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| Tabbed by Bob Tucker |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 12. Chorus. The script is about a group performing a British Pantomime, therefore Widow Twankey is intended to be played by a man, and Aladdin by a young woman. The chorus is optional (the chorus part could probably be doubled by a couple of the principals.) |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy, set in the middle of a (disastrous) pantomime performance. |
| Synopsis | It's Panto time again for the Witherington Over Mired Brook Amateur Theatrical Society (WOMBATS), but things aren't going well... Aladdin's had a nasty accident and had to be replaced at short notice, the script is illegible, the stage crew are in revolt and the lights and curtain aren't behaving themselves either. Can Widow Twankey hold things together? |
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| Taking Minutes, Wasting Hours! by Damian Trasler |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. All characters are adults. A range of ages! |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Single set, simple props. |
| Synopsis | It's committee night and the Chairman has been asked to introduce a surprise speaker. Little does he know what a surprise she'll be! |
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| Talk Show by Gary Diamond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. (The doubling figure assumes that the Videotones (three female vocalists) are a recording rather than a live act!) |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play, single set (a simple TV talk show studio bounded by dressing room and green room). Includes mild swearing and adult themes. |
| Synopsis | Bunter Smiles is having a bad day. He's just found his wife cheating on him with an American actor, who just happens to be the main guest on his talk show. Little does he know how bad the other guests are going to be... |
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| The Talky Bits by TLC Creative |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 37. No chorus. Many of the characters are written with a specific gender, but most can be changed! |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A collection of ten comedy sketches requiring little in the way of set or props (the most complex sketch requires a table, chairs and a few pieces of paper.) Most could be run front-of curtain. |
| Synopsis | Ten comedy sketches with a theatrical theme, designed to be interspersed between other material in a drama and dance showcase. The sketches cover the theatrical process from pitching a show concept through to first night nerves.
Most of the sketches are available individually. This collection is available at a discount to the sum of the individual prices. |
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| The Taming of the Shrew [60-minute abridgement] by Shakespeare, abridged Jack Shaw |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Shakespeare's play efficiently cut down without damaging the flow of the story. A comedy in the renaissance sense of ordinary people, witty dialogue and a happy ending.
Contains Shakespearean insults. |
| Synopsis | Bianca has many suitors, but her father won't let her marry until he has also given away the hand of her hot-tempered and uncontrollable elder sister Katharina. While Lucentio concocts a plan to win Bianca as his wife, Petruchio decides to wed Katharina and subdue her shrewish nature. |
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| A Tantalising Christmas by Andrew Weaver |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 64. Chorus. The chorus takes two forms - a small choir and optional non-speaking roles. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the Script contains suggestions for 16 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act, large-cast, secular Christmas play for schools. |
| Synopsis | It's Christmas Eve in Jack Jingle's toyshop, and he's nearly collected all the pieces of his Christmas Crystal, which will allow him to return to his old job as Head Elf in Santa's workshop. But Tanta Lies, the witch, is also on the trail of crystal. |
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| Tap Tap by Bill Tordoff |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. The characters are a mix of adults and children, either to be played by that mix or by children. Whilst there are 28 (gender-specific) named parts, these could be cut down by reassigning lines amongst the 'oldies' and 'kids' groups. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for one song (new lyrics, familiar tune!) is provided with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Play for kids with music (one song). Single set - a Youth Hostel common room (and since Youth Hostels come in a variety of shapes, this gives a lot of freedom!) |
| Synopsis | A group of school children and their teachers find themselves in a Youth Hostel without beds due to a booking error. Is their fundraising trip finished before it begins? Luckily, sharing space with a group of old folks leads to more than just community spirit. |
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| Team Building by Liz Dobson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 33 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act play with an all-female cast. |
| Synopsis | When new boss Carter insists on a team building day comprising a run through a wood, one group of employees is less than impressed. The reluctant women soon find ways to avoid joining in, but eventually find that unity can be achieved. |
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Ted by Steven Stack
Runner-up, 2018 Maine Principals' Association Drama Festival (Production by Central High School) |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A quirky one act play, retelling the tale of Rumplestiltskin. A companion (same style, different tale) to Hansel and Gretel... and Sadie (Of Edible Houses, Risky Bargains, and Other Grimm Happenings) |
| Synopsis | This re-telling of the story has all the traditional aspects at first, but departs from the usual by dispensing with the royal marriage and the first-born part. A very off-beat comedy. |
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| Teething Troubles by Phil Birkett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Single set one-act comedy. |
| Synopsis | Jane is reluctantly acting as daycare for her granddaughter, Dakota, but she's less than maternal. Then she gets a visit from her ex-husband, on the prowl for funds for his latest venture, and she decides to rearrange her priorities. |
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