Plays with Moral Themes

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What counts as a play with a moral theme is very much a matter of judgement.  The fact that a play doesn't appear in this listing doesn't mean that a moral cannot be drawn from it!
If you don't find anything suitable in the list below, then you can search for your specific requirements using the script search engine.
You can also find drama listings grouped by age ranges (Scripts for Younger Primary School Children, Scripts for Juniors and Scripts for Teenagers) - however this is a matter of opinion!  What we think suits a particular group may not match with your opinion, therefore we strongly advise you to read the script on-line before purchasing!
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A Christmas BoxAuthorSharon Jenman
Roles Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus.
Run time Around 30 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music Sheet music for 10 songs and 2 instrumentals is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script.
Style Short one-act musical play for (young) children.
Synopsis A school child gets his wish to see the Romanian child open the present he is sending. A Christmas play for infant schools.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Plus The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
A Gift Fit for a KingAuthorHeather L. Smith
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus.
Run time Around 15 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Christian-themed Christmas skit for teenagers. Simple (minimal) set.
Synopsis A group of children are invited to the King's party, and the one with the best gift will get to meet the King himself. Stacy is poor, and her father has been ill... How can she afford a great gift?
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
A Lesson LearntAuthorJackie Fitton
Roles Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. All roles are intended to be played by children.
Run time Around 20 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music The Producer's Copy of the script includes a list of suggested songs and one set of modified lyrics. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
Style One-act play for kids. No set requirements. A set of four short scenes (with separate casts) tied together by a final vignette which delivers the message of the piece.
Synopsis Four short sketches written for children leaving Primary school, dealing with fears about starting Secondary school and the long holiday to come.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
A Letter to SantaAuthorSue Gordon
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. Two of the characters are nominally adults. It is written so that the cast can be divided into two - a school class and Santa's elves.
Run time Around 20 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music Sheet music for 5 original songs is provided with the producer's copy of the script.
Style A light musical for young children. Basic sets.
Synopsis A school class write Christmas letters to Santa, and we discover that they are dealt with by Mrs. Santa and a bunch of fractious elves.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Plus The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
A Magic Paint BrushAuthorGerald P. Murphy
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. Whilst Chen is written as a girl, the character could easily be switched to a boy (likewise Old Sing and the Magician are written male but could be female). Cast includes a cow and a small flock of (talking) chickens.
Run time Around 30 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style One-act play for children, based on a Chinese folk tale. Simple set (the set calls for a hut upstage, but that could merely be implied by an upstage exit), simple props.
Synopsis In feudal China, Chen and her mother are oppressed by their landlord and his greedy, vindictive family. Then a magician arrives and gives Chen a magic paint brush, painting with it makes dreams come true...
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Aesop's Fables IIAuthorGerald P. Murphy
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 20. No chorus. Characters include mice, a cat, a lion, sheep, a wolf and foxes.
Run time Around 30 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style One-act play for children - a dramatisation of four of Aesop's fables. Very flexible format - no specific set needed and the stories could be presented individually or as a set.
Synopsis A group of mice are delighted by their plan for constraining the local cat - until it comes to executing the plan.
Meanwhile, a lion falls in love, a boy ruins his chance of promotion in the shepherding business, and a fox tries to make the most of a fashion disaster!
(A musical version of this set of stories is available as Aesop's Fables - The Musical)
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Aesop's Fables IIIAuthorGerald P. Murphy
Roles Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. Characters include farm animals, crows and various rodents. (Whilst they have gender-specific names, they're animals, and the gender of the actors is irrelevant!)
Run time Around 25 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style One-act play for children - a dramatisation of four of Aesop's fables. Very flexible format - no specific set needed and the stories could be presented individually or as a set.
Synopsis Tales of resourceful crows, splitting hares, bovine buffoonery and meals for mice.
(If Aesop lived today, he would be inspired by the video of Tool-Making Crows on YouTube.)
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Apparently NotAuthorHayley Gordon
Roles Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. Chorus. Principal characters are four girls (plus the school principal and a teacher). The chorus is the bullies gang - number unspecified. The chorus lines could be spoken by one person or shared amongst several.
Run time Around 25 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style One act play, set in and around a school.
Synopsis A new girl in school, is forced to choose between supporting her new friend and fitting in with a gang of bullies, and makes the easier choice.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Are We There Yet?AuthorDamian Trasler
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Two adults and one child. The child is written as a boy, but could easily be chaged into a girl.
Run time Around 6 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style An allegorical sketch about Advent! (Minimal staging requirements)
Synopsis A family explore a different way to start their holiday. A play with an Advent theme.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Bright - A Play About HeavenAuthorDavid Webb
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run time Around 10 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Ten minute play with a Christian theme delivered in a direct style. No specific set - requires only a bench.
Synopsis A man suffering after his second heart attack meets a friend in a beautiful garden, where the air makes him feel better than the doctors have managed. Then he remembers that friend was badly hurt in an accident and begins to realise where he is.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
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