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| Hans and Gretel by Paul John Matthews |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 22. Chorus. Variable chorus size at Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 120 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 19 songs are provided with the Producer's copy of this script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime, with various settings. |
| Synopsis | Dame Beatrice, aunt to Hans and Gretel, handsome Prince Kurt with his entourage, and the whole of his police force (!) combine - to prevent evil witch Gretchen and her weird attendants from turning Hans and Gretel into gingerbread men. A giant bird helps as well... A traditional panto with good and evil characters, and plenty of audience involvement. |
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Hansel and Gretel by Sally Gander
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. Includes a pantomime dame (usually, but not necessarily played by a man), but doesn't have a formal 'principal boy' role. The chorus includes sniggering goblins and a pantomime owl! |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Opportunities for music at the discretion of the producer. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Short British Pantomime, suitable for performance by children or adults. (Technically a two-act play, because there are two acts, but classified as a one-act, because it's not long enough to need an interval!) |
| Synopsis | A few unconventional twists to the Grimm brothers' tale. The witch wants an extention for her cottage. Enter the odd job men, Short and Sweet. (Given that it's a gingerbread cottage, this is a really odd job.) Meanwhile, Hansel and Gretel have got lost in the woods (by following an escaped cake!) and their mother (Dame Betty Knott) is going frantic. |
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** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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| Hansel and Gretel [Version 3] by Archie Wilson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 22. Chorus. Chorus size variable at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 92 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 9 songs are included with the Producer's copy. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length Pantomime, with various settings. |
| Synopsis | A new treatment of this old favourite retains all the usual, and more, panto characters, as Hansel and Gretel are rescued from the evil witch's grasp, and the Prince falls in love and marries Gretel. |
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** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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| Hansel And Gretel [Version 4] by Dawn Cairns |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 35. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for fourteen songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A two act pantomime |
| Synopsis | Hansel and Gretel have been sold to Badelia, the wicked witch, who is fattening them up ready to eat. Fortunately Goodelia, the good witch is able to help the various goodies rescue them and rid the world of Badelia’s evil. |
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| Hansom and Petal by Anne Bourke |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 11. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 39. Chorus. Whilst some of the characters are written with a specific gender, this is a pantomime, and it doesn't really matter who plays which. |
| Run Time | Around 67 minutes. [Estimated!] Timing includes an estimate for 8 songs; the production may use fewer. |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script has suggestions for 8 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act pantomime aimed at performance by a school class. Minimal sets. (Locations indicated by a sign bearer.) |
| Synopsis | The classic tale of Hansel and Gretel is given a panto spin and a modern sensibility in this script, designed for an Elementary schools production. |
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** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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| Hats Off! - The Musical by Sue Gordon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 9. Chorus. A nucleus of seven actors, backed by a chorus (with no size limitations) singing the songs. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for seven songs (original lyrics to Victorian period music) is supplied with the Producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | Musical for children (could also be staged by adults for kids). Whilst by length we would class this as a one-act play, it is split into two acts and an interval is advised so that the single set can be redressed to mark the passage of time! |
| Synopsis | Mrs. Green is the real driving force behind 'Barker's Bonnets' a milliner's shop in Victorian England. However, she faces unemployment when Mr. Barker sells up to emigrate. A secret scheme is hatched to allow her to continue - and to thrive in the modern world of the 1870s. (The script tells an engaging story whilst exploring the novelties, inventions and social nuances of the Victorian world. This would fit well with the English National Curriculum Key Stage 2 History Topic, 'The Victorians'.) |
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| Extras | 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
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| An Heir for the King by Wesley A. Knoch |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. Optional chorus size |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Full score set available with the Producer's copy. |
| Style | A one act musical, portraying rich and poor, generosity and meanness. |
| Synopsis | A caring old king who is feeling his age decides that for the good of his kingdom he needs to find an heir before it is too late. The question is: Whom will he choose? After deciding to adopt an heir, he embarks on a quest to a distant town in his kingdom - to meet their orphans. He comes across assorted characters who treat him quite differently. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
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| Henry's Magic Jam by Ian McCutcheon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. Chorus. The usual pantomime juxtapositions - female playing principal boy, male playing dame - plus a pantomime dog. |
| Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | A list of suggested songs is provided in the producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Original story, but traditional pantomime format - lots of jokes and a pantomime dog! |
| Synopsis | Henry Logg's jam has a magic ingredient that stops people aging - and the villainous Ebenezer Grunge is after the formula. It's down to Tom, the hero, to save the day (and win the hand of Henry's daughter, Anna) with the help of Billy, the apprentice, Dame Lucy Lastic and Hopsack, the pantomime dog! |
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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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| Hickory Dickory Dock by Luke Reilly |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 20. Chorus. It's a pantomime, make your own mind up as to who plays what, especially as the characters include mice and spiders. (The chorus numbers are very flexible, including the Grand Old Duke of York's regiment.) |
| Run Time | Around 85 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script contains suggestions for 14 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | British pantomime with a neat original story built around nursery rhyme characters and a wicked spider. |
| Synopsis | People and animals are going missing, and it's up to Little Miss Muffet, brilliant detective, to find them! Before long it's clear that Arachnia, the evil Spider Queen, is behind the disappearances and has her sights set on world domination! |
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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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| Hijacked Fairytales by Kevin Jannetts |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 34. Minimum total without doubling = 40. Chorus. The main characters were written for kids aged 9 to 15. Some of the chorus roles might easily be played by younger children. Jack talks in Scots, somewhat reminiscent of 'Oor Wullie'. [In our opinion, learning this dialect is well worth the effort!] |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script contains suggestions for 16 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act comedy musical play for kids. |
| Synopsis | Jack's a bit of a lad, and he's eager to seize a chance to get his own social worker, just like his friends have. The trouble is, Geraldine is actually a secret Fairy Godmother, and Jack finds himself in Fairytale land helping folks there to earn his way back home again. |
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