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| Little Donkey by Dominique Vaughan |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 27. Minimum total without doubling = 36. Chorus. Characters include a donkey (obviously) and lots of other animals. Flexibility for more non-speaking (but singing) chorus members. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes suggestions for 9 songs to accompany the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Children's nativity play. |
| Synopsis | A charming and refreshing retelling of the nativity story. The old donkey uses flashbacks to tell the children about his younger days and his part in the events of the very first Christmas. The nativity happenings unfold before us as all of the customary human and animal characters come to life with lots of opportunity for children of all abilities to take part. There is even the prospect of a comedy double act as the chickens get into their stride. |
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| A Little Elfin Magic by Donna Brightwell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. Whilst some of the characters are written as male or female, this is largely a matter of personal pronouns, so the script can easily be adjusted to accommodate anything from ten boys through to ten girls. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act (well, technically two acts, but of one-act play length!) secular Christmas play. Aimed at junior school children, but could enjoyably be played for laughs by older groups! |
| Synopsis | It's September and the Elves in Santa's toy workshop are in a spot of bother - they've only just woken up after their New Year Party and they have three months to make a year's worth of toys. Worse still, could the new department member be a spy? |
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| A Little Extra Help by Jo West |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act romantic comedy. |
| Synopsis | Supermarkets seem to be the place to meet prospective partners and this supermarket manager acts as a pro-active narrator as, after a few hiccups, romance blossoms. |
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| The Little Hut in the Woods by Olivia Arieti |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short play, in two scenes, suitable for young school-aged performers. |
| Synopsis | Three sisters find a hut in the woods as they travel, one at a time, in search of their father. The first two are rude and unhelpful, and find themselves trapped in the cellar by the old man and his animal friends. But the third daughter is polite and generous, and then finds the old man is not what he seems. |
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| Little King Arthur by David Pemberton |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 26. Chorus. Most of the roles are written male, but most school productions will overcome this where necessary! |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One act school play, designed for simple staging. |
| Synopsis | Young Arthur is a ward at the school of Camelot, where Kay shines as the brightest pupil, not least because his father is the Principal. But Arthur's destiny is to rule, and even nepotism cannot stand in destiny's way. |
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| The Little Magic Man by Frank Gibbons |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Whilst the two characters are women, they might be played as women by men in non-glamorous drag. (British people with long memories are invited to contemplate Les Dawson in this context.) |
| Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy sketch.
From the Laughter Lines collection. |
| Synopsis | More gossip at the end of the working day. (Husbands, cream cakes and Paul Daniels are all involved.) |
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| The Little Mermaid - A Pantomime with Pirates! by Alan Robinson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 106 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 | British pantomime. Single set (with location changes indicated by lighting and props). |
| Synopsis | Coralee, the little mermaid princess, dreams of adventure in the Great Beyond. But, with an overprotective father and a life of rigid rules, it seems her dream will never come true. Until one day, a band of pirates come sailing by and a handsome Prince falls off their ship and into Coralee’s life, turning both their worlds upside down. |
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** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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| The Little Mermaid [Version 2] by Kate Goddard |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 24. Minimum total without doubling = 33. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 120 minutes. [Estimated!] Run time estimate assumes use of 9 songs. |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for 9 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Submarine pantomime. |
| Synopsis | Prince William’s royal parents are a little hard up, and would really like him to marry a well-off Princess. But William wants adventure over the seas, and has caught the eye of a young mermaid princess, Sirena. |
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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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The Little Mermaid [Version 3] by Warren McWilliams
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 21. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 97 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes suggestions for (up to) 15 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A British family pantomime based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale. |
| Synopsis | Mermaid Mariel falls in love with the handsome Prince Derek. But the evil Sea Witch Octavia wants the Prince herself so plots to use Mariel for her own wicked gain. Featuring all the traditional elements of pantomime, a range of hit songs and great gags, this new show will warm the hearts of children of all ages. |
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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
** Zip file containing a vocal demo, backing tracks and a lyric sheet for 'A Fairytale Ending' by Mike Benyon, which is suggested as Song 7 from 'The Little Mermaid [Version 3]' by Warren McWilliams
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| The Little Mermaid by Andrew O'Leary |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 32. Chorus. Fourteen principal characters plus flexible chorus including plenty of speaking roles. Features not only pirates but also Vikings. And fish. |
| Run Time | Around 85 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes suggestions for 9 songs. (Others could be substituted at the discretion of the production team.) Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Panto loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen story. |
| Synopsis | Anemone has always wanted to visit the human world, watching the ships from her sea-home. But one day she makes a dreadful bargain with the sea-witch, swapping her voice for a pair of legs, and has only one day to get true love's kiss and remain human... |
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