Full-Length Plays by Tom Casling
From heartfelt dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies, Tom Casling’s plays are perfect for amateur and professional theatre groups alike. Each script offers rich characters, relatable themes, and thought-provoking moments. Whether you’re looking for a new addition to your repertoire or a story that resonates with your audience, you’ll find the perfect script here.
The following titles are the copyright of Tom Casling. A licence must be sought and agreed and paid for before any performance can be undertaken. Reader scripts can be obtained free of charge by emailing tcasling@aol.com. For titles published by stagescripts please see their https://shop.stagescripts.com for terms and conditions.
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Imagine, it’s your 50th Wedding Anniversary. Imagine being surrounded by friends, relatives and loved ones. Imagine they have thrown you a surprise party, the lights are down low, Slim Whitman is singing ‘Darling Happy Anniversary’ and in comes the cake, accompanied by your daughter crying, ‘I’ve left him mum’. Follow the anxiety of Joh…
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Who Cares
This is the first in a trilogy of standalone plays about George Wright, the first being ‘Who Cares’, the second Grandad and the third Happy Ever After. George is recently bereaved and he is try to find his way in life. He finds himself alone in a world where nobody seems to care anymore or at least in a way that he feels he needs. Who Cares?
View Play2 x 45 minute acts10 -
Refuge
The play is set during the earlier days of the Pandemic and brings together three disparate unrelated people: Tommy – an old war veteran- Sky a survivor of domestic violence and Steve a homeless young man. Through their interactions we discover that they have much more in common than they originally believed.
View Play2 x 45 minute acts4 2 -
Vive le Difference
This is the story of a young 18 year old boy forced to leave care and to stand on his own two feet before he feels he is ready and an octogenarian, an older woman fighting hard to stay out of care despite the wishes of her family.
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Embers
This is a comedy which tells the story of two retired men: Tommy and Jimmy, who are separated from their long suffering wives and who, influenced by a granddaughter, Maddison, a Social Media Influencer to set up a business. The premise for the business is that despite their working status she, the granddaughter, believes that they still have a …
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It’s Complicated
This is an exquisite play about two people (a same sex couple) who have met, fallen in love and who are in the early stages (nearing the first year) of their relationship.Despite their love for each other they are still things they are discovering about each other.There are things that their family and friends are discovering about them and there a…
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Ms Terry Planter
Teresa Planter believes she has witnessed a murder and contacts the police to report the matter. The only thing is the police are not aware of any murders on their patch or indeed any in the immediate locality. When they meet Teresa, the reason for the confusion seems to become clear: Teresa is an amateur crime writer and although she ‘
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The Reluctant Messiah
This is a comedy which asks us to consider some very real life changing experiences and to perhaps suspend our disbelief when we are faced with some very real circumstances. It is about dying, being brought back to life and surviving a heart attack only to realise that you have been given some unusual gifts that could benefit society.
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You know I’m no good (The Amy Winehouse Story)
A play with music written from information in the public domain and from the book written by Mitch Winehouse: Amy. The play is written from the perspective of her father, a cabaret singer, telling the story of his daughter as he performs his act. The play is currently embargoed. Anyone wishing to perform it must first receive permission from …
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In Therapy
The action takes place in the Cradlewell Clinic, a residential centre for people experiencing various addictions and mental health problems. The action takes place over a four-week period. All clients realise that this is a last in a series of attempts at recovery. The Clinic as an establishment also face a last chance to sort out their problem…
View Play2 x 45 minute acts5 7 -
Alter Ego
We meet Richard as he is preparing for yet another interview and as usual he has gone overboard with the preparation. So much so that Lynne, his wife, decides to sneak off for some peace and quiet. Richard decides to go for a night out with a friend to calm his nerves and returns later that night rather the worse for wear. He awakes the next mornin…
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An Honourable Life
Patrick and Mary await the imminent arrival of Father Brendan, Patrick’s brother who has decided to come and stay with them two weeks before Christmas. Brendan is never the easiest of guests and it would appear that he has a problem that he urgently needs to discuss. ‘At a time of goodwill to all men’ both brothers find themselves in need of …
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Daughters Of Eve
Six women meet once a year at a remote cottage. Five of them went to school together and are now in their 50s. The sixth is the daughter of one of the school friends who has now passed away. As the play develops we realise that nowadays they meet more out of guilt and habit, rather than for enjoyment. Jenny, their natural leader, is their rock, but…
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Frozen Assets
Brenda Middleditch is a thoughtful mother and has planned for every eventuality. Peter her son is not. He is a chancer, takes risks and has had a few brushes with the law in his younger life. Peter has now reformed. He is older, wiser, married to Claire and about to have a son. He is also heir to £50,000 should his mother’s insurance policy pay …
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Grandad
Hilarious comedy tinged with moments of poignancy. Grandad lost his wife a few years ago and the illness which followed, meant that he had to move in with his son Dave, daughter-in-law June and their two teenage children. We meet the family two years on. Whilst the day-to-day effects of Grandad joining the family have had little impact on Dave …
View Play2 x 45 minutes Acts6 5 -
The Artful Lodger
William and Millicent, his wife and long-suffering partner, are a couple in their late 50s. They are considering students as prospective lodgers. Having settled on a list of six Arthur enters unannounced seeking accommodation. Arthur is like a breath of fresh air into Millicent’s world but a nightmare for William. Arthur, or Artful as he call…
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The Day Out
Today is Sid’s 50th Birthday and he is having a mid-life crisis. If the truth be known he has been having one for the last few years but reaching the age of fifty has made the experience more marked. His wife Mary, recognises this and has, for some time been trying to recapture the magic of their relationship. Mary decides to take Sid for a…
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The Loft
This play explores the complex relationships that can happen or develop, between the unlikeliest of people. The play looks at the concepts of love, affection, family, friendship, relationships, our own and other people’s perceptions of our relationships, how and what attracts us to others and what can limit our relationships with other people. Th…
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The Problem With Fathers
Father Dan is an ageing Irish Catholic parish priest steeped in the traditions of the Catholic Church. He lives with his long suffering housekeeper Mary Devlin. One night Father Dan receives an unexpected telephone call from the Bishop followed by an impromptu visit. The Bishop would like Dan to take a young curate under his wing; a curate who is c…
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Tipp The Taxi Driver
Tipp is married to Margaret. He is, by profession, a taxi driver although these days he drives reluctantly choosing only the jobs he wants to. Tipp spends his days in his armchair watching quiz shows and re-living the day he almost won through to the finals of Mastermind. Then one evening he gets a call that intrigues him: to take a passenger to th…
View Play2 x 45 minutes3 2 some parts interchangeable + voices
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