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The Interview by Bob Tucker |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 24 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act comedy play. An unusually updated, piece of Dickens. |
Synopsis | An excerpt from David Copperfield - except that a lot has changed since the nineteenth century. David takes his good friend Traddles to discuss with the Misses Spenlow the matter of his engagement to their niece, Dora. |
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It Never Rains But It Pours by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | One song, to be played over the closing actions, is suggested in the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A one-act comedy with minimal set requirements. (Previous version published in 2019, revised edition published 2021.) |
Synopsis | The ark has sprung a few leaks and Noah and his family have been bailing out water. Noah’s wife tells Noah to ask God to stop the floods. They soon discover that they need to make an appointment to speak to God, which isn’t as easy as they first thought. |
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It's a Farce by George Freek |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Does exactly what it says on the label, in two short acts (though of one-act length) with clever dialogue and physical comedy. Single living-room set. Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | A professional meeting between teacher Ernest and the head of his department, Janice, is misinterpreted as a clandestine romantic liaison. Unfortunately for Ernest, the misinterpreter is his wife's best friend who cannot help reporting her observations. Add in neighbour Bob, who has suicidal tendencies, and cookie 'therapist' Marcia who has arrived to offer Ernest a massage and we have a recipe for farcical mayhem. |
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It's About Time by James P Brosnahan & Joseph S Kubu |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. One character is an offstage voice, optionally recorded. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act, light comedy, play. |
Synopsis | Nick has brought Kim to the museum to look at art, but also to propose. Unfortunately they are interrupted by Nicholas who seems to know a lot about art and the two of them. He is actually a future version of Nick, and has his own plans for the evening. |
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It's All Greek by Tony Domaille |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Collection of short comedy plays featuring Ancient Greek heroes and god. A set of riffs on myths. |
Synopsis | Five funny plays, each with a cast of two or three, Locations include Troy, Mount Olympus, the skies and a couple of unexpected Ancient Greek offices. |
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It's Not Brain Surgery! by Jamie Hope |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 21 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy (on the boundary between a one-act play and a short) in a single set, most of which is a hospital bed. |
Synopsis | A parody doctor with a very questionable bedside manner has to fill in a patient on the unusual results of the operation to re-attach his severed thumb. |
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It's Not Your Day Is It? by Eric Scott |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. One offstage male Voice, could be pre-recorded. |
Run Time | Around 37 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act comedy with a single - hotel bar, setting. |
Synopsis | Lothario Brad is having a bad day as his business dealings, his various extra-marital philanderings and the treachery of his friends all come together and his world comes crashing down. |
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It's Panto, Boris - But Not As We Know It by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Written for six separate actors (probably a mix of male and female), but could conceivably be played by one, probably female. |
Run Time | Around 48 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Six monologues - which could easily be performed as video conferencing pieces. |
Synopsis | A collection of six pantomime-themed monologues referencing topical issues of 2020. |
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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 and Jill by Susan Vesey |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. An unusual set of characters, including two fairies, three ducks, innumerable ducklings and Dobin the pantomime horse. (The duckling roles in particular are suitable for younger children.) |
Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] Two act structure, but one act length. |
Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes suggestions for six songs, including some new lyrics. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | British pantomime - lots of running jokes for audience participation. Two-act structure but one-act in length! |
Synopsis | Widow Winkle is unable to pay the rent to Baron Badbottom whose daughter, Jill, thinks Jack Winkle is really a prince and so wants to marry him. Unable to raise any funds, Jack tries to contact the Water Fairy he thinks lives in the well. Stan Winkle has, meanwhile, called on the Bag Fairy for help. But, the Baron has acquired the very last wish in the land, and they have to work out how to get it off him to make all their dreams come true. |
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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 and the Beantin by Peter Bond Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Characters include the ubiquitous pantomime cow. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Three songs are suggested in the producer's copy of the script, with lyrics supplied for two of them (fitting well-known melodies). Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Short British pantomimes. A cut-down version of the classic tale that includes a cut-down version of a giant! |
Synopsis | When well-meaning Jack swaps the family cow for a tin of magic beans, he has no idea it'll lead to fortune and a family reunion! |
Price | For scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here |
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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