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| Jack and the Giant Beanstalk [Version 2] by Joe Laredo & Clare George |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 125 minutes. [Estimated!] Dependent on using all suggested songs. |
| Music | Song suggestions are provided with the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime with a good number of songs. |
| Synopsis | The familiar Jack and the Beanstalk storyline is reworked, with all the usual suspects joining in a fast paced and innovative plot. |
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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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| Jack in the Land of Nod by Sharon Hulm |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 36. Chorus. Characters include two pantomime dames, a fairy, and a whole range of cameos, including pirates, rats and a dog! |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for up to 20 songs, including original lyrics for two of them. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length British pantomime with an original story (a comic collision of lots of fairytale themes). |
| Synopsis | All is not well in the Land of Nod where the dreams of mortal men exist. King Rat is taking over with his band of dirty rats and if not stopped our dreams will become nightmares. The Fairie Queen, the ruler of the Land of Nod is losing her powers as few mortal children believe in fairies and needs the help of one who is true of heart. She calls upon Jack, who falls asleep a lot and has just lost his parent's farm for them and doesn't have any livestock to sell for magic beans. But the Fairie Queen is desperate (she must be) and beckons Jack into the Land of Nod. With the help of a pirate and his motley crew, can Jack's mission succeed and save the Land of Nod, especially when some of his stout hearted crew aren't quite what they pretend to be? |
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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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| Jack's Amazing Beanstalk Rocket by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 103 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | 14 songs are suggested at appropriate places during the script, with opportunity to reprise one at the finale. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length British pantomime adding a sci-fi twist to the classic fairy tale. |
| Synopsis | Betty Bunn is struggling to pay her rent and when her kind-hearted son Jack sells the family cow little does he realise the adventure that lies ahead. Lunette, a good fairy, watches over Jack and his family as they boldly go where no beanstalk has gone before and battle with intergalactic forces of evil. This fun-filled family panto is a modern twist on a classic tale. |
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| Jackpot Joy by Karen Doling |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of the script contains suggestions for four songs (with adjusted lyrics to one of them). Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act comedy play (with a few songs thrown-in). Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | After apparently winning the lottery one night, Joy's life is plagued by sycophantic family members angling for a portion of her seven-figure jackpot. When Joy hides her winning ticket, others are determined to take matters (and the ticket itself) into their own hands! |
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| Jamie Freel's Halloween by Olivia Arieti |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. 'Fairies' may be played by m or f, or a combination. |
| Run Time | Around 16 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short adaptation of an Irish folk tale, with two simple settings. |
| Synopsis | In this adaptation the wicked fairies kidnap Gracie, to imprison her in the castle. Jamie intervenes, and as a ransom Gracie is struck deaf and dumb. With a little magic and many travails, Jamie is at last able to re-unite Gracie with her parents. |
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| Jane Eyre by Richard Hills |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 134 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length dramatic adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel |
| Synopsis | An adaption of the classic Charlotte Brontë novel, telling the story of Jane, who takes the position of governess of Mr Rochester's young French ward in 1846. |
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| Jane Eyre - A One Act, Musical Farce by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. One of the characters is a dog. (This is a speaking role, although most of the words are Ruff.) |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Scores for four songs and three instrumentals are included with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Eyre on a G-string. A musical comedy treatment that follows Charlotte Brontë's story accurately (within the constraints of reducing 38 chapters to a single act). |
| Synopsis | The classic Brontë tale given a comic twist, reduced to one act and set to music! Unlike any other Eyre you've seen! |
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| Extras | 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
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| Janet and John by Michael Pearcy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 26 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act drama, largely through a series of intertwined monologues. |
| Synopsis | Janet and John have been married a long time, but she has no idea what announcement he might have in store for her. She only knows that it's unheard for him to give up his Friday night at the railway society to take her out to dinner. Why? |
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| The Japes at Jester's Reach by Richard Coleman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. All characters are adults. |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A very funny comedy with strong characters and various plot lines woven well together to a satisfactory resolution! Requires careful set design. |
| Synopsis | The annual Snorton Bennington Croquet Tournament is being held at Jester's Reach, home of Lord and Lady Digby-Slushing. When the local champion pulls out, a stand-in is required. However, due to an unfortunate incident with a policeman's helmet the tournament stand-in isn't who everyone thinks he is either. Chaos ensues as unexpected visitors arrive and attempts are made to rig the tournament and steal the trophy. |
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| Jesters, Jousters & Donuts by Patti Veconi |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 54 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Eight pieces of Renaissance-themed music, scored for junior school musicians, are provided with the Producer's copy of this script. |
| Style | A one act Renaissance-themed school play with music. |
| Synopsis | A troupe of re-enactors assemble in a small town to stage their annual Renaissance Fair - just as contractors with the Dept. of Buildings arrive to announce plans for the sale of the land they are on. The narrator arranges a stay of execution and the show, featuring an archery contest, juggling jesters, a jousting match and not one, but three rival queens, can go on. When the contractors return, (with donuts to share), the actors make their sad goodbyes and exit. The clever Narrator, however, makes a discovery that saves the Renaissance Fair and brings the charming village of Notting-Sher-Wessex-Wood back. |
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