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| Jungle Book by Debbie Chalmers |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 28. Minimum total without doubling = 32. Chorus. Many parts could be male or female, and some doubled, at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 105 minutes. [Estimated!] This is dependent on the optional use of music suggestions. |
| Music | Ten songs are suggested in the Producer's copy of the script, but are not essential to the production. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length drama for children, with optional music and dance, and various (simple) settings. |
| Synopsis | Faithful to Kipling's work, the story of Mowgli's life in the jungle and his interaction with his jungle friends comes to the stage. The world of man with beasts, as well as his constant battle with tiger Shere Khan, is brought to vivid life - in an action-packed plot. |
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Jungle Book - A Play For Schools by Cheryl Barrett
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for 5 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play for schools and families with various settings. |
| Synopsis | Set in the Indian Jungle this play for schools combines poetic licence and plenty of humour and songs to retell Rudyard Kipling’s delightful Jungle Book story. A man-cub has escaped the clutches of Shere Khan, a ferocious tiger intent on revenge. Adopted by wolves Mowgli the man-cub is taught the ways of the jungle by Baloo the Bear and his friend Bagheera. Follow Mowgli on his adventures in the jungle as he gets to know the other animals, especially the hilarious Bandar Log monkeys. Will Mowgli and his birth mother, Messua, be reunited? |
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| Jungle Book - The Pantomime by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 29. Minimum total without doubling = 32. Chorus. Opporutnity to divide up some speaking parts to the chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 113 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for 21 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime based on the classic Rudyard Kipling story. |
| Synopsis | Mowgli the man cub has escaped the clutches of the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan, who is intent on revenge. Adopted by wolves Mowgli is taught the ways of the jungle by Baloo the Bear and his friend Bagheera. Sticking fairly faithfully to the original storyline, with the introduction of pantomime characters as Jane (the dame) and two mischief makers (Chitter and Chatter), the variety of songs ensure a well-rounded show suitable for all the family. |
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| The Jungle Book [Play] by Hugh Farey |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 35. Chorus. Since most of the characters are animals, whilst they are written male they could be played by either gender. |
| Run Time | Around 110 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length adaptation of Kipling's Jungle Book stories (faithful to the originals, rather than playing for comedy) for school or youth theatre production. Minimal sets. |
| Synopsis | Mowgli, a child separated from his village by Shere Khan, the tiger, is found by a company of wolves. Bagheera the panther persuades the wolves to protect the child, and Mowgli is brought up in the jungle - where he has both friends and enemies. |
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| The Jungle Book by Tina & Robert Burbidge |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. Whilst many of the characters have a specific gender, the animal characteristics matter more for casting purposes! |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes suggestions for 8 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | An authentic adaptation of Kipling's well-loved stories, with lots of opportunity for the audience to become involved with the (nearly all) animal cast. |
| Synopsis | The wolf pack rescues Mowgli, the man cub, from the evil Shere Khan's clutches and defend him from the wicked tiger's attempts to recapture their charge. Shere Khan's henchmen, bumbling monkey pair Mojo and Jojo are thwarted in their comical antics by black panther Bagheera and Baloo the bear. |
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| Jungle Rock by Sue Gordon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. A cast of lots of animals, five narrators and three lumberjacks! Whilst some of the characters are nominally male or female (for example, the narrators are referred to as 'she'), gender is not integral to the plot. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Scores for six original songs are supplied with the producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | Simple musical for children with little required by way of set or props. |
| Synopsis | The lions, rhinos and monkeys inhabit different parts of the jungle, which is fine because they can't agree on anything. Fine, that is, until the lumberjacks arrive and the jungle starts to get smaller. Can a strange hybrid animal called Eddie save them from themselves? |
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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
** Backing tracks of songs from the show as MP3 files
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
** Backing tracks for the songs from Jungle Rock - by Sue Gordon.
** CD with sung tracks for the songs from Jungle Rock - by Sue Gordon. (Recording by Jonny Ardern.)
** A zip file of backing tracks for the songs from Jungle Rock - by Sue Gordon.
** Zip file of MP3 sung tracks for the songs from Jungle Rock - by Sue Gordon. (Recording by Jonny Ardern.)
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| Just a Bit of Fun by Angelika Nielsen |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short black comedy with a single (restaurant) setting. Adult content and strong language. |
| Synopsis | Frank is confronted by a sexual harassment incident from his past which devastated Lisa’s life. She is at last able to challenge her abuser and, using some revealing photos of him, enact her revenge. |
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| Just an Act by Chantel Kuli |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. Chorus. The chorus is optional, mainly for the final party scene. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act romantic comedy for teenagers. |
| Synopsis | Lisa is angry at Tommy because he hasn't learned his lines for the school production of Romeo and Juliet. Her anger is a mask for her growing attraction to Tommy, although she won't admit this to herself, Tommy or her jock-boyfriend Clark. Lisa finally realises her feelings when Clark provokes her, resulting in Lisa dumping Clark, but will Tommy take the initiative...? |
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| Just Breathe In, Dear by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 22 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act light comedy play set in a theatre wardrobe department. Originally published 2015, revised 2019. |
| Synopsis | As well as treading the boards in every show, Joyce is the wardrobe mistress for an amateur dramatic society. She is rather disorganised and leaves everything to the last minute. Deidre has piled on the pounds since the last pantomime, so her fairy costume won’t zip up. Joyce’s mood pre-show week swings from despair to rage and Deidre feels the full force of her wrath. Marjorie has been putting her DIY skills to good use. Julian has problems of his own. Ann has no sympathy for any of them. |
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| Just Coping by Carolyn Drury |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 46 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy drama on a single dining room set. |
| Synopsis | Eve’s finding retirement hard - there’s not enough to keep her busy, and too much to do at the same time. She’s lonely, but doesn’t enjoy the visitors she gets. Maybe lodgers and family responsibilities will help? |
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