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Hansel and Gretel - A Short Musical by Gerald P. Murphy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 21. No chorus. Characters include humans, birds, rodents, dogs and four wheels (although we never get to hear the singing of the tyres!) |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Sheet music for four original songs is supplied with the Producer's copy of the script. |
Style | A modern version of the Grimm Brothers' story told as a verse play with four songs. Simple props, no specific set requirements. (A version without music is also available.) |
Synopsis | In an update to the original fable, Hansel and Gretel's parents want to get rid of them, not because the family is poor, but because the parents are selfish. This leads to the encounter with the witch with the confectionary cottage. |
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Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script: ** A set of MP3 files with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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Hansel and Gretel [Version 3] by Archie Wilson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 22. Chorus. Chorus size variable at the Producer's discretion. |
Run Time | Around 92 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Song suggestions for 9 songs are included with the Producer's copy. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A full length Pantomime, with various settings. |
Synopsis | A new treatment of this old favourite retains all the usual, and more, panto characters, as Hansel and Gretel are rescued from the evil witch's grasp, and the Prince falls in love and marries Gretel. |
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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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Hansel And Gretel [Version 4] by Dawn Cairns |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 35. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for fourteen songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A two act pantomime |
Synopsis | Hansel and Gretel have been sold to Badelia, the wicked witch, who is fattening them up ready to eat. Fortunately Goodelia, the good witch is able to help the various goodies rescue them and rid the world of Badelia’s evil. |
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Hansel and Gretel...? (A Postmodern Pantomime) [Full-Length] by Luke Reilly |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 98 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Song suggestions for 13 songs are provided with the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A full length pantomime, with assorted characters in the mix. |
Synopsis | The Director wants this to be a wonderous re-telling of the classic dark fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, but he gets much more than he bargained for. Hansel comes 'from the audience', there is a Dame-for-hire, and Cinderella tries to hijack the whole pantomime halfway through! |
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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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Happy Ever After by Tim Wilkinson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 140 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Suggestions for 8 songs are included in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Full-length British pantomime - an original story with familiar characters. |
Synopsis | In a twist on Fairy Tale convention, a Villain is taking over the world. He enlists the help of the Evil Step Mother to prevent the marriage of Princess Alice and Prince Charming, so he can claim the last kingdom for himself. Buttons and Alice's Mother, Mrs Twanky must lead the revolt against the Villain. |
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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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Harvest by Andrew Yates |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. Characters are a mixture of adults and children (plus a bird, a bee and a mouse), intended to be played by kids. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Piano and vocal scores for six songs are included with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
Style | Musical play for a school class with an educational theme. Multiple locations, but intended to be done with minimum sets. |
Synopsis | A school class embarks on a village tour, exploring the theme of harvest. |
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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
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Hats Off! - The Musical by Sue Gordon |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 9. Chorus. A nucleus of seven actors, backed by a chorus (with no size limitations) singing the songs. |
Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Sheet music for seven songs (original lyrics to Victorian period music) is supplied with the Producer's copy of the script. |
Style | Musical for children (could also be staged by adults for kids). Whilst by length we would class this as a one-act play, it is split into two acts and an interval is advised so that the single set can be redressed to mark the passage of time! |
Synopsis | Mrs. Green is the real driving force behind 'Barker's Bonnets' a milliner's shop in Victorian England. However, she faces unemployment when Mr. Barker sells up to emigrate. A secret scheme is hatched to allow her to continue - and to thrive in the modern world of the 1870s. (The script tells an engaging story whilst exploring the novelties, inventions and social nuances of the Victorian world. This would fit well with the English National Curriculum Key Stage 2 History Topic, 'The Victorians'.) |
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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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An Heir for the King by Wesley A. Knoch |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. Optional chorus size |
Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Full score set available with the Producer's copy. |
Style | A one act musical, portraying rich and poor, generosity and meanness. |
Synopsis | A caring old king who is feeling his age decides that for the good of his kingdom he needs to find an heir before it is too late. The question is: Whom will he choose? After deciding to adopt an heir, he embarks on a quest to a distant town in his kingdom - to meet their orphans. He comes across assorted characters who treat him quite differently. |
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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 ** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
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Henry's Magic Jam by Ian McCutcheon |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. Chorus. The usual pantomime juxtapositions - female playing principal boy, male playing dame - plus a pantomime dog. |
Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | A list of suggested songs is provided in the producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Original story, but traditional pantomime format - lots of jokes and a pantomime dog! |
Synopsis | Henry Logg's jam has a magic ingredient that stops people aging - and the villainous Ebenezer Grunge is after the formula. It's down to Tom, the hero, to save the day (and win the hand of Henry's daughter, Anna) with the help of Billy, the apprentice, Dame Lucy Lastic and Hopsack, the pantomime dog! |
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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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Hickory Dickory Dock by Luke Reilly |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 20. Chorus. It's a pantomime, make your own mind up as to who plays what, especially as the characters include mice and spiders. (The chorus numbers are very flexible, including the Grand Old Duke of York's regiment.) |
Run Time | Around 85 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 | British pantomime with a neat original story built around nursery rhyme characters and a wicked spider. |
Synopsis | People and animals are going missing, and it's up to Little Miss Muffet, brilliant detective, to find them! Before long it's clear that Arachnia, the evil Spider Queen, is behind the disappearances and has her sights set on world domination! |
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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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