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| Wind in the Willows - Or A Toad in a Hole by Lee Baddock & Chris Kirby |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus. Whilst most of the characters are nominally male, they are mostly animals, so you can make your own mind up as to who plays what! |
| Run Time | Around 105 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script includes suggestions for 9 songs and further pieces of incidental music. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Staging of the Kenneth Grahame story, with some elements of British pantomime. |
| Synopsis | The classic tale retold panto-style, complete with Toad's caravan, the stealing of a motor car and the battle for Toad Hall, but with a few new faces along the way. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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| The Wizard of Oz [Version 3] by J. Thaddeus Chesher |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 32. Minimum total without doubling = 40. Chorus. Variable chorus size at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 103 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 8 songs are included in the Producer's copy of the script. Please note that this is not the MGM musical of the Wizard of Oz, and the music from that version can only be used with the MGM script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A full length pantomime with assorted settings. |
| Synopsis | Subtitled 'The Amazing Adventures Of Dorothy Gale In The Middling Kingdom Of Oz', this show was originally produced at Beijing Playhouse, and the land of Oz seems to have gained a distinctively Chinese flavour.
A refreshing new look at the old story, with many panto ingredients and characters, plus a talking Toto and an ever-present Aunt Em, the Dame character!
A free pack of artwork and subtitles is available to go with the script. (Remarkably, this translates toto's Barking into English.) |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
** Free Zip file containing artwork and subtitles for 'The Wizard of Oz [Version 3]' by J Thaddeus Cheshire. (Only for use with this script.)
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| The Wizard of Oz by James Barry |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 15. Chorus. The chorus is assumed to include a number of children (playing the Munchkins). |
| Run Time | Around 90 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for songs and dances. Please note that this is not the MGM musical of the Wizard of Oz, and the music from that version can only be used with the MGM script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Family show, with songs, visual jokes, physical comedy, wordplay. (Not strictly a British pantomime, but contains many panto elements, so would be at home in a panto season or at any other time!) |
| Synopsis | A tornado sends the farmhouse occupied by Dorothy Gale on an impromptu flight to the land of Oz, where she encounters Munchkins, witches, a scarecrow, a tin man and a lion in her quest to find the Wizard of Oz and return to her home in Kansas. |
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| The Wizard that Was by Anne Bourke |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 40. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 70 minutes. [Estimated!] Timing includes an estimate for 5 songs. |
| Music | The Producer's copy of the script contains some suggestions for five songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one-act pantomime for schools. Uses parodies of L. Frank Baum characters in an original story. |
| Synopsis | Thanks to the Wicked Witch's curse, Christmas in Happyville has been cancelled. It's down to Jack and Jenny to traverse the mountains and forest to reach the Wizard That Was and see if his magic can overcome the witch. |
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