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Puppylove dot con by Sarah Cowan |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 30. Minimum Female roles = 18. Minimum total with doubling = 48. Minimum total without doubling = 50. No chorus. Characters are 12 members of staff and 36 (or more) pupils. (Obviously could be played entirely by kids or could be mixed as per the script.) |
Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The play suggests 17 musical tracks to accompany the show. (Some of these cover scene changes, others are background or are for dances. How they are used will affect the run time!) Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Secondary school comedy. One-act structure but could be split by an interval. Contains some bad language and occasional less-than-flattering views of teachers! |
Synopsis | An hilarious glimpse into the goings on in a school preparing for the annual school dance. Once the usual staffroom grumbles are over the teachers get down to their favourite break time activity of browsing dating websites. Discovering what the staff are up to, the pupils are inspired to create their own in-school dating agency to provide partners for the dance The resultant manipulation and mix ups finally bring organiser Hazel and lovelorn Eric together in a spectacular finale which includes a comic comeuppance for school bully James. |
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Ragtime Mystery by Gerald P. Murphy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. In addition to the principal characters it would be possible to have a number of non-speaking 'extras'. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Three Scott Joplin rags suggested as musical accompaniment. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Short, simple detective story. Three scenes, but integrated by music whilst the set is dressed for the next scene. |
Synopsis | Gossip columnist Veronica Rivers gets a mysterious invitation to a party, where she recognises an infamous jewel thief - just before a diamond necklace goes missing. It's down to Charlie 'Ragtime' Jones the piano-playing detective to solve the mystery. |
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Rings Around The World by Keith Badham Premiere production won Best Youth Production and Best Youth Male awards at the Bedfordshire One Act Play Festival 2013. (50% of author's royalties are donated to 'Ambitious about Autism'.) |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 23. No chorus. Sign Language is also used in this play. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Suggested music is by The Super Furry Animals and Gruff Rhys. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A one act drama with music, dance and multiple simple settings suggested by the cast. |
Synopsis | Young Mark is autistic and we are swept into his world in this moving and satirical picture of his short life. |
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Robin Hood and his Merry Followers by Kate Goddard |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 15. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 26. No chorus. Although many roles are written as male, the author encourages flexibility of casting - at the Producer's discretion. |
Run Time | Around 52 minutes. [Estimated!] This is dependent on the optional use of music suggestions. |
Music | Music suggestions for ten pieces are provided in the Producer's copy. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A one act play with music, suitable for performance by children and youth ages. |
Synopsis | This fast paced play, includes song and dance, in re-telling the story of how Robin Hood recruited his Merry Followers and their subsequent adventures. They are faced with Prince John and his henchmen, including three soothsaying Hags and a frustrated executioner, as they help Robin and Marion achieve happiness. |
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The Robin Hood Files by Phil Tuffin |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 50. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | A couple of song suggestions are made in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Comedy drama for kids (a school play for a full class or possibly more), exploring aspects of the Robin Hood legend. |
Synopsis | Inspector Green and Constable Wood are trying to identify the real Robin Hood from four suspects who may have robbed the Bishop of Hereford. Through cunning use of reconstructions, the various suspects present their cases. |
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Same Difference by Louise Roche |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | A list of suggested songs is given in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | One-act play (with music) for kids. Multiple settings, but designed to be staged simply. |
Synopsis | Penny is a new girl, desperate to fit in with her peer-group. The other kids, led by Danni, dare her to enter a mysterious house that has been unoccupied for years. There she meets Amelia.. A tale of exclusion, bullying, ghosts and reconciliation. |
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Santa School by Louise Wade Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 21. Chorus. Characters include adults, elves and children. Who actually plays the roles is up to you! |
Run Time | Around 54 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The Producer's Copy of the script contains suggestions for 8 songs (for which lyrics are embedded in the script). Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Fun family entertainment for the Christmas period, which puts Santa into an original situation that avoids the clichés while fitting in lots of songs. |
Synopsis | Santa's test of a new sleigh has resulted in a crash, and while he waits for the recovery team of elves to arrive, he ambles off to investigate a Santa School. Can the real Santa pass muster for a corporation Santa at Toyland? |
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Saving Grace by Len Cuthbert |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. If using minimum cast numbers, re-assigning lines is recommended. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The Producer's copy of the script makes suggestions for three songs. One of them is, of course, 'Amazing Grace'. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A one act drama with optional music. |
Synopsis | Set in a Canadian High School, this play was inspired by the life of John Newton, the writer of 'Amazing Grace'. It tells of the arrival of a new student and the life-changing effect she has on her fellow students. |
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Scotch Broth by Geoff Bamber with songs by Stuart Ardern Production by Stranraer Drama Club Juniors won loads of trophies at the Wigton division of the SCDA festival, 2015 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 28. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Piano and vocal scores for two songs are provided with the Producer's Copy of ther script. (Two further songs are suggested.) |
Style | A dramatised partial (probably in both senses) history of Scotland suitable for Primary School aged children and above. Minimal sets (although Hadrian's wall is built - very rapidly - during the show.) |
Synopsis | Two Inter-Galactic time travellers arrive in Scotland on a fact-finding mission. Guided by a helpful Narrator, they take an eventful journey through the nation's history and culture and encounter some famous faces on the way. |
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Skitskrieg by TLC Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 51. Chorus. Whilst the minimum cast 'as written' is 5 male and 4 female, the humour would be suitable for actors playing across gender, so, in theory, most of it could be done by a cast of 4, with just The Land Army sketch requiring 5M, 2F. |
Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] Period songs could be added to extend the run time. |
Music | The script contains the lyrics to one song (to the tune of 12 days of Christmas) and suggestions for other songs which might be appropriate for the show. (Note that additional songs will add to the run-time.) Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Collection of sketches. Minimal requirements for set and props. |
Synopsis | Fifteen sketches with Second World War themes (although with a very modern perspective, including, amongst other things, pastiches of TV shows). Topics include rationing, air-raids, code breaking and various perspectives on the trials of military life. |
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