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2B Or Not 2B by Bill Tordoff
RolesMinimum Male roles = 14. Minimum Female roles = 14. Minimum total with doubling = 29. Minimum total without doubling = 31. No chorus. Characters are (mainly) school children playing the parts of adults.
Run TimeAround 40 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleSingle set, simple props, comedy designed to be played by a whole school class.
SynopsisIt's the Friday afternoon drama lesson - only the usual teacher has bunked off. The girls want to do a romantic costume drama, the boys want to fight. The time is ripe for an Arthurian romance...
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Anyone for Bison? by Bill Tordoff
RolesMinimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 24. Minimum total without doubling = 26. No chorus. All characters are adults, intended to be played by children. Whilst there isn't a formal requirement for a chorus, other characters could easily be added.
Run TimeAround 40 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleCostumed comedy for kids. Single set (with teepee).
SynopsisThis is what might of happened when a bunch of English settlers first encountered native Americans - a clash of cultures resolved in a uniquely American way.
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Castle Royal by Bill Tordoff
RolesMinimum Male roles = 14. Minimum Female roles = 14. Minimum total with doubling = 28. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. There is flexibility to assign the parts amongst a greater or lesser number of actors.
Run TimeAround 45 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act play for kids. Simple sets (two scenes, but using the same set furniture). Mainly simple props (though the King and Queen ride a tandem!)
SynopsisThe worlds smallest country advertises for a royal family - then have to deal with the results when ridiculous rules get in the way of common sense.
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Crime Wave by Bill Tordoff
RolesMinimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. Characters are a mix of adults and children, assumed to be all played by children. Only a few of the characters are fixed, so lines could be reassigned amongst a different-sized cast.
Run TimeAround 40 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act play for kids. A modern rewriting of the story of Noah. Simple sets and props.
SynopsisThe story so far... Originally a small farmer, Noah has built up his business over the years into a large Food Products company. As the only employer in the area he used to give work to most of the people on the local council estate, then a few years ago he automated his factory and sacked his workers. Since then he and his family have run the business on their own and grown rich while the locals have been out of work... Then God intervenes...
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Josephine And Her Sisters by Bill Tordoff
RolesMinimum Male roles = 13. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleNarrated biblical epic with a twist! One act, no specific set requirements.
SynopsisYou've heard about Joseph and his coat of many colours... but who made the coat? Find out in Josephine And Her Sisters (and the Amazing Organically-Dyed Fashion Collection)
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Just Like Us by Bill Tordoff
RolesMinimum Male roles = 13. Minimum Female roles = 13. Minimum total with doubling = 27. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus. The characters are children plus two teachers (who could be offstage voices) and a voice on the radio
Run TimeAround 40 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleLarge cast play about children in World War 2 (covering areas of the English National Curriculum Key Stage 2 topic on WW2). Simple sets, simple props. Includes robust language which some may find inappropriate.
SynopsisConflict between a group of London evacuees and the children whose school they join.
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The Story Of Eklavya by Bill Tordoff
RolesMinimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 16. No chorus. Optional more musicians and a second narrator
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act rhyming play, with incidental music and on-stage musicians.
SynopsisEklavya has skill with a bow and wants to be the best archer in history, but the best guru only teaches the nobility and Eklavya is a peasant. He makes his own guru and waits for his chance to prove himself.
A tale from the Mahabharata.
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The Story Of Karna by Bill Tordoff
RolesMinimum Male roles = 12. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 20. No chorus. Optional wedding guests and musicians numbers at Producer's discretion.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act rhyming play, with incidental music and on-stage musicians.
SynopsisA tale from the Mahabharata, telling how Karna became such a mighty warrior, and the cruel twists of fate that lead to his death at the hands of his own brothers.
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