davidlovesy | TLC Creative https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk Creative writing services for plays, pantomimes and more Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:55:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 1001 Nights (and a matinee) https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/1001-nights-and-a-matinee/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/?p=339

1001 Nights (and a matinee)

performances to date

Running Time:

1hr 30 mins approximately

Cast:

Minimum of 6F, 3M, 4 Either plus chorus

Adapted from the play by David Lovesy and Sean McDermott.

Also featuring original lyrics and songs by Ann Skelly.

There’s trouble brewing in old Baghdad! Unless the Princess marries before her 21st Birthday, the evil Vizier will take control of the city!

Things look grim… but hang on! A posse of would-be heroes are here to save the day! The love sick Ali Barber (who pines for the Princess), his dim-witted brother Singbad the sailor and his fearsome mother, Dame Barber are ready to intervene and foil the villain’s fiendish plot.

They are helped along the way by their pal ‘Bob’ (a lad with a secret), a pantomime camel named Humpy and a lady Genie who has been stuck in a magic ruby for far too long!

Music, songs and laughter combine to produce entertainment for all the family!

Also available with this script as an optional extra: Rehearsal arrangements for the original songs from the show, available to purchase from Lazy Bee Scripts.

Apply for Performance Rights

Licensing: This script is published through Lazy Bee Scripts. To read the whole script online and to make an application to perform the show please visit Lazy Bee Scripts. Performance rights include a set a original songs written especially for this production.
‘1001 Arabian Nights’ went down well and appealed to a really wide ranging audience – from 6 year olds to 60 year olds! One of the things we like about your scripts is that they are family friendly – a key factor for us in a school with 50 plus nationalities and a number of different belief systems. We really strive to keep them clean, as it were, and yet still appeal to elementary, middle and high school children and their parents! Keep ’em coming!
International Community School, Ethiopia

What a wonderful script! The entire cast laughed their way through rehearsals. The parts are well balanced in terms of number of lines no one character has to carry the whole thing – which made it easier for both our more experienced cast and our first performers.. And it’s so great to be able to add and or alter bits.

One of the wittiest we’d ever read. It had a strong story line and a great resolution in Act2 sc5. The dialogue was easy to learn and the number of characters was just right for a small group such as ours. There was plenty of visual as well as verbal humour so there was something to be enjoyed by everyone from tiny tots to grannies and granddads. General concensus of the cast was that it was a pleasure to perform!

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A Recipe for Murder https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/a-recipe-for-murder/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:03:34 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/?p=553

A Recipe for Murder

Clint Plumb has gathered his loyal customers and a number of special guests to announce the exciting plans for a new extension to his venue incorporating a new restaurant and guest wing. But what he reveals is not quite what everyone expected and tempers fly! Sordid secrets, recriminations and blackmail finally end in a double murder!

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A Time for Farewells https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/a-time-for-farewells/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 22:01:12 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/?p=456

A Time for Farewells

As they dress for a social event that will mark the end of their married life together, Sarah and Alex review their relationship to find out what brought them to this point.

3m 1f
Running Time: 45 mins approx

Winner of the Author’s Award, RAFTA One-Act Play Festival 2003

Winner of Bronze Medal in the Drama Association of Wales One-Act Play Competition 2003

Highly Commended by the Sussex Playwright's Club

Winner All Wales YFC Drama Festival 2007

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Aladdin https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/aladdin/ Sun, 02 Aug 2015 14:54:45 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/?p=471

Aladdin

performances to date

Running Time:

1h 45m approximately (plus interval)

Cast:

Minimum 5m, 4f, 8 either plus chorus

Written in collaboration with John Dowell.

The wicked Abanazer is seeking the magic lamp that contains the all-powerful Genie, so that he can rule the world, and is just steps away from succeeding! Is all hope lost? No! Help is at hand!

A family posse of wannabe heroes are here to foil Abanazer’s evil scheme!

The innocent local lad, Aladdin, his brother, the cheeky Wishee Washee and their fearsome mother,washerwoman Widow Twankey are ready to intervene and save the day!

Throw in a magic carpet, a mystical Slave of the Ring, the Emperor of China, a beautiful princess and a couple of inept police officers and you have all the ingredients for a fantastic tale and great entertainment.

