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| The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleaven |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. Amongst other roles, members of the cast play the machine that makes snowflakes. |
| Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short play for young children based on the illustrated children's book The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleavan. No set required, just simple props (which could be made by children as part of the preparation for the show). |
| Synopsis | When Princess Flurry is left in charge of the snowflake machine, she gets distracted and the machine breaks down. She gets her friends to help her make snowflakes manually, and her mother the Queen is delighted with the results. |
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| Snowmansland by Andrew Yates |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 23. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 32 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | 4 songs are suggested in the producer's copy of the script, with original lyrics for 2 of them. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A light-hearted adventure for children with an environmental message, using various simple settings. |
| Synopsis | A tragedy is unfolding as polar bears are cast adrift from the melting icecap. Laura, a young school girl concerned about climate change, is taken to Snowmansland by a snowman she’s built one winter’s day, along with her friends. They embark on a quest to save the bears. |
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| Snowy by Rob Wellington |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 19. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 95 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for 13 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | An action-packed full-length British pantomime, loosely based on the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. |
| Synopsis | A Karate-chopping Snow White assisted by some very big dwarves - and a walking, talking mirror - is finally released from evil dame Sybil's dastardly tricks to marry Will, who is not as lowly born as everyone thought. |
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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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| So Long, Prince Charming by Molly McCluskey |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Max is written male, but the writer suggests that other interpretations would be possible. One of the female characters is a non-speaking cameo. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten minute play. Genre? Well, George, the central character, wants this to be a romantic comedy, but Ingrid has other ideas. Single cafe setting. |
| Synopsis | George is a romantic, and determined to overcome Ingrid's reluctance with a muffin, his natural charm and a detailed explanation of his good points. Ingrid is in the cafe for the peace and quiet, but after a few minutes of George's company, she's ready to leave... with Max. |
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| A Sobering Fete by Rosemary Grace |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. No formal chrous, but there is the option for additional actors to play other customers at the fete. |
| Run Time | Around 26 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A fun comedy for female-leaning groups. Three strong characters with good comic interplay. Easily staged on a single set of three tables. |
| Synopsis | Three mums run stalls at a PTA fair. Julie is determined to make money for the school, whatever it takes, Cam is devoutly health-conscious and Lily is flogging a pyramid scheme. |
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| Soccer School by David Lovesy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. Additional extra cast members may be added in. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedy sketch, set in a classroom. |
| Synopsis | A privileged 'fly-on-the-wall' view of a classroom at Premiership Soccer School... |
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Socks by Rosemary Frisino Toohey
3rd Place, the Ian Wishart Quaich in the 2023 Edinburgh round of the Scottish Community Drama Association's One-Act Festival. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Four principal characters plus an off-stage female voice (which could be pre-recorded). |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short, one-act comedy play. Single set - the inside of a clothes dryer at a laundromat! ( A delightful contribution to an under-used sub-genre of costume drama!) |
| Synopsis | A group of single socks discuss their plight. Should they attempt escape? Why have they been abandoned? Don't humans know that socks are the cornerstone of civilization?
A tale of abandonment, rejection and hope in the confines of a clothes dryer.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of clean laundry must be in want of the correct number of socks. |
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| Soft Soap by Bill Tordoff |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 14. Minimum Female roles = 14. Minimum total with doubling = 28. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. Whilst the play is written with 28 speaking parts and no chorus, some of the parts could be combined or redistributed, so other casting regimes would be possible. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music (by Adrian Watts) for two original songs (one of which is reprised) is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | One-act musical play for kids. Minimal set requirements. |
| Synopsis | Life is hard for the Viking women of Olaf's raiders, until Soapy comes to their village with his bright ideas and miracle soap powder. He makes great changes, but it's too late before they think to wonder what's in it for him... |
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| Soldiers by Louise Wade |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short WW1-set drama on a simple set, suitable for adults or teens. |
| Synopsis | Three soldiers find themselves in a holding cell as dawn breaks during the First World War: one on a drunk charge, one held for assaulting an officer, and one a conscientious objector. |
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| The Soldiers' Tale by Mike Sparks |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Modern version of a medieval mystery play. Single, minimal set, basic props. |
| Synopsis | The events on Calvary discussed from the perspective of bystanders, including the soldiers who administered the crucifixion. |
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