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The Great British Panto Chase-Off Quiz by Cheryl Barrett Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A fun mash of panto and quiz show tropes, which would easily fit into a revue evening. Fast paced with a lot of good jokes. Small cast and could be done under social distancing if needed. |
Synopsis | Buttons, the presenter of a popular TV quiz, plays host to four pantomime characters determined to win the prize money. In true panto villain style, their opponent, Abanazar, sets out to thwart their plans and steal the prize money. |
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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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The Great Christmas Cracker Heist by Jamie Lakritz |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 91 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full-length Christmas comedy for a single-location stage set. |
Synopsis | Everyone at DG Crackers is looking forward to their Christmas bonus, and the staff party. But things aren’t going as well as they seem at DG, so the staff take steps to get the money they’re banking on. |
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Great Explorations by Karen Ince |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. For a semblance of historical accuracy, the characters are all written male. However, for the purposes of performance, this isn't really necessary! |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play for kids with plenty of opportunities for over-acting and a bit of education thrown-in. |
Synopsis | A remarkable meeting in an inn, as some of the History's Biggest Names In Exploration get together to sort out who's going to discover what, and when. And then who's going to pay the bar bill... |
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The Great Gold Dust Conspiracy by David Churchyard |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 25. No chorus. In this pantomime various characters may be played M or F |
Run Time | Around 145 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Song suggestions provided in the Producer's copy. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A full length pantomime with one main (shop) set and various sub-sets. |
Synopsis | The 25 strong cast including panto-land characters Aladdin, Beanstalk Jack, Pied Piper and Goldilocks seek out the magic gold dust which gives them their panto powers. The well drawn characters, along with Dobbin the panto horse, join together in non-stop action, song and dance, lashings of corny jokes and audience participation opportunities. |
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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The Great Mallard by Martin Clare |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 131 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full-length comedy on two sets (hotel reception and bedroom). |
Synopsis | Ginny arrives at The Great Mallard, a dilapidated hotel in a failing British seaside resort. Surprised to have any guests during the off-season, the manager reluctantly accommodates her, but soon finds himself faced with more unexpected guests, all requesting to stay in the same specific room. It rapidly becomes clear that ulterior motives are at play in this tongue-in-cheek thriller. |
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Great Moments in History, Number 1 by Jack Burgess |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Historical skit in three short scenes. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) |
Synopsis | The Norman Conquest. Up-to-the-minute news reports from the Battle of Hastings, using state-of-the-art news-gathering tapestry... |
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Great Moments in History, Number 3 by Jack Burgess |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 10. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Script includes a parody of the title song from Oklahoma. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Musical skit, parodying the creative process! (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) |
Synopsis | The Rogers and Frankenstein Story! Richard Rogers and his collaborator, Oscar Frankenstein III, ponder the creation of a new Broadway musical, whilst eating pizza. |
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Great Moments in History, Number 4 by Jack Burgess |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. 1 (female) Angel and Three Shepherds |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute skit. Contains mild swearing. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) |
Synopsis | Christmas - The Untold Story. In which an angel takes a wrong turning... |
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Great Moments in History, Number 5 by Jack Burgess |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Five-minute sketch. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) |
Synopsis | The Sinking of the Titanic. Observed, with stiff-upper-lip, by two elderly gentlemen and by a steward. |
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The Greatest Invention In History by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Scientist is a gender-neutral description. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch, no set, just a few props. (For those who don't have a matter transporter handy, teleportaion/materialisation may be represented by a sound effect.) |
Synopsis | A scientist about to reveal his world-changing invention has a number of unexpected interrupting visitors. |
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