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| Soldjer by Pete Benson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. Mixed-age cast, with the central character played at various ages. The chorus is flexible, but the author recommends five principals plus a minimum of 15 in the chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 70 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Drama. Structurally in two acts, but in length on the boundary between one-act and full-length. No set as such, but requires some specific staging. |
| Synopsis | Mike struggles against his contradictory upbringing - a father who encouraged him to question and learn about everything but faith - and finds his whole life affected. |
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| The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Debbie Chalmers |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. Variable chorus size at Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 43 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 9 songs are included with the Producer's copy. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A two act musical play, of a one act length, suitable for children to perform - with various settings. |
| Synopsis | The evil Sorcerer works his magic to steal the villagers' crops. Hero Jim becomes the sorcerer's apprentice - to learn his magic spells and save the village. The Raven becomes his ally, and between them they save the day. |
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| The Spasm by Tony Best |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 10. Chorus. Flexible chorus size |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A play in five short acts. |
| Synopsis | Based loosely on the short story by Guy de Maupassant, the play explores manservant Prosper's journey to heaven, and his discovery that his heaven may become his hell. |
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| A Spirit for Evermore by Ian McCutcheon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. Cast include the usual pantomime juxtapositions (Dame played by a male, principal boy by a female) plus a pantomime dog! |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for songs (but not sheet music). Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length British pantomime with an original story. |
| Synopsis | The Kingdom of Evermore is nearly bankrupt, thanks to the thieving of evil butler Skulk. To restore their fortunes, the Princess Daisy is to be married to rich but thick Lord Larry of Luton, but then she meets George and falls in love. Will Skulk stop the match to get his hands on Larry's loot too, or can Willow the ghost come to the rescue? |
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| Sredni Vashtar by Tony Best |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 12. Chorus. Chorus is written as a 'Greek chorus', talking in unison and commenting on the action. (This could, of course, be done in other ways.) |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play based on a short story by Saki. Intended to be played near-continuously on a simple set (different parts of the stage representing different locations). |
| Synopsis | This might be described as a black comedy, since our sympathies lie with Conradin, the orphan at the centre of the story who is oppressed by his aunt. Eventually, the aunt gets her comeuppance from Sredni Vashtar, Conradin's very dangerous pet, and Conradin gets to eat more toast. |
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| Stand and Deliver [Panto] by Ian McCutcheon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 120 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Suggestions for six songs are made in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | British pantomime with an original story. |
| Synopsis | The villagers of Widdledown are sad the old lord of the manor has died, but are looking forward to meetng his son, who is returning from the Navy. The new Lord wants to double the rents... but is he really who he claims to be? |
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| Stoneybroke Hall by Georgina Cawood |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 14. Minimum total with doubling = 27. Minimum total without doubling = 27. Chorus. Characters are a mixture of adults and children. Written for children to perform, but could be played by a mixture of adults and children. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Melodrama. Multiple sets, but sets can be stylised rather than realistic. |
| Synopsis | Stoneybroke Hall used to be an excellent school, but recently it has started to go down hill. Staff have been leaving and, mysteriously, the rival school at Graspyng Grange seems to have benefit. The mystery is unfolded by a cast of teachers, pupils and historical figures accidentally caught in a time machine |
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| Storm in a Spell Book by Gill Medway |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 20. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 37 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | No music is included, but points at which songs could be added if desired are suggested. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one-act comedy based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, with various settings. Suitable for performance by children. |
| Synopsis | Survivors of a shipwreck find themselves on the island inhabited by Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, who's used his magic to bring them here and plans to regain his title. All manner of magic and confusion ensues. |
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| The Strictly Talent Factory by David Pemberton |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 29. Chorus. Intended for a youth theatre group, but could well be performed by adults or a company of mixed ages. |
| Run Time | Around 70 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The script suggests 10 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Comedy play with (suggested) songs. In length it's on the boundary between a one-act play and a full-length play (it could occupy a full evening or be paired with a shorter piece). Structurally in two acts. |
| Synopsis | A musical play with energy, fizz, music and dance. In a world dominated by television talent competitions two families with great ambition battle it out for the ultimate prize of celebrity. The Lemons and the Greens continue a long-running feud with each other on to a TV talent show. With an astute use of Shakespearian themes and quotations ('the perfect antidote to all this madness') along with imaginative settings and flashbacks we are taken on a modern journey with a wry and satirical comment on reality television and the culture of celebrity. |
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| Stromboli the Puppet Master by Richard Coleman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. Principal characters nominally adults (give or take a wooden puppet and a cat). Chorus could be mixed adults and children. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions included in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Magic, evil villains, jokes and a talking cat. An unconventional pantomime (without a doe-eyed heroine). |
| Synopsis | Geppetto makes Pinocchio, whom the Blue Fairy brings alive. Pinocchio is tricked into joining Stromboli's puppet show. He overhears Stromboli's plan to marry, then kill the Duchess Chloroform, so Stromboli must get rid of him. Pinocchio escapes, and Stromboli chases him into the wood, where the Weird Sisters protect him and get their revenge on Stromboli. Pinocchio, achieves his greatest wish to become a real boy. Everybody is happy - Hurrah! |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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