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The Pied Piper of Hamelin - A Question of Rats by Geoff Bamber |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 20. No chorus. Very flexible numbers. Whilst the mayor is addressed as 'Mr Mayor', there is no other reason for that role or any other to be of specific gender. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act comedy play for kids. |
Synopsis | The Mayor of Hamelin needs a plan to rid the town of a gang of disagreeable rats. He decides to offer a reward for their removal and the challenge is successfully taken up by a mysterious pipe-playing stranger. However the Mayor's popularity among the celebrating townsfolk takes a downturn when he refuses to pay the stranger and the town's children go the way of the rats. Is there another plan? Apparently not. |
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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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Pigeon Syndrome by Benjamin Keyser New |
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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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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Pipkin and the Angel by Geoff Bamber Production by Chelford Junior Players won the Best Junior Play at Chelford Drama Festival 2014 & Best Junior individual Performance (for Cappuccino Angel) at Wilmslow Guild One-Act Play Festival. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. Some of the characters are written with specific gender but can be changed very easily. More flexibility in numbers is possible by expanding or contracting the number of villagers, mechanics and police. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act comedy play for kids. No specific set requirements. |
Synopsis | Pipkin is down on his luck. He really should turn over a new leaf and give up a deeply unsuccessful life of crime. Can he change his ways when he accidentally meets the similarly luckless Cappuccino Angel? The answer would seem to be no, even with the Angel's boss on the case. |
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Pirate Radio by David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Character Chris can be male or female. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch |
Synopsis | A slight misunderstanding arises about the preparation needed for a Pirate Radio station. |
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Pirates Ahoy! by Sue Russell |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten minute presentation piece for schools |
Synopsis | A group of famous pirates are interviewed about the realities of Pirate Life in the Golden Age of Piracy. Long John Silver, as a fictional Pirate, is there on sufferance. A useful classroom introduction to the subject. |
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The Pitch by Hilary Mackelden |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch intended for church groups. |
Synopsis | Film-makers pitch a movie called 'The Father of God'. (Matthew , 18-25) |
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Pitching the Show by TLC Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch with a theatrical bent. |
Synopsis | Getting the show on the road is all about the initial idea's pitch... |
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Plan B by Robert Scott Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act play, set in an accident and emergency waiting area. |
Synopsis | Richie's had a bit of an accident while preparing the anniversary dinner, and he and his wife Susan are now waiting in the A&E department. Susan is more than a little disappointed, but perhaps some words from the eccentric Belinda will help? |
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