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The Eye of the Pharaoh by Roger Hurn |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 24. No chorus. Most of the characters are not gender-specific. |
Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A light and fun Egyptian romp for a school or youth theatre company. |
Synopsis | The Eye of the Pharaoh is a jewel of immense power that ensures the continued reign of Ramenha. His Uncle Ahketnan doesn't want that reign to continue - he wants to be pharaoh, and recruits Salen to help him steal the jewel. But Salen uses it to raise a demon... |
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Face2Face by Helen Spencer |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 15. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 30. Minimum total without doubling = 60. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 58 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The producer's copy of the script contains suggestions for 6 optional songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A play for schools (ideal for Key Stage 2 or 3) with music, dance and a simple set. |
Synopsis | Sam is a delightful child - happy, smiley and kind to others. Well, at least that’s the impression she gives to adults. When her parents aren’t looking, or the teachers’ backs are turned, Sam reveals her true personality. |
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The Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden by Kieron Toner |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. Ravenscar (one of two fictional characters) is written male but could be played female. |
Run Time | Around 94 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Dramatisation of the true story of the Cottingley fairies. |
Synopsis | Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, now elderly ladies, recount to two investigators the events that took place in Cottingley in 1917, when as young girls they took photographs of fairies. |
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A Fairy Tale Adventure by Sophia Holder Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 13. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 36. No chorus. Written to be performed by a mixture of (7 to 14) adults and (9 to 22) children. Could be done by a competent kids' group! |
Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Family show, an alternative to British Pantomime, including some similar elements such as audience interaction. (Either a long one-act play, or a short two-act!) |
Synopsis | The Wicked Witch has changed the endings to all the Fairy Tales so that evil will triumph, and she's kidnapped the Fairy Queen to stop her reversing the spell. Only Hansel, Gretel and Paddy the Gingerbread man can save the tales. |
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Family Time by Helen Spencer |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 13. Minimum total with doubling = 35. Minimum total without doubling = 56. No chorus. The cast list can be very flexible, with doubling or additional parts. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Song suggestions for 5 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 one act comedy for children, with simple settings. |
Synopsis | The schoolchildren are looking forward with excitement to the summer holidays, except for Marty whose mum has boring plans for the family... We join Marty on an emotional journey, as he learns a few lessons in what is really important. |
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Family Vacation by Brooklyn Fredrickson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 22. No chorus. The roles are a mix of adults and children, but the style would suit a school or large youth theatre company. |
Run Time | Around 28 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act comedy in a single (tropical beach) set. (US English.) |
Synopsis | Stan has taken his family on an exotic vacation, but his daughter is heartbroken, his son is petrified of sharks, and his wife won’t stick to the itinerary. The whole family have to learn to relax, or they’ll need another vacation. |
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Famous People of the Twentieth Century by Sue Russell |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. Five scripts, six characters per script. |
Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A set of five mini-plays (with run times around 10 minutes) designed for 'readers theatre' (i.e. use for small group reading), though they could also be performed as plays. No set requirements. Producer's Copy includes a quiz for each play. |
Synopsis | Five short plays looking at the lives of famous people from the 20th century, including Martin Luther King, John Lennon, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and a group of famous women : Diana, Princess of Wales, Margaret Thatcher, Madame Curie, Mother Theresa, Anne Frank and Helen Keller. The scripts are aligned to the English National Curriculum, Key Stages 1 & 2, History Syllabus Unit 20 ('What can we learn about recent history from studying the life of a famous person?'), Citizenship Unit 5 (Living in a Diverse World) plus the R.E. Unit on Famous People. |
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Fantasy Games by tlc Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The characters are written as two children and their mother, but this is a comedy sketch, and could be equally funny played by all adults or all kids. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short skit. Single (minimal) set, but would be best costumed. |
Synopsis | Two teenage online gaming addicts are hassled to do their daily chores by their mother. |
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A Farewell to Annie Moore by Olivia Arieti |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | One traditional Irish song. Two uses of a well-known nursery rhyme with original lyrics. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A one act play for children on a minimal set. |
Synopsis | At the end of the 19th Century, Annie Moore and her young siblings are to emigrate from Ireland to America to join their parents. They are visited by a number of characters from Irish history and culture to wish them luck. |
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The Farmer and the Charuba Seeds by Geoff Bamber |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short contemporary fable for children. No set requirements. A few simple props. Designed to be played on its own or as part of a broader entertainment. |
Synopsis | A farmer tries to eke out a living from the land, whilst everyone around him believes that they know better. |
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