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| Doctor Hoof by Diana Kimpton |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 8. Chorus. All characters are animals behaving as humans (with options for any mix of gender). Flexible singing chorus (from none to lots). |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Choruses set to traditional tunes are included in the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Short play for children. (It might be described as a light comedy or a light morality play.) Minimal set requirements. |
| Synopsis | Doctor Hoof only treats other horses. When he moves to a new town, he finds he's the only horse around, so there's no one for him to treat. Helped by the other animals, he gradually learns they are not as different from him as he thought. |
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| Dog in the Manger by Raymond Blakesley |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 19. Chorus. Characters include a dog, a camel, a donkey, three stars and a flock of sheep! |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Lyrics to simple songs (to well-known children's tunes) are included in the script. Additional (optional) carols are suggested. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Simple Nativity play for young children, told from the point of view of the animals! (No set or prop requirements.) |
| Synopsis | A dog, a camel a donkey and a star are all complaining about their lot in life, but they have important roles to play in Bethlehem. |
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| The Easter Egg Hunt by Sue Russell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. Characters include nine fowl and an Easter bunny (offering plenty of opportunity for mask- or costume-making!) Beyond that, the cast is very flexible (basically written for a class-sized group). |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] (Assuming the suggested songs are used) |
| Music | Suggestions for critter-themed songs are made in the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Comedy play for young children, with corny jokes and opportunities for songs and dances. |
| Synopsis | The Easter Bunny (or Funny Bunny) tries to help out poor Clumsy Chicken who has smashed all her eggs in a nasty fall and is facing the chop... well, the roasting dish. Other feathered friends flock around to help or hinder the effort with a few jokes and songs. |
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| The Easter Story by Sue Russell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 32. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script suggests the use of a couple of familiar hymns/songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Simple version of the Easter story as a play for children. Multiple locations (following the story!) but no specific set requirments. |
| Synopsis | A classroom/church group rendition of the Easter Story from the arrival in Jerusalem to Mary's encounter with Jesus outside the tomb. |
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| A Farewell to Annie Moore by Olivia Arieti |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | One traditional Irish song. Two uses of a well-known nursery rhyme with original lyrics. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play for children on a minimal set. |
| Synopsis | At the end of the 19th Century, Annie Moore and her young siblings are to emigrate from Ireland to America to join their parents. They are visited by a number of characters from Irish history and culture to wish them luck. |
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| A First Christmas In Rhyme by Aberuthven Primary School ed. Sue Gordon |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 21. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 19 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for nine traditional carols or hymns. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A rhyming nativity play for primary schools. |
| Synopsis | A rhyming version of the traditional story of the first Christmas. |
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| Good King Wenceslas by Christine Harvey |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. Chorus. Extra Singers, Snow, Frost characters may be added at Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Singing lines are embedded within the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A short Christmas play with some singing, for young children and with a minimal set. |
| Synopsis | If you love the carol 'Good King Wenceslas', then you may love this short play for a young cast. It includes some facts about the real life character upon which Good King Wenceslas was based and incorporates a little humour and some unexpected characters. |
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Have You Seen My Little Lamb? by Sherrill S. Cannon
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 24. No chorus. Includes sheep, kittens and mice! |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Songs and nursery rhymes are embedded in the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Nursery rhyme-themed play for elementary school children. |
| Synopsis | Mary brought her lamb to school and the teacher was cross with her, but now it's time to go home and there's no sign of Lambie. Mary asks a lot of folks if they've seen her lamb, until she finally tracks the rascal down under Little Boy Blue's Haystack. |
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| The Innkeeper's Cat by Liz Ansell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 31. No chorus. Very flexible casting. The script specifies the numbers of various character types, but they do not have individual lines, so numbers can be varied in either direction. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Lyrics to familiar out-of-copyright tunes are embedded in the script (with additional lyrics that fit to a copyrighted song supplied in the Producer's copy of the script). Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Nativity play for young children (with enough roles for a primary school class). |
| Synopsis | The Innkeeper's cat, Moses, is constantly disturbed and gets a little annoyed by all the fuss and visitors going on in the stables but his mood soon changes when he sees the new born baby. |
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Jungle Book - A Play For Schools by Cheryl Barrett
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 25. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for 5 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play for schools and families with various settings. |
| Synopsis | Set in the Indian Jungle this play for schools combines poetic licence and plenty of humour and songs to retell Rudyard Kipling’s delightful Jungle Book story. A man-cub has escaped the clutches of Shere Khan, a ferocious tiger intent on revenge. Adopted by wolves Mowgli the man-cub is taught the ways of the jungle by Baloo the Bear and his friend Bagheera. Follow Mowgli on his adventures in the jungle as he gets to know the other animals, especially the hilarious Bandar Log monkeys. Will Mowgli and his birth mother, Messua, be reunited? |
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