You may be suprised to learn that one-act plays have been around since Ancient Greece. One of the earliest still surviving in its entirety is Cyclops by Euripedes who lived between 480 BC - 406 BC. It is not known when exactly the play was first presented, but it is estimated to be towards the end of his life around 408 BC.
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