Packed with songs, slapstick, silliness, comedy, audience participation for the whole family and all the fairytale magic of traditional pantomime!

Also available with this script as an optional extra: Full backing track arrangements for all the suggested songs from the script from Sound Board, available to purchase from Lazy Bee Scripts.

Also available our short small cast version of Aladdin.

 

Apply for Performance Rights

Licensing: This script is published through Lazy Bee Scripts. To read the whole script online and to make an application to perform the show please visit Lazy Bee Scripts. Included with the script is a set of new lyrics to popular songs written especially for this production.
Thank you for your help with our production of ‘Aladdin’. It appears to have been a great success… We look forward to your next script as we are certainly interested…
Behind You Productions

Henley on Thames

‘Aladdin’ was a great success… we sold out for all our 5 performances and everyone loved it!
Bisley Amateur Theatrical Society

This was a great success for us. I had never directed a panto before, so the excellent structure and extensive notes were a blessing. We had a cast aged from 6 to 60+ and it worked really well. We staged it in a village hall with no space to spare and got an excellent result. I would certainly look to the TLC guys for future panto scripts.

It was a great script with lots of fun characters. All songs went down very well and the whole show was voted a huge success by performers and audience alike.We shall certainly return for another script…

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Anne Gets Cleaved: A Tudor Murder Mystery https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/anne-gets-cleaved-a-tudor-murder-mystery/ https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/anne-gets-cleaved-a-tudor-murder-mystery/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:25:32 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/?p=585

Anne Gets Cleaved: A Tudor Murder Mystery

The year is 1526 in the reign of King Henry VIII. The king is on tour, and his arrival at a manor house is eagerly anticipated.

A chance to meet the monarch means that there is a palpable sense of excitement, but the talk on everyone’s lips is of The Thrush, a deadly assassin whose recent murders have cast a long shadow. As the evening progresses and the King has not arrived, tempers fray, until one of the party falls victim to poison – and on the body is found the assassin’s trademark calling card!

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August 2015 https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/august-2015/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:33:48 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/february-2014-2/ We have begun rehearsals in earnest for MKTOC’s production of “Fawlty Towers”, where we perform “The Wedding Party”, “The Psychiatrist” and “The Kipper and the Corpse”.  Steve will be donning the moustache of Basil Fawlty once again (and that’s the only preparation he does – he’s already got all the other traits!). Don’t miss out on your tickets – book now!

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Award Certificates https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/award-certificates/ https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/award-certificates/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:59:36 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/spoof-adverts-2/

Award Certificates

A set of silly award certificates that you can present to your cast and crew: The DAFTA’s (Dramatic Awards for the Theatrically Afflicted).

  • Ideal for after-show parties! Collect nominations throughout your show run and present the awards (perhaps with suitable gifts) to the winners!
  • A set of 15 certificate designs ready to download as an editable Adobe Acrobat PDF file (printing as A4 portrait).
  • Each certificate can be edited to include the name of the recipient, the show name and the name of the group.
  • The set includes a master certificate which you can modify to create bespoke awards specific to your group (the award name is editable).
  • Full instructions on editing and printing included.
  • Full Colour.
  • US format versions available.

The 14 pre-defined awards include:

  • The Spam award – for the hammiest performance.
  • The ‘Cockney Dick Van Dyke’ award – for the dodgiest onstage accent.
  • The Big Part award – for an outstanding performance from a principal.
  • The Small Part award – for an outstanding performance from a non-principal.
  • The ‘Two Left Feet’ award – for dis-service to dance.
  • The Backstage award – for courage during a blackout or services rendered in the wings.
  • The Inanimate Object award – for the best contribution from a prop!
  • The ‘It’s All in the Expression’ award – for achievement by a non-speaking member of the company.
  • The ‘What Not to Wear’ award – for the most amusing costume.
  • The ‘Derring-Do’ award – for dynamic action, daredevil antics and un-choreographed movement.
  • The ‘Foot in Mouth’ award – for erroneously delivered on-stage dialogue.
  • The ‘Not Quite my Vision’ award – for the piece of set that deviated most from the Director’s request.
  • The ‘Purple Heart’ award – for injuries sustained.
  • The ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ award – for improvisation under pressure.

