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| The Little Red Hen by Gerald P. Murphy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. A narrator, a bunch of barnyard fowl and a fox! Whilst there isn't a chorus specified, it would be easy to increase the flock! |
| Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Producer's copy of the script includes piano/vocal scores for seven simple songs (including reprises). |
| Style | A simple musical for young children, based on a familiar story! |
| Synopsis | It's pizza time in the barnyard, and as usual Peggy Pullet is doing all the work. The rest of the fowl are happy to let her - until they get a harsh lesson in the shape of a wily fox. |
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| Extras | The 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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| The Magic Tree [Children's Play] by Michal Y Noah |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 12. Chorus. The characters are trees, birds, animals and a fairy. Whilst some of these have a specific gender, this is only for the sake of pronouns and can be ignored for casting! Flexible numbers through a (speaking) chorus of birds and non-speaking animals. |
| Run Time | Around 14 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Rhyming play based on the author's best-selling children's book. Either for performance by a company of young kids or performed by an older group to an audience of young children. |
| Synopsis | On the surface, The Magic Tree is a heart-warming story - the life of a young tree - turned into a simple fun play for young children. Beneath the surface, it encourages children to trust in themselves and their own abilities. The play demonstrates the power of positive affirmation and self-belief. |
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Noah's Ark by Bill Siviter
Best Seller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 6. Chorus. Non-speaking parts include 'all the creatures of the earth'! |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Verse play, mainly told by narrators (with plenty of scope for a large cast to mime the actions) |
| Synopsis | See the book of Genesis, chapters 6 to 9! |
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| The Perfect Princess and the Wonky Wizard by Jonathan Edgington |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. One of the characters is a unicorn. For the purpose of counting roles, we have assumed this requires one actor, but of course it might be played as a full skin costume, like a pantomime horse. (The narrator might double as the unicorn.) |
| Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | An optional song is suggested in the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Short fairytale for children's theatre, with an original story. |
| Synopsis | Wilhelmina the Wicked Witch is holding Spoony the Uni, a unicorn, prisoner in an enchanted forest - which is no longer enchanted due to Walter the Wonky Wizard casting the wrong spell! Two owls, Joey and Snowy, and a young crow, Pickles, team up with Princess Arabella on her quest to rescue Spoony. |
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| Pond Life by Nettie Baskcomb Brown |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 36 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Two well-known songs are suggested for inclusion, with alternative lyrics provided for one of them. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Quirky one-act comedy for young actors, with songs and potential to use puppets. |
| Synopsis | Over one summer a newly planted pond becomes inhabited by a variety of amphibians and plants, but this delicately balanced ecosystem is threatened by an influx of new creatures. Will the ‘Newpond’ residents fight to retain their quiet way of life or is there another way to deal with this crisis? |
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| A Quest for a Nest by Michal Y Noah |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. As written, there are six characters. However, the narrator's role would be easy to divide amongst a larger number. It would also be easy to add choruses - particularly of ants and rabbits - to join in with the songs. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Sheet music for 3 original songs is supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script. (The short theme song, 'Little by Little' is sung 6 times through the show.) |
| Style | Short verse play for young children, interspersed with simple songs. (Can be staged very simply or more elaborately for those so inclined.) |
| Synopsis | Melody, a little bird, demonstrates the magical power of persistence through her efforts to build a nest. |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A CD with backing tracks plus vocal demos for the songs from A Quest for a Nest by Michal Y Noah. (Both backing and vocal tracks include all the reprises of 'Little by Little'.)
** A set of MP3s with backing tracks plus vocal demos for the songs from A Quest for a Nest by Michal Y Noah. (One instance of each distinct track, so the reprises of 'Little by Little' need to be achieved by replaying the track.)
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| Rhyming Nativity by Richard Coleman |
| Roles | Minimum 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 Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Simple nativity play told in rhyme. No specific requirements for set or props. |
| Synopsis | See 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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| Samson & Delilah (Verse) by Bill Siviter |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. The number of characters is very vague! |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A narration in verse of the story of Samson. It is assumed the verses will be read or recited by one or more narrators, whilst the action is mimed. |
| Synopsis | See the book of Judges, chapters 13 to 16. |
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| The Shy Prince and the Dragon by Jonathan Edgington |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short play for young children. Two locations, but minimal sets. |
| Synopsis | Two knights, a pirate, a cowboy (or a cowgirl) and Superboy (or Supergirl) all fail to rescue a princess from a dragon. Will a shy, insecure, young prince succeed where the others have failed? |
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Sleeping Beauty [Version 9] by tlc Creative
Best Seller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 19. Chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 86 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | Recrafted lyrics for seven well-known songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | Two-act pantomime based on the traditional story, full of physical and verbal humour. |
| Synopsis | A magical tale of Fairies, true love, curses and spinning wheels! The Princess Rose is about to celebrate her eighteenth birthday and the end of a long-standing curse put on her by the evil fairy Malicia. The future looks bright but the wicked fairy is not to be thwarted! Can Rose’s friends Nurse Nelly Nutmeg and court jester Jingling Jerry save her? Will she find true love with the dashing Prince Rhod? Can the good but somewhat scatter-brained fairy Forget-Me-Not remember how to aid the goodies? A traditional family pantomime packed with jokes, silliness and oodles of audience participation! |
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| Extras | The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
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