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A Forty-Minute Richard IIAuthorShakespeare, abridged Bill Tordoff
Roles Minimum Male roles = 14. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 32. No chorus.
Run time Around 40 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Abridgement of William Shakespeare's 'The Life and Death of King Richard II', with the original text cut down to under 40 minutes.
(The abridgement is copyrighted, so we charge for scripts and copying rights, but performances are royalty-free.)
Synopsis King Richard II is approached by both Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray, the Duke of Norfolk, who wish him to judge a duel between them. Both Richard and John of Gaunt oppose the duel, but Richard agrees to oversee it. As the duel commences Richard interrupts and banishes both men from England. Mowbray predicts this as the first act leading to Richard's downfall. Following John of Gaunt's death, Richard appropriates all his money and lands. As Richard plots a war on Ireland, the nobility seek to overthrow him and place Bolingbroke on the throne.
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A History Lesson for Turkey BoyAuthorOlivia Arieti
Roles Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus.
Run time Around 10 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Short play for young children - a simple history of the Thanksgiving festival. No set or props required.
Synopsis Mr Corn, Mrs Sweet Potato, Mrs Pumpkin and Mrs Squash make sure the young Misses Apples and especially Turkey Boy know their History before Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
A History Of The Olympic Games - A Class PlayAuthorSue Russell
Roles Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 30. Minimum total without doubling = 37. No chorus. Characters include a Greek god and a horse!
Run time Around 20 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style A short play for a full school class.
Synopsis The history of the Olympic Games, beginning at the ancient games with a personal appearance by Zeus, followed by a whirlwind tour of the modern games, complete with a selection of famous medal winners.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
A History of the Olympics - Readers' TheatreAuthorSue Russell
Roles Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 36. No chorus. Six plays with six characters in each.
Run time Around 60 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style A set of six mini-plays (with run times around 10 minutes) designed for 'readers theatre' (i.e. use for small group reading), though they could also be performed as plays. No set requirements. Producer's Copy includes a quiz for each play.
Synopsis Olympic history, comparing the ancient games to the modern olympics and studying the development of the modern Olympic games through references to events, sportsmen and controversies.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Ancient Greek AssemblyAuthorSue Russell
Roles Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 64. Chorus. Immortals, Mortals, legendary characters, cartoon characters and the Minotaur.
Run time Around 25 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music Suggestions for 10 pieces of music to accompany the script are included in the producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
Style Full class assembly piece - essentially a series of linked, themed, skits, summarising Ancient Greek civilisation and myth! Aimed at the English National Curriculum Key Stage 2 topic on Ancient Greece.
Synopsis A variety of characters from History and Mythology appear on the stage for the entertainment and education of the audience, occasionally with musical accompaniment.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Anglo-Saxon AssemblyAuthorSue Russell
Roles Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 28. Minimum total without doubling = 96. No chorus.
Run time Around 15 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Full class assembly piece - essentially a series of linked, themed, skits, summarising Anglo-Saxon civilisation and myth! Aimed at the English National Curriculum Key Stage 1/2 topic 6B on settlers in Britain.
Synopsis A variety of characters from History and Mythology appear on the stage for the entertainment and education of the audience, occasionally with musical accompaniment.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Australian AssemblyAuthorSue Russell
Roles Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 24. No chorus. Whilst some of the roles are gender-specific, they don't really need to be played to type.
Run time Around 30 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Light-hearted educational piece for kids.
Synopsis A short play giving a lot of information about the land down under: some history, some wildlife, some music and some facts and figures to round it all out.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Billionaire SchoolAuthorGerald P. Murphy
Roles Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus.
Run time Around 30 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music Sheet music for ten original songs is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script.
Style Simple musical for kids - an excuse to dip into a few historical topics!
Synopsis Billionaire Gil Bates is a smart man when it comes to computers, but has trouble with remembering basic history and culture. He and his wife hatch a plan: combine a group of teachers and Gil's love of musical theatre, and present some of history's greatest moments in musical form!
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Plus The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
Hats Off! - The MusicalAuthorSue Gordon
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 9. Chorus. A nucleus of seven actors, backed by a chorus (with no size limitations) singing the songs.
Run time Around 60 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music Sheet music for seven songs (original lyrics to Victorian period music) is supplied with the Producer's copy of the script.
Style Musical for children (could also be staged by adults for kids). Whilst by length we would class this as a one-act play, it is split into two acts and an interval is advised so that the single set can be redressed to mark the passage of time!
Synopsis Mrs. Green is the real driving force behind 'Barker's Bonnets' a milliner's shop in Victorian England. However, she faces unemployment when Mr. Barker sells up to emigrate. A secret scheme is hatched to allow her to continue - and to thrive in the modern world of the 1870s. (The script tells an engaging story whilst exploring the novelties, inventions and social nuances of the Victorian world. This would fit well with the English National Curriculum Key Stage 2 History Topic, 'The Victorians'.)
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Plus The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
Hats Off! - The PlayAuthorSue Gordon
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus.
Run time Around 45 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Play for children (could also be staged by adults for kids). Whilst by length we would class this as a one-act play, it is split into two acts and an interval is advised so that the single set can be redressed to mark the passage of time!
Synopsis Mrs. Green is the real driving force behind 'Barker's Bonnets' a milliner's shop in Victorian England. However, she faces unemployment when Mr. Barker sells up to emigrate. A secret scheme is hatched to allow her to continue - and to thrive in the modern world of the 1870s. (The script tells an engaging story whilst exploring the novelties, inventions and social nuances of the Victorian world. This would fit well with the English National Curriculum Key Stage 2 History Topic, 'The Victorians'.)
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
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