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Golf-loving American composer George Bevan falls in love with a mysterious young lady who takes refuge in his taxicab one day; when he tracks her down to a romantic rural manor, mistaken identity leads to all manner of brouhaha.9 women, 9 men

The famous story of the Princess with hair as black as ebony, skin as white as snow and lips as red as blood, whose stepmother sends her into the forest to die is excitingly and charmingly brought to life in this dramatization. In this version the stepmother is rewarded, with an enormous nose, for her sins, while Snow White wins her Prince. The music is included in the copy.-11 women, 13 men

Voyager is a moving, thought-provoking play in one act, with excellent roles for two men and two women.

Miss Croft, a retired teacher, has an Edwardian house with a wonderful garden. After six months in a nursing home, following a heart attack, she returns home for a visit, fearful that her health will force her to sell her beloved home. An unexpected visitor gives her new hope that the garden will continue to bloom and she may be able to return.-2 women, 2 men

It is 1948 and Britain is still recovering from World War II. To "The White Cliffs", a Midlands boarding-house, comes a group of concert performers who are touring with a Summer Revue, and they are in for an eventful week. Mrs Murdoch, the landlady, hides her wartraumatized son Danny away in the house.

Taking its title from the traditional song "Green Grow the Rushes O", this play explores the events surrounding a murder which took place four years previously and how strangely the song lyrics seem to fit so well with the circumstances.

Mr Overall, the Junior Under Minister for Justice, has a special knack for finding legal loopholes. When Prisoner 604 is sentenced to death all his talent is brought to bear. Aided by the prison chaplain, he finds a way, only to be defeated by his officious assistant and the prison officer. But Overall is not quite convinced that the game is over.4 men

The hole is in the road. In the depths of it workmen are working. At the top, a man with a camp stool, vacuum flask, haversack, and other necessities for a long vigil is forming the nucleus of a queue. From time to time curious folk gather round and wonder what is going on below. Each gazes into the hole and sees a different significance to the events down there. Their theories are ingenious but contradictory. With the fanaticism of the scientist, the politician and the preacher, each tries to convince the others. Produced in London with great success.2 women, 5 men

New York's Playwrights Horizons had a success starring Elizabeth Ashley as the legendary Isadora Duncan. The acclaimed author of Bent brings us Paris 1923, and Duncan's desperate attempts to keep herself financially solvent to realize her dream of retirement: a school in Italy to teach young dancers her art while distracted by her mercurial husband, a poet who only speaks Russian, as well as various acolytes, through whose eyes we glimpse the greatness of Isadora "when she danced".5 women, 3 men

With a mixture of gentle comic poignancy and dramatic tension, one of America's leading contemporary playwrights here examines the problems which arise when John, a leading playwright, returns home to ask his parent's permission to produce his latest work, a play about his family. The Cocktail Hour had a long and successful run in New York and successful tours in both the UK and Australia.2 women, 2 men

A hilarious comedy which follows the life of redundant civil servant John, a bitter recipient of a 'tarnished chrome handshake'. John struggles to keep his dignity and sanity in the face of his wife's successful business, an adulterous affair, the incipient break-up of his marriage and regular visits from his mother-in-law.3 women, 3 men

Following the successful television series based on Barbara Euphan Todd''s children''s classic, Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall and Denis King bring us a new, effervescent stage musical of the story of Worzel Gummidge. The naughty, petulant, greedy, yet always lovable scarecrow is here with all the familiar characters: Aunt Sally, Sergeant Beetroot and Sue and John. Brought to life by the Crowman, Worzel creates havoc and farce wherever he goes in his frenzied efforts to win Aunt Sally''s unwilling hand until he finds himself before the scarecrow court on a very serious charge. But the final resolution is a happy one with a birthday cake enormous enough to satisfy even Worzel''s appetite!|5 women, 13 men

A taut thriller which begins when Trevor Wyatt lets a girl in to his house who says she has been the victim of an attack by a lorry driver. But that's nothing compared to what follows - petty larceny, manslaughter, bogus policemen and a devilishly elaborate form of blackmail.

Vocal score on hire. Perusal material available.|7 women, 9 men

This award winning play concerns the disappearance of Sarah Casey, who goes missing after leaving a seedy bar in Hell's Kitchen. The last person to see her was Elston Rupp, who works in a thrift shop and dresses in his clients' clothes. Was she killed, or did she try to escape her existence?

