has been charged with sedition for publishing remarks on the internet that are deciphered as supportive of Al Qaeda. The man’s defense is that he did not publish the remarks but that his chicken had laid an egg on his computer keyboard which caused the random configuration of letters to be posted on the internet. Courtroom drama erupts as accusation fly about who really posted the comments, the defendant, the chicken…or the egg.

Author: Revelly Robinson

Type: One Act Play

Genre: Political Satire script

Number of Actors: Four 4M

Ages of the Actors: Adult

Suitable for : All Ages

Length: 15-20 minutes

Set: Simple. A rural courtroom. A chicken puppet is needed. Alternatively a real chicken.

Level of Difficulty: 7/10 – keeping a straight face on stage as this script is very funny.

More plays by Revelly Robinson. Read about playwright Revelly Robinson