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| Sherlock Holmes and The Book of Secret Secrets by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A one act comedy drama for schools. |
| Synopsis | When mild-mannered civil servant Arthur Mulligan is attacked in the mean streets of London, Sherlock Holmes is called in by Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard to track down the culprit. As Mulligan has been robbed of a series of top secret codes, Holmes needs to apprehend a fiendishly clever adversary - who could make fools not only of Holmes, but the whole of the Metropolitan Police too. |
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| Sherlock Holmes and The Emerald of Alcazar by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 26. No chorus. Characters are a mix of adults and children, assumed to be played by children. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comic melodrama. Simple sets, varied characters, strong story line. |
| Synopsis | The theft of a famous jewel draws Sherlock Holmes into the foggy streets of London and a battle of wits with a deadly enemy. |
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| Sherlock Penguin by S. J. Edwards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. Whilst many of the characters are nominally gendered, they are, when all's said and done, animals. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play for kids, full of silly and irreverent fun. |
| Synopsis | Sherlock's a detective penguin but he's lacking in brainpower and clients. He's about to be evicted from his office when Moriarty, the celebrity wolverine, arrives to become his friend and he believes his problems are solved. Watson is not so sure, however... |
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Shop! by Geoff Bamber
Performance by Wilmslow Guild Players won The Syd Mence Cup for a Piece of Theatre Magic at the Wilmslow one-act play festival, 2017. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 24 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play for a youth theatre company. Could be performed in front of a backdrop, but a bare stage will do! |
| Synopsis | A short stop for supplies at Mrs Popkiss’s shop turns into a frustrating afternoon for a group of would-be campers. |
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| Shut the Door by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Scores for four songs are supplied with the producer's copy of the script. |
| Style | Musical skit in one act. Single interior set. Simple props. |
| Synopsis | A couple take such stubborn positions in an argument that they would rather be robbed than give in! |
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** Midi files of songs from the show
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| The Silent Princess by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. Whilst the script specifies two soldiers and two gremlins, these numbers could easily be expanded to accommodate a larger cast. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy fantasy play for children. (Whilst it is structured in three acts, it is of one-act length. |
| Synopsis | There is a crisis at the Royal Court. The Princess is unable to speak, courtesy of an evil fairy's spell. As her hopeful suitor, Prince Arkalan, is on his way, the Princess's voice must be found. The onerous task falls to the Prime Minister who ultimately finds himself leading an expedition to the lair of Morgana the Sorceress. Morgana will have a miracle cure - surely. Well, she might but she needs a lot of persuading. Even then, success is far from assured, even with Prince Arkalan himself joining the mission. |
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| Sing by Tim O'Brien |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 50. Chorus. Very flexible cast numbers, with just a couple of central characters, and the rest of the ensemble appearing (amongst other things) as various musical groups and an on-stage choir. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's copy includes piano and vocal scores for 9 original songs (one of which is reprised). |
| Style | One-act musical. Single set (intended to be performed with a backdrop and simple props). |
| Synopsis | How could a musical take place inside a car? Well, it could if the passenger was on her way to a talent show audition - especially if the driver, her father, was attempting to give her advice. Sparks start flying, mostly between the father and daughter to the accompaniment of songs in a wide variety of styles - blues, rock, opera and country all fuse into one sizzling audition that... well, you be the judge. |
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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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| Sleeping Beauty [Short Version] by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus. Eleven speaking parts, one grunting part and as many non-speaking guards as you need for your palace. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short English pantomime (though not necessarily following many panto conventions!) Simple sets and props. |
| Synopsis | Malveda, the Evil Spirit, is determined to destroy the royal family. Principal target is Princess Princess, daughter of the household. Despite round-the-clock protection for the princess, Malveda and her evil spells remain a constant threat. It's a good job that roaming adventurers such as the gallant Prince Galliard are on hand to come to the rescue, if required. |
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| A Slice Of Elizabethan Life by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 30. Chorus. Variable chorus size and doubling of parts, at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 21 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | One song suggestion and one rap are included with the Producer's copy of this script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A short-ish one act play for schools, with song, dance, rap, and with a simple set. |
| Synopsis | This play portrays a slice of Elizabethan life and follows on from 'A Slice of Tudor Life' by the same author. They can be used separately or together to give an overview of the Tudor Dynasty. Narrators and various characters from Elizabeth's life, including the ghost of her father King Henry VIII, comment on her personality and events in her life until her death. |
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| A Slice Of Tudor Life - A Tale Of Two Henrys by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 14. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 30. Minimum total without doubling = 45. Chorus. Many characters may be doubled, at the Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 38 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | An historical play for children, with a single basic set. |
| Synopsis | A brief overview of Henry VII and how the Tudor dynasty started is followed by the life, strife, and every wife of Henry VIII. Narrators and Rappers, along with various characters from his life, comment on his personality and events in his life - until his death in 1547. Five Rap songs, but they need no music, included with this script. |
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