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The right one-act to perform at a festival doesn't always spring easily to mind.

Sometimes, we need a little inspiration.

Hopefully, the following links and articles will be of use. It's a selection of links to publishers, other festivals, and some theatre outlets which deal with one-acts. It's neither exhaustive, nor exclusive, so please just pick and choose; do a bit of digging and some light might dawn!

If you know of another online resource which might help your fellow one-act practitioners, please contact us.

Amdram.co.uk

This is a great site for all things amdram, as the name implies. Have a search under 'one acts plays' and see what emerges!

http://amdram.co.uk

All England Theatre Festival

Have a look at the dates section to see what's won where!

www.aetf.org.uk

Scottish Community Drama Association

Check out their festival diary for a good insight into what companies are performing north of the border!

www.scda.org.uk/resources/Festival%20Diary%202011%20Entries.pdf

Amateur Drama Council of Ireland

Another good site to use to see what plays are being performed, and winning, elsewhere!

www.adci.ie

Avon Drama

Another site which lists festivals and what performed and won.

www.avondrama.org.uk

Samuel French

This well known publisher is always worth a look. Here's a link to their particular suggestions for students and youth groups.

www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/plays-to-perform/play-ideas

Joseph Weinberger

Not easy to sort out the one-acts from the full length plays but nevertheless, worth a look.

www.josef-weinberger.com

Doollee.com

Type in 'one act plays' on the search window, keeping it to Doollee, and you'll wind up at their One Act Depot.

www.doollee.com

The Stage

The UK's best known theatrical newspaper. Go to the front page, type in 'one act plays' and see what's in the news!

www.thestage.co.uk

Lazybee Scripts

A lot to go at here. Look for one acts on the front page and take it from there.

www.lazybeescripts.co.uk

Hanbury Plays

If you're looking for a youth group play.

www.hanburyplays.co.uk

Jimmy Brunelle

Another one for the groups looking for younger performances. For HJ inclusion, your best bet is the teens and high school selection.

www.jimmybrunelle.com

Stageplays.com

Very friendly; you can search for one act plays in the genres, right off the front page.

www.stageplays.com

Cressrelles

Reasonably priced for one act performances. Go to the catalogue section and look for one act plays. You'll find a downloadable list of their plays.

www.cressrelles.co.uk

Scriptcircle

This site allows you to download the entire script to see if you like it. Look for the search area on the front page, and then you'll find one-acts. Click on that, read a précis and then download. Don't forget to pay the man though!

www.scriptcircle.co.uk

Theatre History

Not the biggest selection of one-acts by any means, but that means it won't take you too long to check out! Look for 'Script Archive' down at the bottom of the page. One-acts are in there...

www.theatrehistory.com

Stagepage

The site for plays by G L Horton. Look for one acts on the front page. Horton's plays have been well received at HJ in the past.

www.stagepage.info