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The Prodigal Sun by Ashley Smith |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. Whilst there is no requirement for a chorus, there are opportunities for songs and dances to involve a larger cast. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Suggestions for three songs/musical interludes are included in the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | One-act fantasy for kids, with possibly a little educational value - reinforcing ideas about the solar system and weather. No set requirements, no specific props. |
Synopsis | Ma and Pa Universe are off on a cruise, leaving their son, Sunny, and daughter Moon in charge of the Earth. Moon is conscientious and does her work, but Sunny invites his friends round for a party. Then some nasty gatecrashers arrive. Who will help Sunny now? |
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Questions of French History by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 58. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 47 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A series of comic, educational sketches with no set necessary. Adaptable for presentation as a whole or as a pick and mix, for use as an assembly piece or a classroom aid. A large number of roles but performable by just a handful of actors. |
Synopsis | A series of sketches touching light-heartedly on several episodes of French history, from the Stone Age to the Common Market, providing elementary oral French and a bit of fun with history. |
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Rabbie Burns' Night by Olivia Arieti |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Whilst the characters are nominally gendered, this need not be taken too seriously. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A children's introduction to the celebration of the Scottish bard. No set or props required, but the odd display of tartan wouldn't go amiss. |
Synopsis | It's Burns' Night, and some very special characters have gathered to tell us a little more about Scotland's most famous wordsmith. Mrs Haggis, Mr Whisky, Mr Bagpipes and Mrs Mousie, helped out by the Misses Neep and Tattie. |
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Rainforest Assembly by Sue Russell |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The Producer's copy of the script gives suggestions for songs/music to accompany the piece. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Educational piece for a school class with a good deal of information amongst the jokes and songs, and several jumping-off points for further study. No specific staging requirements. |
Synopsis | An educational presentation on the animals and occupants of the rainforests of the Amazon. |
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Rock 'n' Roll Assembly by Sue Russell |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The Producer's copy of the script contains suggestions for 7 songs to accompany the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Light-hearted educational piece for kids - conflating mineralogical rock with the musical form. (A whole class performance with no set requirements.) |
Synopsis | An array of rocks and metals discuss their origins and properties with the narrator in this classroom assembly. |
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The Roman Invasion of Britain by Richard Morris |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 29. Chorus. The characters are very flexible, with multiple 'chorus' roles which can be expanded or doubled. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play in irregular verse, fitting with the English National Curriculum Key Stage 2 History topic - The Romans. |
Synopsis | A dramatised (and abbreviated) history of Romans in Britain (from Caesar to Honorious) |
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The Romans by Andrew Yates Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 13. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 35. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Lyrics to seven songs are embedded in the script. accompaniments (and demos of the songs) are available on the optional extra CD. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | School play with songs, sketches and chorus work, providing lots of opportunities for all abilities. The show is both accessible and educational and will deliver a memorable experience for audience and participants alike. |
Synopsis | A humorous journey through the events and personalities of the Roman Empire. All Roman life is here, from emperors to slaves. |
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Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script: ** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
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Romeo and Juliet by Geoff Bamber Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as a modern language play (with modern irony and humour) for kids. One act and a single set, with simple props. |
Synopsis | Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene... Well, dignity if dignity includes Lady Montague and Lady Capulet scrapping in the streets. Basically a story of family fights family, boy meets girl and most of the principals meet an untimely death. (But there are a few laughs on the way.) |
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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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Romeo and Juliet in Sixteen and a Half Minutes or Less by Christine Harvey Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 25. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 18 minutes. [Estimated!] This would be a calm production but it is intended to be played faster! |
Music | None. |
Style | Modern language version of Romeo and Juliet. No set requirements. |
Synopsis | Does what it says on the label - although to get down below sixteen and a half minutes, the play needs to be done (as intended) at manic pace. [Our estimate is that a steadty pace would run to 18 minutes.] Follows the plot and structure of the original work (so structurally in five acts). |
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