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Sparring Partners by George Holmes |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. One offstage voice - could be pre-recorded. |
Run Time | Around 130 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Music suggestions for 10 pieces, for scene changes, are provided with the Producer's copy. No singing is required. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A full length comedy play with music suggested, to add jollity for the scene changes. |
Synopsis | It's a busy weekend at Jolly's Spa, and the owner and manager, William Jolly, is struggling to keep things running. The plumbing is backing-up and the guests are coming to blows. Worse still, his mother is 'helping' him! |
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Spice Up Your Life by Sarah-May Simpson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 20. No chorus. Twenty roles (male and female) but written so that they might be played by the five principal characters. |
Run Time | Around 80 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The score for one original song is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script which also suggests the use of 3 other songs. |
Style | Play-with-music. Written for teenagers, but contains strong language. Single set (mainly a school dance studio, but lighting used to indicate changes to other unspecific locations). |
Synopsis | Five girls are preparing a Spice Girls-themed entry to a school talent show. But the problems going on in all their lives cause tensions within the group to be stretched. |
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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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The Spirit of Christmas by Annette Cameron |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 35. Chorus. The numbers are very flexible, with generic roles (Elves, Bears, Soldiers, Dolls, Farm Animals) which can be spread thinly or doubled with ease. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Sheet music for one original song is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script, together with a list of other suggested songs and music. |
Style | One act play with music for young children. (A secular Christmas play!) |
Synopsis | It's close to Christmas, but Santa has lost his Christmas Spirit. Can Mrs Claus and the Elves find it in the huge Workshop before it's too late? |
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The Star by Annette Cameron |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 39. Chorus. (It might well be possible to perform this with a smaller cast by reassigning some of the lines. Likewise, an even bigger cast!) Characters include reindeer, robins, Santas and snowmen. |
Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Nine songs and a dance are suggested in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A Christmas play for a large cast of young children. Mainly modern secular characters with the star adding the link to the first Christmas story. |
Synopsis | It's Christmas time again, and the workers at Mr Kindthought's Christmas Card Factory are excited - who's going to be on the cards this year? The Snowmen, Santas and Robins are all in, but the Star is too old-fashioned this year. Or is it? |
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The Star's Nativity by Martin Kirkland |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 35. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The producer's copy of the scripts suggest the use of four Christmas songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | Nativity play. |
Synopsis | A school nativity play with a difference, with the story charmingly told from the star's point of view. With appealing humour and characters the story shines through and the cleverly placed amusing colloquial asides will give opportunities for some cheeky young chappies to shine. |
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A Tale Of A Nail - A Musical Play by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 37. Minimum total without doubling = 38. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Sheet music for four original songs (and two original pieces of music) is provided with the producer's copy of this script. |
Style | A play (with music) for children featuring the human immune system - as an injured man imagines what is happening inside his body. |
Synopsis | When Mr Gauche accidentally hammers a nail through his thumb, he only wants medical help from the Doctor, but he gets a thorough lesson in the body's defence mechanisms anyway. A version without any music is available here. |
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Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script: ** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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A Tantalising Christmas by Andrew Weaver |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 64. Chorus. The chorus takes two forms - a small choir and optional non-speaking roles. |
Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The Producer's Copy of the Script contains suggestions for 16 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | One-act, large-cast, secular Christmas play for schools. |
Synopsis | It's Christmas Eve in Jack Jingle's toyshop, and he's nearly collected all the pieces of his Christmas Crystal, which will allow him to return to his old job as Head Elf in Santa's workshop. But Tanta Lies, the witch, is also on the trail of crystal. |
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Tap Tap by Bill Tordoff |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. The characters are a mix of adults and children, either to be played by that mix or by children. Whilst there are 28 (gender-specific) named parts, these could be cut down by reassigning lines amongst the 'oldies' and 'kids' groups. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Sheet music for one song (new lyrics, familiar tune!) is provided with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
Style | Play for kids with music (one song). Single set - a Youth Hostel common room (and since Youth Hostels come in a variety of shapes, this gives a lot of freedom!) |
Synopsis | A group of school children and their teachers find themselves in a Youth Hostel without beds due to a booking error. Is their fundraising trip finished before it begins? Luckily, sharing space with a group of old folks leads to more than just community spirit. |
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The Terror of the Crown by C.J. Jenkins |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. Very flexible casting, with 13 principals who could play all the roles, but with minor roles and opportunities for chorus action. Male-heavy, as demanded by the story, but with a song for 'the women of Israel'. |
Run Time | Around 77 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The producer's copy of the script comes with a score for the song sung by 'the women of Israel' in three versions - solo/unison, duet and quartet. The script also suggests an optional dance with percussive accompaniment. |
Style | Dramatised biblical epic. |
Synopsis | Framed by the story of two scribes, master and apprentice, faithfully copying out sacred texts, the tale of King Saul and his fall from Grace is told. His pride and love of kingly power prove to be his undoing. |
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Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script: ** A set of MP3 files with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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Theseus - The Journey To Athens by Nicholas Richards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 17. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. Additional chorus members could be included. |
Run Time | Around 72 minutes. [Estimated!] This allows for including the song |
Music | One song with score provided with the Producer's copy of the script |
Style | A one act play for a class-sized cast, with an optional finishing song. |
Synopsis | A fun presentation of an early episode in the life of a hero, Theseus. It could be used as the first part of a double bill with 'Theseus - The Maze and the Minotaur'. |
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