This hilarious farce begins quietly enough with Howard and Penny asleep. A burglar climbs through the window and steals various items, including Howard''s suit. Awakening, Howard announces his intention to get back to the wife! But how can he in only vest and underpants? Before you can say "jockey shorts" he is being chased around the flat by his Danish au pair, the Home Secretary and a randy constable who doubles as a flasher. Add to this a punk with rainbow coloured hair, a gravelly voice Captain and a singing telegram Gorilla and you have the ingredients for a night of outrageous fun!|3 women, 6 men

Private View has the same irony and touch of comic absurdity as its two companion pieces in the Vanek trilogy. Invited by his ridiculous friends Michael and Vera, the mild-mannered writer, Vanek, endeavours to enthuse over their newly, pretentiously refurbished flat. But as the couple happily express the perfection of their marriage their tone gradually develops into a personal attack on Vanek.|1 woman, 2 men

The Count, newly arrived from Transylvania at Dr. Sewer's asylum, is hungry for more than Bridget's fruit cup or Constance's bloody Mary! Thwarted by a cross shaped birthmark and hounded by the Professor, the Count enlists obnoxious Rennet to help and nearly defeats the Professor and young Jonathan. But all have reckoned without Bridget's escargots.4 women, 5 men

Lord Vetinari wants to overhaul the banks of Ankh-Morpork so he appoints former con-man Albert Spangler, aka Moist von Lipwig, to the position of Mater of the Royal Mint, attached to a senior post at the Bank of Ankh-Morpork. Then Mrs Lavish, the bank manager, dies, leaving her dog Mr Fusspot, who happens to be the majority shareholder, to Moist.

When Babe is won by Farmer Hogget at the fair, an extraordinary friendship begins. With the help of his new mother, the old dog Fly, Babe fast learns the herding instinct. When the day of the Grand Challenge Sheep-dog Trials dawns, the whole farm waits to see if Babe will become a sheep-pig hero.

Frank and Jenny Gilman think they have found their dream house: a converted chapel in a quiet country village. The dream soon turns into a nightmare, however, as they are attacked by intruders who seem, for some reason, to be interested only in the contents of the deep freeze. Frank and Jenny investigate and the true horror of their situation soon emerges in this taut and exciting, yet often blackly hilarious, horror thriller.2 women, 2 men

Alison Murchison is the last sort of a girl one would visualize as a heroine she's fat, straight haired and wears glasses. But her Uncle Frank decides to make her one by entering her as a prospective candidate for a "Wedding of the Year" competition. He selects a designer to create her wedding dress even before he has found her a suitable husband. As candidate for groom to be, Uncle Frank's eye falls on Walter Thornton's son, Melvyn a frustrated inventor and an appallingly clumsy young man. However, the best laid plans... Alison ends up as a prospective bride, but not for Melvyn. Harry, the dress designer carries her off and Walter Thornton carries off her mother.|6 women, 4 men

The Prime Minister and Chancellor are preparing a puritanical budget taxing amusements such as bingo, gambling and night-clubs out of existence. On the afternoon before its presentation, however, each in turn appears to be the father of the pretty Shirley, the result of a post-party conference night many years ago. In an even less expected family bombshell, it transpires that the Prime Minister's deferential Parliamentary Private Secretary, Campbell, is, in fact, his son...5 women, 4 men

Gerald, an archaeological lecturer, rents a remote country cottage for the weekend, ostensibly to work on a local site, in reality hoping for a little middle-aged philandering with his attractive college librarian, Ruth. Gerald introduces her to the landlord of the cottage, Bill Flack, as his secretary. Their privacy is soon invaded, first by the former occupants, Dora and her lovesick daughter, then by other locals including a very pregnant young woman and a menacing bull, Hamish and finally by Gerald's wife, Alison, whose nursing experience comes in unexpectedly useful.|6 women, 4 men

Rita Affleck is a sensual, intelligent woman, stifled by circumstances. Her troubled ex-serviceman husband Alfred returns home after six weeks in the Scottish Highlands and vows to devote himself to their disabled son Olly. Rita decides that Olly has stolen Alfred from her, and claims her right to her husband's unconditional love.

The Clarion is Britain's worst newspaper. Morris Honeyspoon, its egomaniacal editor, spends his weekends dressed as Julius Caesar, and daily life at his beloved paper is a masterclass in incompetence and deceit. But the Clarion's attention-seeking headlines have real-world consequences. As political storm clouds gather over an uneasy country, it seems the paper's worst crimes are about to be exposed. While Morris hunts for a traitor in his midst, the once-great foreign correspondent Verity Stokes masterminds a murderous day of reckoning... Clarion is an urgent black comedy about free speech, nationalism and the state of the British media. Written by former journalist Mark Jagasia, who has worked for some of the UK's leading newspapers, it shines a dazzling light on the dark heart of our democracy.

This is a full length pantomime, entirely traditional with lots of humour and with its own original and delightful score by Eric Gilder which is available separately. The large number of both amateur and professional groups who present Crocker and Gilder pantomimes regularly every year is unmistakable proof of their success. Vocal score on sale.|Large flexible cast

On a split set, we see a first-class compartment of a modern train in the 1990s and a cattle wagon in the 1940s. Two elderly Jewish people, David and Clara, are sitting in the modern train, and their younger selves are in the cattle wagon. When the train stops, David's memories are evoked.

Charles Kingsley''s well-loved story of The Water Babies is enchantingly brought to life in this adaptation by Willis Hall. The tale of young Tom, apprentice to the unpleasant chimney-sweep Mr Grimes, and his underwater journey to the End-Of-Nowhere is interspersed with delightful songs by John Cooper. In the original professional touring production, puppets were used to represent The Water Babies and underwater creatures, but small children could be used to play these parts in, for example, schools'' productions.|6 women, 3 men