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| Hamlet the Musical by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. The chorus play non-speaking roles of peasants, courtiers, onlookers and servants. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music (piano and vocal) for the five songs is supplied with the producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | Shakespeare's Hamlet retold in modern (American) English, with more jokes than the original.
In a normal tragedy, at the end, everyone dies. This is a musical - at the end, everyone sings. |
| Synopsis | Prince Hamlet's father reappears as a ghost to demand revenge for his murder. The prince vacillates, arranges a play to trap the murderer, and finally chooses to fight. |
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** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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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 & Gretel [Version 5] by Andrew O'Leary |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 104 minutes. [Estimated!] The timing assumes the use of 10 songs. |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script contains suggestions for 10 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length pantomime. May contain gingerbread. |
| Synopsis | The evil witch Hexema and her coven want to bring about destruction, but they need an innocent soul to complete their potion. It could be Hansel or Gretel unless an unlikely group of heroes can save them! |
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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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| 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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| Hansel and Gretel...? (A Postmodern Pantomime) [Full-Length] by Luke Reilly |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 98 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 13 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 full length pantomime, with assorted characters in the mix. |
| Synopsis | The Director wants this to be a wonderous re-telling of the classic dark fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, but he gets much more than he bargained for. Hansel comes 'from the audience', there is a Dame-for-hire, and Cinderella tries to hijack the whole pantomime halfway through! |
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** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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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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| Happy Ever After by Tim Wilkinson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 140 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Suggestions for 8 songs are included in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length British pantomime - an original story with familiar characters. |
| Synopsis | In a twist on Fairy Tale convention, a Villain is taking over the world. He enlists the help of the Evil Step Mother to prevent the marriage of Princess Alice and Prince Charming, so he can claim the last kingdom for himself. Buttons and Alice's Mother, Mrs Twanky must lead the revolt against the Villain. |
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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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** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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