Böcker utgivna av Samuel French Ltd

Doctor Waring is concerned about his daughter, Shelia. She is working for a wealthy stamp dealer and has fallen in love with him. The doctor has made enquiries about the dealer, Michael Rentour and now knows that he is a very dubious person. His daughter will not listen to him so Doctor Waring goes to see Rentour to ask him to sever his connections with his daughter. He refuses and the doctor shoots him. When the police investigate their suspicions fall on Shelia - he had not been truthful about her alibi. The doctor confesses to the police that he had committed the crime - but they do not believe him.5 women, 3 men

A shorter, reworked version of "The House of Frankenstein". The Baron tries to counsel and cure a motley crew of monsters he has invited to his castle, immediately regretting his action. When the Baroness hits the bottle, his guests reveal their true colours.

Class 6C are given a hypothetical sum of ¿100 to invest on the Stock Exchange by the patronizing local bank manager. However Class 6C play it for real and nobody can believe their luck when they manage to make a profit of several thousand pounds - and that's only the beginning of their problems!9 women, 3 men

Following their adventures in Utter Garbage, Dumpster, an idealistic young rat, and his sensible Uncle Binlid live happily in a clean city park, until the reappearance of Lord Vermin and his vile helpers. But Drumpster wants to look at the stars and soon the good rats are building a spaceship from rubbish. Propelled into space by the child-people in the audience, they meet Volga Ratskaya, a space laboratory rat. But they must battle with Lord Vermin before they can return safely.Large flexible cast

A play in one act for four women.|4 women

Centered around the royal family of Paflagonia eating breakfast together: King Valoroso, his wife, the Queen, and their daughter, Princess Angelica. Through the course of the meal, it is discovered that Prince Bulbo, heir to the neighbouring kingdom of Crim Tartary, and son of King Padella is due to visit Paflagonia. It is also discovered, after the two females have left the table, that King Valoroso stole his crown, and all his wealth, from his nephew, Prince Giglio, when the prince was an infant.

Two elderly gentlemen stroll on to an almost bare terrace. They discuss various subjects - the past, schooldays, climate, the sea, moustaches, the war, families, etc., etc. It is not until the following scene when we meet two women that we realize we are actually in the grounds of a mental hospital, and that these people are patients. Although with no plot at all in the conventional sense and sparse dialogue, by the end of the afternoon we have been moved to compassion and respect.2 women, 3 men

Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life. He returns home for his mother's funeral and finds himself involved in the same awful problems he left behind, together with some new ones. He also rediscovers the eternal family servant, the ever-changing "Italian girl".4 women, 3 men

The fictitious pleasantries that two maid-servants imagine are passed in the usual course of tea on the terrace are not at all what goes on - once the servants have been dismissed. In an off-hand manner that shocks her hostess, Caroline announces she is terminally ill. Her subsequent revelations only serve to draw the two women closer together.|6 women

Outwardly respectable Mrs Bee does "good work" on the Committee of the Bountiful Bequest, a charity for distressed females. However, unbeknown to the other Committee members, she is financing the charity, and feathering her own nest, by running a branch in Brussels where the younger and prettier girls are transported in dubious circumstances. Blackmail ensues...|6 women

Auntie is taken unawares when she encounters a woman in the house. Can it be her niece, Lil? But surely Lil was quite ugly, with a very large nose? It is Lil, who, seven weeks ago, after both her husband, Bill, and Auntie, had walked out on her, made a choice between suicide and a new life. Lil has cleared the debts and bought herself a new nose. Her new man is about to collect her when the woman with whom Bill left arrives to inform Lil he has had a massive stroke and needs her.|3 women

This humorous and well-crafted play for an all-female cast deals with the class divisions of Edwardian England and is set before the Old Age Pensions Act was passed in 1908. It skillfully depicts the battle of Sarah Dawkins and her mother, Gran Twigden to outwit the local gentry, whose attitude is paternalistic but patronizing. As their battle ensues the audience rapidly becomes drawn into this highly entertaining and socially realistic play.6 women

Seemingly lost without a compass, the six members of the group stumble across a large country house. Taking refuge, they find one room with a roaring fire. Truepenny explores, finding desolation and decay, but upon returning to the room encounters another era and takes on the persona of one of the characters. Clegg, too, feels the emotions of that winter of 1917.6 women or men

This is a warm, and moving character study of an elderly widow and her new Home Help, Leslie - a man. Leslie's care and humour eventually win Rose round, eventually Leslie moves in to be on hand all the time. The play ends with Rose's death and a scene of poignant farewell.

