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Babes in the Wood [Short Version] by Geoff Bamber
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 22. Chorus. The chorus (Captain Sprague's crew) is optional. There are nominally four police constables, but these could be increased or decreased in number. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | There are opportunities for songs and dances, but no specific songs suggested in the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act comedy (somewhere near an English pantomime, but not exactly that!) for kids. Nominally 5 locations, but no set requirements, so could be performed without set changes. |
| Synopsis | When prosperous businessman Edwin Merryweather is mysteriously lost at sea together with his wife, Constance, their two children, Lizzie and Tizzy, are placed in the care of their Aunt Lydia and her new husband, Lemuel Viper.
Viper has his sights set on the Merryweather fortune but he cannot get his hands on that while Lizzie and Tizzy are alive. He hatches a plot to have the girls done to death in Spooky Wood but the ineptitude of the hired killers, the interference of a posse of belligerent elves and the appearance a rather sinister old lady ensure that his plans do not run smoothly. |
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| Babes in the Wood [Version 2] by Bob Heather & Roger Lamb |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 17. Chorus. Dame assumed to be played by Male, Principal Boy by Female. |
| Run Time | Around 110 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Lyrics for one song included in the script, all other songs at the discretion of the producer. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | British Pantomime with traditional pantomime characters - dame, village idiot, goodies and baddies, slapstick and comedy.
Published in 2005, this revised version published 2011. |
| Synopsis | A battle between the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood over the custody of the Sheriff's wards, aided or confused by the village idiot, Tom Piper, his mother, Robin's Merry Men and the Sheriff's incompetent deputies. |
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** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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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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| Back in the Bookshop by Damian Trasler |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy sketch. Simple props - books! |
| Synopsis | People go into a bookshop and.. um.. buy books. Or not. (This is not a sequel to the TLC Creative sketch 'In the Bookshop', but it could very easily be the same store, whence the title.) |
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| Back in the Saddle by Janice Sampson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short monody (a monologue with a little action and a few simple props) for a much-married middle-aged woman. Contains swearing. |
| Synopsis | Rita has had a somewhat chequered life when it comes to men. Four husbands with a few boyfriends thrown in along the way has given her a somewhat caustic view of weddings. Nevertheless she has accepted an invitation to her friend's nuptials despite the downmarket location at the local pub with a pork pie buffet. 'Back in the Saddle' is a comedy monologue in which Rita brings the wedding to life for us and we share in her surprise as her re-union with a long forgotten school friend at the reception has unexpected consequences for them both. |
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