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| Plays for young people, plays for children, scripts for youth theatre and drama. Quality plays for students. A variety of play scripts suitable for performance by students in school productions and drama festivals or by actors in theatres. | |
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ISBN 0 9578809 2 8 |
ATTENTION EARTHLINGS!!! A very puzzling mystery began today at sleepy Paradise Cove when seventeen surfers saw smelly, local youth, Stinker, sucked up by a UFO. Local eccentric Lucy Shawl and her fourteen year old niece Alice say, "DON'T PANIC! - aliens are coming but they mean us no harm." Police are investigating. Join Aunt Lucy, Alice, Stinker and Constable Sniff in Jigsaw Puzzle, a fun play of mystery and intrigue. TITLE: Jigsaw Puzzle TYPE: One act play CAST SIZE: 4 - 5 actors (mixed gender) PERFORMER'S AGE: Suitable for performance by children / students aged 9 and upwards. Also suitable for performance by adults for children TARGET AUDIENCE: 5 - 12 year oldsPRODUCTION SUITABILITY: Suitable for both theatre and school productions. RUNNING TIME: approx. 45 - 50 mins |
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Meet Billy. Billy is frightened of shadows. Especially the shadow at his feet, the one that follows him around and haunts his every step. Who is this shadow and what does it want? Follow Billy on his comical and moving adventure as he learns about himself, life and the secret of his shadow. Also meet Billy's mum, Bridget the Bruiser, a bank robber...plus many, many others. Adapted from the original for use with students for class reading & school performance. Ideal for teachers seeking a play for young people that has a large cast and provides roles for a range of talents. Employs mime & role play and offers fun opportunities for vocal work. Has a tight, dramatic structure and a strong, intriguing narrative. TITLE: The Shadow Boy TYPE: Two act play CAST SIZE: Large cast: 14 characters + chorus ( mixed gender) PERFORMER'S AGE: Suitable for performance by children / students aged 9 and upwards. TARGET AUDIENCE: 5 and upwards PRODUCTION SUITABILITY: Ideal for class reading & school production. RUNNING TIME: approx. 60 - 70 mins |
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Gasp,
eek, shock and horror! Warning - dramatic rats at large!
See, as Daddy Rat, Mummy Rat and Sonny Rat have their very agreeable lives upset by Rebel Rat, Mauler the Cat and the sinister new Science Teacher. Set in a rat's cage in a school science laboratory "Rats!" is a satirical look at humans as revealed through the antics of a family of rats. Issues include racism, chauvinism, bullying, anti-vivisection and fear of freedom. A funny, energetic and thought provoking play. TITLE: Rats! TYPE: One act play CAST SIZE: 4 actors ( mixed gender) PERFORMER'S AGE: Suitable for performance by children / students aged 9 and upwards. Also suitable for performance by adults for children TARGET AUDIENCE: 5 - 12 year oldsPRODUCTION SUITABILITY: Suitable for both theatre and school productions. RUNNING TIME: approx. 45 - 50 mins |
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ISBN 0 9578809 4 4 |
"A
Rat's Tale" is the sequel to "Rats!", although it stands independently
as a play. The rat family, having escaped the horrors of the school
science laboratory, have landed in a rat utopia called "Freedom". But
"Freedom" is not what it used to be. Freedom is living through
troublesome times - teenage gangs and lawlessness reign,
while a plot is hatched by the villianous Dirty Rat to take over the
place. A play within a play, join our hero Sonny Rat and his family of
actor rats as they perform their cautionary tale of the Troubles and
the destruction of
Freedom. TITLE: A Rat's Tale TYPE: Two act play CAST SIZE: 9 actors (mixed gender) Can be performed by 5 actors (doubling) if required Opportunties for extras (bit parts) PERFORMER'S AGE: Suitable for performance by children / students aged 9 and upwards. Also suitable for performance by adults for children TARGET AUDIENCE: 5 - 12 year oldsPRODUCTION SUITABILITY: Suitable for both theatre and school productions. RUNNING TIME: approx. 90 mins |
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ISBN 0 9578809 1 X |
A boatshed fire; a
pack of mysterious killer whales that haunt the bay; an
embittered, bereaved father; a mother's ghost; a
high-spirited daughter who refuses to become a lady; a son who hates
the cruelty of whaling and dislikes the sight of blood; a clairvoyant
old woman; a shadowy, sinister stranger and a bumbling police sergeant
- these are some of the ingredients that make "Adventure at Whalers
Bay" such enthralling entertainment in the Enid Blyton tradition.
"Adventure at Whalers Bay" is set in the early 1900's in a small bay whaling town, based on Eden, News South Wales, where for more than a century real killer whales aided and abetted humans to herd and hunt whales. With its moody seaside atmosphere and strong evocation of a bygone era, "Adventure at Whalers Bay" is a rattling good yarn of mystery and revenge. TITLE: Adventure at Whaler's Bay TYPE: Two act play CAST SIZE: 6 actors (mixed gender) Mixture of adult & child actors TARGET AUDIENCE: 5 - 12 year olds PRODUCTION SUITABILITY: Suitable for theatre production. RUNNING TIME: approx. 90 mins |
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ISBN 0 87129 055 3 ISBN 0 86819 243 0 |
Kamikaze
Kate has been performed by professional actors for general audiences
and by students in school productions in Australia and the USA. It is
entertaining and easy to stage and makes an ideal choice for teachers
seeking a text for their students to perform in drama festivals and/or
school productions.
Kamikaze Kate (and the Sword of Captain Kuroda) by JOHN SUMMONS is a lively, anti-war play in which schoolgirl Kate, a girl who loves war, finds the ghost of a Japanese soldier hiding under her bed. TITLE: Kamikaze Kate TYPE: One act play CAST SIZE: 6 actors (mixed gender) Can be performed by 4 actors (doubling) if required PERFORMER'S AGE: Suitable for performance by children / students aged 9 and upwards. TARGET AUDIENCE: 5 - 12 year olds PRODUCTION SUITABILITY: Suitable for both theatre and school productions. RUNNING TIME: approx. 45 - 50 mins This play is not
available from this website. The
play can be purchased NOW
from the following sources: *USA and Canada - purchase of script and licence for performance is available from the Dramatic Publising Company Kamikaze
Kate is on the
following list of approved performance texts in USA: |
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Go to plays for OLDER STUDENTS (16+) - "Massacre at Myall Creek" & "Lamb of God" |
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