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Billy Goat Gruff - Play by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. The troll is nominally male. One male goat and two female goats. The narrators are elves.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleSimple play for young children. Basic stage set (a bridge!). Costumes, but no props.
SynopsisOverweight goats meet greedy troll. The troll's dinner menu changes when Billy Goat butts in.
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The Bird, the Mouse and the Sausage by Peter Nuttall
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute play for kids.
SynopsisA tale of domestic bliss upset - with a moral message about the dangers of fire.
One of Peter Nuttall's Grimm Tales (for Little Horrors)
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The Dancing Princesses by Peter Bond
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. The numbers are very flexible. There are three speaking princesses, but this could be reduced to 2. However, there is scope for a much larger number of (non-speaking) princesses and an equal number of dancing princes.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleVerse play, with some elements of panto, based on The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces or The Twelve Dancing Princesses (depending on which translation of the Brothers Grimm you prefer). Several locations, but no major set requirements.
SynopsisA King offers the usual rewards (marriageable daughter, bits of kingdom, that sort of thing) for anyone who can discover why each of his daughters ruin a pair of shoes every night. Enter a wounded soldier and a helpful old lady to solve the mystery.
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The Elf and the Shoemaker by Peter Nuttall
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute play for kids.
SynopsisA shoemaker and his wife are amazed to find that their work is being completed for them whilst they are asleep at night. An investigation follows!
One of Peter Nuttall's Grimm Tales (for Little Horrors)
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The Elves and the Shoemaker [Verse Play] by Peter Bond
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Characters include two elves.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort rhyming play. Single set (mainly a workbench).
SynopsisA Grimm Fairytale brought to the stage.
An honest cobbler is helped to make ends meet by a pair of hard-working elves.
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The Farmer and the Charuba Seeds by Geoff Bamber
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort contemporary fable for children. No set requirements. A few simple props. Designed to be played on its own or as part of a broader entertainment.
SynopsisA farmer tries to eke out a living from the land, whilst everyone around him believes that they know better.
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Gruff - The Musical by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. The troll is nominally male. One male goat and two female goats. The narrators are elves. (The elves could be played by two choruses - the mode of narration is song!)
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicSheet music for two songs (one reprised three times) are supplied with the Producer's copy of the script.
StyleVery short musical play for kids. Single set - a troll bridge.
SynopsisOverweight goats meet greedy troll. The troll's dinner menu changes when Billy Goat butts in.
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ExtrasThe 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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A History Lesson for Turkey Boy by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort play for young children - a simple history of the Thanksgiving festival. No set or props required.
SynopsisMr 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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If Music be the Food of Love by Ethan Smith
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Whilst all of the characters are written male, three could easily be played female (with minor name changes).
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute verse play for kids. Two scenes, but no set requirements.
SynopsisA greedy and selfish king is taught the value of life by his caring son and a local musician.
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The King's Spell by Sherrill S. Cannon & Kerry E. Gallagher
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 6. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 27. Chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicVariations on some well-known nursery songs are embedded in the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleClass-sized play for elementary schools, embedding mixed-up versions of well-known nursery songs.
SynopsisOld King Cole isn't so merry when his pipe, bowl and fiddlers don't turn up. In fact, he's so miffed that he puts a spell on all Mother Goose Land, mixing up all the characters and rhymes. Mother Goose goes to see if she can help untangle everyone.
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