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Late Mrs Early
a Comedy
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1975
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Terry Early's announcement that he and Susan Rickworth intend to marry rouses the fury of the formidable Alice, Terry's mother, on account of a previous relationship between her and Reuben Rickworth, Susan's father. Sam Early is caught in th middle of this and his peace of mind - as that of his crony Joe - is shattered. Alice's sudden demise, following her handling of a faulty electric kettle lent her by the inquisitive neighbour, Mabel, promises a peaceful solution. But Alice as a vengeful ghost is even more formidable than as a live wife and mother.-4 women, 4 men
Slaughterhouse
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1991
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
In Usher, his great country house, aging horror star Romney Marsh gathers a group to read a new play. When the last guest arrives, Romney unleashes the guard dogs and, with a moat full of piranha, he has his visitors trapped. Someone has been sending him newspaper clippings about the suicide thirty years ago of Mabel Monk, an actress and Romney's lover. He intends to find out who is responsible, but first one of his quests is found with her throat cut...6 women, 4 men
Tiptoe Through the Tombstones
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
329 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Comedy Thriller
Norman Robbins
Characters: 4 males, 6 females
Scenery: Interior
Months have passed since the ghastly events in Monument House occurred that are related in A Tomb with a View. Mortimer Crayle, the crusty lawyer, and his secretary have gathered the remaining members of the Tomb family at the house, ostensibly to inform this off beat bunch about their inheritance. In reality, Crayle has designs on the estate that necessitate eliminating all Tombs. Fog descends on the gloomy mansion. In the cobwebby corridors things and people are seldom what they seem. Poison is in every decanter and there are mysterious disappearances. Hosts and guests join the rising pile of bodies in the cellar. Previous acquaintance with the Tombs is not required to enjoy this glorious spoof.
Sing a Song of Sixpence
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1987
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
The play is a pantomine on conventional lines with a dame, wicked witch, good fairy, haunted bedroom, and knock about scenes, contemporary songs to choice, references to local names, etc., but based on the less usual story of the four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the King's magic crown is stolen, his kingdom is reduced to destitution, and it looks as if evil has conquered good. But handsome Prince Valentine is finally triumphant. Easily staged settings are alternated with front cloth scenes, may be as elaborate or as simple.Large flexible cast
Hickory Dickory Dock
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1979
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Penniless Dame Foxtrot doesn't know her old Grandfather Clock is a magical possession. Years ago the Fairy Queen locked into it the wicked Black Imp who menaced Fairyland. If the clock ever struck One the Imp would be freed, to the Queen took away the key. But the wicked Wizard steals the key, frees the Imp, and seeks to destroy Fairyland by using him to get the magic Jewel of Miracles.Large flexible cast
Tom, the Piper's Son
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1984
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
The audience are taken back to Nursery-rhyme land for this lively pantomime of adventure, comedy and magic with all the traditional favourites: the good fairy, Georgie Porgie, Old King Cole, and his scatty Queen Mattiwilda, Dame Sprightly and her son Tom, who rescues the Princess from the naughty Knave of Hearts and his not-so-naughty villains Buckett and Spade.-Large flexible cast
Wonderful Story of Mother Goose
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1986
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Combines the traditional tale of Mother Goose with spirited songs and dances (to be chosen by the director). Plenty of opportunity for audience participation, led by irascible Billy, Mother Goose's son. Fun packed action centers on the wicked squire's bailiffs and Priscilla, the Magical Goose, instantly endears herself to all. And Fairy Harmony succeeds in helping good overcome evil and happiness prevails once more.-3 women, 1 man, 7 women or men
Pantomime
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1987
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Dick Whittington
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as required. The choice of music is left to the director.Large flexible cast
Pantomine
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1991
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
This is an adaptation of one of the most exciting Arabian Night stories of all time. The staging can be simple or elaborate and casting flexible - only a few thieves on stage at any one time. The plot is full of suspense and excitement, though the blood-thirstiness of the original story has been toned down. Full of humour and song, with the villians getting their comeuppance.2 women, 4 men, 7 women or men
Play
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1992
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as required. The choice of music is left to the director.
Play
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1992
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as required. The choice of music is left to the director.Large flexible cast
Babes in the Wood
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1994
216 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as required. The choice of music is left to the director.Large flexible cast
Snow White
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1996
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as required. The choice of music is left to the director.
Red Riding Hood
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1999
