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| Saving Dusty by Will Butters |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. Three of the characters are presenters at a conference who could be doubled by actors in other roles or could be done as pre-recorded voices. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length comedy play. It's set in a brothel, so might well contain adult themes (and also relatively mild swearing). |
| Synopsis | Dusty works in the Fallen Angels massage parlour to raise money in order that she might be re united with her mother. Unbeknown to her, a plan is hatched by the others to help her. A voluntary hostage helps to save the day. |
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| The Séance by Archie Wilson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length play - a ghost/horror story. Single set. Lots of fun for the special effects crew. Contains swearing and intolerance. |
| Synopsis | Graham and Deborah have invited four old friends to their housewarming party - and the house certainly needs it - the attic was the scene of a brutal murder, and little seems to have changed since that time. Tensions rise as the members of the group begin to feel that the room is haunted. |
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| Seeking Sleeping Beauty by Mark Billen |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 24. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy play, subverting Sleeping Beauty and various other fairytales. |
| Synopsis | Prince Florimund and Nomdeplume are lost in the forest when they meet Lilac the Fairy and learn of the Princess sleeping an enchanted sleep. On their way to rescue her they meet Red Riding Hood, a wicked witch, a vampire and Rapunzel, and some other folks too. |
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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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| Sherlock Holmes and The Beast of Bingley Moor by Geoff Parker |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. Characters include Woofer, the dog and The Speckled Band (a musical group whose role is to play three ominous chords). For the rest, the producer's copy of the script contains some guidance as to who might play which. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Family show (an alternative to British Pantomime) in two acts, treating Conan Doyle's famous creation to merciless parody. Multiple locations, but minimal sets intended. |
| Synopsis | The (self-proclaimed) World's Greatest Detective sets off with Watson in tow to discover who has been thieving from the larder of Doome-Layden Hall, but the pair find more than they’d bargained for when the run into the Beast of Bingley Moor. |
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| Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Vanishing Author by Peter John Cooper |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Six characters but only three actors required |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A mystery drama with a single set, doubling as Holmes' apartment and Doyle's consulting room. |
| Synopsis | Conan Doyle is gradually taken over by his creation Sherlock Holmes, but then the attempt to kill off his creation, results in Holmes using all of his skills to escape death. |
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| Showdown at Shuddering Heights by Anne Graham |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. One optional M or F |
| Run Time | Around 77 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length farce, in three acts. |
| Synopsis | Faced with bankruptcy Ella, the owner of the isolated Bear Inn, takes to the bottle. An unexpected visitor arrives and the contents of his luggage - a plastic carrier bag - starts a madcap sequence of events. |
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| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [Play] by Dave Jeanes |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. The chorus is optional. The dwarves are all written male but have not been included in the count of definitely male characters. |
| Run Time | Around 85 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full length play (with the option of music if a production wishes to add it!) This is not a British Pantomime version of the story, but fits much the same purpose - entertainment for a family audience. |
| Synopsis | The fairytale of the princess driven out by her wicked stepmother, finding refuge with a company of miners. |
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| Sorry Charlie by Troy Shearer |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. Six on-stage characters, plus two off-stage voices that could be live or recorded. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length farce with a single living-room set. |
| Synopsis | Charlie and Debra are going to steal a diamond from the boss of Charlie's boss's boss. But they are interrupted mid-robbery by a strange couple, so they impersonate the homeowners. Then another unexpected caller arrives - only to reveal himself as the real owner! Who can you trust? |
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| Sunshine on my Shoulder by John Peel |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | One well-known song is suggested to be played at the ending. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full-length drama about a holiday to Tenerife - though able to be performed with minimal sets. |
| Synopsis | The final sale of the family business has just been confirmed, and Thomas is off on a golfing holiday with his wife Pru and their friends Guy and Sally. But things aren’t quite as they seem for Guy and Pru. |
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| Tainted Love by Johnny Grim |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Thirteen song suggestions, to be played between scenes. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | An irreverent full-length comedy for adults with a single (living room) setting. Potentially offensive language. |
| Synopsis | Julie has invited her friends Vanessa, Sheila, and Carol over to her house, on the pretence of showing off her recently installed gazebo. Unbeknownst to her friends, Julie has something far more tantalising to share with them. |
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