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| The Shakespeare Convention by Christine Harvey (with YAK Drama Camp) |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 38. No chorus. There are male and female characters, but in Shakespeare's day, they were all played by men, and there is no reason why the reverse convention should not be applied (or anywhere between the two ectremes). |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play (which might be regarded as a coherent collection of skits) for kids. There's a lot going on, but it doesn't need a complex set. A fun introduction to Shakespeare! |
| Synopsis | Bumbling producer Burbage and his irate associate Iggy have put together a Shakespeare convention, at which the actors perform four plays and a sonnet in a rather unconventional manner. Iggy is out to ruin Burbage, but loses the plot a little towards the end! |
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| Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Pantomime by Giles Black |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 29. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full-length British pantomime using characters from Arthur Conan Doyle's stories. |
| Synopsis | Princess Irene, in England to demonstrate her wonderful new invention, has been kidnapped by Professor Moriarty. Fortunately, Sherlock Holmes is just the man for the job, being discreet, talented, and with nothing else to do. With the aid of Dr. Watson, Lord Baskerville and his faithful hound Cuddles, the game is afoot! |
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| Skitskrieg by TLC Creative |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 51. Chorus. Whilst the minimum cast 'as written' is 5 male and 4 female, the humour would be suitable for actors playing across gender, so, in theory, most of it could be done by a cast of 4, with just The Land Army sketch requiring 5M, 2F. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] Period songs could be added to extend the run time. |
| Music | The script contains the lyrics to one song (to the tune of 12 days of Christmas) and suggestions for other songs which might be appropriate for the show. (Note that additional songs will add to the run-time.) Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Collection of sketches. Minimal requirements for set and props. |
| Synopsis | Fifteen sketches with Second World War themes (although with a very modern perspective, including, amongst other things, pastiches of TV shows). Topics include rationing, air-raids, code breaking and various perspectives on the trials of military life. |
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| Snow White - The Sequel by Susan Vesey |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 23. Minimum total without doubling = 27. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 70 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short(ish) pantomime, including short(ish) cast (apart from Tiny, who is tall). |
| Synopsis | In this jolly pantomime we discover what has happened to Snow White since we last saw her twenty years ago. She has married her true love the King of Bislania and they are living happily together with their four children. However, their happiness is threatened by the return of the Wicked Queen Elvira who has spent 20 years collecting all the broken pieces of the Magic Mirror. Can Muddles the jester and his mother Dame Neffertiti enlist the help of the dwarves and the fairies to thwart her evil plan? Of course they can, this is a pantomime and all the necessary ingredients of corny jokes, lots of action and audience participation take us on our way to a happy ending. |
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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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| Snow White and the Curse of the Ice Queen by Peter Nuttall |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. The Dame is assumed to be played by a man, the Prince (as a panto principal boy) by a girl. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for one original song is supplied with the producer's copy of the script. Other songs are suggested. |
| Style | English pantomime, a variant on the Snow White fairy tale. |
| Synopsis | The Ice Queen wants to consolidate her hold on the kingdom by marrying Prince Charming. To do that, she has to get rid of Snow White. Unfortunately for her, she picks the Prince's brother - who she has transformed into a hobgoblin to finish the job - and after that it's just a matter of getting the right people to do the right things. (As if they would!) |
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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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| Something to Talk About - The Play by Bob Hammond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 73 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act comedy in four scenes with various settings. An extension of the sketch of the same name. |
| Synopsis | Friends Grace, Alice and Doreen become increasingly amorously linked to each other’s partners. The settings move between England and Spain as their tangled relationships move forward and their infidelities become more surprising, leading to an eventful conclusion. |
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| Spelled by Adrian Cale |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A 75-minute comic murder mystery play in a single set. Structurally in two acts, but could be paired with a much shorter play to create a longer entertainment. |
| Synopsis | Zelda is the head witch of a modern-day coven, but is despised by its members - she's plagiarised Florence's Big Book of Spells, turned Ethel's owl into vol-au-vents, and made Dora quack like a duck. When Zelda is found dead, the Council of Witches send an investigator to solve the case. |
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| Stinkerbell by George Douglas Lee |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. It's the sort of territory where you can make your own mind up as to who plays what! |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for five original songs is supplied with the producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | Musical comedy in one act, roughly in the form of a British pantomime (but if you're not sure about panto, then think of it as a musical comedy!). |
| Synopsis | Remember Peter Pan's great adversary, Captain Hook? He had his hand bitten off, and replaced with a hook? Well, it turns out he had an equally piratical brother who suffered a very similar accident. Goes by the name of Captain Plunger. Then there's the Bell family. Tinkerbell, we all know about, but did you hear of her less famous sister?
Yes, we're firmly in Neverland territory, but with enough mayhem to make J.M. Barrie walk the plank! |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
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| Stoneybroke Hall by Georgina Cawood |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 14. Minimum total with doubling = 27. Minimum total without doubling = 27. Chorus. Characters are a mixture of adults and children. Written for children to perform, but could be played by a mixture of adults and children. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Melodrama. Multiple sets, but sets can be stylised rather than realistic. |
| Synopsis | Stoneybroke Hall used to be an excellent school, but recently it has started to go down hill. Staff have been leaving and, mysteriously, the rival school at Graspyng Grange seems to have benefit. The mystery is unfolded by a cast of teachers, pupils and historical figures accidentally caught in a time machine |
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| The Strictly Talent Factory by David Pemberton |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 29. Chorus. Intended for a youth theatre group, but could well be performed by adults or a company of mixed ages. |
| Run Time | Around 70 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The script suggests 10 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Comedy play with (suggested) songs. In length it's on the boundary between a one-act play and a full-length play (it could occupy a full evening or be paired with a shorter piece). Structurally in two acts. |
| Synopsis | A musical play with energy, fizz, music and dance. In a world dominated by television talent competitions two families with great ambition battle it out for the ultimate prize of celebrity. The Lemons and the Greens continue a long-running feud with each other on to a TV talent show. With an astute use of Shakespearian themes and quotations ('the perfect antidote to all this madness') along with imaginative settings and flashbacks we are taken on a modern journey with a wry and satirical comment on reality television and the culture of celebrity. |
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