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Norman Robbins pantomime tells the traditional story in which his own wacky style combines with the traditional elements to provide a script that is hilarious and imaginative, with plenty of opportunities for cast and technical crews to show their mettle. The production can be as elaborate or as simple as facilities permit and directors are free to make their own choice of songs and music.Large flexible cast
And Evermore Shall be So
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
This is a murder mystery with more than a touch of humour from the author of "Prescription for Murder" and "At the Sign of 'The Crippled Harlequin'". Taking its title from the traditional song "Green Grow the Rushes O" the play explores the events surrounding a murder which took place four years previously and how strangely the song lyrics seem to fit so well with the circumstances. The action focuses on the repercussions that can be felt where there is 'something wrong with the village ...a sense of evil about it...' An author, cousin of the Vicar's wife, arrives, having been encouraged to write a book about the murder. Old tensions and suspicions are brought to the surface as not everyone is in favour of raking up the past. Offering ten good acting roles, the story twists and turns, leaving your audience guessing until the very last speech of the play.
Borzoletti Monstrance
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
When the Catholic Church decides to close the tiny convent of St Gudrun and dispose of its assets, it unwittingly brings tragedy to the peaceful village of Redston. For Redston's greatest asset is the Monstrance created by legendary goldsmith, Teodoro Borzoletti, in the 18thCentury, and now believed to be worth millions to a collector. In Redston Hall, Austin Reeves-Mercer, a noted Protestant, struggles to keep his ancestral home solvent, but an ancient family feud brings the actual ownership of the Monstrance into question and tensions mount. The revelation that the Monstrance is a fake is a shock to all concerned, and when deceit, blackmail and death pay unexpected visits to Redston Hall, only one solution is possible...murder. Written by the author of Prescription for Murder, At the Sign of 'The Crippled Harlequin', And Evermore Shall Be So and more and based on a real life event, The Borzoletti Monstrancewill have audiences guessing until the very end.
Nightmare
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1988
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Marion Bishop, an elderly writer of romantic novels, is dying. Katherine Willis, kind soul from the nearby village, looks after Marion in a most caring way while coping with her own mentally retarded brother of twenty. When Katherine takes leave to attend her cousin's wedding in Scotland. Laura and experienced nurse from London comes to take care of the failing writer, on the recommendation of the local doctor. A series of mysterious phone calls and the appearance of Raymond, Marion's rapacious nephew, set off a nightmare situation which becomes increasingly complicated when Katherine's brother is found murdered in a ditch.
4 women, 3 men
Prescription for Murder
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
210 kr
Skickas
In the seemingly quiet town of Bere Knighton there is never a dull moment for Dr Richard Forth. Not only does he have a hectic work schedule and an awkward friendship with his ex-girlfriend, but his wife, Barbara, is constantly ill and nobody knows what is wrong with her. When Eric Dawson, a stranger, claims to have known Richard's second fiancee - a woman Richard claims does not exist - Barbara's health worsens and she isn't the only one. With bad luck spreading almost as quickly as bad news, it seems somebody is out to kill Barbara, and anyone else who gets in their way.
Practice to Deceive
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
This title features M3, F5, 2 M or F. A living-room. The gruesome discovery of several dead bodies buried on the moor sparks a police investigation and a heavy media presence in the remote North Yorkshire village of Chellingford. When Adrian Brookes shows up at Jessica Scanlon's cottage, however, it's with another line of enquiry in mind. His sister, Laura, has disappeared, and he thinks watercolour artist Jessica might be able to help him find her. Jessica's friend Etta has also gone missing, and when she is called upon to identify one of the bodies discovered by the police, she confirms that it is Etta. But Jessica's landlady Mildred seems to have other ideas. A mysterious suicide, an elaborate insurance scam and the arrival of nosy true crime writer Diana Wishart create further layers of intrigue that lead to a thrilling denouement. It features Adrian Brookes, late 30s, Mildred McBride, late 60s, Gavin Purdie, 40s, Donald Caffrey, about 70, Jessica Scanlon, early 40s, Diana Wishart, 20s, Susan Tonks, slightly older than Diana, Rhoda Bradstock, 50s, Detective Inspector Dyson, male or female, 40s, and, Detective Sergeant Morley, male or female, 30s.
Pull the Other One
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1988
212 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
A happily married man tries to explain to his stubborn mother-in-law that his old friend from the past, Hilary, is not a woman and a risk to his marriage, or her daughter.
Prepare to Meet Thy Tomb
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
237 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
"Prepare To Meet Thy Tomb" follows "Tomb With A View" and "Tiptoe Through the Tombstones" to complete the trilogy of plays from Norman Robbins about the family that play together and slay together: the murderous Tombs. As night falls and fog descends on Monument House Hotel and Alternative Health Spa, Hecuba Tomb and her niece Drusilla receive a series of unexpected visitors. Novelist Philippa and her assistant Daphne are seeking refuge from a mysterious follower they fear may be the notorious 'Norfolk Strangler'. Hot on their heels come TV historian Quentin Danesworth and vacuous honeymooners Robert and Miranda. The uninvited guests are soon snooping around the secret passages of the creepy old mansion and asking too many questions for comfort. Sure enough, one by one they fall victim to violent deaths by devious techniques - no secret panel is unoccupied, no cup of tea untouched, and nobody is who they appear to be. This irresistible combination of spoof and baffling murder mystery, over-the-top characters and shocking plot twists will thrill and delight in equal measure.
