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| May The Farce Be With You by Andrew Yates |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. The comedy cow is assumed to be two actors. |
| Run Time | Around 99 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Three songs are suggested - with altered words, described in the Producer's copy of this script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime, with a small sprinkle of songs and straightforward sets. |
| Synopsis | Space superhero Luke Warmwater must thwart the plans of the evil Garth Invader thereby saving the galaxy from destruction. With his two female robots, STROP and PMT, he is forced to seek refuge from the evil Garth Invader in Jack's beanstalk - which is so large it is visible from outer space. Unfortunately the beanstalk is also inhabited by a bloodthirsty giant. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Backing tracks of songs from the show as MP3 files
** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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| The Mayhem on Smuggler's Pier by Richard Coleman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 19. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Murder mystery set within a cabaret show and therefore interspersed with cabaret acts. Simple sets. |
| Synopsis | The Pettigrew Players have assembled for their annual summer show on Smuggler's Pier, but just as they begin their rehearsals, maverick financier Cornelius Van De Vellt announces that he has bought the pier and is closing them down. With all the players depending on the success of the show, there are plenty of suspects when Van De Vellt is found murdered. Will Inspector Bacchus solve the case (or will he just sit back and enjoy the cabaret)? |
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| The Mayor's Christmas Masquerade by Olivia Arieti |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short play based on Mary E. Wilkins's The Christmas Masquerade |
| Synopsis | The Mayor is throwing a masquerade party for the children of the town at Christmas, and a new Costumer has provided costumes for all the children. However, when the party is over, the costumes won’t come off. The Costumer has demands to make of the Mayor, or the kids stay Princesses forever. |
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| McRumpelstiltskin by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 12. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for six simple songs (plus two reprises) is included with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | One-act musical play for kids. (A novel retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale.) |
| Synopsis | Wicked Queen Mab has run out of money to fight her wars. Her soldiers have captured a leprechaun, but he refuses to use his magic to aid the queen. Along comes the Miller, who boasts that his daughter Nicole is so clever that she can weave straw into gold. Unfortunately this boast is overheard by the queen, who puts Nicole to work, threatening to execute her if she fails! Leprechaun to the rescue! |
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Me And You by Tony Domaille
Journeyman Theatre Productions - Best Director, Best actor, Best actress and Best Supporting actor, Avon Short Play Festival 2020 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 31 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy drama. Part II of the author's Changes trilogy. |
| Synopsis | Phil and his mates have bungled a robbery and he and his friend, Mikey, have run to the only safe place they can think of: The 'Me & You Café', owned by Phil’s daughter. Whilst they wait to see if the police are on to them, Phil and his daughter find themselves exploring how it all came to this, and whether their relationship can withstand past and present pressures. |
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| Me Tarzan, You Jane by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy sketch for a table, two chairs and a couple of actors. |
| Synopsis | It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a hefty length of vine must be in want of a swing through the jungle.
A blind date throws together Tarzan of the Apes and Miss Jane Austen - but will they hit it off? |
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| Medieval Help Desk by tlc Creative |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. The Herald and Advisor are written as male roles. It is not imperative that they should be played as males. Likewise the Messenger is referred to as 'he' and as only one person, though there could be as many as five of her! |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy sketch - a torrent of parody and puns - set in a medieval office. |
| Synopsis | You've reached the Medieval Help Desk. How can we give you excellent service? |
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| Meet the Ancient Greeks - Mini Plays by Sue Russell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. Five plays with six characters in each. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A set of five mini-plays (with run times around 10 minutes) for a school class studying The Ancient Greeks (English National Curriculum Key Stages 1 & 2, Units 14 and 15, 'The Ancient Greeks'). No set requirements. Producer's Copy includes a quiz. |
| Synopsis | Five different short plays with an Ancient Greek theme, covering The Gods, War, the Olympics, Theatre and the Arts. |
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| Meet the Anglo-Saxons by Sue Russell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. Five plays with six characters in each. (Whilst the characters are nominally male or female, for the purpose of Readers' Theatre, the gender of the actors doesn't matter.) |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A set of five mini-plays (run times 4 to 6 minutes) for a class studying The Anglo-Saxons (English National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Unit 6B - invasions and settlements of Britain). No set requirements, no props. Producer's Copy includes a quiz. |
| Synopsis | Five plays covering Anglo-Saxon history, archaeology and myth. Includes King Alfred, the venerable Bede, Beowulf, Arthurian myth, and the Sutton Hoo discoveries.
Intended for guided reading or reader's theatre uses, but could also be staged. |
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| Meet the Inventor by Stuart Ardern |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The characters are written male, but could be played male or female. |
| Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A very short sketch. Set requirements: two chairs |
| Synopsis | An interview with the inventor of a time machine explores just some of the paradoxes inherent in time travel. |
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