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		Latest release - "Conference Pairs" - an hilarious bedroom farce - just waiting for someone to give it a World Premiere!!!

Are You Sure There's No Body There…?	FL farce - 3m 4f		This site gives details of play scripts written by Ian Hornby, who has been writing for over 18 years and whose plays have been staged and performed all over the World, from places as far apart as the USA, Greece, Cayman Islands, Holland, Japan, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Brunei, and have even been translated into German, Japanese and Turkish. Ian was a founder member and is director of The Playwrights' Co-operative and New Theatre Publications, who now publish all his plays. If you find something here that interests you, please email for a full pdf version of the script (Worldwide) or a paper copy on FREE loan (UK mainland only). Plays can be adapted if wanted to suit different casts, and commissions are invited. Ian has also written 2 TV sitcoms and a full length crime thriller, for which he is seeking a literary agent or publisher.
Abanazar's Revenge	FL pantomime
Be Careful Who You Wish For	FL comedy - 4m 3f
Boomerang	FL light play - 2m 4f
The Cat's Away	FL comedy - 4m 5f
Cinderella	FL pantomime
Clicks	1A comedy - 1m 1f +1 extra
Cold Blood	FL thriller - 3m 3f
NEW!!! Conference Pairs	FL farce - 3m 3f
A Dish Served Cold	FL thriller - 2m 4f
Dream, Lover!	FL comedy - 2m 5f
An Eye For An Eye, Darling	FL farce - 5m 6f
Fantasy	1A drama - 1m 2f
Hello, Is There Any Body There?	FL farce - 4m 5f
Jayne with a Y	1A play - 3f or 1m 2f
Late Of This Address	FL comedy - 2m 3f
Mind Games	1A drama - 1m 1f
Murdered, Presumed Dead	FL thriller - 3m 4f
One Across	1A comedy - 1m 2f + extras		Theatre for the disabled. Some of the plays on this site are marked with the disability sign because they were specifically written for, are suitable for, or could be adapted for disabled actors, with a view to striving for equality and inclusion. If any disabled groups or actors are interested in staging or adapting any plays, please get in touch. Scripts can also be offered in large print at no extra cost.
The Price To Pay	FL thriller - 3m 4f
A Question Of Innocence	FL thriller - 4m 6f
Remember Me	1A drama 2m 2f
Robin Hood	FL pantomime
Shades Of Blue	1A thriller - 4m 1f
Situation Vacant	1A comedy - 1m 1f to 1m 6f
Tied Up At The Office	1A comedy - 1m 1f
Time Itself	1A comedy - min 2m 2f + extras
Tim'll Fix It	FL comedy - 3m 4f
To Sleep, Perchance...	1A play - 6f
Voices	FL thriller - 4m 5f
Wait Until The Ghost Is Clear	FL comedy - 2m 4f
Where There's A Will...	FL comedy - 4m 4f or 3m 4f
Whispers	FL thriller - 1m 3f + 2m/f
Whose Line Was It Anyway?	1A comedy - 5m 6f
Why Won't They Believe Me?	1A play - 2m 4f + extras
The Winter Of Discontent	FL thriller - 4m 4f