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| A Friend of Ronnie's by David Barry |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Edith and Arthur are relatively elderly, Susan a younger researcher. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One act drama set in 1983 (twenty years after the main event). Single domestic setting. Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | It's been a tense twenty years for Edith and Arthur. Now that Susan has arrived and is uncovering his shady past, will life improve for the pair of them, or simply reveal more regrets?
The play fills some gaps in the true story of the robbery, and the substitute train driver who was never caught. |
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| Friendly Bombs by Nicolas Ridley |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy short on a single (office) set. |
| Synopsis | The last standing politician (after a wave of scandals and resignations) is not really geared up for a nuclear standoff, as he’s lost the codes. He must find a way out before the general takes over at midnight and fires both the UK’s missiles. |
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| Friends by David Dunn |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Characters are all teenagers. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short play for teenagers. No set requirements. |
| Synopsis | Bex and Sam discuss the nature of friendship, while Sam's younger brother tries to figure out how to explain away an expensive present. |
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| Fright Size - Twelve Ghost Plays by 10 x 10 Writers |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 43. No chorus. Several of the characters are dead (though this is not a requirement for casting.) One of the 12 plays has chorus roles (which could be filled by cast members from the other plays). |
| Run Time | Around 95 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Collecton of 12 short plays for youth theatre. Generally simple to stage. |
| Synopsis | Various encounters with the supernatural, with varying results for all concerned!:-
'A Likely Story' by Heather Bryant
'Could Have Been Worse' by Gary Nicholson
'In Through The Exit' by Karen Fitzsimmons
'Just A Ghost Story' by Sarah Reilly
'Mizmaze' by Jonathan Edgington
'No Exit' by Dian Donovan
'Spooked!' by Margaret Histed
'Term Time Only' by Sarah Reilly
'That’s The Spirit' by Caroline Spencer
'The Boy Who Loved To Dance' by David Dunn
'The Ghost Letter' by Mike Plumbley
'Where Have You Been?' by Steve Menary |
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| The Frinton Fryer by Jim Pinnock |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 13. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 3 songs are provided with the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play, with several solo songs. |
| Synopsis | Brenda is going for the 'Silver Star Show' audition, but Doris thinks she should try a more modern look, name, and song. Despite practice and good advice, Brenda sings as Brenda - but brings many new customers to the Fish 'n' Chip shop. |
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** Poster template, illustrated by Dale French, for 'The Frinton Fryer' by Jim Pinnock. (High resolution jpg file with space for adding information about the production.)
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| The Frog Prince by Andrew O'Leary |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 98 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for 11 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length panto - comedy, magic and mayhem with added frogs. |
| Synopsis | Prince Norman is about to be crowned king, since his father is stepping aside due to old age. But the king's evil sister, Norman's Aunt Phibian, has a plan to steal the throne for herself, leaving her nephew transformed into a frog! |
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** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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| The Frog Princess by Trevor Suthers (songs by Paul O'Neill) |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. The Queen might be played by a male as a pantomime dame. |
| Run Time | Around 95 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes 11 original songs by Paul O'Neill |
| Style | Musical English Pantomime based on an original story. |
| Synopsis | An original variation on the time-honoured tale of star-crossed lovers - in a tale of Prince meets frog. In this case, we have a princess who is currently a frog, a witch who can't decide whether she's good or bad, and various unlikely heroes. |
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** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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| A Frog Too Far by Nicholas Richards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. Characters are a mixture of adults and children. Could be played by the same, or by a company of either. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy play set in a classroom - represented by the teacher's chair and her story book. |
| Synopsis | Miss Primrose tries to tell her class their daily story - a tale of princess meets frog - with the aid of a small troupe of mimes. The children, shall we say, have bright enquiring minds... |
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Frogs by Karen Ankers
Production by Port Macquarie players won Best Male Actor (John Hincks) at Port Macquarie One Act Festival, 2017. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Emotive one-act drama in a single living room set. |
| Synopsis | Gerald is suffering from dementia, and Dorothy is struggling to cope. They're expecting David, Gerald's son, to call around, but Gerald is having a bad day. Dorothy tries to keep him under control while worrying about the future and her own safety. |
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| From Bad to Worse by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 37 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one-act comedy with a single (meeting room) setting. |
| Synopsis | Potts Rhoding Amateur Theatrical Society meet to discuss the local newspaper review of their latest production. Everyone’s a critic as the committee meeting falls into disarray, accusations fly, and a few home truths are laid bare. |
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