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Going Underground by Christopher Morgan
Awarded the George Taylor Memorial Award as winner of the 2005 One Act Playwriting Competition of the National Drama Festivals Association |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play, single set - the interior of an underground train. Simple props. |
| Synopsis | Seven travellers on the underground with a series of overlapping stories. |
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| Going, Going, Gone by John Peel |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | With very well observed and realistic characters this one act comedy takes a wry look at family relationships. |
| Synopsis | Long suffering Vera has reached the limit of her patience and has decided to leave her marriage of 40 years to Fred. Her preparations are interrupted by sister Doreen's announcement that after a multitude of marriages, she has realised that she is gay and brings round fiancée Jo to meet Fred and Vera. Doreen and Jo are closely followed by Honey, Fred and Vera's daughter, who brings more bewilderment for them with her announcement that her six-week marriage is over! The resultant hilarious chaos proves too much for Fred who is spurred on to assert himself with drastic and unexpected action. |
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| Gold Cup Week by Peter Green |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length play. |
| Synopsis | Suzanne and her three friends agree to provide lodgings in their houses for jockeys attending the Cheltenham race meeting. Their guests have a significant influence on the families' lives, particularly on Suzanne - who experiences a poignant life changing effect. |
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| The Golden Bell by Dave Jeanes |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 86 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Twelve songs are suggested to be performed at specified points in the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A British pantomime on a range of Viking-themed sets. |
| Synopsis | In the 10th Century, Viking sailors know the legend of the Golden Bell, which can bring peace and prosperity to he who finds it. Our hero, Rolf, thinks he knows of its whereabouts on the distant Barbary coast. He and his crew set sail, bound for treasure or disaster. He is aided and abetted by the Golden Nymph, who protects him from the seafarer's god, Niord. Also on board ship is Rolf’s true love: the King's daughter, Thyra. Opposed to the Vikings are the Saracens, equally intent on finding the Golden Bell… |
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| The Golden Galah by Richard Ward |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Narrator or Chairperson may be M or F. |
| Run Time | Around 24 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short one act comedy melodrama, which could be incorporated into a Music Hall, with a single - wooden shack - set. |
| Synopsis | As the Hardcastles struggle to make a living on their infertile land in 1930s Australia, daughter Chastity reveals she is not chaste, she is expecting! Her young man, Clarence, is unaware of this and, having failed to convince her father of his worth, sets off to seek gold. Chastity's stepmother, plots a marriage between Chastity and the wealthy Roland. Will Clarence find gold and return in the nick of time? |
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| The Golden Goose by Philippa Smith |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 42. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 116 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for 10 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full-length pantomime with an original story. |
| Synopsis | Fed up of the bullying from his two brothers, Horace and Boris, Numpty sets off in search of a better life. He soon finds himself with a golden goose, which attracts a motley crew of reluctant hangers-on. Then the king announces a contest - whoever can make Princess Willow smile will inherit the kingdom. Will Numpty be the one? |
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| The Golden Touch - And Other Tales by Nicholas Richards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 54. Chorus. Apart from the Narrators there are 52 separate parts (25M, 26F), but more usefully there are 34 major parts (19M, 15F) |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A collection of dramatized Greek myths told in a light hearted and highly accessible form, bringing the tales to life. |
| Synopsis | The stories of Phaethon, King Midas (he of the golden touch, but also the ass's ears), the origins of winter, Echo and Narcissus, Erysichthon, Minerva and Arachne and finally Pygmalion and the Statue. |
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| Goldie Locks by Sharon Hulm |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 102 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script contains suggestions for 14 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime with various settings. |
| Synopsis | The fairy tales of Goldie Locks and Snow White collide in this romp around Pantoland where Goldie, jewel thief extraordinaire, is pursued by three hungry bears, the Big Bad Wolf and Prince Rupert. Will the three bears get any dinner? Will Wolfie catch his thief? Can Prince Rupert be persuaded to kiss the mostly dead Snow White and what’s going to happen to her diamond coffin? |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears by tlc Creative
Best Seller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 23. Chorus. The usual pantomime assortment, plus bears, bees, a wolf and a wasp! |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of the script includes original lyrics for six songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | British pantomime based on the traditional children's story. Packed with physical and verbal comedy. |
| Synopsis | A tale of a girl, three bears and some porridge... and much more! The traditional Goldilocks story is given a new slant in this pantomime tale. An evil queen bee is up to no good in the woodland, planning global domination for her wicked swarm and now she has a secret weapon... a potent hypno-honey. Soon a battle is underway for control of the wood with Goldilocks and her friends in the thick of it. Lots of silliness, jokes (old and new!) and daft characters in this family show with plenty of audience participation! |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
** Backing tracks for six songs (plus a short reprise) from Goldilocks and the Three Bears by TLC Creative + bonus Overture. Note that these are backing tracks - they contain musical accompaniment without a vocal line.
** Vocal demo tracks for the six main songs from 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' by TLC Creative.
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| Goldilocks and the Three Bears [Version 2] by Peter Bond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. A few of the characters are written with a specific gender, but need not be played that way. The chorus is optional. (I suppose one could view that as a chorus of at least no people.) |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] The estimated run time allows for 10 songs. |
| Music | The script includes slots for 10 songs. There are ideas for some of them in the Producer's copy of the script, but all are at the discretion of the production. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full-length British pantomime. |
| Synopsis | King Jarlsberg wants porridge for breakfast but nobody at court is capable of making it, so Goldilocks sets out on a quest across the world to find the perfect porridge recipe. She ends up in Yosemite National Park, where a family of three bears live - and Baby Bear has a brand new chair. Meanwhile, the sinister Baron Gorgonzola is out to nab the recipe for himself.
(Expect some cheesey jokes.) |
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