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| Stromboli the Puppet Master by Richard Coleman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. Principal characters nominally adults (give or take a wooden puppet and a cat). Chorus could be mixed adults and children. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions included in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Magic, evil villains, jokes and a talking cat. An unconventional pantomime (without a doe-eyed heroine). |
| Synopsis | Geppetto makes Pinocchio, whom the Blue Fairy brings alive. Pinocchio is tricked into joining Stromboli's puppet show. He overhears Stromboli's plan to marry, then kill the Duchess Chloroform, so Stromboli must get rid of him. Pinocchio escapes, and Stromboli chases him into the wood, where the Weird Sisters protect him and get their revenge on Stromboli. Pinocchio, achieves his greatest wish to become a real boy. Everybody is happy - Hurrah! |
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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 Stubborn Little Girl and the Spider's Web by Jon Boustead |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. Whilst there is no explicit chorus, there is a lot of flexibility in the numbers of Witches and Shrieks. |
| Run Time | Around 19 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Drama for the junior ranks of a youth theatre, a mix of narration and action with no specific set requirements. |
| Synopsis | Isobel, a stubborn and rather rude girl, learns the error of her ways through encounters with a magical woodpecker, a vampire, witches, a spider and the awesome Shrieks. |
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| Student Of The Year by Frank Gibbons |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. One male offstage voice, could be recorded. |
| Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short sketch with a simple set. |
| Synopsis | Proud parents are always sure their child is the best, but here the school secretary has a master card... |
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| Student Teacher's Day by Garry R. Keane |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. All characters are sixth graders (which is year seven in English money). |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play for a school class. |
| Synopsis | It's the traditional day when one of the Sixth-Graders gets to be teacher, but is Anita abusing her privilege? And what will the class report to the school during tomorrow's assembly? |
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| Stuff And Nonsense by Horry Parsons |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A Victorian murder mystery melodrama presented with a large dose of comedy |
| Synopsis | It’s Christmas, and the Squire is on his way to evict the entire household of down-on-his-luck Taxidermist Sid Softnut. But the family have a plan to prevent the Squire throwing them out. His sudden death from poisoning changes everything... |
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| Substance Abuse by David Lovesy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedy sketch with minimal set requirements. |
| Synopsis | Two British expats reminisce on what they miss from the old country. |
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| The Substitute by Duncan Battman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play in the form of a monologue. Dramatic content, though the direct action is minimal. Contains strong language and adult themes. |
| Synopsis | A long but dramatic monologue delivered by Frank, an ex-footballer who is now confined to a wheelchair. As he packs up his room he relates the ups and downs of his life, right up to the startling conclusion. |
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| Suffragette by Stuart Ardern |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A simple sketch (for an Edwardian Music Hall). No set - could be done front of curtain. |
| Synopsis | Edward discovers - to his horror - that his wife is leaving... |
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| Suite 145 by Paul Bovino |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. There is no overlap between the characters in the four plays - which does not exclude the possibility that they are played by the same actors. |
| Run Time | Around 130 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Collection of 4 one-act plays, each with a single (New York apartment) setting. The plays function independently, so could be performed separately or together. Contains swearing (but only as an incidental attribute of character, situation and comedy). |
| Synopsis | Four plays, linked by the setting - Suite 145 - a New York apartment address (although it is not necessarily the same building!) The plays take place in different eras, with different occupants and certainly different tastes in decor! |
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| Summer Break by Caroline Spencer |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Character (playing) ages are 11 (F), 15 (M) and adult (M). Intended for a company of teenagers. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short play for and about teenagers. No set requirements. A difficult situation handled with grace and balance. |
| Synopsis | Anna and Steve, a brother and sister, spend some quality time together, and Steve tells his little sister something he couldn't tell anyone else. |
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