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| A Brief History Of The United States by Andrew Yates |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 45. Chorus. Slick changes would be required if only minimum cast available. |
| Run Time | Around 54 minutes. [Estimated!] Dependent on using all music suggested |
| 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 | An assembly presentation play with eight songs. |
| Synopsis | A fast moving dramatisation of the rise of the USA, from the early days of discovery and colonisation through industrialisation and two World Wars up to the present day. |
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** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
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| Bullies by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. Characters are a mix of adults and children. (Could all be played by children.) |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Scores for eight songs are included with the Producer's Copy of the script |
| Style | One-act musical play for performance by children or a mixture of adults and children. Very simple set and no specific requirements for props. |
| Synopsis | A review and also a revue! A series of linked musical sketches presenting an investigation of issues surrounding bullying at school, covering reasons for bullying and approaches to dealing with it. |
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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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The Bullies at Sam's Café by Stuart Ardern
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 19. Chorus. There are three distinct chorus groups with flexible number - the piece was designed to be performed by a whole class. All roles are gender-neutral. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for two original songs is included with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Short one-act play for primary school children, with two songs. Nominally two sets, but no specific scenery, and only simple props. |
| Synopsis | A bully with a gang disturbs the staff and customers at Sam's café, but when the bullies get into trouble, should Sam and his friends help them? |
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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
** ZIP file containing MP3 tracks for the two songs from 'The Bullies at Sam's Cafe'. (The files are backing tracks, without any vocals.)
** ZIP file containing vocal demo MP3 tracks for the two songs from 'The Bullies at Sam's Cafe' by Stuart Ardern.
** Rehearsal tracks - simple accompaniment with an instrument playing the vocal line - plus vocal demo tracks for the two songs from The Bullies at Sam's Café by Stuart Ardern.
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| Caradog And The Celts by Penny Burns |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 17. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 45. Chorus. Very flexible numbers, with groups of Celts and Romans of various occupations, and opportunites for singers and dancers. The roles are a mixture of adults and children, but inteded to be played by children. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Keyboard and Vocal scores (with added percussion) for seven songs and one instrumental are provided with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | One-act Musical Drama for schools (fitting with the Key Stage 2 History topic on Roman Britain). |
| Synopsis | Following the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD, the Celtic resistance was led by Caradog (called Caratacus by the Romans). The play dramatises the life of the Celts on what is now the Welsh border and the battle for the hill fort of Caer Caradog. (We are also taken to Rome for a meeting with the Emperor Clau-Clau-Claudius.) |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
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Caught By Christmas by Sharlee Glenn with songs by Erica Glenn
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. Whilst the children are named as boys and girls, this is flexible! Both classes can be expanded by the chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music (for three original songs) is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Short one-act (secular) Christmas musical for kids. School set (two classrooms) but minimal set requirements and simple props. |
| Synopsis | Mr Grump teaches class 4b and is ignoring the approach of Christmas, as usual. Miss Jingle and the jollier kids of 4a are celebrating, and they decide to take their party next door, with interesting consequences. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
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| Christmas Around the World by Andrew Yates |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 11. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 31. Chorus. Designed for one school class, but there is the flexibility to include a larger chorus (or choruses), particulary for the songs, so could be a larger cast. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The script contains lyrics for the 8 songs (mainly set to well-known music). There is no score, so productions will need the backing CD. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Exuberant Christmas musical piece for kids - entirely for fun, with no educational value. (If you are looking for an educational piece on the way Christmas is actually celebrated around the world, look away now!) |
| Synopsis | A whirlwind tour around the world for the sole purpose of celebrating Christmas in a bunch of different musical styles! |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
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| A Christmas Box by Sharon Jenman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for 10 songs and 2 instrumentals is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Short one-act musical play for (young) children. |
| Synopsis | A school child gets his wish to see the Romanian child open the present he is sending. A Christmas play for infant schools. |
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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 Christmas Cracker by Andrew Yates
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 27. Chorus. More chorus members may be added in - at Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 7 songs are included with the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act, Christmas variety show, suitable for schools - children aged 5 to 12. |
| Synopsis | A lighthearted Christmas-themed show for children with singing, snow and comedy in roughly equal measure. |
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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
** Backing tracks of songs from the show as MP3 files
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| Doggonit by Tim O'Brien |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. Since most of the characters are dogs, the gender of the actors doesn't really matter. (Most of their owners are female.) There is an optional, flexible chorus with various groups of dogs, owners and security guards. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Piano and vocal scores for seven original songs are supplied with the producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | One-act musical for kids. |
| Synopsis | Dogs, of course, can talk - but only to each other. The exception is Dakota - a dog trained to speak in secret by his owner, Caitlin. But this leads to trouble for them both after a disturbance at Ms Nancy's School of Dog Obedience, leading to an encounter with the sinister Dr. Live - a wicked scientist with a mission to create the perfect dog...
Every dog has his day. (Dogs with no tails have weak ends.) |
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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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| Drama Club Must Die! by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 13. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 35. No chorus. Characters are a mix of adults and children, but all could be played by children. |
| Run Time | Around 70 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Complete set of original lyrics and musical arrangements based on traditional tunes supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Musical play set in an American High School (but could be played by younger children). Simple sets. |
| Synopsis | The High School budget needs to be cut. The drama club is under threat from the unsympathetic principal. Can the Drama Club save themselves by creating a production of The Wizard of Oz from scratch? |
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** A 'rehearsal CD' with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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