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Bully Dancers by Frank Gibbons Winner of the Annual Derek Lomas Playwriting Competition (youth section), 2005. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 11. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 13. No chorus. Characters are teenagers with a range of ages, plus two adults (intended to be played by teenagers). |
Run Time | Around 50 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | It is open to the Producer to select dance music appropriate for the script and the specific cast! Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | One-act play for teenagers on the subject of bullying. |
Synopsis | Two rival dance troupes are preparing for a local competition, but they have to share rehearsal space. Their proximity increases the rivalry until tragedy strikes, provoking unexpected changes. |
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Bully For Theseus by Graham Milton |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 26. No chorus. In addition to the Minotaur, the characters include a dog, a giraffe and the voice of the giraffe's Sat Nav. |
Run Time | Around 21 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act shcool play, taking a whirlwind tour through the Ancient Greek Myths of Theseus. |
Synopsis | Theseus travels to Athens, to be reunited with his father, Aegeus. He meets many dangers on the way, but does find his way to Athens. His reunion does not last very long, before he volunteers to sail to Crete, in order to kill the dreaded Minotaur. Although successful, he then finds tragedy at home. |
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The Bully in the Graveyard by Sarah Cowan |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 14. Chorus. Cast of school children plus a ghost - who might be an adult or a large child (assuming that you don't have a real ghost to hand). |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Suggestions for seven pieces of backing music are included in the Producer's Copy of the scripts. (The cast is not required to sing, but might do so! One dance is suggested.) Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | School play about bullying. A serious theme, but lots of comedy, and strong characters. |
Synopsis | Billy and his friends are picked-on by Preson's gang. Their response is to demonstrate to the bullies what it is like to be frightened. |
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The Bully's Surprise by Garry R. Keane |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 26. Chorus. The cast includes a number of elves (and, indeed, an elven chorus). |
Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play for kids (probably a whole school class). Some humorous elements, but carrying a serious message. Minimal set requirements. |
Synopsis | It looks like it's going to be a tough evening at Kate's sleepover party, but she raises the tension between the boys and the girls by revealing an Elf who can grant magic powers, setting off a bullying chain reaction. Who can stop it? |
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The Butterfly Lovers by Stefan Allan and Gill Baxter |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 19. Chorus. Flexible chorus numbers possible. |
Run Time | Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A re-telling of an old Chinese folk tale, in many scenes, but with simple set requirements. |
Synopsis | As the only daughter of a family in need of Imperial favour, Ying has no choice about marrying Prince Wencai. But the unexpected death of her father puts her brother in charge of the family, and she can travel to school instead, meeting a new love. This is an adaptation of an old Chinese folk tale, dating back to at least the Tang Dynasty. It balances the traditional tale with an engaging style of dramatization. |
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Butterfly Shoes by Geoff Bamber |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 19. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Humorous one-act fairy tale for kids, simple sets. |
Synopsis | An unheroic hero has to rescue a kidnapped granny from the clutches of a tribe of mountain Amazons, mainly, it appears, for the sake of the granny's shoes. |
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Bye Baby Bunting by Mark Green Winner of best original play at the Greater Manchester Drama Federation one-act play festival 2015. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Characers' ages range from 7 - 13. |
Run Time | Around 42 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A historical drama for children set in a collapsed mineshaft. |
Synopsis | In January 1839, seven children are working underground in the Lovers Bridge Colliery number four mine when they are trapped by a tunnel collapse. They stoically comfort each other in their fear as they wait for rescue which becomes less and less likely as time passes. |
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Bygone Pastures by S. J. Edwards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 36 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act, humorous play suitable for 9-12 year olds. 4 minimal sets. |
Synopsis | Bygone Pastures is an old folks’ home in financial trouble. The owners have gone bankrupt, and the administrator needs half a million to keep it going. The movie star who’s moved in next door won’t help, but maybe her painting will... |
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Cagic Mup by Gerald P. Murphy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. Characters include a pantomime cow. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A fable told as a Spoonerising verse play for children. |
Synopsis | Captain Spoon's family are starving. Their cow must be sold. The exchange for a magic cup provokes delight and disaster. |
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Call To Duty by Nettie Baskcomb Brown The original production won the Five Counties and Mercia division trophies and was a semi-finalist in 2014 All England Theatre Festival, winning adjudicator's award for excellence. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 31. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 54 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Award winning One Act play for youth theatre with various (simple) settings. |
Synopsis | Sam is bored by his school history and drama lessons about the First World War, but through his brother's console games, he learns more than he expected. The play vividly brings to life the bravery of ordinary soldiers who fought in World War One by merging modern virtual war games with the shocking reality of the WW1 trenches and using comedy and tragedy to take actors and audiences on an emotional, thought provoking journey. |
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