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The Bigger Picture Author Starley Flynn

Roles 6 principals.

Run time Approximately 90 minutes.

Music Incidental music indicated throughout.

Style Comedy drama

Synopsis Jim and Rachel are a married couple who don't appear to be well matched and their relationship is strained, which is partly due to the fact that they have been unable to produce a child. But things are about to change when a heavily pregnant Cathy appears at their front door.

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A Dash Of Dickens Author Gerald P. Murphy

Roles Characters: 10 female, 17 male. Doubling up can easily be done with this play.

Run time Approximately 60 minutes.

Music None

Style Historical drama.

Synopsis A Dash of Dickens" includes ten brilliant scenes adapted from five novels by Charles Dickens - Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, and A Tale of Two Cities. Great show for the stage, classroom, or reader's theatre. You may choose to do the show as written, or pick and choose the most suitable scenes for your group. This is a wonderful introduction to the works of Dickens!

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Volunteers Author Hilary Mackelden

Roles There are ten speaking roles and one cameo role in this play. One major speaking role and the cameo must be played by men (could be the same actor) the five other major roles must be women, the four lesser roles could be either.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes.

Music None

Style Gentle comedy.

Synopsis Prue and Denny are elderly volunteers working in a charity shop. Unknown to them the CEO of the charity, John Turk, wants rid of them so he can cultivate a younger image. To this end, he brings in new volunteer, Leanne, a teenager doing Community Service. However, Leanne and Prue form a bond, and together with Denny and the shop’s manager, Brenda, they set out to thwart Turk and prove that elderly does not mean useless.

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Snow Queen Author Hilary Mackelden

Roles Although there are 48 speaking parts, many of these can be doubled up and the play can be done with twenty actors. The number of major roles are ten, six female, four male, although only Kay, Gerda, the Snow Queen and the Sun King are on stage a great deal.

Run time Approximately 100 minutes.

Music None, but there is scope to add songs and dances if so desired.

Style Adapted from original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Synopsis The Snow Queen longs to dance with the Sun King. She believes if she does so he will die and she will reign all year round. When she cruelly rejects Baron Storm, he gives her a mirror, which she breaks, unleashing upon herself a terrible curse. To rid herself of the curse, she must retrieve all pieces of the mirror, but they have gone over the world, into the eyes and hearts of men, making them see only ugliness. To retrieve the pieces and restore the mirror, she must bring the men to her palace and persuade them to dance with her, which turns them into ice statues. The last two pieces go into Kay. The Queen takes him but he refuses to dance with her. Kay’s girlfriend sets out to rescue him. Calling upon the Sun King for help, she goes on an epic journey, braving the dangers of Summer, Spring and Autumn as well as the Snow Queen’s minions. But time is running out. Can Gerda reach Kay before he succumbs and dances? Will the Sun King finally agree to dance with the Snow Queen, and if he does, what will happen?

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Pilgrim's Progress Author Hilary Mackelden

Roles The cast can be as big or as small as desired, as many parts can be doubled up. There are eleven main roles, although one of these is Apollyon, and only appears in one scene. these main roles four must be male, three must be female and four can be either.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes.

Music None

Style A modern adaptation of the classic novel by John Bunyan.

Synopsis Christian has dreams showing his city’s destruction and the death of everyone in it. He tries to warn his neighbours but the mock him so he sets out alone for the safety of the City of Gold. Shortly afterwards, Christian’s friend, Faithful, also sets off on the long and arduous journey. Both men will encounter dangers, death and distractions along the way, as they face the Slough of Despond and Vanity Fair, menacing volcanoes and fearsome lions, Beelzebub and her servants Rotten-Heart, No-Hope and Soul-Trapper, Demas’ mine and the Dungeons of Despair, plus the terrifying monster, Apollyon. Can the city be worth so much hardship?

