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| A Pig is a Pig is a Pig by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Nominally three men and three women, but the genders of the characters are not integral to the story (and have been changed from the original short story), so they can be switched around as required. |
| Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten-minute play. Single set (the front desk of Acme Express Shipping Company). |
| Synopsis | When Mary Flannery receives a shipment of guinea pigs, she is forced to keep them whilst a dispute over shipping fees is settled. Guinea pigs breed quickly, however, and soon she has more than she can handle...
Based on an original story by Ellis Parker Butler. |
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A Pig Tale by Kevin Jannetts
Production by Loch Duich Primary School won Adjudicator's special award. South West Ross District Youth SCDA Festival 2016. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. Chorus. The chorus is the sort that rushes on to perform songs and dances in various guises! Most of the roles are gender-neutral, although one of the pigs is called Maureen and the wolf is called Alan, both of which tend to be specific. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] (This allows 20 minutes for 11 songs/dances.) |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script contains suggestions for 11 songs/dances Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act family comedy show with music. A fairytale send-up. Contains Scottish accents! |
| Synopsis | The story of the Three Pigs gets a revamp in this Scots story, allowing a couple of Narrators to bring the story to life with anthropomorphic pigs struggling to find a story they can take part in to keep their deal with a Fairy Solicitor. Add in a Big Bad Wolf called Alan, and it all works out fine in the end. |
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Pigeon Syndrome by Benjamin Keyser
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Two actors and a puppeteer who operates and voices various pigeons. |
| Run Time | Around 28 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script includes suggestion for a couple of recordings that might be played during the performance. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A relationship comedy with a mix of dry humour and heart. One act, one set. |
| Synopsis | When a husband steps on a bee that his wife has been trying to save, it seems their marriage has hit rock bottom. But he inadvertently gets back into her good books by saving an injured pigeon that's flown into the window, and finally believes he's found a way to restore their passion for each other. |
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| Pilate's Wife by Julia Lee Dean |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. No formal chorus, but there is an off-stage crowd shouting - either live or recorded. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Easter play (from an unusual perspective), of one-act length but structured in three acts. Three locations, which could be formed as one simple composite set. |
| Synopsis | The story of Easter week told from the point of view of Pontius Pilate's household. (Mary Magdalene is presented as Pilate's mistress, allowing three very different interpretations of the events as they unfold.) |
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| The Pilgrim's Progress [Version 2] by Hilary Mackelden |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 56. No chorus. Oodles of allegorical characters, plenty of scope for doubling. |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length adaptation - in very modern English - of John Bunyan's Christian allegory. |
| Synopsis | A pilgrim sets out in search of the City of Gold. On his journey he has to negotiate traps and deal with other pilgrims, many of whom may be misguided. |
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The Pilgrim's Progress by Christopher Morgan
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 54. No chorus. Whilst there are fifty-four named roles, with a minimum of around ten, the author believes the optimal cast to be around twenty-two. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Allegorical play, with minimal set requirements and reasonably simple props. |
| Synopsis | A stage adaptation of John Bunyan's allegorical story ('The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come', written in 1678) - the journey of Christian, a pilgrim, through the trials of Earth to the destination of Heaven. |
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| A Pilot's Thoughts at the End of the War by Philippa Roberts |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Whilst this is a monologue, there is an option for a group of mournful dancers. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Five minute serious monologue with no set or prop requirements. |
| Synopsis | The war in question is the Second World War, and the pilot is regretting participating in the bombing of Dresden. |
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| Pinocchio by Jane Spamer |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. It's a pantomime - make your own mind up as to who plays what. Includes a pantomime donkey |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | British pantomime. (There are positions for songs and dances in the script, but no specific suggestions for music.) |
| Synopsis | The classic children's tale given a panto twist, with Gepetto replaced by Dame Gepetto and a new love story woven into the narrative. |
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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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| Pinocchio [Version 2] by Dawn Cairns |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 28. Chorus. Chorus size can be flexible |
| Run Time | Around 105 minutes. [Estimated!] Variable timing with your choice of songs. |
| Music | Producer's copy contains 17 song suggestions Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A traditional full length Pantomime in two acts retelling the story of Pinnochio, including songs, dances and plenty of audience participation. |
| Synopsis | This family show is brought to life with plenty of pantomime characters, including a wicked witch, fairies and dame Mamma Macaroni who indulge in lots of knockabout fun. |
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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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| Pinocchio [Version 3] by Andrew O'Leary |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 20. Chorus. Variable chorus size at Producer's discretion |
| Run Time | Around 85 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length pantomime in two acts re-telling the story of Pinocchio, and including a dame. |
| Synopsis | Gepetto is a talented puppetmaker, but he really wants a son. Using the last of his money he makes a wonderful puppet and wish. Now Pinocchio has to fulfil Gepetto’s wish, avoid temptation and become a real boy - Pantomime style! |
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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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