Swan Song
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
216 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Long retired from the operatic stage, the famous soprano, Tryphosa Swan, is still a force to be reckoned with. Impulsive, imperious, and incredibly rich, she has only one regret in life. Abandoned as a baby, she has never known who her real mother was. An unexpected clue prompts her to confide in her only close friend, Marianne, who advises her to let sleeping dogs lie. But Tryphosa has never taken advice and hires a genealogist with unexpected results. Her uneasy relationship with her two daughters deteriorates, and when, in an act of pique, she decides to change her will yet again, the grim spectre of Death appears. And the killing doesn't stop.4 women, 2 men
Tomb with a View
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1978
237 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Comedy Thriller / Casting: 4m, 6f / Scenery: Interior
A Tomb With A View is set in as sinister an old library as one is likely to come across presided over by a portrait of a grim faced, mad eyed old man. There, a dusty, lawyer reads a will (involving some millions of pounds) to an equally sinister family one member of which has were wolf tendencies, another wanders around in a toga of Julius Caesar and a third member is a gentle old lady who plants more than seeds in her flower beds. By the third act, there are more corpses than live members left in the cast and what about the sympathetic nurse and the author of romantic novels are they all, or more than, they seem to be? All is revealed as the plot twists and turns to its surprising conclusion.
Wedding of the Year
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1977
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Alison Murchison is the last sort of a girl one would visualize as a heroine she's fat, straight haired and wears glasses. But her Uncle Frank decides to make her one by entering her as a prospective candidate for a "Wedding of the Year" competition. He selects a designer to create her wedding dress even before he has found her a suitable husband. As candidate for groom to be, Uncle Frank's eye falls on Walter Thornton's son, Melvyn a frustrated inventor and an appallingly clumsy young man. However, the best laid plans... Alison ends up as a prospective bride, but not for Melvyn. Harry, the dress designer carries her off and Walter Thornton carries off her mother.6 women, 4 men
At the Sign of the Crippled Harlequin
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
A case of mistaken identity leads to tragedy in this engaging thriller. In a snowbound guest house in the Peak District, Marjory Pike is wrongly identified by another guest as the author of a book declaiming certain mediums, one of whom had committed suicide as a result. The son of the deceased medium is staying at the guest house, so when he arrives in the lounge bloodied and bruised, and Marjory is found dead, the finger of suspicion naturally points at him. But the guest house may be haunted, other guests have their own secrets, and even the proprietors are not above suspicion...In true Norman Robbins fashion the deepening mystery is rich with shocks and laughs as the play moves to its unexpected close.
Play
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Although one of the best-known tales of the Brothers Grimm, for almost a hundred years theatrical versions of "Hansel and Gretel" have been children's plays and seldom presented as "traditional" pantomimes. Norman Robbins, in his twenty-first pantomime for Samuel French, has given us a stirring version of, to his mind, a wrongly neglected masterpiece with a strong storyline, a wicked witch (but not too wicked!) and with good triumphing over evil. Set in the village of Pumpernickel, the Forest Fairy and Attrocia, the Witch, battle for the villagers. Attrocia builds the Gingerbread House to entice the children, Hansel and Gretel, but events stop short before they are eaten, although the witch gets her just desserts! Full of fun, comedy routines and laughter, this is family entertainment at its best.
Cinderella
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1980
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as required. The choice of music is left to the director.-Large flexible cast
Dragon of Wantley
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
216 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
This spectacular pantomime, based on an English legend involving real people, was beloved by Victorian audiences and has now been adapted for the 21st century by that master of pantomime - Norman Robbins. With vengeful fairies, knock-about bailiffs, a romantic leading lady and a handsome Principal Boy, plus the outrageous Dame, all the ingredients are here for a wonderful evening's entertainment!
Grand Old Duke of York
AvNorman Robbins
Häftad, Engelska, 1987
219 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Pantomime for 13 characters and chorus on convential lines with a bad tempered fairy, a good witch, knockabout scenes, reference to local names and so on, but based on a less usual subject.Flexible cast

Norman Robbins – författare

Late Mrs Early

Slaughterhouse

Tiptoe Through the Tombstones

Sing a Song of Sixpence

Hickory Dickory Dock

Tom, the Piper's Son

Wonderful Story of Mother Goose

Pantomime

Dick Whittington

Pantomine

Play

Play

Babes in the Wood

Snow White

Red Riding Hood

And Evermore Shall be So

Borzoletti Monstrance

Nightmare

Prescription for Murder

Practice to Deceive

Pull the Other One

Prepare to Meet Thy Tomb

Swan Song

Tomb with a View

Wedding of the Year

At the Sign of the Crippled Harlequin

Play

Cinderella

Dragon of Wantley

Grand Old Duke of York