Lazy Bee Scripts
Kids Play Scripts by Nicholas Richards - Search Results


All the scripts described below can be read in full on the Lazy Bee Scripts web site (click on the titles).
However, all the scripts on this site are copyrighted. They may not be printed, quoted or performed without the permission of Lazy Bee Scripts.
Click on the "Price" links for details of the script prices and licensing arrangements.
Create a Reading List from this set:      
Narrow your search within this results set:
Scripts 1 to 10 of 23
1 2 3  1 2 3 
Androcles et Leo by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 23. Chorus. Most of the characters are written male (even the lion), for reasons of historical verisimilitude. Don't let that put you off.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama (played for comedy) in which the protagonists speak Latin and the narrators, where necessary, translate.
SynopsisThe optimistic story of the slip-away slave meeting the limping lion - with a side-order of the private life of Emperor Claudius.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
Anniversary at Camelot by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 50 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleLight-hearted one-act Arthurian romp for kids.
SynopsisKing Arthur and Guinevere plan to give each other a novel present to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. They delegate the task to various knights who must encounter magical forces to complete the task.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
The Art of Nero by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. All written male (on the grounds of history), but that isn't essential to the plot.
Run TimeAround 30 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleRoman romp for kids. Single location (preferably decorated according to the taste of the emperor Nero).
SynopsisAs Nero constructs the Golden House amongst the Ashes of burnt Rome, three friends hatch a plot to end the tyranny and, more importantly, the dreadful singing, acting, poetry and painting of the mad emperor. Sadly, Nero's 'Art' defeats them all.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
The Axe Of Albion by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. Various parts can be doubled and played by m or f.
Run TimeAround 66 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act comedy suitable for school age or youth performers, minimal set required.
SynopsisAn original storyline in which King Arthur is suffering some unfortunate disappearances - his favourite crown, the round table... Then comes news that the fabled Axe of Albion has been stolen from the cave wherein it rests, and doom must befall the whole kingdom. The quest is on!
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
FeedbackClick here to find out what other customers said about this script.
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
Botany Bother by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. Chorus. Gerald, Geoffrey and Aloysius are written male, but need not be - well, give or take the beard. There are six speaking parts amongst the natives, but there could be many more chanting parts, if you happen to have a spare chorus of natives to hand.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy play. The majority of characters speak a hitherto undiscovered language. (Fortunately, the script contains a glossary.)
SynopsisA pair of intrepid botanical collectors have an unfortunate encounter with the local inhabitants.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
A Brief Guide To Greek Tragedy by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. Chorus. 2 narrators and 3 'actors' who each switch between multiple characters. Chorus can be any number of people, even just 1.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short educational sketch.
SynopsisLearn about ancient Greek tragedy in ten minutes, using the story of Cassandra (the prophetess whom no one believed) as demonstration.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
A Brief History Of The Ancient Olympic Games by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 29. Chorus. Most of the characters are written male (it was a requirement for the athletes!) but don't let that stop you from casting it how you like.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act play for kids. An educational piece sprinkled with a good deal of light comedy.
SynopsisAn inspirational dramatic presentation using the creation of the original Olympic Games as a vehicle for bringing history and mythology to life.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
A Briefer History Of The Ancient Olympic Games by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 18. Chorus. Two narrating roles, four other speaking roles, one wailing role and various silent demonstrators of athletic prowess. (The strong silent types are written male, but nobody will mind if they aren't.)
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen minute play for kids. An educational piece sprinkled with a good deal of light comedy. (As you might deduce from the title, this is a cut-down version of 'A Brief History of the Ancient Olympic Games'.
SynopsisA short inspirational dramatic presentation using the creation of the original Olympic Games as a vehicle for bringing history and mythology to life.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
Consulting an Ancient Doctor by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 18. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 21 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA series of short educational scenes. The narration is in English and the dialogue in Latin. Suitable for Latin classes and assemblies.
SynopsisA series of comic scenes set in Roman times in which an ancient doctor deals with various patients - in Latin. Narrators bind the scenes together, explain the Latin for those who need it, and provide some elementary background information on ancient medicine. The piece is designed as an educationally useful but recreational activity for Latin classes, and could make an entertaining Assembly or be interspersed with other pieces in an end-of-term show.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
Everything All Right, Sir? by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 14. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 20. Minimum total without doubling = 26. No chorus. The characters are largely adults (with a few children), but intended to be played by a school group.
Run TimeAround 30 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act comedy (of a broad-brush, knock-about kind), set in a restaurant.
SynopsisIt's opening night at Jolyon's, a new restaurant. Jolyon and Leo are hoping for some customers, but they get a lot more than they bargained for, with a grumpy couple, the family from Hell, a paranoid man who hides under a table... In the end they're relieved to see a Policeman.
PriceFor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost.  For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click here
Click here to read the script or Click here for more details.
Scripts 1 to 10 of 23
1 2 3  1 2 3 
Narrow your search within this results set:

 
Lazy Bee Scripts Home Page