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The Last Time I saw Paris – Three act comedy plays

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THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS – THREE ACT COMEDY PLAYS

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The Last Time I saw Paris – the alternative history – How the horse of Troy thing really went down! Complete with Greek Gods that are actually Scottish, and many, many puns, this teen parody on the Trojan wars in the style of the ‘Carry On films’ will have the cast giggling away , and the audience too. Featuring: Helen of Sparta, Paris, Hector, Achilles and a host of other mythical characters and complete with two songs and incidental music. It is a great play for a large cast, such as a secondary or high school or community theatre group.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, IN, USA – 2023

 

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Author: Keith Passmore

Genre: Historical parody

Type: Three act comedy play

Number of actors: Forty seven parts but may be doubled up

Ages of the actors: Teen to adult

Suitable for: Teens to adults

Length: 2-2.5 hours

Set: Various – various palaces, a wedding reception, palace grounds

Level of Difficulty: 8/10 crowd control

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Enter Love – Modern Musicals

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ENTER LOVE – MODERN MUSICALS

Enter Love is a musical about the nature and vicissitudes of romantic relationships in the first decade of the 21st century. It is set in an international airport, located in a large city somewhere in the mid-west. The production consists of a series of encounters—with dialogue and music—that take place between an assortment of couples and individuals at various locations—arrival and departure concourses, waiting lounges, baggage check, a coffee shop, restaurant, observation deck, and the central location, a bar—in the airport.

During the course of the production the audience witnesses various manifestations and stages of romantic relationships as the characters pass through on their way from one flight to another, and many times from one delayed, canceled, or redirected journey to another, or the continuation of a relationship full of, as pilots like to say, “Chop.”.

“Enter love”….was first on stage at Civic Theatre in Lafayette, IN and then at the Quest Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. This show started out as  cabaret production at the Cabaret in Indianapolis, IN and it grew into a more complete musical of vignettes set in an airport which provided opportunity for couples and strangers to interact.  

The author will allow workshopping but not a complete rewrite of the script.

Author: Lynn Lupold

Genre: Musical

Type: Two act plays

Length: 90 minutes

Number of actors: Thirteen, 13 7F 6M

Ages of the actors: 20’s- 50’s adult

Suitable for: All ages

Set: A basic set for the production would require some background scrims or screens which could also be used as projection screens for visual backgrounds that could be easily and quickly modified during the production to suggest the different venues within the airport; the staging should include at least two or three set levels, and appropriate and sufficient lighting to transform the stage and set into the various spaces.

Level of difficulty: 7/10 – weaving romantic intrigue and interspersing with comic performances

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The Wizard of Odd – pantomime wizard of Oz
Santa’s Holiday – South African Christmas Play
Shriek – Panto for teens up

 

Children's, Comedies, Musicals, Pantomimes or Fairytales, Plays in 2 acts

The Wizard of Odd – Pantomime Wizard of Oz

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THE WIZARD OF ODD – PANTOMIME WIZARD OF OZ

A modern day Dorothy living in London is transported to the land of Odd, where she meets the fabulous dame of the North and has to defeat the wicked witch of the west with the help of the brainless Scarecrow, Tin Man who lost his heart to the wicked witch, and  the Lion who has lost his Mojo. This is to prevent the catastrophic events that the wicked witch has planned in which she will take over the rule of Odd, and do away with the Wiz, all with the help of the ruby slippers.  A fun filled musical version of the traditional movie, complete with Broadway Musical numbers that will get the cast and audience tapping their feet.

Production History

St. Dallan’s Primary School, Northern Ireland, 2016
Franklin Players – Roosevelt Park, South Africa, 2016
Berwick Amateur Theatre Society, Australia – 2016
Acting UP/Unexpected Places, United Kingdom – 2016
Spag Bol Productions – Ferny grove Primary, Australia – 2017
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom – 2017
Creative Projects plus, Tasmania, Australia – 2017
The Matt Dann Theatre and Cinema , WA – Australia – 2019
Sprowston Parish Players Committee, Norfolk, UK – 2020

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Author: Claire Linda Demmer

Type:  Two-act full length musical play

Genre: Musical, Pantomime Wizard of Oz

Length: 90 minutes

Cast: 15-22 speaking characters with chorus, but many smaller parts may be doubled.

Ages of the actors ; Child to adult any age

Suitable for: All ages, family show

Set: There are three scenes – the house where Dorothy lives, the land of Odd and   Emerald city.  Sets can be constructed inexpensively using screens on wheels and backdrops to allow ease of set changes.

Level of difficulty:  7/10 – characterization.

