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| Heedless Spirits by Jenny Gilbert |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Characters are older teenagers or young adults. |
| Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play for teenagers. Single, simple set, few props. Contains mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | Six young people in a cinema, waiting for a film to start. Two were once an item and are trying to ignore each other. Two are attracted to each other, to the disdain of their friends. Two aren't sure why they're there. |
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| Heksejag by S. Ardern (vertaal deur Ronèl de Beer) |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 14. Chorus. Minimum mansrolle = 4. Minimum vrouerolle = 2. Minimum totaal met doeblering = 12. Minimum totaal sonder doeblering = 14. Koor. Alle karakters is volwassenes, maar die teks is geskryf vir tieners. |
| Run Time | Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | 'n Eenakter met basiese rekwisiete en geen dekorvereistes nie. Baie koorwerk. |
| Synopsis | Wanneer 'n ou tannie in haar gehuggie intrek, word sy eers met vyandigheid begroet. Mettertyd veroorsaak haar kennis van natuurlike medisyne egter dat sy die gemeenskap se respek wen. Die moeilikheid begin wanneer siektes en hongersnood uitbreek en die ou tannie van heksery beskuldig word. (Heksejag is an Afrikaans translation of Witch Hunt by Stuart Ardern.) |
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| Henry and the Rocket by Eseld Swift |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. Chorus. The characters are male (apart from the storyteller and the cat, whose gender is unspecified), but that does not matter for casting purposes. Optional chorus of shipwrecked sailors. |
| Run Time | Around 21 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The Producer's Copy of the script comes with lead sheets (vocal line music) for the two songs which are intended to be sung unaccompanied. |
| Style | A one act historical drama for schools, with various (easily suggested) settings. |
| Synopsis | Based on the life and work of Henry Trengrouse and his invention of a Rocket Life-Saving Apparatus the consequences of lives lost at sea are brought vividly to life. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A set of MP3 files with piano arrangements of songs from the show
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| Henry VIII and his Six Wives - Mini Plays by Sue Russell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A set of five mini-plays (with run times from 2 to 7 minutes) for a school class studying The Tudors (English National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Unit 7 'Why did Henry Marry Six Times'). No set requirements, no props. Producer's Copy includes a quiz. |
| Synopsis | A set of five plays, each for six characters, reviewing the life and times of the Tudor monarch from sporty to portly. The cast speak directly to the audience as well as interacting with each other. (Designed to be used in a variety of ways including as 'group readers'.) Play 1 deals with Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, Play 2 covers Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour, Play 3 brings in Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard, Play 4 introduces Henry's last wife, Catherine Parr, and Play 5 is a brief review from the point of view of the six wives. |
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| Henry VIII Assembly by Sue Russell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Suggestions for music for six songs/dances are included in the Producer's Copy of the scripts. (Note that the run time for the script does not include the music!) Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One act play for a school class studying The Tudors (English National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Unit 7 'Why did Henry Marry Six Times'). No set requirements, simple props. |
| Synopsis | A snappy short play that runs through all six wives even faster than the portly monarch managed it. |
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| Henry VIII Meets His Match by Roger Hurn |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 23. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 14 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | An assembly piece for schools with simple settings, based on an old folk tale. |
| Synopsis | Henry VIII decides to make an example of an Abbot living the high life so sets him the task of solving three riddles within a year and a day. The Abbot hasn't a clue, so sends a clever shepherd, who is his double, to answer for him. |
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| High School Hindsight by Scott Haan |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. The central character appears at three different ages - adult and two younger selves. Others appear at two ages. Lots of flexibility in the way this could be presented, but the basic assumption is school-aged performers! Extras could be added. |
| Run Time | Around 55 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | One-act play. Three locations, but simple to stage. |
| Synopsis | Bobby is having a hard time at High School, particularly with the bullying antics of Dirk, but an adult called Robert is here to help him out. He explains Bobby is dreaming his day, but Robert is Bobby from the future, to give him some words of wisdom that will help and surprise him. |
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| Hijacked Fairytales by Kevin Jannetts |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 9. Minimum total with doubling = 34. Minimum total without doubling = 40. Chorus. The main characters were written for kids aged 9 to 15. Some of the chorus roles might easily be played by younger children. Jack talks in Scots, somewhat reminiscent of 'Oor Wullie'. [In our opinion, learning this dialect is well worth the effort!] |
| 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 comedy musical play for kids. |
| Synopsis | Jack's a bit of a lad, and he's eager to seize a chance to get his own social worker, just like his friends have. The trouble is, Geraldine is actually a secret Fairy Godmother, and Jack finds himself in Fairytale land helping folks there to earn his way back home again. |
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| A History Lesson for Turkey Boy by Olivia Arieti |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short play for young children - a simple history of the Thanksgiving festival. No set or props required. |
| Synopsis | Mr Corn, Mrs Sweet Potato, Mrs Pumpkin and Mrs Squash make sure the young Misses Apples and especially Turkey Boy know their History before Thanksgiving is celebrated. |
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| A History Of The Olympic Games - A Class Play by Sue Russell |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 9. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 30. Minimum total without doubling = 37. No chorus. Characters include a Greek god and a horse! |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short play for a full school class. |
| Synopsis | The history of the Olympic Games, beginning at the ancient games with a personal appearance by Zeus, followed by a whirlwind tour of the modern games, complete with a selection of famous medal winners. |
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