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Jack and the Beantin by Peter Bond
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Characters include the ubiquitous pantomime cow. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Three songs are suggested in the producer's copy of the script, with lyrics supplied for two of them (fitting well-known melodies). Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Short British pantomimes. A cut-down version of the classic tale that includes a cut-down version of a giant! |
| Synopsis | When well-meaning Jack swaps the family cow for a tin of magic beans, he has no idea it'll lead to fortune and a family reunion! |
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| Jack and the Giant Beanstalk by Dave Jeanes |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. Principal boy assumed to be played by F, Dame by M. Characters include Clara the pantomime cow! |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] Run time around 1 hour without songs. |
| Music | Sixteen songs (and three reprises) suggested in the production notes (Producer's copy of the script). Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | English Panto. Traditional pantomime characters. Jokes, silliness, magic beans and a pantomime cow. Relatively short script with lots of song suggestions (run time around an hour without songs). |
| Synopsis | The Spratt family can't pay the rent for their cottage and greedy Squire Trebormint is going to throw them out. There's nothing for it but to sell the family cow. Unfortunately, Jack swaps it for a handful of beans... Fortunately, they're magic and grow a beanstalk up to Cloudland. Unfortunately, there's a giant up there. Cue heroism, romance and green people... |
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| Jack and the Giant Beanstalk [Version 2] by Joe Laredo & Clare George |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 125 minutes. [Estimated!] Dependent on using all suggested songs. |
| Music | Song suggestions are provided with the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime with a good number of songs. |
| Synopsis | The familiar Jack and the Beanstalk storyline is reworked, with all the usual suspects joining in a fast paced and innovative plot. |
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| Jack's Amazing Beanstalk Rocket by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 17. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 103 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | 14 songs are suggested at appropriate places during the script, with opportunity to reprise one at the finale. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Full-length British pantomime adding a sci-fi twist to the classic fairy tale. |
| Synopsis | Betty Bunn is struggling to pay her rent and when her kind-hearted son Jack sells the family cow little does he realise the adventure that lies ahead. Lunette, a good fairy, watches over Jack and his family as they boldly go where no beanstalk has gone before and battle with intergalactic forces of evil. This fun-filled family panto is a modern twist on a classic tale. |
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| Jo White and the Seven by Anne Bourke |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 24. Minimum total without doubling = 27. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 62 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | 7 songs, which can be performed at specified points in the play, are suggested in the producer's script, 5 of which have amended lyrics. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act panto with minimal set requirements, suitable for young performers. |
| Synopsis | In this present-day update of Snow White in panto style, young and beautiful Jo White escapes the threat of her wicked stepmother to find sanctuary with boy band The Seven. Helping them to victory, she also finds true love and a happy ending. |
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| Jungle Book - The Pantomime by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 29. Minimum total without doubling = 32. Chorus. Opporutnity to divide up some speaking parts to the chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 113 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for 21 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime based on the classic Rudyard Kipling story. |
| Synopsis | Mowgli the man cub has escaped the clutches of the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan, who is intent on revenge. Adopted by wolves Mowgli is taught the ways of the jungle by Baloo the Bear and his friend Bagheera. Sticking fairly faithfully to the original storyline, with the introduction of pantomime characters as Jane (the dame) and two mischief makers (Chitter and Chatter), the variety of songs ensure a well-rounded show suitable for all the family. |
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| The King Arthur Show [90 Minute Version] by David Edkins |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. There's a lot of flexibility in who plays what, especially when it comes to Henry the bipedal horse and the The Questing Beast (a terrible monster, snake head and leopard body). Production notes include how to swap two female characters to male, |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] Run time assumes the use of 8 songs. |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for 8 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full-length pantomime for a small cast. (A longer version for a larger cast is also available.) |
| Synopsis | All is peaceful in the Kingdom of Camelot. No naughty knights have tried to take over for ages. If only King Arthur would stop trying to get a sneaky look at his present and a sneaky taste of his cake before his birthday. However, the evil Morgana is being a bit mean again, and only a man whose name definitely isn't Wayne can stop her. But beware the Questing Beast! |
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| The King Arthur Show by David Edkins |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 140 minutes. [Estimated!] (some songs and dances might be omitted if run time is an issue). |
| Music | 7 songs are suggested in the Producer's copy of the script. There is also the option of including 5 dance numbers. (Some might be omitted to constrain the run-time.) Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full-length pantomime with a variety of settings. (A shorter version for a small cast is also available.) |
| Synopsis | The country is at peace, so King Arthur has returned the sword to the stone. But Mordred is making another attempt to take the kingdom, and has stolen Merlin’s magic and memory. It’s up to disgraced ex-knight Gawain to save the day! |
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The King of Spain's Treasure by Geoff Bamber
Performance by Cheshire Academy of Performing arts won the Syd Mence Trophy at the Wilmslow Guild One Act Play Festival may 2011 (for being 'a piece of magic'!) |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Loosely based on Treasure Island - so loosely that Robert Louis Stevenson is probably spinning in his grave. Jokes and puns and a new take on an old story. Not strictly a pantomime, but might be played as one. |
| Synopsis | Jim Hawkins, now in possession of the tattered map of a distant tropical island, sees a life of adventure and great riches beckoning but, as the story unfolds, he realises that he is not the only one with an interest in the treasure. |
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| The King's New Clothes by Peter Bond & Bob Heather |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 20. Chorus. Characters include a pantomime dame (played by a male) and a principal boy (played by a female). |
| Run Time | Around 105 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | A few song suggestions made in the Producer's Copy of the script, other songs at the discretion of the production team. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | The Hans Christian Andersen story (of The Emperor's New Clothes) told for the stage as a traditional English Pantomime - lots of silly jokes and clowning.
Originally published in 2008, revised in 2012. |
| Synopsis | The King needs a new suit for his forthcoming marriage, and the royal tailors just can't cut it. The situation seems tailor-maid for the evil Barron Grumbleguts, who wishes to usurp the throne. He proposes a competition, and then engineers the humiliation of the king by means of an invisible suit. All comes right in the end, with the help of a deputy superintendent of vegetables, and Hercules, the performing flea! |
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