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Santa’s Holiday – a South African Christmas Play
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Children's, Comedies, Musicals, Pantomimes or Fairytales, Plays in 2 acts

Santa’s Holiday – South African Christmas play

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SANTA’S HOLIDAY – A SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTMAS PLAY

In this South African Christmas Play, Santa is forced to take a holiday in October by his doctor, who says the stress of being Santa is putting him at risk for a heart attack.  Santa and his wife decide to go to camping in South Africa for their holiday and drink some wine and have fun in the sun.

Unfortunately, Santa is kidnapped and held for ransom by the Tokoloshe, who keeps him in his shack until he gets the ransom. Mrs Claus cannot afford the ransom, and appeals to the embassy of the North Pole to pay it, but it isn’t their policy to pay ransoms or negotiate with kidnappers!

Time passes and Christmas eve approaches. At the North pole,  the elves and other fairytale characters are in a flat panic. In desperation they appeal to Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet to deliver the presents. Unfortunately they don’t drive and will have to deliver the presents on foot…

Author: Pillar Pringiers-Spinnox

Genre: Christmas play – full length play

Type: Two act play

Suitable for : All ages

Number of actors: Thirty two  32 – ideal for a school production

Ages of the characters/actors: Young to old but can be played by any age with makeup

Level of difficulty:  7/10 –  quite wordy

Set:  There are a number of different scenes but most can be accomplished with two simple backdrops – one for the South African scenes and the other for the North pole scenes and the odd furnishings to represent their current location.

Note: Some pop songs are incorporated in the script. The license to perform these songs may need to be acquired separately. Otherwise they can be substituted at the director’s discretion.

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After Ever After – a fairytale musical for schools

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AFTER EVER AFTER – A FAIRYTALE MUSICAL FOR SCHOOLS

After Ever After is a full length fairytale musical play that would be suitable for middle school or older primary school pupils. It has a large cast based on popular characters from literature. In  ‘After Ever After,’ the ‘baddies’ have been send to Dungeon,’ the rehabilitation centre for ‘the baddies, ‘ and the ‘goodies’ are living out their happy lives in Camelot. Unfortunately things are not going as smoothly as they could hope –  the baddies are plotting their revenge and escape from rehab, aided by the evil Claude Frollo, who runs the rehabilitation centre. They plan to attack the ‘goodies’ and take over Camelot. Who will win this final battle between good and evil?

“Carnivals of the Heart,” a young amateur theatre group based in Somerset-West,  performed AEA in December 2011. The play contains songs from popular music and popular animated movies.The musical rights for these songs would have to be purchased from the relevant local musical licensing authority or the songs substituted.  The authors will allow workshopping of the play with their permission, but the title is not to be changed.

FURTHER PRODUCTION HISTORY

Monkayo College of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Compostela Valley, Philippines – 2017
Alternative School in Keaau, Hawaii – 2018
Kambala, Sydney, Australia – 2022

Read more about Pilar Pringiers-Spinnox and C.J. Opperman

Authors: Pilar Pringiers-Spinnox and C.J. Opperman

Genre:  Fairytale Musical for schools in two acts

Type: Two act fairytale musical for schools

Length:  1-1.5 hours

Suitable for: All ages

Number of actors: 40, Forty

Ages of actors:  10 and up

Set: On one side of the stage is ‘the Dungeon’ and on the other side is ‘The village,’ and in between is the forest. Pinocchio’s bedroom is set up at the side. A table with 2 chairs is set up at the other side with the Dete and Huntsman, writing the story.

 

Level of Difficulty:  7/10 crowd control and placing the characters on the stage

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Dramas, Musicals, Plays in 2 acts

Twenty First Century Stomp – a rap drama in two acts

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TWENTY FIRST CENTURY STOMP – A RAP DRAMA IN 2 ACTS

A rap drama in two acts, based on the lives of two couples whose lives have been affected by the crash in the economy taking place all over the world and continuing into the present day. These people, David, Joan, Harry and Sara all had good jobs and great lives and lost them suddenly one day when the economy crashed.
Forced to look at their harsh situations, they draw on the memories and the experiences of their lives and those of their families and friends past and present in order to be able to take ‘the next step’ in life, whatever the consequences.

This play is ideal for an arts festival, especially the fringe section of an arts festival as it requires a minimal set and can thus be put on anywhere. It’s message will hold true for many communities who have been hit by the crash in the world’s economy.

This is the second play we are publishing by Jack Moskovitz.Read about Jack in our about the authors section. Read The Devil Dances, a sexual drama in one act.

