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| Where There's A Will... by Alan Tibbles |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 130 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length thriller in a single domestic set. |
| Synopsis | Set in the 1950s English countryside this thriller starts with the Nesbitts and their spouses being called together unexpectedly by their widowed step mother Violet. They gather in the peaceful country home of wealthy Esmerelda Barton for whom Violet has been acting as companion. Old enmities and rivalries emerge and secrets are exposed. All is definitely not as it seems and death is in the air. All is eventually revealed in this cleverly-constructed thriller. |
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| While You Were Gone by Catherine Gourdie |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 18. Minimum total with doubling = 24. Minimum total without doubling = 24. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 61 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The script can be performed with or without music. There are eight points in script where songs to be performed are suggested. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Two-act historical drama set in a 1940s factory, with a large cast. |
| Synopsis | Edie reminisces on her experiences working in a factory during World War II. |
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| White Rock by Martin Ward |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 98 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length thriller with one set comprising three simple settings. |
| Synopsis | Autocratic Sir James Bannerman is the long time head of the family publishing firm and brooks no argument from his fellow directors, two of whom are his adult children. Everyone at the office has their own compelling reasons to be rid of him and when he is murdered Inspector Hilliard has his work cut out to find the culprit. |
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| White Spirit by Lucy Turmaine |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 78 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A two act, comedy - a sort of risqué British Pantomime, twisting the story of Snow White into something more suited to an adult audience. |
| Synopsis | Prince Charming arrives to kiss Snow White and claim her as his bride, but unfortunately, she’s dead. Never one to give up easily, he searches for a cure, and refuses to bury her body even when he eventually marries someone else |
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Who Did You Say You Were? by Giles Scott
"Best Original Play" 2013 HHDS Awards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. The cast play characters who, at times, are playing other characters. |
| Run Time | Around 115 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy mystery. Complex plot, but great fun! (Mad in a splendid sort of way.) Single interior set. (The production notes include suggestions as to how the ghost drifts through the walls!) Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | It's supposed to be a murder mystery weekend at a guest house, but one of the guests is psychic and has discovered the ghost of a real murder victim. The others have trouble keeping straight who they are, and who everyone else is and what they're supposed to be doing. Then the murderers arrive... |
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Who Framed the Easter Bunny? by Warren McWilliams
Best Seller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. A long list of characters, but with plenty of cameos and chorus roles, so plenty of opportunities for doubling or for participation of a large company. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] Timing allows for 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 | A full-length family play (with songs) with interactive quiz elements. |
| Synopsis | There's trouble brewing in Happy Kingdom. The Easter Bunny stands accused of stealing all the chocolate in the land by the wicked Halloween Queen, who wants to make Halloween last forever. The Easter Bunny needs your help before it's too late.
Follow along, help find the clues, and prove the Easter Bunny's innocence. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Graphic image which might be used to form the nucleus of a flyer or poster for a production of 'Who Framed The Easter Bunny' by Warren McWilliams
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| Who Said It Was Easy? by Robin Wilson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 88 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length comedy play, with a village hall setting. |
| Synopsis | The Downcot players are back again, and rehearsing for their very own pantomime, written by new member Sam. Things are tense as always, but everyone is surprised on opening night. |
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| Who The Devil Did It? by Carol Hill and Anna Heppner |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 34. Chorus. A large cast piece. Most of the characters are written male, but some could easily be switched without changing the nature of the piece. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script comes with sheet music for 7 original songs plus instrumental interludes. Snatches of other songs are suggested. |
| Style | Full-length musical comedy for juniors/teenagers. |
| Synopsis | Two brothers, who are a little down on their luck, stumble onto a big art theft and end up deeply involved in the search for the stolen painting, the thief and the fabulous missing Mona Lisa to boot! |
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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
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The Wicked Witch & The Magic Shop by William Arnold Ashbrook
Best Seller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 23. Minimum total without doubling = 26. Chorus. The cast includes cats and gremlins. Gladys could be played as a pantomime dame. |
| Run Time | Around 97 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script comes with the scores for 11 original songs (plus five reprises). |
| Style | A musical family show with opportunities for audience participation (therefore occupying a theatrical space close to British Pantomime). |
| Synopsis | Graveling, the evil witch, has turned a number of good people into life size dolls and cats. The young heroes, enlist the help of the owners of the Magic Shop and Marlin the decrepit magician, and together they manage to defeat the witch and her gremlin helpers. |
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The Wicked Witches Of Oz by Peter Nuttall
Best Seller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. Aunt Em is written as a dame role (to be played by a man). Doubling of characters is an integral part of the script. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Small-cast pantomime based on the stories by L. Frank Baum. Not specifically musical, but a production could add songs. |
| Synopsis | A panto twist on the classic tale of Dorothy and the ruby slippers, with some familiar faces, some new characters and absolutely no mention of that tune.... |
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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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