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The Exit Poll by Jim Pinnock |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | The farcical comedy of politics. Simple sets. Contains mild swearing. |
Synopsis | Three candidates are contesting a by-election, but they all have secrets, most of which come to light before the results are revealed. Can any of them really claim the victory? |
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Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script: ** Poster template, illustrated by Dale French, for 'The Exit Poll' by Jim Pinnock. (High resolution jpg file with space for adding information about the production.)
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Exit Stage Left by Geoff Bamber Performance by Castrand Youth, Kells won the Lochside Youth Theatre Trophy in the Stewartry District of the SCDA festival, 2017. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Characters are all high school students. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act comedy for high-school-aged actors. Simple set. |
Synopsis | A high school drama group arrive to rehearse a play. Their teacher, Mrs Finnegan, is indisposed so one of the group takes over the session. His efforts to conduct things seriously are undermined by his cast and the possibility of Mrs Finnegan being a serial killer. |
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Exodus in XX Minutes by John F. Glen |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | A set of song and music suggestions are included with the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | One-act irreverent, humorous, biblical epic play for kids, simple sets. |
Synopsis | The Second Book of Moses (complete with bulrushes, plagues, red sea and commandments) told in 20 minutes - hence the title! This version of the story takes place close to Alexandria - however in this case, it is the Alexandria just south of Loch Lomond, hence the script is written in (phonetic) Scots. |
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Explosion by Liz Dobson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 26 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act drama with a single (kitchen) setting. |
Synopsis | When a family is being torn apart and parent/teenager relations are at their most tense, will a crisis outside the family home help to repair the situation or will it be too late? |
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Extraction by S. P. Franksson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Fast-paced one-act comedy (somewhere between thriller and farce). |
Synopsis | Dentist John and his assistant and lover Alice accidentally kill their patient, but when they discover the man was carrying a huge amount of cash, they plot to hide the body and keep it for themselves. Complications arise when Alice's junkie boyfriend shows up, followed by John's suspicious wife. |
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An Eye for an Eye by Johnny Grim |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act drama. Single set (prison cell with practical door). Contains swearing. |
Synopsis | James Nash is awaiting trial for the murder of his father. The horrific details of the crime have shocked the nation, and Nash has been offered lots of money for his story. But he chooses to tell it to a couple from his local paper, for a pittance given to charity. What is his story? |
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Face2Face by Helen Spencer |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 15. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 30. Minimum total without doubling = 60. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 58 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | The producer's copy of the script contains suggestions for 6 optional songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A play for schools (ideal for Key Stage 2 or 3) with music, dance and a simple set. |
Synopsis | Sam is a delightful child - happy, smiley and kind to others. Well, at least that’s the impression she gives to adults. When her parents aren’t looking, or the teachers’ backs are turned, Sam reveals her true personality. |
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A Fairy Tale Adventure by Sophia Holder Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 13. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 36. No chorus. Written to be performed by a mixture of (7 to 14) adults and (9 to 22) children. Could be done by a competent kids' group! |
Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Family show, an alternative to British Pantomime, including some similar elements such as audience interaction. (Either a long one-act play, or a short two-act!) |
Synopsis | The Wicked Witch has changed the endings to all the Fairy Tales so that evil will triumph, and she's kidnapped the Fairy Queen to stop her reversing the spell. Only Hansel, Gretel and Paddy the Gingerbread man can save the tales. |
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The Fairy Tale Debate by Richard L. Sanders |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 23 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act satire in the style of a political debate. |
Synopsis | Three candidates are running to be President of Fairy Tale Land, and though their names are different, you’ll recognise their stories. Host Andersen Grimm moderates a tense and sometimes rowdy debate. |
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Falling Apart by Peter Harrison 2007. Sale One-Act play festival. Joint winner for Best Original Play under original title of The Lift. Production by Altrincham Garrick. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. One of the characters is an off-stage voice, but since he converses with the other characters it is assumed that this should be done live. |
Run Time | Around 34 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play, single very simple setting. |
Synopsis | Upon leaving their solicitor's office having arranged their divorce settlement Amanda and Andrew find themselves trapped between floors in the lift. The recriminations around their marital problems continue until the arrival of the lift attendant who manages not only to repair the lift but also their marriage, even though he is not all that he seems. |
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