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| Thesps by Nigel Holloway |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. Nucleus of 10 principals plus company of singers. |
| Run Time | Around 130 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Piano and vocal scores for the 13 Gilbert and Sullivan songs used in the script are supplied with the Producer's Copy. |
| Style | Full-length comedy play, using the music of Gilbert and Sullivan. The settings are a drama group's rehearsal room and the stage. |
| Synopsis | The thespians of The Off The Wall Theatre Company are trying to stage Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinnafore. The chairman has hired-in Caroline, a professional director, to help them. Unfortunately, Barney, one of the company, has had a steamy affair with the director in the past. Barney wants to escape, whilst Caroline wants to resume where they left off. Of course, the rest of the company step in to help Barney out of his hole - unfortunately, their idea of help seems to involve even more digging! |
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** Midi files of songs from the show
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| Tom and Huck by Steven Bergman |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. The characters are a mix of children and adults. The adult roles could be played by children or adults. |
| Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script comes with a piano & vocal score for all the songs plus two (instrumental) chases. |
| Style | Musical for kids based on the classic story 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain, set around the Mississippi river in the late 19th century. |
| Synopsis | Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn get themselves and their friends into various scrapes, but ultimately emerge as heroes. |
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| Too Many Fish by Alison Smith |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. 12 roles, including two singers, plus an onstage band of approx 4. |
| Run Time | Around 100 minutes. [Estimated!] Photo by Robert Skears at shotz4u.co.uk. |
| Music | 15 existing songs are suggested in the producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Two-act musical comedy. Three sets. Adult content and language. |
| Synopsis | All of life is on display in The Happy Onion, the local shop, sorry, Upper Wallop’s Finest Delicatessen: Sandra’s dealing with her divorce, Brenda with her abusive husband, and Bert the owner with his unrequited love and a big, fake, fish. |
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| Tree Audition by Hugh Smith |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy sketch with minimal set requirements. |
| Synopsis | An actress uses underhand tactics to put off a rival while waiting to audition for the part of Lady Macbeth. |
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| V For Valentine by Olivia Arieti |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Five songs with new lyrics to traditional tunes. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A musical sketch perfect for teaching children about Valentine's Day. |
| Synopsis | It's Valentine's Day party time and Miss Daisy and her class are preparing for the event. Unusual guests arrive and help the teacher to introduce the festivity's traditions, nursery rhymes and songs. |
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| The Victorians by Andrew Yates |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 36. Chorus. Very flexible numbers! The roles are a mixture of adults and children, but intended to be played by children. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Piano and vocal scores for six original songs (plus a late-Victorian popular song) are included with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Short educational and entertaining musical for kids. |
| Synopsis | A brief history of Victorian England brought together through a series of songs and Vignettes. |
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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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| We Are Not Amused by Richard Morris |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 22. Chorus. The characters are a mix of adults and children, intended to be played by children. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Lyrics to three songs (to traditional melodies) are embedded in the script Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Exploration of Victorian society in a mixture of verse and prose. |
| Synopsis | Museum exhibits come to life to explore aspects of Victorian society. |
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| What The Dickens! by Andrew Yates |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 45. Chorus. Roles can be doubled at will with some swift costume changes. |
| Run Time | Around 85 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for eight original songs is provided with the Producer's Copy of the Script. |
| Style | A full length musical play for secondary schools / youth theatre. |
| Synopsis | Charles Dickens hosts a musical journey through some of his most popular books. He links the works together and interacts personally with the various characters along the way. This includes some very feisty encounters with his less desirable creations. |
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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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| Who The Devil Did It? by Carol Hill and Anna Heppner |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 34. Chorus. A large cast piece. Most of the characters are written male, but some could easily be switched without changing the nature of the piece. |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script comes with sheet music for 7 original songs plus instrumental interludes. Snatches of other songs are suggested. |
| Style | Full-length musical comedy for juniors/teenagers. |
| Synopsis | Two brothers, who are a little down on their luck, stumble onto a big art theft and end up deeply involved in the search for the stolen painting, the thief and the fabulous missing Mona Lisa to boot! |
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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 Wicked Witch & The Magic Shop by William Arnold Ashbrook
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| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 23. Minimum total without doubling = 26. Chorus. The cast includes cats and gremlins. Gladys could be played as a pantomime dame. |
| Run Time | Around 97 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script comes with the scores for 11 original songs (plus five reprises). |
| Style | A musical family show with opportunities for audience participation (therefore occupying a theatrical space close to British Pantomime). |
| Synopsis | Graveling, the evil witch, has turned a number of good people into life size dolls and cats. The young heroes, enlist the help of the owners of the Magic Shop and Marlin the decrepit magician, and together they manage to defeat the witch and her gremlin helpers. |
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