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Are You New Here? by S. J. Edwards Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 13. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. All roles can be male or female (names can be changed to suit the male/female balance of the cast.) The number of roles could be expanded by giving the children fewer lines each. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One act, humorous play suitable for 9-12 year olds. Two very simple sets - Schoolroom and Police Station with no specific requirements for either. |
Synopsis | Three aliens must complete a report on earth, so they infiltrate a school to avoid the local Alien Abduction unit of the police, but must also run the gauntlet of a by a power-crazed Deputy Head! |
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Bad Flatitude by S. J. Edwards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. Intended to be produced with one male actor playing four characters and one female actor doing the same. |
Run Time | Around 16 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short for teens with some dirty humour and a simple (living room) set. |
Synopsis | As another flatmate leaves in a dramatic fashion, the remaining group gloomily discuss the weirdos they’ve had to put up with and wonder who’ll be next. But they haven’t considered their landlord’s plans. |
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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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Fighting the Kaiser with Catapults by S. J. Edwards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 24 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act drama written for performance by older youth theatre students (16-19 year olds). Can be performed on minimal sets. |
Synopsis | A series of vignettes follows three different men, their relationships with the women in their lives and their involvement in the First World War. The scenes take place at various intervals between 1914 and 1916. |
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The Nativity Story by S. J. Edwards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 32. No chorus. There are multiple narrators, villagers, servants, shepherds, sheep and angels. Numbers can be expanded or contracted to suit the production. Characters include a number of talking animals. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | One carol is suggested in the Producer's copy of the script. Others might be added at the discretion of the production team. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | One act, humorous play suitable for 9-12 year olds. Simple set requirements. It's fun, but still contains all the relevant information and doesn't mock the subject of the story. |
Synopsis | The story of the birth of Jesus retold with a light touch of humour, retaining the original story intact. |
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The Pied Piper of Spamtin by S. J. Edwards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 25. Minimum total without doubling = 25. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 31 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Anarchic one-act play for children, based on the folk tale. Minimal set requirements. |
Synopsis | The town of Spamtin is being overrun by rats, but the treasury is empty. Can the mayor find a solution to the problem that doesn’t require payment up front? Or will Honest Joe use the vermin problem to become the new mayor? |
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A Right Royal Mess by S. J. Edwards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 19. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One act, humorous play suitable for 9-12 year olds. No set requirements. |
Synopsis | The King and Queen are trying to select a husband for their daughter unbeknownst to her. If only they wouldn't keep being interrupted by auditioning Wandering Minstrels, unhappy Jesters, angry chefs and a very mischievous wicked fairy. |
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Sherlock Penguin by S. J. Edwards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 15. Minimum total without doubling = 15. No chorus. Whilst many of the characters are nominally gendered, they are, when all's said and done, animals. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act comedy play for kids, full of silly and irreverent fun. |
Synopsis | Sherlock's a detective penguin but he's lacking in brainpower and clients. He's about to be evicted from his office when Moriarty, the celebrity wolverine, arrives to become his friend and he believes his problems are solved. Watson is not so sure, however... |
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