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Alice in Wonderland by Richard Coleman
Best Seller  Production by Dingwall Academy Drama Society won the Best Stage Presentation trophy in the Highland Division of the SCDA festival 2015
RolesMinimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 21. Chorus. Besides the various principals, there are unspecified numbers of (animal) jurors and (up to) a whole set of chess pieces.
Run TimeAround 30 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleRhyming fantasia on a theme of Carroll.
A whirlwind tour of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass told as a verse play.
SynopsisDreaming on a river bank, Alice sees a White Rabbit who is late for an appointment. She follows him down a rabbit hole where a Hatter, a rather decisive Queen, a thieving Knave, a couple of Kings and a host of others await.
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Camelot - The Knights of the Square Table by Richard Coleman
Performance by Hyde Little Theatre won the Greater Manchester Youth One Act Festival, 2014
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 19. No chorus. Characters include various knights (one of whom is definitely female, and others who could well be) and a dragon.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comic compilation of Camelot characters in a rhyming romp round the realm.
SynopsisCamelot is under attack from the Black Knight - not only that, there's the dietary requirements of a dragon to take into consideration.
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A Chaotic Christmas Carol by Richard Coleman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 23. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 27 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleOne-act verse play, rearranging Dickens.
Synopsis'A Christmas Carol' is given a huge twist to show Scrooge as a determined do-gooder, despite the machinations of wicked embezzler Bob Cratchit and the forlorn ghost of grasping Jacob Marley, plus assorted spirits.
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Cinderella's Beanstalk by Richard Coleman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 24 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort rhyming pantomime mixing folk tales.
SynopsisA wonderful rhyming collision of Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella, with an unexpected but happy ending for everyone except the no-so Charming Prince.
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ExtrasThe following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** Pantomime Fun-Packs - jokes and games for children, to supplement the programme for your show
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Cinderella's Grumpy Turkey by Richard Coleman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 21. Minimum total without doubling = 26. Chorus. Variable chorus size at Producer's discretion (non-speaking roles).
Run TimeAround 41 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one act rhyming panto-style play.
SynopsisWesley, a particularly Grumpy Turkey, is dispatched to Cinderella to be fattened for Christmas dinner, but Wesley is clearly not happy to be the dinner! Captain Hook, Piratical guests, and even Abanaza too, are invited to the Palace for Christmas, but the sisters - being far from elegant, are not to be suited. However, it turns out lucky for Wesley that the Genie can concoct a better recipe for success.
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The Journey of the Magi [Verse] by Richard Coleman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 19. Minimum total without doubling = 21. No chorus. There are options to double some parts, to split the narrator's role amongst multiple players and to add a non-speaking chorus.
The characters include a camel.
Run TimeAround 25 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleRhyming nativity play (from the perspective of the Magi). Lightly humorous take. No set requirements, simple props (give or take the camel).
SynopsisThe story of the Three Kings told as a rhyming Chrismas story.
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A Journey to Oz by Richard Coleman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 19. Chorus. Lots of scope for choruses of munchkins, wolves, crows and bees!
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleRhyming (non-musical) version of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. Multiple locations, but can be staged as simply as necessary!
SynopsisA tornado plucks Dorothy Gale from Kansas and drops her and, more significantly (from the perspective of a tendancy to squish), her house, on top of a despised witch. Two quests follow (as do a scarecrow, a tin man and a lion), before she is able to return home.
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Merry Christmas Mr Toad by Richard Coleman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 16. Minimum total without doubling = 22. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 39 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA one-act rhyming comedy for performance by children, with a range of simple settings.
SynopsisMr Toad wants to mend his ways and provide the River Bankers with a good Christmas. But the Chief Weasel has other ideas, and when Mr Toad buys a rocket-powered sleigh off him, mayhem ensues
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Rhyming Nativity by Richard Coleman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 30. No chorus. The character numbers are flexible - many have only a single line, so doubling is easy. Equally, the narration could be split and additional non-speaking parts can be added.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleSimple nativity play told in rhyme. No specific requirements for set or props.
SynopsisSee the Gospels according to St. Luke and St. Matthew (chapter 2 in each case). Taxation, Bethlehem overcrowded, no room at the inn, baby laid in a manger, shepherds in the fields, wise men bringing gifts. All of that - and a stable of talking animals.
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Rhyming Treasure Island by Richard Coleman
RolesMinimum Male roles = 8. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. Chorus. More major female roles than the original tale. (It should be noted that female pirates were not unknown!) There is a chorus of three pirates which could be expanded to as many pirates are aboard your ship.
Run TimeAround 35 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleRhyming comedy (with some of the characteristics of a British panto).
SynopsisRobert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of buried treasure adapted for the stage as a verse play.
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