When Count Downe steals a time machine to change history, it's up to Professor Thyme and his gang to stop him before the damage is done.
When one new restaurant opens opposite another, there's bound to be some rivalry. Private Investigator Fifi Phalange is called in to investigate when a top secret recipe goes missing...
Charles Dickens' festive classic, much abbreviated as a play for an audience of young children...
The great granddaughter of Ebenezer Scrooge needs to be taught a lesson...
Richard's plays for children and youth groups have been performed around the world - particularly his two
Christmas plays based on Charles Dickens' seasonal tale; A Teenage Christmas Carol and A Children's
Christmas Carol. They range from short plays for a cast of a dozen (Bar Wars: Return of the Sauce), to a
full length comedy (Professor Thyme & The History Mystery).

All the plays below are available to read for free online via Richard's publishers, Lazy Bee Scripts. Simply
click the pictures to see more information on each play, then follow the links to read the plays, order
scripts or enquire about performing licences. You will need to have Java installed and enabled on your
computer to view the scripts.

Latest Productions

Bar Wars
; Isle of Sheppey Academy, Rainham Theatrical Society.
Professor Thyme & The History Mystery; Trevilians Elementary School, Virginia, USA, International
College, Spain, European School, Luxembourg, Beer Street School, New Jersey,
A Children's Christmas Carol; Smithfield Elementary, USA, Swindon College, Mendham Primary School,
Norwich.
A Teenage Christmas Carol; Deep Creek Middle, USA, Clairmont Community School, Canada, Holden
Lane High School, Staffs.
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Richard James / Actor & Playwright
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A Teenage Christmas Carol
A Children's Christmas Carol
Bar Wars: Return of the Sauce
Professor Thyme & the History
Mystery
PLAYS FOR KIDS