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| The Da Vinci Raffle by Ray Lawrence |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy sketch. |
| Synopsis | A certain Mr Da Vinci is approached by a friend to see if he can knock out a quick painting to contribute to a raffle the man is holding at a social event the next day. |
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| Dad's Revenge by Archie Wilson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy sketch, single set (a living-room indicated by the presence of an armchair), simple props. |
| Synopsis | Natalie is sixteen and trying hard to drive her Dad round the bend. She wants him to drive her and her boyfriend out for their night's clubbing, but can he put a stop to it? |
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| Daddy Dearest by George Douglas Lee |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 99 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The script ends with the cast singing and dancing the Italian wedding song Che La Luna. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full-length comedy with a single (living/dining room) setting. |
| Synopsis | In this madcap comedy, a dysfunctional, extended American family finds itself stranded by a severe storm. Three generations try to weather the storm as recriminations flow between Harry’s ex-wife and his estranged current wife as well as his son and his wife’s confrontation with their landlord. And then Danny’s father shows up unexpectedly, having 'run away from home'. |
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| Daddy's Day by Robert Scott |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 23 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy on a simple park bench set. |
| Synopsis | Three men meet in the park where they are watching over the children they’re responsible for. Talk turns to the lives they lead, and they decide to try and meet up for a day without kids. It does not go as expected. |
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Daffodils Make Me Sneeze by John Chambers
Performance by Patrick Scott won the Mattie Gillies trophy (Best Supporting Performance) in the Isle of Arran Drama Association one-act festival 2024. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act drama. Single set - a hospital room with a bed. Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | Marilyn, hospitalized after being assaulted by her partner, meets Edna - a middle-aged woman - and her long-suffering husband Raymond. She soon recognises Edna as an interfering type who thinks she knows what's best for everyone. She may be powerless to heal her own relationship, but after a private conversation with Raymond, Marilyn thinks a few well-placed words might make Raymond's life a little easier. |
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Daily Habits Mask Pain by Mildred Inez Lewis
Finalist in the Sky Blue Theatre International play-writing competition, 2013 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 14 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short one act play with a single (living room) set. |
| Synopsis | Greta and Harry struggle with their differing feelings about their jailed son and his heinous crime. Their daily routines help them through their pain and help re-establish their fractured relationship. |
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| Daisy Does It Again by Peter Ayre |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. The usual panto juxtapositions apply. Two actors are assumed for Daisy, the pantomime cow. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act English pantomime. |
| Synopsis | The evil Sherriff is looking for a beautiful woman to marry and wants Maid Marion, but her bandit boyfriend, Eric Hood, won't hear of it. Can Buttons fool the Sherriff long enough to allow Eric and his outlaws to storm the castle? All this and a psychic cow! |
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Daisy Markham by Janice Sampson
Performance by Shiskine SWI drama group won, best play, best supporting actress, best actress in the Isle of Arran One Act Drama Festival 2016. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. One character is an offstage voice. |
| Run Time | Around 27 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act drama with a single (dining kitchen) setting. Some strong language. |
| Synopsis | Fiercely independent 102 year old Daisy refuses help from the authorities until mature Social Worker Jenny arrives on the scene. Their relationship develops fruitfully when they discover a surprising connection with Daisy's traumatic younger days. |
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| Daisy Saves the Day by Peter Ayre |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. Charcaters include a pantomime cow. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Suggestions for 4 songs are made in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Short pantomime (a one-act panto by length, but divided into two acts!) |
| Synopsis | The villainous Mondays seem to be behind a spate of cow-nappings that have depleted local herds. Now the only cow left is the amazing Daisy, whose milk has magical restorative powers. Can our heroes keep Daisy safe from the villains and sort out their love lives into the bargain? |
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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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| Dame Aphrodite's Ancient Greek Panto by Giles Black |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 23. Minimum total without doubling = 23. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] The run time assumes the use of 12 two-minute songs. |
| Music | Song suggestions for 12 songs are included in the Producer's copy of this script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime set in Ancient Greece |
| Synopsis | On a journey through Ancient Greece, we are taken on a madcap ride encountering mythological people and places. |
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