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| The Storyteller by Tony Best |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. One 'character' is the voice of a station announcer. The other characters take on multiple roles. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Stage adaptation of one of Saki's subversive stories. Single set - largely a few benches. |
| Synopsis | On a railway journey, three children are being disruptive. Their aunt tries to settle them with a moralistic story, but this fails to do the trick, whereas a fellow traveller captivates them with a story in which a good girl is by virtue of being good, caught and devoured by a wolf.
(In this adaptation, the writer takes an even more subversive interpretation of 'devoured', though a milder ending is also offered!) |
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The Super Secret Surprise Casserole by Christine Harvey & Jennifer Waugh
Production by Elanor McNamara won 'Best Moment of Theatre' at Arran Drama Festival 2018. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Three of the characters are adults but can be played by children. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Modern version of the story of Hansel and Gretel. Simple sets. |
| Synopsis | Hansel and Gretel are thrown out of their house for arguing. Wandering through the forest (and arguing) they encounter a gingerbread house and a witch with an unusual recipe - the Super Secret Surprise Casserole... |
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| A Tantalising Christmas by Andrew Weaver |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 64. Chorus. The chorus takes two forms - a small choir and optional non-speaking roles. |
| Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the Script contains suggestions for 16 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act, large-cast, secular Christmas play for schools. |
| Synopsis | It's Christmas Eve in Jack Jingle's toyshop, and he's nearly collected all the pieces of his Christmas Crystal, which will allow him to return to his old job as Head Elf in Santa's workshop. But Tanta Lies, the witch, is also on the trail of crystal. |
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| Tap Tap by Bill Tordoff |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. The characters are a mix of adults and children, either to be played by that mix or by children. Whilst there are 28 (gender-specific) named parts, these could be cut down by reassigning lines amongst the 'oldies' and 'kids' groups. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for one song (new lyrics, familiar tune!) is provided with the Producer's Copy of the script. |
| Style | Play for kids with music (one song). Single set - a Youth Hostel common room (and since Youth Hostels come in a variety of shapes, this gives a lot of freedom!) |
| Synopsis | A group of school children and their teachers find themselves in a Youth Hostel without beds due to a booking error. Is their fundraising trip finished before it begins? Luckily, sharing space with a group of old folks leads to more than just community spirit. |
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| There's Something Under the Bed by Andy Johnson |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play for kids - designed for a whole school class. Single bedroom set. |
| Synopsis | A child who fears going to bed visits the word of dreams, and helps save the dream factory from being sabotaged by the Bad Dream Gang. |
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Three Characters in Search of a Verdict by Sue Gordon
Production by Newton Stewart Players won The Fullarton Trophy (Best Stage presentation) and the Tom Clement memorial Trophy (Best Moment of theatre) in the Stewartry District of the SCDA festival, 2018. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 23. No chorus. Fairytale characters, including a wolf and three bears. Optional Jury (non-speaking, but murmuring occasionally!) |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Courtroom comedy for kids! Single set, simple props. |
| Synopsis | Fairytale characters get their day in court - after an episode involving a beanstalk, Jack's mother is being done for receiving stolen property, whilst Goldilocks has been arrested for criminal damage and a wolf for the attempted murder of Red Riding Hood's Granny. With three pleas of 'not guilty' the courtroom is in for some surprising twists to familiar stories. |
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Three Nil Down at Half Time by Jonathan Edgington
A production by Watlington Young Players won Best Youth Production at the 2013 Hunstanton Drama Festival and a production by Cathal Ferry School (in a translated version) won the all Ireland Gaelic language schools drama competition in 2007. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 21. No chorus. The characters are a mixture of adults and children (could be played by that mix, or all played by kids). There is opportunity for up to 11 additional characters (non-speaking), all female - the other members of the girls' football team. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Single set (the touchline of a soccer game) Minimal set and props. Chiefly British English, though the play has been successfully adapted for American performers. |
| Synopsis | The girls' soccer team is on a losing streak - until a half-time bet leads to a change of management! |
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| Tidy That Room by Raymond Blakesley |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 20. Chorus. Most of the characters are items of rubbish in Emily's bedroom! |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions are listed in the producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act comedy for kids. Single set - most of the props are the cast! |
| Synopsis | Dust, grime and odd socks come to life in Emily's bedroom, and they definitely don't want to meet the Hoover! |
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| The Tin Cup by Geoff Bamber |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 27. No chorus. Whilst this was written for 27 players, it could - with a lot of doubling - be performed by a much smaller company. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play for kids. Minimal staging requirements. |
| Synopsis | When the museum takes delivery of an antique silver cup with a royal pedigree but little else in its favour, there is no one to look after it for the weekend ahead of a visit from the Queen. A student, keen to secure a permanent job, undertakes the role of keeping the cup safe. Nothing can go wrong. Famous last words. |
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| A Trip to the Beach by Sarah Cowan |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 18. Minimum total without doubling = 21. Chorus. Characters are a mixture of adults and children, assumed to be played by children. The roles could be redistributed over a larger or smaller group. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song and incidental music suggestions included in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Humorous tale of a contemporary school outing. Suitable for a full class production. |
| Synopsis | Miss Brown takes her class on an educational trip to the seaside. A diverse, argumentative group of children sets out to examine cliff-top habitat, an examination which comes too close to comfort for Miss Brown. |
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