Author: Jack Moskovitz

Genre: Drama in rap, musical

Type: Two act play

Actors:  3 M,  2 F

Ages of actors:  Adult

Suitable for: All ages

Set: Minimal – table and chairs – easy and inexpensive

Level of Difficulty:  8/10 Holding the focus and attention of the audience

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Biography, Dramas, Musicals, One act plays

And All His Songs Were Sad – play about Sean McCarthy

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AND ALL HIS SONGS WERE SAD – PLAY ABOUT SEAN MCCARTHY

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“AND ALL HIS SONGS WERE SAD” follows the life and works of Irish songwriter Sean McCarthy. It is a drama following the life of this talented musician, who was inspired by the everyday people and events around him, and from these everyday people, created songs of beauty that will be sung for many years to come in this play about Sean McCarthy.

This play was staged by the Pantagleize Theatre Group in Fort Worth, Texas in October 2010  and by the Superior Theatre Company, Douglas, Wisconsin in June 2011.

Author: Mattie Lennon

Characters:  4M, 2F (same characters, different ages)

Genre: Drama, Musical, play about  Sean McCarthy

Type: Full length Musical Stage Play

Length: 1-1.5 hours

Suitable for: All Ages

Ages of Actors: 1F young adolescent, 2M mid adolescent, rest adult

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Lies you can’t make up – play about JFK, his life, loves and death
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Children's, Comedies, Musicals, Pantomimes or Fairytales, Plays in 2 acts, Teens

Sleeping Beauty the Pantomime

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Sleeping Beauty the pantomine – A Tongue in Cheek Modern Day Pantomime

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It’s a modern day Sleeping Beauty, complete with an IT nerd, a heroine who is a member of Greenpeace and a deliciously wicked Augusta Stern, fired from Castletech, who plans to poison the lovely Aurora on her sixteenth birthday. There is, of course, a Dame, who writes the gossip, a tongue in cheek script and well known fun songs from all eras,  for all to enjoy. A typical traditional pantomime format and lots of fun for the whole family. Enjoy Sleeping Beauty the pantomime.

Performance History:

The Franklin Players, Roosevelt Park – 2011
Ladysmith High School, South Africa – 2016
Westville Senior primary School, Durban, South Africa – 2018
Berrigan Amateur Dramatic Society, NSW, Australia – 2019

 

Author: Claire Linda Demmer, Dylan Moss, Chris Esterhuyse

Characters: 2M (as female), 1F (as male), 3M, 5F, 1N

Level of Difficulty: Script 6/10, Chosen Songs 8/10

Length: 1.5 hours

Suitable for: All Ages

Ages of Actors: 16 to 60 years old

Genre: Pantomime – musical, comedy

Please note: The songs written in the script are adapted from popular music of the last 70 years. Royalties payed for this play do not include the songs – they are merely suggestions and other songs may be substituted.

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SHRIEK! – the Fairytale – pantomime scripts

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SHRIEK , THE FAIRYTALE – PANTOMIME SCRIPTS

Once upon a time in a land far, far away there lived a beautiful Princess. The time: Today. Unbeknownst to her (but beknownst to us), a wicked witch with a beast of a sidekick plans to take over the Kingdom at the Royal Ball held in the Princess’s honor to celebrate her sixteenth birthday. Unbeknownst to the wicked witch (but beknownst to us, of course), THE wickeder witchplans to also take over the magical kingdom at the Royal Ball, using only a magic mirror and a bottle of tomato sauce (ketchup.)

Performance History:

2009 – The Franklin Players, Roosevelt Park
Cornwall, UK – 2015
Abbotts College, Northcliff, South Africa – 2017
John Paul I High School, QC, Canada
Moreton Bay Theatre Company, ACT, Australia – 2021
Royal West Academy, Quebec, Canada – 2022

 

Author: Claire Linda Demmer

Cast: 10 F 11 M

Genre: Musical+Comedy+ Fairytale+ Pantomime, pantomime scripts

Ages of Performers: 14 years and up

Suitable for: Children from aged 2 to 92. Will appeal to all age groups.

Length of Play: 90 minutes

Level of Difficulty: 7/10 (Crowd Control)

Please note: The songs written in the script are taken from popular music of the last 30 years. Royalties payed for this play do not include the songs – they are merely suggestions and other songs may be substituted. Royalties for each song will have to be paid to the music publishers.

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Like this play?  Other plays for the holidays and panto’s

Trolls Stole the North Pole – musical Christmas play
Sleeping Beauty – modern day Pantomime
Aladdin, comedy script

 

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