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Perfect Duck by Paul Gisby |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. Two of the characters have brief non-speaking roles. All characters are adults. |
Run Time | Around 120 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full length drama with a lot of comedy. Mainly one set, with an episode in another location (which could be created by lighting and props). A couple of unusual props! Contains swearing and mild adult themes. |
Synopsis | JJ and Bobby are trying to build up their hotel business. She's the New Age consultant, running life-changing courses with the help of Sam the beauty therapist. He's the chef, preparing the gourmet food and trying to breed the perfect duck. The trouble is, something keeps stealing the ducks, and the hotel guests are in for more than they bargained for - with the possible exception of Ivan, who is in danger of leaving with less than he brought... |
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Perseus - A Hero's Headhunt by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 25. No chorus. Whilst there are nominally 25 roles, the piece is structured for flexibility - and could be played as a series of linked sketches with different actors playing the recurring characters. |
Run Time | Around 70 minutes. [Estimated!] Add another 10 minutes for the optional songs. |
Music | Piano/vocal scores for two optional songs are provided with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
Style | Sword and sandals myth brought to the stage as a comedy play (or series of sketches) for schools (and anyone else), with a couple of optional songs. |
Synopsis | The story of Perseus is told with a mixture of narration and brief, dramatised scenes. The narration is delivered by the gods Athene and Hermes - who also take part in several scenes (because they want the hero to get a head.) |
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Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script: ** Backing tracks of songs from the show as MP3 files
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A Pig Tale by Kevin Jannetts Production by Loch Duich Primary School won Adjudicator's special award. South West Ross District Youth SCDA Festival 2016. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. Chorus. The chorus is the sort that rushes on to perform songs and dances in various guises! Most of the roles are gender-neutral, although one of the pigs is called Maureen and the wolf is called Alan, both of which tend to be specific. |
Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] (This allows 20 minutes for 11 songs/dances.) |
Music | The Producer's Copy of the script contains suggestions for 11 songs/dances Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | One-act family comedy show with music. A fairytale send-up. Contains Scottish accents! |
Synopsis | The story of the Three Pigs gets a revamp in this Scots story, allowing a couple of Narrators to bring the story to life with anthropomorphic pigs struggling to find a story they can take part in to keep their deal with a Fairy Solicitor. Add in a Big Bad Wolf called Alan, and it all works out fine in the end. |
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The Pilgrim's Progress by Christopher Morgan Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 54. No chorus. Whilst there are fifty-four named roles, with a minimum of around ten, the author believes the optimal cast to be around twenty-two. |
Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Allegorical play, with minimal set requirements and reasonably simple props. |
Synopsis | A stage adaptation of John Bunyan's allegorical story ('The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come', written in 1678) - the journey of Christian, a pilgrim, through the trials of Earth to the destination of Heaven. |
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Port Out, Starboard Home! by Richard James |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. Chorus. There are opportunities for 'walk-on' parts for other passengers on the cruise. |
Run Time | Around 95 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Full-length comedy play with a single (cruise ship) set. |
Synopsis | Miriam hopes that taking her son Stewart on a cruise will help him find Miss Right, when actually, he's looking for a Mr. Jackie's on the cruise for her health, though she's actually only sick of her husband, and Amanda's a washed up actress, taking any job going. |
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Potted Austen: Northanger Abbey by Lou Treleaven |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short, humorous adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. |
Synopsis | A short take on Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, covering all of the relevant events and characters with minimal staging requirements. Cast size can be reduced to six with some meticulous doubling! |
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Potted Austen: Pride And Prejudice by Lou Treleaven |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 14 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short play ideal for schools or classrooms. |
Synopsis | A short, humorous adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, covering all of the salient events and characters. |
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Potted Austen: Sense and Sensibility by Lou Treleaven |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility |
Synopsis | A short, humorous adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, covering all of the important events and characters with minimal staging requirements. |
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A Princess For Christmas by Jeff Bray |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 11. Chorus. 7 actors, with a choir of 3-4 singers. |
Run Time | Around 84 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full length comedy with a single retirement home setting. |
Synopsis | Grumpy old widower Reg gets the shock of his life when his ex-mistress Diane, who he abandoned many years ago, is admitted to the Retirement Home After a stormy beginning and with the tender help of the staff and other residents, they are able to rekindle their relationship. |
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The Prisoners' Dilemma by Matthew Lynch |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. Six main characters and four cameo roles. |
Run Time | Around 71 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A drama in two scenes, which could be played as two acts - making it a full length piece, with a single (prison cell) set. |
Synopsis | A disparate group of strangers are locked in a prison cell, not knowing the reason for their incarceration. They are all put to the test through a series of challenges, some of which could be lethal, and finally seem able to benefit - from finding their inner selves. |
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