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| The Saga of Freydis and the Raiders by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!]
Optional interlude for song and dance. |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play for kids. Simple sets. Not specifically musical, but there is an optional interlude for song and dance. |
| Synopsis | It is 980 A.D. and Freydis nurtures an ambition to become famous by getting herself into a Norse Saga. To do this she must impress The Wise One (Recorder of Sagas) with some deed of daring, a great adventure or victory in some ferocious battle. Unfortunately she has been told time and time again that the Saga is a male-only preserve. Undeterred she seeks to break the mould by sailing across the oceans to discover the New World, the safer alternative to going head-to-head with local bully-boy, Thorbrand the Destroyer. A tale of ambition, daring and Skandiwegian furniture. |
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| Saint Nicholas and the Three Purses of Gold by Timothy Hallett and Nicholas Richards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 9. Chorus. Technically, there are no characters - that is to say, it could be sung by a soloist. In practice, the intention is for the singing to be shared between several narrators and a chorus whilst the story is mimed by actors. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script comes with a complete piano and vocal score. |
| Style | A sung story. (Technically, that makes it a Cantata, but don't let the fancy name put you off!) Does not require any set or props, but props could be used as part of a mime of the story. |
| Synopsis | Where does our modern Santa Claus come from? He's descended from legends of Saint Nicholas, the fourth century Bishop of Myra - legends such as this one! |
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** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
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| Salem Witches by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. Characters cover a range of ages. Could be played by a youth theatre company or a mixed-age company. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Piano and vocal scores for seven original songs are supplied with the Producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | Play with music. Structurally in two acts, but of one-act length (that is to say, it could form half an evening's entertainment!) |
| Synopsis | Historical drama, based on the events in Salem Massachusetts in 1692 when personal disputes spilled-over into accusations of witchcraft and the prosecution of numerous townsfolk. |
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** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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| Same Difference by Louise Roche |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | A list of suggested songs is given in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act play (with music) for kids. Multiple settings, but designed to be staged simply. |
| Synopsis | Penny is a new girl, desperate to fit in with her peer-group. The other kids, led by Danni, dare her to enter a mysterious house that has been unoccupied for years. There she meets Amelia..
A tale of exclusion, bullying, ghosts and reconciliation. |
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Samson - The Musical by Sue Gordon
Performance by Cheshire Academy of Performing Arts won the award for Best Junior Production at the Wilmslow Guild One Act Play Festival, 2008 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 33. Chorus. Whilst the script doesn't specify a chorus, there are groups of 'Israelites' and 'Philistines' and 'Delilah's friends' whose numbers could be expanded. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Scores for 8 original songs are provided with the Producer's Copy of the script |
| Style | Humorous musical version of the story of Samson and Delilah. Simple sets, basic props (give or take the lion!). There is also a version of this script as a play. (The same script, without the songs.) |
| Synopsis | See the book of Judges, chapters 13 to 16 (give or take the bit where Delilah catches Samson with a jam jar, and with a cha-cha-cha for hairdressers). |
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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
** Backing tracks of songs from the show as MP3 files
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
** High quality backing tracks for the 8 songs (plus finale music) for Samson - the Musical. (Recording by Dave Watt of the Musical by Sue Gordon.)
** Vocal tracks for the 8 songs (plus finale music) for Samson - the Musical by Sue Gordon. (Musical arrangements by Dave Watt, vocals by Jonny Ardern, Stuart Ardern and Leanne Cooper. Recording by Dave Watt and Jonny Ardern.)
** Zip file containing MP3 high quality backing tracks for the 8 songs (plus finale music) for Samson - the Musical. (Recording by Dave Watt of the Musical by Sue Gordon.)
** Zip file of MP3 vocal tracks for the 8 songs (plus finale music) for Samson - the Musical by Sue Gordon. (Musical arrangements by Dave Watt, vocals by Jonny Ardern, Stuart Ardern and Leanne Cooper. Recording by Dave Watt and Jonny Ardern.)
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Santa School by Louise Wade
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 21. Chorus. Characters include adults, elves and children. Who actually plays the roles is up to you! |
| Run Time | Around 54 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script contains suggestions for 8 songs (for which lyrics are embedded in the script). Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Fun family entertainment for the Christmas period, which puts Santa into an original situation that avoids the clichés while fitting in lots of songs. |
| Synopsis | Santa's test of a new sleigh has resulted in a crash, and while he waits for the recovery team of elves to arrive, he ambles off to investigate a Santa School. Can the real Santa pass muster for a corporation Santa at Toyland? |
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| The Scary Tale of Frankenstein by Richard Coleman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short, rhyming Gothic horror comedy play for kids! Single laboratory set! |
| Synopsis | Professor Frankenstein creates a new life from recycled body parts. Unfortunately, his assistant, Egor, drops the brain, so a substitute has to be used. Whilst the brain seems to work, the locals see Frankenstein's creation as a monster and they really aren't happy! |
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Schoolroom Sketch by tlc Creative
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. Chorus. Pantomime dame (Male playing female) and class of children (of any age!) |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Sketch extract from English Pantomime - knockabout clowning and wordplay |
| Synopsis | A teacher contends with a disruptive class! |
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Scotch Broth by Geoff Bamber with songs by Stuart Ardern
Production by Stranraer Drama Club Juniors won loads of trophies at the Wigton division of the SCDA festival, 2015 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 28. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Piano and vocal scores for two songs are provided with the Producer's Copy of ther script. (Two further songs are suggested.) |
| Style | A dramatised partial (probably in both senses) history of Scotland suitable for Primary School aged children and above. Minimal sets (although Hadrian's wall is built - very rapidly - during the show.) |
| Synopsis | Two Inter-Galactic time travellers arrive in Scotland on a fact-finding mission. Guided by a helpful Narrator, they take an eventful journey through the nation's history and culture and encounter some famous faces on the way. |
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The Scottish Play by Bill Siviter
Performance by Greenock Players Youth Section winner at the Inverclyde One Act Play Festival, 2008 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] Up to 90 minutes with banquets, ballads and battles! |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Irreverent verse play, told by the protagonists and by narrators with the action mimed. A good introduction to Shakespeare's story! (The specified run-time is the minimum - banquets, battles and bopping will add to the run time!) |
| Synopsis | The Scottish Play - or 'Kids in Kilts' The complete story of Shakespeare's Macbeth (witches, murder, walking trees, revenge - that sort of thing) told as a verse play for kids. [Note that there is also a musical version of this play, called (with great enterprise) The Musical Scottish Play. It is identical except that six original songs have been added.] |
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