DAFTA Awards

Available to purchase and download from Lazy Bee Scripts

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Babes in the Wood https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/babes-in-the-wood/ https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/babes-in-the-wood/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:39:33 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/?p=744

Babes in the Wood

performances to date

Running Time:

2h approximately (plus interval)

Cast:

Minimum 6m, 4f, 6 either plus chorus

The tale of England’s popular hero in pantomime style with over 450 performances to date…

Boo the scheming Sir Silas Rottingham, Sheriff of Nottingham, and his henchmen as they plot diabolical deeds to steal the fortunes of the innocent babes, and cheer our dashing hero, Robin Hood and his Merry Men as they do their best to thwart the evil plans!

All is not well in Nottingham! The wicked Sheriff is growing rich on the many taxes that he is forcing the poor townsfolk to pay and he is just about to become even richer.

Pip and Penny, recently orphaned and heirs to vast fortunes have been entrusted into his care and he is hatching a horrible plan to make sure that he will inherit the cash and marry Maid Marion into the bargain.

All that stands in his way is the very brave and dashing Robin Hood and his Merry Men, the fearsome Nanny Coddle, brainless Dave Knave (the wannabe outlaw) and a rather overworked Fairy.

Will they succeed in thwarting the evil plot and beat the Sheriff and his villainous henchmen?

A script jam-packed with jokes, slapstick, gunge, loveable characters and all the magic of traditional pantomime with enough audience participation to leave you hoarse by the end of the show!

Also available with this script as an optional extra: Full backing track arrangements for all the suggested songs in the script from Sound-Board, available to purchase from Lazy Bee Scripts.

Apply for Performance Rights

Licensing: This script is published through Lazy Bee Scripts. To read the whole script online and to make an application to perform the show please visit Lazy Bee Scripts. Included with the script is a set of new lyrics to popular songs written especially for this production.
We thoroughly enjoyed performing ‘Babes in the Wood’, to our first sell out audience. It didn’t take much to update the topical references for an Australian audience, and both adults and kids alike were in stitches laughing at the humour. We performed with an all youth cast, so it is still possible to bring out the comedy of a pantomime with teenagers. We are greatly looking forward to doing our next show, also by TLC.

BATS, Australia

Thank you so much for ‘Babes in the Wood’. We all had a great time and our audiences thoroughly enjoyed the performances.

Wensleydale Troupers

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Cafe Press Merch! https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/cafe-press/ https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/cafe-press/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2020 15:45:33 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/award-certificates-copy/

Cafe Press Merch!

You can order some of our designs printed on a range of merchandise at the Cafe Press online store

Available to purchase from the Cafe Press Store...

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Daft Calendars https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/daft-calendars/ https://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/daft-calendars/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:59:36 +0000 http://www.tlc-creative.co.uk/kids-fun-pack-2/

Daft Calendars

Over the years we have designed and printed a number of silly desktop calendars.

Samples of each from previous years are available on request.

Professionally designed and printed, with an RRP of around £5.00, each calendar comprises 12 monthly pages, a cover page and a backing page and is supplied in CD-sized acrylic holder.

An ideal first night / show gift, prize giveaway, or present for theatre lovers.

We can design and supply bespoke designs personalised to your group or company. For further details please email David.

The Products:

Panto Advert Calendar: ‘The Yellow stages’ – a set of adverts for fictional fairyland and pantomime products and services – a must for any panto enthusiast. Everything from ‘Panto Direct’ (injury claim specialists) to ‘Three Pigs Construction’!

The Hound of Music Calendar: Ever wondered what the world of west end musicals would look like if animals wrote and starred in the shows? ‘The Hound of Music’ takes a light hearted look at stage musicals using puns, and spoofs of popular musical posters and images. In fact we enjoy the idea of these so much we have since developed more of these including promo videos and parody songs… read more here.

Theatrical Americana Calendar: A set of black and white photographs, each with a theatrically themed silly caption featuring designs from our Greeting Card range.

Ducks in Trucks: Finally the exciting world of heavy goods and haulage and the aquatic fowl that drive them! Like ducks? Like trucks? Then this desktop calendar is just what you need! Twelve images to see you through your trucking year! Click here to visit our dedicated Ducks in Trucks website!

Panto Advert Calendar

Theatrical Americana Calendar

Hound of Music Calendar

Ducks in Trucks Calendar

Request a Special order or bespoke design

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