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| Screw Your Courage by Keith Badham |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 26. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A five-act play for youth theatre in one-act! |
| Synopsis | An enthralling new look at Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in the modern world of teenage gang culture, which loses none of the power and excitement of the original. The Bard's plot and characters are given new life in this masterful interpretation as contemporary themes merge with age old human emotions. The audience are welcomed in to the action with imaginative use of asides and stage directions. An ideal piece for Youth Theatre with exciting and challenging opportunities for all involved, 'Screw Your Courage' provides a theatrical experience which will be long remembered. |
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| Seeking Sleeping Beauty by Mark Billen |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 24. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy play, subverting Sleeping Beauty and various other fairytales. |
| Synopsis | Prince Florimund and Nomdeplume are lost in the forest when they meet Lilac the Fairy and learn of the Princess sleeping an enchanted sleep. On their way to rescue her they meet Red Riding Hood, a wicked witch, a vampire and Rapunzel, and some other folks too. |
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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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| Shakespeare - It's All Greek To Me! by Sarah Brown |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 11. Minimum total with doubling = 27. Minimum total without doubling = 33. Chorus. Various doubling options possible, depending on cast number available. |
| Run Time | Around 46 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act play for older children, with various simple settings. |
| Synopsis | Rosie and her classmates are struggling with understanding the works of William Shakespeare. Rosie gets help with her project - not only from her teacher and her family but also from the Bard himself, along with Hermia and Lysander - who appear to her in an animated dream and the magic of Shakespeare's work is revealed to her... |
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| Sing by Tim O'Brien |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 50. Chorus. Very flexible cast numbers, with just a couple of central characters, and the rest of the ensemble appearing (amongst other things) as various musical groups and an on-stage choir. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy includes piano and vocal scores for 9 original songs (one of which is reprised). |
| Style | One-act musical. Single set (intended to be performed with a backdrop and simple props). |
| Synopsis | How could a musical take place inside a car? Well, it could if the passenger was on her way to a talent show audition - especially if the driver, her father, was attempting to give her advice. Sparks start flying, mostly between the father and daughter to the accompaniment of songs in a wide variety of styles - blues, rock, opera and country all fuse into one sizzling audition that... well, you be the judge. |
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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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| Sing A Song Of Sixpence by Jilly McNeil |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 96 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for eleven songs, two musical intermission pieces and one dance routine. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A lively full length pantomime, based on the nursery rhyme of the same name. Plenty of slapstick and audience participation. |
| Synopsis | The evil Raven King and Queen are determined to remove all the happiness from the land and hypnotise the blackbirds to help them. Fortunately the Queen of Doves is able to recruit Dame Delightful and her friends to thwart the evil plan. |
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| A Slice Of Elizabethan Life by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. Variable chorus size and doubling of parts, at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 21 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | One song suggestion and one rap are included with the Producer's copy of this script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A short-ish one act play for schools, with song, dance, rap, and with a simple set. |
| Synopsis | This play portrays a slice of Elizabethan life and follows on from 'A Slice of Tudor Life' by the same author. They can be used separately or together to give an overview of the Tudor Dynasty. Narrators and various characters from Elizabeth's life, including the ghost of her father King Henry VIII, comment on her personality and events in her life until her death. |
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| A Slice Of Tudor Life - A Tale Of Two Henrys by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 14. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 30. Minimum total without doubling = 45. Chorus. Many characters may be doubled, at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 38 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | An historical play for children, with a single basic set. |
| Synopsis | A brief overview of Henry VII and how the Tudor dynasty started is followed by the life, strife, and every wife of Henry VIII. Narrators and Rappers, along with various characters from his life, comment on his personality and events in his life - until his death in 1547. Five Rap songs, but they need no music, included with this script. |
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| Small Miracles by Maureen Speller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 54. Chorus. Three short plays, one cast can perform all three or they can have separate casts. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Choral music to be played at various points in play, at discretion of director. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Collection of three short plays with Biblical themes. Suitable for performance by children. |
| Synopsis | A trio of short plays following the story of Mary, Joseph and Jesus from the end of most Nativity stories to the early days of Christianity in Rome. |
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| Snowmansland by Andrew Yates |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 23. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 32 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | 4 songs are suggested in the producer's copy of the script, with original lyrics for 2 of them. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A light-hearted adventure for children with an environmental message, using various simple settings. |
| Synopsis | A tragedy is unfolding as polar bears are cast adrift from the melting icecap. Laura, a young school girl concerned about climate change, is taken to Snowmansland by a snowman she’s built one winter’s day, along with her friends. They embark on a quest to save the bears. |
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| The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Debbie Chalmers |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. Variable chorus size at Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 43 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 two act musical play, of a one act length, suitable for children to perform - with various settings. |
| Synopsis | The evil Sorcerer works his magic to steal the villagers' crops. Hero Jim becomes the sorcerer's apprentice - to learn his magic spells and save the village. The Raven becomes his ally, and between them they save the day. |
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