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| The Dancing Princesses by Peter Bond |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. The numbers are very flexible. There are three speaking princesses, but this could be reduced to 2. However, there is scope for a much larger number of (non-speaking) princesses and an equal number of dancing princes. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Verse play, with some elements of panto, based on The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces or The Twelve Dancing Princesses (depending on which translation of the Brothers Grimm you prefer). Several locations, but no major set requirements. |
| Synopsis | A King offers the usual rewards (marriageable daughter, bits of kingdom, that sort of thing) for anyone who can discover why each of his daughters ruin a pair of shoes every night. Enter a wounded soldier and a helpful old lady to solve the mystery. |
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| Dangerous Dolls - The Battle for Santy's Toyshop by David Pemberton |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for 5 songs Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play suitable for all ages, with various settings and music. |
| Synopsis | When the elves take over the toy shop and attempt to replace all the old-fashioned toys with clones of themselves, it is down to a group of rejected dolls to outwit them, and show Santy that they are worthy of a place in the front window. |
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| Dare to Love A Dream by Rob Wellington & Linda McKinlay |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script includes piano and vocal scores for overture plus 15 songs. |
| Style | Romantic Comedy Musical - a modern fantasia on Alice in Wonderland. |
| Synopsis | Teenager Alice Wandaland lives with Uncle Lewis and Aunt Caroll and longs for a knight in shining armour to come and whisk her away. Her dreams come to life as she searches for her true love assisted by Dee Tweedle and son Dumphrey. |
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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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Darra's Coffin [One-Act Version] by Roger Woodcock
Won the Audience Appreciation award, Best Overall Production award and best actor award at the 2017 Teignmouth Drama Festival of One Act Plays performed by the teignmouth touring theatre company. |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act comedy play in a funereal shade of black! Single set. |
| Synopsis | The proprietor of a traditional undertaker's has died and his carpenters are discussing their future. Will his maneater of a wife keep the business on, or sell them out? When she arrives, things get a little out of hand, and desperate measures are called for. |
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| A Date With Dracula by David Pemberton |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. Chorus size at Producer's discretion. |
| Run Time | Around 57 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Song suggestions for 6 songs are provided with the Producer's copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act musical comedy, with a simple set. |
| Synopsis | Florence is so desperate for a date that she turns to Dateze, the internet dating site, and finds she's set up with Count... sorry, Colin. Eager to meet a young woman, Colin, is also on the web. Luckily Florence's sister Tuna, takes Colin in hand, and even sorts out Florence's next date - Frankie. |
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| The Dating Circus by Robin Fusco |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Simple-to-stage, short one-act comedy. American English. |
| Synopsis | Showman and dating expert P.T. Bailey teaches the audience how to make a first date successful. He guides hapless volunteer Gary through a mock date with his glamorous assistant Veronica. But Veronica becomes more attracted to the true Gary than P.T. intended, and has her own take on how to date. |
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| David and Goliath by Ian Sharrock |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Two onstage actors and one offstage voice, which could be pre-recorded. |
| Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short comedic sketch based on the Biblical tale. |
| Synopsis | David and Goliath as observed from a tent in the camp of the Philistines. Dagon is a loyal, battle hardened warrior who's fed up of waiting for something, anything, to happen. Sandra is one of the girls concerned with feeding the army and also tired of the prolonged period of inactivity. For forty days, Goliath has called out his challenge to the Hebrew army and no champion has stepped up to face him... until now. |
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| A Day at the Races by Will van der Lande |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short, absurd sketch. No set requirements, a few props. |
| Synopsis | It's the Duck Derby and an Aristocrat is exchanging small talk with the owner of today's favourite, Dangerous Dennis. Surely nothing can prevent a win for Dennis today? |
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| A Day at the Vets by Helen Bradley |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedic sketch on a single set. |
| Synopsis | Mr Chalmers the vet has a bad day, as his three least favourite customers - and their imaginary pets - show up in succession. |
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Day Job by Janet S. Tiger
First Place, 2016 Script Tease of Short Plays |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short, dark comedy in a single set. |
| Synopsis | A teacher is marking papers when he is interrupted by a drunk student with suicidal intent. |
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