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The Bigger Picture	Author	Starley Flynn
	Roles	6 principals.
	Run time	Approximately 90 minutes.
	Music	Incidental music indicated throughout.
	Style	Comedy drama
	Synopsis	Jim and Rachel are a married couple who don't appear to be well matched and their relationship is strained, which is partly due to the fact that they have been unable to produce a child. But things are about to change when a heavily pregnant Cathy appears at their front door.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


A Dash Of Dickens	Author	Gerald P. Murphy
	Roles	Characters: 10 female, 17 male. Doubling up can easily be done with this play.
	Run time	Approximately 60 minutes.
	Music	None
	Style	Historical drama.
	Synopsis	A Dash of Dickens" includes ten brilliant scenes adapted from five novels by Charles Dickens - Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, and A Tale of Two Cities. Great show for the stage, classroom, or reader's theatre. You may choose to do the show as written, or pick and choose the most suitable scenes for your group. This is a wonderful introduction to the works of Dickens!
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Volunteers	Author	Hilary Mackelden
	Roles	There are ten speaking roles and one cameo role in this play. One major speaking role and the cameo must be played by men (could be the same actor) the five other major roles must be women, the four lesser roles could be either.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes.
	Music	None
	Style	Gentle comedy.
	Synopsis	Prue and Denny are elderly volunteers working in a charity shop. Unknown to them the CEO of the charity, John Turk, wants rid of them so he can cultivate a younger image. To this end, he brings in new volunteer, Leanne, a teenager doing Community Service. However, Leanne and Prue form a bond, and together with Denny and the shop’s manager, Brenda, they set out to thwart Turk and prove that elderly does not mean useless.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Snow Queen	Author	Hilary Mackelden
	Roles	Although there are 48 speaking parts, many of these can be doubled up and the play can be done with twenty actors. The number of major roles are ten, six female, four male, although only Kay, Gerda, the Snow Queen and the Sun King are on stage a great deal.
	Run time	Approximately 100 minutes.
	Music	None, but there is scope to add songs and dances if so desired.
	Style	Adapted from original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
	Synopsis	The Snow Queen longs to dance with the Sun King. She believes if she does so he will die and she will reign all year round. When she cruelly rejects Baron Storm, he gives her a mirror, which she breaks, unleashing upon herself a terrible curse. To rid herself of the curse, she must retrieve all pieces of the mirror, but they have gone over the world, into the eyes and hearts of men, making them see only ugliness. To retrieve the pieces and restore the mirror, she must bring the men to her palace and persuade them to dance with her, which turns them into ice statues. The last two pieces go into Kay. The Queen takes him but he refuses to dance with her. Kay’s girlfriend sets out to rescue him. Calling upon the Sun King for help, she goes on an epic journey, braving the dangers of Summer, Spring and Autumn as well as the Snow Queen’s minions. But time is running out. Can Gerda reach Kay before he succumbs and dances? Will the Sun King finally agree to dance with the Snow Queen, and if he does, what will happen?
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Pilgrim's Progress	Author	Hilary Mackelden
	Roles	The cast can be as big or as small as desired, as many parts can be doubled up. There are eleven main roles, although one of these is Apollyon, and only appears in one scene. these main roles four must be male, three must be female and four can be either.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes.
	Music	None
	Style	A modern adaptation of the classic novel by John Bunyan.
	Synopsis	Christian has dreams showing his city’s destruction and the death of everyone in it. He tries to warn his neighbours but the mock him so he sets out alone for the safety of the City of Gold. Shortly afterwards, Christian’s friend, Faithful, also sets off on the long and arduous journey. Both men will encounter dangers, death and distractions along the way, as they face the Slough of Despond and Vanity Fair, menacing volcanoes and fearsome lions, Beelzebub and her servants Rotten-Heart, No-Hope and Soul-Trapper, Demas’ mine and the Dungeons of Despair, plus the terrifying monster, Apollyon. Can the city be worth so much hardship?
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Pantomimes and Musicals from Limelight Scripts Check out our theatre resources page for links to other sites and useful production information.

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