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| Redd by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 23. No chorus. Some of the characters are written with specific genders which can easily be changed! No formal chorus but the cast includes an unspecified number of dancers and members of a rock group. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play for kids. No set requirements. (A modern and very different take on the story of Red Riding Hood.) |
| Synopsis | Redd. No Little, No Riding, No Hood. Just Redd.
Brenda Hudd longs to be a 'celebrity' and appear in 'Wow!' magazine. Despite having no discernible talent in any direction, she determines that she will succeed in fulfilling her ambition. She takes advice from a range of questionable role models and finds herself being represented by theatrical agent, Flavius Wolf, who is keen to point out that talent is hardly a qualification in Celebland. Will Brenda, now re-branded as 'Redd' (with two Ds) master any of the skills she attempts or will she have to depend on Reality TV to be her salvation? |
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| Richard III - Has Anybody Seen My Horse by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Historical comedy for kids. Structurally in four acts, but of one-act length. No specific set requirements. Simple props. |
| Synopsis | With the Wars of the Roses in full swing, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, finds himself on the right side when the House of York take the throne. Richard harbours an ambition to become King. Unfortunately his older brothers and his own nephews stand in his way. For a resourceful fellow with no principles this does not present a problem. Dark deeds inevitably ensue. Temporary success is achieved but a happy ending for the story of one of history's favourite villains (*) seems increasingly unlikely.
* This is only because this bit of history was written by the Tudors. (To the victor, the spoilers.) |
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| A Right Royal Mess by S. J. Edwards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 19. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One act, humorous play suitable for 9-12 year olds. No set requirements. |
| Synopsis | The King and Queen are trying to select a husband for their daughter unbeknownst to her. If only they wouldn't keep being interrupted by auditioning Wandering Minstrels, unhappy Jesters, angry chefs and a very mischievous wicked fairy. |
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| The Rise and Fall Of The Chocolate Rapperz by L. M. Harrison |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 26. Chorus. Lots of flexibility (in number and in gender - many of the characters with gender-specific names may be changed easily.) |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play for kids with a message about nutrition. It's about a musical group, so whilst no music is suggested, it is expected that the produciton will add songs and dances. |
| Synopsis | A pop duo at the height of their fame make the mistake of taking too many treats and become addicted to the sugar high, losing their crowns to the next music sensation. Can their manager and their biggest fan bring them back to healthy eating, exercise and success? |
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| Robin Hood and his Merry Followers by Kate Goddard |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 15. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 26. No chorus. Although many roles are written as male, the author encourages flexibility of casting - at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 52 minutes. [Estimated!] This is dependent on the optional use of music suggestions. |
| Music | Music suggestions for ten pieces are provided in the Producer's copy. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play with music, suitable for performance by children and youth ages. |
| Synopsis | This fast paced play, includes song and dance, in re-telling the story of how Robin Hood recruited his Merry Followers and their subsequent adventures. They are faced with Prince John and his henchmen, including three soothsaying Hags and a frustrated executioner, as they help Robin and Marion achieve happiness. |
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| Robin Hood and the King's Bling by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 20. No chorus. There is no formal chorus, but it would be possible to add villagers and sheriff's guards. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy play for kids. Structurally in two acts, but of one-act length. Simple (minimal) sets (give or take the tree), and simple props (give or take the tree stumps). |
| Synopsis | Robin Hood's mission statement - Steal from the Rich, Give to the Poor - is wearing thin with the local villagers who haven't seen much of him doing either. The arrival in the area of King John, complete with a box of royal jewels and an underhand plan for them, presents Robin and his outlaw band with a chance to redeem themselves. Unfortunately for Robin, his arch-enemy, the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham, stands in his way. |
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| Robinson Crusoe - No Man Is An Island by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. Most characters are nominally male, however that is merely to indicate a foolhardy disposition, and should not prevent casting against type! Whilst there is no formal chorus, non-speaking warriors and Naval Ratings (strong silent types) could be added. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | The author bills this as a pantomime, and it certainly has some pantomime elements, but it lacks a formal panto structure. Anyway, it's a comedy for kids in one act (and a single set). |
| Synopsis | It is the year 1751 and Robinson Crusoe, eager to escape the prospect of becoming a schoolteacher, sets out for a life of adventure at sea. The adventure sees him shipwrecked on an apparently deserted island. But he finds that he is not alone as he encounters a less than completely loyal Friday, hostile natives, survivors from another wreck and a trio of unprincipled pirates on the trail of royal treasure. |
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| Romeo and Juliet - A Valentine's Assembly by Sue Russell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Class assembly play with no set requirements. |
| Synopsis | A review of fairytale romance merging into a potted version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. |
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| Romeo and Juliet Date Other People by Jon Jory |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 27 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy starting from Shakespeare and straying a good way. Simple to stage. Written in American English. |
| Synopsis | Romeo's wooing of Juliet fails when both run out of poetry, so they agree to take a break and see other people. Romeo's dates with Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra, and the Wicked Witch of the West don't go well, nor do Juliet's with Paris, Iago and Oberon. Maybe the star-cross'd lovers are the only ones right for each other. |
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| Rumpelstiltskin - What's in a Name by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. Thirteen speaking parts and one non-speaking. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play for kids - a comic retelling the German folk-tale, Rumpelstiltskin. |
| Synopsis | Mirko the Miller faces a prison sentence for failing to pay his taxes. He tries to impress the King and Queen by claiming his sister, Anezhka, can spin gold from straw. She is brought to the palace to attempt the impossible feat, whereupon she meets a little man with magic powers who can help her out - but only if she offers him her first-born child... |
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