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Romeo and Juliet - Sped Up! by Hannah Thomas Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. Most of the speaking is done by the two narrators. There are six other speaking parts (some of whom have as much as a word) and other named roles played by people stepping out of the chorus (usually to be brushed-off or stabbed). |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute reduction of Romeo and Juliet. No set requirements, just a few props, love and death. |
Synopsis | Shakespeare's tale of young love and tragedy given short shrift in this heavily condensed version. |
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Rumpelstiltskin [Rhyming] by Peter Bond |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. Chorus. Optional non-speaking chorus of courtiers. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Optional lyrics embedded in the script, fit to the Barcarolle from Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A short verse pantomime in two scenes for a small cast. A fun take on the Grimm tale, livened up by some comedy and a twist on the ending. |
Synopsis | The Miller boasts that his daughter Samantha is so clever she can spin straw into gold. The King hears this and demands that she do so (with the reward of marrying the king). Samantha is a fine young lady, and so on, but has no such skill. Rumpelstiltskin, however, does and completes the task for her. After which, it turns out that Samantha doesn't think much of the reward. |
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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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Rumpelstiltskin [Version 4] by Peter Bond |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 29. Chorus. Chorus size variable at Producer's discretion. |
Run Time | Around 107 minutes. [Estimated!] This is dependent on the songs used. |
Music | Song suggestions for 6 of the 10 songs are included in 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 | The evil witch Wisteria, mother to Rumpelstiltskin, is not all she seems to be and in this merry romp through the palace, and other locations, with song and dance - and a couple of cats - everyone ends up happily ever after. |
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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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Rumplesillyskin by Sian Nixon |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The Producer's Copy of the script contains suggestions for 9 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Two-act British pantomime with an original story. |
Synopsis | A panto variation on the tale of Rumplestiltskin, with the baby carefully hidden from the goblin for years until a careless slip gives away her identity to a wicked demon who's determined to stir up trouble. Prince Paprika arrives in time to help save the day and there's a happy ending. |
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Rumplestiltskin [Version 3] by Gareth Preston |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. Variable chorus number possible at the Producer's discretion. |
Run Time | Around 94 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Song suggestions for 7 pieces 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 version of the story, with assorted settings. |
Synopsis | The traditional tale of Rumplestiltskin is given the pantomime treatment - when the peaceful kingdom of Cheeseboardia is suddenly suffering from greedy monarchs, thanks to an evil goblin. There is fun with a cow-llama and some good contemporary jokes! |
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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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Ruth by Graham W Evans |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. Choir parts double as crowd, with a minimum of eight. |
Run Time | Around 58 minutes. [Estimated!] (Including 5 minute overture.) Pilot production run-time: 75 minutes. |
Music | Full scores for the Overture plus 15 songs are provided with the Producer's copy of this script. Lyrics are embedded within the script. |
Style | A biblical musical in one act, Various settings, but simple (minimal) sets. |
Synopsis | A musical re-telling of the story of Ruth. The themes included follow closely the threads that weave through the book of Ruth in the Old Testament of the Bible, and relate to subjects close to the hearts of most of us - those of loving kindness, caring and the need for a safe refuge. The music is varied and modern, with sonorities and rhythms quickly recognised and readily learnt by young and old alike - ballads for solo singers and duets, interspersed with pieces, some serious and some comical, for a choir. |
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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 ** 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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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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Santa Claus and the Last Christmas by Tom Humphreys |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Suggestions for 16 songs are included in 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 various settings and an original story, featuring all the traditional pantomime features like audience participation, singalongs and bad jokes! |
Synopsis | Santa Claus is gearing up for the big day! However, the wicked Ice Queen is determined to cancel Christmas. Will Santa, his elves and helpers ever be able to stop the Ice Queen and will they do it in time for Santa to deliver all his presents? |
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Santa School by Louise Wade Best Seller |
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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A Savoy Christmas Carol by Nigel Holloway |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 24. Minimum total without doubling = 32. Chorus. The main characters are adults, with a smattering of children. |
Run Time | Around 120 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | A Piano and Vocal score for all the 27 songs (with 22 orchestral pieces scored for multiple instruments) is provided with the Producer's Copy of the script. The scores have deliberately kept away from extremes of vocal range. |
Style | Operetta, setting the Charles Dickens story to the music of Arthur Sullivan. |
Synopsis | A traditional re-telling of Dickens' classic story of the redemption of a miser, using pieces from many of Gilbert and Sullivan's musicals with original lyrics. |
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Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script: ** Additional copy of the Piano and Vocal Score for 'A Savoy Christmas Carol' in an A4 ring binder. Scores for 29 songs and 22 (orchestrated) instrumentals. (This is the same as the copy provided with the Producer's Copy of the script.)
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