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The Price of Firewood by Hilary Mackelden
The author will be donating 50% of her royalties to go to the Charity 'World In Need', which works with refugees like the ones in the play (and with whom the author worked in Kenya) |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length serious drama on the politics and economics of war and trade. Split-stage set. |
| Synopsis | A reporter sends a shocking bulletin from a refugee camp in a war torn country, but the government of that country is signing some very important trade agreements, and the help for the victims of violence seems very slow in coming, despite the official 'investigation'. |
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| A Price to Pay by Tony Domaille |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters are a male teenager and an adult lawyer of either gender. (The adult could be played by another member of a youth theatre company.) |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short and snappy drama that would be very easy to stage. |
| Synopsis | Teenager James is being interviewed by his solicitor whilst on remand for the murder of his father. It is clear the father was violent and abusive, but why has James' mother made him promise the world won't know? |
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| Priceless by Mary Portalska |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 54 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A very funny, fast-paced comedy. Simple staging on one set, and a cast of 1M, 3F, 2 either – so easily stageable by most amdram groups. |
| Synopsis | Batley Hall is in desperate need of repairs, and elderly Sylvia refuses to let custodians Tom and Anna sell their one asset, a priceless Ming dynasty vase. Tom hits on the idea of giving guided tours to bring in some money, but their only guests are shady characters with their eyes on the vase, and the hall’s resident ghost only adds to the chaos. |
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| Pride and Prejudice - Stage Adaptation by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Stage adaptation of Jane Austen's Novel. (A three-volume novel thoroughly distilled to become a 45 minute play!) No specific set requirements, apart from six chairs. |
| Synopsis | Elizabeth Bennet wishes to marry for love, whilst her parents and suitors see the matter entirely in terms of wealth and status. Then there's Mr. Darcy, whom Elizabeth keeps at more than arm's length for his rudeness and arrogance. Will there ever be a match? |
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| Pride and Prejudice [Full-Length] by Charlie Cook |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. In addition to the 18 characters, there are a further four optional non-speaking parts. |
| Run Time | Around 150 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length adaptation of Jane Austen's classic. Single composite set with three locations. |
| Synopsis | Bingley, Darcy, Lizzy, Wickham and Collins sneer, smarm and spurn their way through this well-loved tale of manners and assumptions. |
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| Pride and Proton Lasers by Damian Trasler |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 17 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy play, wittily mashing-up two familiar genres. |
| Synopsis | A scheduling error at a theatre means that a production of a Regency period drama and a science fiction suspense play have to share the stage. |
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| Pride, Prejudice and Other Useful Qualities by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play, in which Geoff Bamber exacts a gentle revenge on Jane Austen. In theory, there are multiple settings, but it is remarkable how similar Longbourn and Netherfield look... |
| Synopsis | The Bennet sisters are shopping their father into penury. He needs to marry them off (preferably without an expensive wedding.) There's Mr Bingley who's keen on Jane, Mr Collins who is keen on anyone who'll have him (which seems to limit the field), Captain Wickham, a military cad, and Mr Darcy who seems to be intent on making trouble or making whoopee (possibly at one and the same time). |
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| The Primary Candidate by Damian Woods |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 44 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act play, set in a primary school staffroom (though featuring language that is decidedly unsuitable for children) |
| Synopsis | Headmaster Gordon Lewis has called an extraordinary staff meeting, but has excluded one department in doing so. He announces a forthcoming VIP visit along with the vacancy for Assistant Head, causing much lively discussion. Rivalries between staff bubble to the surface, as political opinions, back-stabbing and even threats of violence are thrown into the mix. |
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| The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain adapted by Peter Bond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 31. Chorus. The vast majority of the characters are written male, but need not be played that way. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the scripts includes suggestions for up to 19 songs (with original lyrics to well-known tunes).
However, the songs are optional - the piece functions equally well as a play. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length play/musical. A family show, written for performance by a youth theatre company, but could be a mix of adults and children. |
| Synopsis | A faithful adaptation and well crafted dramatisation of the classic novel by Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper is a musical play suitable for secondary schools or Academies specialising in the performing arts. As well as historical interest it provides a challenging project for producing, directing, acting and technical disciplines in school or community settings |
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| The Prince and the Pussycat by Jon Dwyer |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. Lots of flexibility in the casting. There is no formal role for a pantomime dame, but the Queen could be cast as a dame (as could Primrose!) Likewise, the prince could be played by a female as a pantomime principal boy. Cast includes several mice! |
| Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] Length could be increased using additional songs. |
| Music | A few songs are suggested in the producer's copy of the script. More could be added at the discretion of the production team! Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Mid-length British Pantomime. Magic, jokes and a slapstick decorating scene! |
| Synopsis | Polly Perkins is clearly destined to marry Prince Oliver, but there's a problem - the bad fairy has turned her into a cat. Will true love run its course, or will she just have to content herself with eating the palace mice? |
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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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