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Accidents Will Happen by Cheryl Barrett
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. Chorus. Non-speaking chorus of medical students.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy sketch set on a hospital ward.
SynopsisJim goes to visit his friend Andy in hospital. The Doctor's bedside manner (or lack of it) rankles with Andy, who in turn tries the doctor's patience.
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Aladdin [10 Minute Version] by Jonathan Edgington
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicAltered lyrics to one well-known song, and a suggestion for a second song, are included in the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleA short pantomine script with two simply staged sets (launderette/palace).
SynopsisA short, pacy version of the classic Aladdin story with lots of new material and jokes.
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The Alf Factor by David Dean
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. 3 characters are gender non-specific.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short sketch combining a Viking era setting with a satire on reality TV.
SynopsisAlfred is trying to rally the Saxons to move against the Vikings. Unfortunately for him, they’ve heard a story about the cakes, and they’re not impressed.
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Alice In Wonderland [10 Minute Version] by Jonathan Edgington
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 13 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicThe producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for 2 songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleShort prose panto based on the Lewis Carroll story. 4 different settings, all achieved with simple furniture.
SynopsisAlice is bored one day when she encounters the White Rabbit and pursues him into Wonderland. Here she meets a variety of fantastic creatures and confronts the Queen of Hearts.
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The Breakfast Police by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Two parents, an 11-year-old (written male) and two members of the police force.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort comedy sketch. In theory, a domestic set - in practice, a table and chairs.
SynopsisIgnoring the wishes of his parents, Toby has chosen not to eat breakfast today - an illegal action which must be dealt with by the Breakfast Police.
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Captain Crimson by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. This is another script in which wooden acting might be an advantage.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleParody sketch. (If you don't understand what is being parodied, then it clearly isn't for you!)
SynopsisIt's another tough day at crime-fighting organisation PRISM's HQ. Someone has been paralysing the agents of Prism one limb at a time! Could it be the Mysteroffs? And why is Captain Crimson holding those shears?
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The Cat Club by Dominique Vaughan
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. All the characters are cats (anthropomorphised and inhabiting a very human environment).
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen minute play - a comedy and character piece with a single bar-room set.
SynopsisA group of cats meet up at their regular haunt to share some sad news about one of their number. They remember her fondly (in the main) and decide how they will go on.
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A Christmas Carol - The Real Story by Colin Calvert
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Two characters required for performance as a simple duologue, a further 7 (nominally 5F, 2M) required if the action is staged.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleEssentially a duologue which could either be done without additional actors, (as an after-dinner piece) or be staged as a narrated mime. Minimal staging requirements. Makes no attempt to be 'politically correct'!
SynopsisTwo narrators tell the story of a modern day Scrooge who's having the wool pulled over his eyes by dishonest Bob Cratchit and his gang of cronies.
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The Coffee Shop by Ray Lawrence
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Whilst the script specifies three characters, two of them are played in different eras, so could be done by different actors.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort comedy sketch. Set in a coffee shop, but without need for any particular set.
Also available as part of the Diamond Jubilee 2012 collection.
SynopsisA coffee shop customer has another encounter with the tyranny of choice!
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The Commandments by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA very black comedy, satirising the world of work and petty rules.
SynopsisFour guards on their coffee break debate what rules should govern their lives - before their supervisor returns...
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