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Hook and Peter Pan - How it all began by Giles Scott, Helen Dooley and Bob Walsh
Cape Times Awards for Amateur Theatre, "Best Musical" 2003 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 35. Chorus. This is not a panto, but it would be possible for Peter Pan and some or all of the lost boys to be played by girls. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Piano and vocal scores for Overture and 15 songs by Helen Dooley and Bob Walsh are supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Full-length musical which could be played by a youth company, by adults or by a mixture.
The production notes include extensive explanations of how to fly! |
| Synopsis | Everyone knows the story of Peter Pan. But how did the Boy Who Never Grew Up learn to fly? How did Hook lose his hand? How did the croc swallow the clock? This enchanting musical provides the answers! |
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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
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| The Hound Of The Baskervilles [Version 2] by Matthew Harper |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 115 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length Victorian thriller, with various settings and many short scenes. |
| Synopsis | A fast paced dramatisation of the Conan-Doyle favourite, moving quickly and effortlessly from Holmes' cerebral consideration of the case, to the perils awaiting him and Dr Watson, not to mention Sir Henry Baskerville on Dartmoor. |
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| How Did That Get In My Locker? by Andrew M. Frodahl |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 63 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act school play - chiefly American in theme and content, though could be adapted for other audiences. |
| Synopsis | When prom queen Emily goes missing and her bra turns up in Dullon Bland’s locker, only teen PI Ithaca Shue can help him. |
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| Illusion/Delusion by David Pollard |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 78 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A collection of three one-act plays, all of which are also available separately. |
| Synopsis | Three stories which question the reality of their situations. In 'Can Malone Die?', a best-selling author is confronted by his character brought to life. In 'Aspects of a Betrayal', Dolly is visited by a colleague of her late husband, who was a spy and defector. And in 'Clause Fourteen', aging actor Clifford finds himself playing opposite his ex-wife in a production which, against all probability, is a smash hit. |
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| In the Midst of the Storm by David Ridler |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. A wide range of ages amongst the characters from 'late teens' to over eighty. |
| Run Time | Around 114 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Full-length, fun twist on the stately home murder mystery - in which there isn't a murder. Humour and a range of distinct characters. Simple full-stage sets interspersed with front-of-curtain scenes. |
| Synopsis | It's supposed to be a relaxing holiday in a stately home with a chance to meet the Lord and Lady, but there's a possible poisoning, blood and a knife in the kitchen, and a secret in the cellar. Luckily, there's also a police officer. |
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| In The White Time by Tony Frier |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 25. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 62 minutes. [Estimated!] Structurally in one act, but could be performed as a full evening's entertainment. |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A Victorian historical drama, based on a true murder case |
| Synopsis | As a young teenager Mary Wheeler had witnessed her father being convicted and hanged for murder. The trauma resulted in her having intermittent blackouts which she termed her ‘White Time’. Mary invites her lover's mistress Phoebe around one afternoon, leading to her disappearance. Mary is trialled for murder, and only a mysterious letter may reveal the truth of the case. |
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| Jane Eyre by Richard Hills |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 134 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full length dramatic adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel |
| Synopsis | An adaption of the classic Charlotte Brontë novel, telling the story of Jane, who takes the position of governess of Mr Rochester's young French ward in 1846. |
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| The Japes at Jester's Reach by Richard Coleman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. All characters are adults. |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A very funny comedy with strong characters and various plot lines woven well together to a satisfactory resolution! Requires careful set design. |
| Synopsis | The annual Snorton Bennington Croquet Tournament is being held at Jester's Reach, home of Lord and Lady Digby-Slushing. When the local champion pulls out, a stand-in is required. However, due to an unfortunate incident with a policeman's helmet the tournament stand-in isn't who everyone thinks he is either. Chaos ensues as unexpected visitors arrive and attempts are made to rig the tournament and steal the trophy. |
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| Journey To The End Of The Rainbow by Sian Nixon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. Additional cast members can be included in the non-speaking roles. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A family fantasy show with colourful settings. |
| Synopsis | Young Lenita's quest to find the end of the rainbow is prompted by her family's poverty. Her fantasy journey through the colours of the rainbow takes her through various lands and dangerous adventures, ultimately fulfilling her dreams. |
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| Julius Caesar [75-Minute Abridgement] by Shakespeare, abridged Jack Shaw |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 32. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A 75-minute abridgement of Shakespeare's Roman history.
(The abridgement is copyrighted, so we charge for scripts and copying rights, but, because all the words are Shakespeare's and therefore out of copyright, performances are royalty-free.) |
| Synopsis | 'Beware the Ides of March!'
'Caesar shall go forth.'
'Et tu, Brute?'
'Brutus is an honourable man.'
'Revenge!'
'This was the noblest Roman of them all.' |
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