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| Babes in the Wood [Version 3] by Adrian Barradell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. It's a panto - make your mind up as to who plays what! |
| Run Time | Around 95 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes suggestions for 7 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full length British pantomime. Heroes, villains, kidnappings, ghosts, chases, sword-fights and jokes. That kind of thing. |
| Synopsis | Two children left in the dubious care of the Sherrif of Nottingham, ultimately rescued by the brave outlaw, Robin Hood. |
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| Babes in the Wood [Version 4] by Mark Seaman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. Eleven principals one major cameo plus chorus. It's a pantomime, so make your own mind up as to which plays what. |
| Run Time | Around 115 minutes. [Estimated!] Script estimated at 90 minutes, 25 minutes allowed for songs. |
| Music | All songs at the discretion of the production. (The Producer's Copy of the score suggests the style of the songs to be used without actually naming any songs!) Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length British pantomime - a rip-roaring fast paced panto with lots of business, corny and (harmless) risqué jokes and copious audience participation opportunities. |
| Synopsis | The evil Sheriff plots with his hapless assistants Gilbert and Dilbert to get rid of his late brother's children Lilly and Billy so that he can rob them of their vast inheritance. He is thwarted by hero Robin who is assisted by his true love Marian and the children's nanny Dame Norah. King Richard returns to restore Robin's estate to him and all live happily ever after - except the nasty Sheriff! |
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| Babes in the Wood [Version 5] by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 23. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. Various characters can be played m or f. Chorus size at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 110 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 15 songs are included in the Producer's copy of this script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime with various settings. |
| Synopsis | The evil Sheriff of Nottingham wants money and lots of it. He employs two new tax inspectors, Stuff and Nonsense to help double his income. When the Babes, Teddy and Tilly, arrive he is determined to kill them and keep their inheritance. Robin Hood and his Merry Men come to the rescue to thwart his nasty plans. |
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Babies by Jonathan Edgington
Runner up in the 'Pint-Sized Plays' 2009 playwriting competition. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten minute comedy play in two acts! Simple sets. Contains swearing and adult content. |
| Synopsis | Two new mothers discuss life, work, men, sex and babies in two conversations three months apart. |
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Baby Sparklers by Frank Gibbons
Performance by Palace Players won the Orkney District SCDA one act play festival 2015 and picked-up the Best Moment in Theatre trophy in the Scottish finals. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. The characters are aged 7 to 9, but are intended to be played by adults or teenagers. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act nostalgic comedy play with a single - bonfire - set. An evocation of children growing-up in an industiral town in the 1970s.
Revised 2011 to shorten it slightly to a length suitable for one-act play festivals. |
| Synopsis | November 4th 1970 - a time for learning to swear, a time for discovering friendship, and a time for earning respect.
Armed with dustbin lids and iron railings, Rachel, Susan and Tommy are prepared to guard their modest bonfire pile against an expected raid by the dreaded Dawson twins. But an even greater danger threatens to engulf them when a member of the group is lured away by the Firework Man. |
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| The Back Alley Bakery by Kim Watson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 79 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A full-length comedy drama on a split (bakery/alley) set. US English. |
| Synopsis | Carver's Bakery does brisk business, but in the alley behind it, there are all kinds of encounters. From the couple who live in the alley, to the people who walk down it, lives collide and are changed forever. |
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| Backstaged by Geoff Parker |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy (with appropriate adult language and themes) set on a stage before and during a performance. |
| Synopsis | An irreverent and long serving crew of set builders are becoming ever more frustrated with an indecisive director and lead actor whose continual requests for changes leads them to disrupt his big scenes. Meanwhile the men have to deal with the arrival of Fran a new recruit to the team - horror of horrors - a woman! |
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| Bad Flatitude by S. J. Edwards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. Intended to be produced with one male actor playing four characters and one female actor doing the same. |
| Run Time | Around 16 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short for teens with some dirty humour and a simple (living room) set. |
| Synopsis | As another flatmate leaves in a dramatic fashion, the remaining group gloomily discuss the weirdos they’ve had to put up with and wonder who’ll be next. But they haven’t considered their landlord’s plans. |
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Bad Reception by Paul Vincent
Performance by Little Eyases Theatre Co. won best play at The Golden Beaks Comedy Festival at Theatre-on-the-Steps, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, September 2007 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Characters are a mixture of adults and teenagers, intended to be played by teenagers. For the purpose of showcasing, it could be performed by a cast of three (all female, but playing female and male roles) or a cast of three girls and one boy. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Single set (easy to do in a minimalist way), contemporary setting, simple props. Comedy. (Limited use of mildly offensive language.) |
| Synopsis | Kayleigh and Lucy are put in charge of their school's reception desk for the morning. To get herself out of a fix, Kayleigh pretends to be the Headmistress when answering the phone, setting up a chain of events that spins out of control... |
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| A Bag of Swag by Bob Hammond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A two-handed comedy sketch with no set necessary. |
| Synopsis | A cat burglar is going about his business one dark night, with a bag of swag over his shoulder, when he is confronted by a patrolling policeman. Can the burglar smooth talk his way out of his precarious situation? Will the policeman's suspicions be confirmed? Where do the turnips come from? Delve into A Bag of Swag and find out. |
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