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| Half Measures by Peter Harrison |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A fun and efficient one act with wit and action giving an original take on the 'boring husband' trope. Easily stageable in one living room set, with just a bit of furniture shifting between scenes. |
| Synopsis | Susan is fed up with her husband, who, after forty years of marriage, is more interested in his model trains than his wife. She wants an amicable trial separation, but Geoff refuses to leave. The solution involves a length of police crime-scene tape. |
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| Handstands For You by Adam Exton |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The characters are children, but could be played by children or adults. There are three characters, but two of them appear in some scenes as younger versions of themselves. (Either played by the same actors or by younger ones.) |
| Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A touching and deftly-handled approach to the subject of childhood illness. Multiple settings, but does not need explicit sets. Contains mild swearing (which could be moderated if deemed in appropriate for a specific production). |
| Synopsis | When Billy was five, his best friend was Gemma, but she moved away. Now Billy's thirteen, he's got a new best friend in Ronald, but he also has leukaemia. Gemma moves back to the neighbourhood and the three have to find space for each other. |
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| The Hang-Up by Helen Gent |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A very short sketch which is simple, funny and easy to produce. |
| Synopsis | A couple are at the end of a long phone call, but she has more trouble disconnecting than he does. |
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| Hannah the Horrible by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The characters are two adults and three children (aged 6 to 12). Whilst of course it could be played to age, it could also be performed by a youth theatre company (or even an adult company playing children). |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten-minute (or so) comedy play. |
| Synopsis | Hannah seems to be to blame for everything bad that happens in young Karen's class. Karen's mother confronts her teacher... |
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| Hans and Gretel by Paul John Matthews |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 22. Chorus. Variable chorus size at Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 120 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 19 songs are provided with the Producer's copy of this script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime, with various settings. |
| Synopsis | Dame Beatrice, aunt to Hans and Gretel, handsome Prince Kurt with his entourage, and the whole of his police force (!) combine - to prevent evil witch Gretchen and her weird attendants from turning Hans and Gretel into gingerbread men. A giant bird helps as well... A traditional panto with good and evil characters, and plenty of audience involvement. |
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| Hansel & Gretel [Version 5] by Andrew O'Leary |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 104 minutes. [Estimated!] The timing assumes the use of 10 songs. |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script contains suggestions for 10 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length pantomime. May contain gingerbread. |
| Synopsis | The evil witch Hexema and her coven want to bring about destruction, but they need an innocent soul to complete their potion. It could be Hansel or Gretel unless an unlikely group of heroes can save them! |
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| Hansel & Gretel...? (A Postmodern Pantomime) [One-Act] by Luke Reilly |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The script requires a non-speaking usher as part of the cast, but also a volunteer from the audience (a genuine volunteer, not a plant) who is given some lines to read, so needs a script but is not part of the cast. (We warned you it was postmodern.) |
| Run Time | Around 56 minutes. [Estimated!] Timing allows for 8 songs. |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script contains alternative lyrics for the 8 suggested songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act, small-cast postmodern pantomime. (A pantomime, but also exposing the mechanics of the show, with the director appearing on stage.) |
| Synopsis | Enigmatic director Mal Sixsmith invites you to an open rehearsal of Hansel & Gretel, but are his cast ready for opening night? It's leading lady Toni's first gig, but she's distracted by her crush on co-leading lady Bill. Meanwhile, Simon the Dame believes his talents are wasted and is keen to catch the bus home. |
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Hansel and Gretel by Sally Gander
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. Includes a pantomime dame (usually, but not necessarily played by a man), but doesn't have a formal 'principal boy' role. The chorus includes sniggering goblins and a pantomime owl! |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Opportunities for music at the discretion of the producer. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Short British Pantomime, suitable for performance by children or adults. (Technically a two-act play, because there are two acts, but classified as a one-act, because it's not long enough to need an interval!) |
| Synopsis | A few unconventional twists to the Grimm brothers' tale. The witch wants an extention for her cottage. Enter the odd job men, Short and Sweet. (Given that it's a gingerbread cottage, this is a really odd job.) Meanwhile, Hansel and Gretel have got lost in the woods (by following an escaped cake!) and their mother (Dame Betty Knott) is going frantic. |
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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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| Hansel and Gretel [Version 3] by Archie Wilson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 22. Chorus. Chorus size variable at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 92 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 full length Pantomime, with various settings. |
| Synopsis | A new treatment of this old favourite retains all the usual, and more, panto characters, as Hansel and Gretel are rescued from the evil witch's grasp, and the Prince falls in love and marries Gretel. |
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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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| Hansel And Gretel [Version 4] by Dawn Cairns |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 35. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for fourteen songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A two act pantomime |
| Synopsis | Hansel and Gretel have been sold to Badelia, the wicked witch, who is fattening them up ready to eat. Fortunately Goodelia, the good witch is able to help the various goodies rescue them and rid the world of Badelia’s evil. |
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