Stifled by army life, the Colonel's wife falls in love with the Sergeant sent to play the piano at her dinner parties. Towards the end of the play we realize that the Old Man and Old Woman on stage are the Sergeant and the Colonel's wife forty years...|2 women, 4 men

Diane and Harold Blott give a party for their silver wedding. Harold becomes sulkier and sulkier, and Diane finally realizes that the cause of Harold's behaviour is the presence at the party of his current lover. Diane faces a dilemma: either to wound Harold's ego, or carry on with her "pretending-not-to-know" farce.|3 women, 2 men

A letter to Geoffrey, who is blind, informs him that his wife is having an affair with a work colleague. His trip to the leisure centre where Alice works changes both their lives as he confronts the other man. Then Geoffrey's friend Anton meets Amaryllis, his ideal woman, at the centre.

A macabre, neatly written play which covers, in a series of short scenes (with time lapses between) the events following Percy Middleditch's attempts to "find a nice girl", as his landlady advises. Unsuccessful, middle-aged Percy, turned down for promotion at work, writes to a Lonely Hearts column and when the gorgeous Caroline Sweet turns up on his doorstep he is sure his luck has changed. But Percy realises he has been the easy victim of a con trick and there is only one way he knows of expressing hishurt... Fast paced and easily staged there are nevertheless one or two unexpected twists in the plot.|2 women, 2 men

Americans, Maxwell and Joan, are visiting a country in the far east where Maxwell was posted during the war. Maxwell, while visiting the temple relives a horrfying scene from his army days. They meet a cripple and their patronage turns to fear when they see his terrible scars. A young woman official explains that he is a napalm victim. To the tourists he is an object of fear, to the revolutionary he is an embarassment to the state. He is the innocent.|2 women, 2 men

There is entertainment and laughter in every line of this fast-paced comedy which explores the influence of the past through characters whose relationships with each other are complex. Stella and Derek are selling their house and are preparing to show prospective buyers round it, very late one night. These buyers turn out to be Romaine Marsh, an old school friend of Stella's, and Amy and Ray. Derek once wanted to make Amy his mistress, but was blocked by Ray. Stella's involvement with Romaine was more than "school chums". The situation is ripe for development and when a necklace is stolen we at last learn the true identities of all!|3 women, 3 men

Ageing and remembrance of ordinary people are explored with startling originality in this award-winning play. Man, a retired manager, is lying in bed, contemplating his past. His thoughts are lost in dreams depicting people who have steered the course of his life, those he cared about, those who hated him, and those he was forced to betray.3 women, 5 men, 2 women or men

Newlyweds Penny and Tom Gilbert are entertaining Tom's colleague James and his wife Alice to dinner, when they are unexpectedly interrupted by Harry Barton, a character from Tom's past. Harry has come to offer Tom a job; not so surprising perhaps, as Tom is known to be a high flyer in his work with computers. But why should Tom be so alarmed at Harry's offer? What gives Harry the power to threaten Tom if he refuses? And what exactly is the "past" which Tom tries desperately to evade? This tense drama builds to an unusual-and unguessable-twist in the tail!|2 women, 4 men

A couple - shall we call them Adam and Eve? - unsure of their whereabouts on Millennium New Year's Eve, come into a hotel, seeking directions while Church bells peal out their message. The receptionist, however, has no quick answers. One's place, he claims, depends on one's vantage point in time.

Marcus Wade, a successful stockbroker, has found himself saddled with a curious gift: he can see into the future. At first he uses this power to his advantage, but his pleasure turns to terror when he finds his vision only extends a certain distance into the future. What lies beyond "the edge"?

A very amusing play based on the premise that all children are born highly intelligent, but by the time they can effectively communicate, they have either forgotten the information or had it knocked out of them! The end leaves you laughing - with a lump in your throat. The children's parts are taken by adults with suitably oversized playground equipment.5 women or men

Leah discovers her author husband Gordon is having an affair with Ursula. Meanwhile, Gordon remembers Umjana Land, the childhood dream world he inhabited with his sister Agnes, and determines to write. When Agnes appears, having written a Booker Prize-nominated book about Umjana Land, Gordon is left strangely alone as his daughter Leah, Ursula and Agnes find a common bond.|4 women, 3 men

Father has raised Alan and Emily single-handedly. Now Father has left for a new life in America and Alan is at a loss as to what to do. Should he sell the house - and help pregnant Emily who needs money - or marry Rita and stay where he is?|3 women, 2 men, 1 girl, 1 boy

This adaptation of the Pied Piper tale centres on the figure of Blankenfeld, the one member of the Town Council to feel a moral obligation towards the Piper once he has rid the town of rats. He alone is exempt from the doom the town brings upon itself by ignoring the Piper?s demands for his payment.|2 women, 13 men