Plays and Musicals for Children
Aladdin	This is a panto-style play for children with 8 suggested songs. The duration is around 70 to 80 minutes and it is suitable from age 9 upwards. There are lots of characters in this show.	Age 9 upwards	Play Script
Ali Baba	This is a panto-style play for children with 8 suggested songs. The duration is around 70 to 80 minutes and it is suitable from age 9 upwards. There are lots of characters in this show, which is based on the well-known story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.	Age 9 upwards	Play Script
Beauty and the Beast (Not the Disney version)	This is a musical play based on the much loved story and set in Saxon England. There are lots of speaking parts and scope for a large chorus. The duration is between 80 and 90 minutes. A shorter and a longer version are both supplied.	Age 9 to adult	Musical Play
Cinderella	This is a panto-style play with suggestions for songs which can easily be slipped in. The duration is around 80 minutes. The story is based on the traditional tale but with an unexpected twist at the end.	Ages 9 to adult	Play Script
Coppelia	This is a musical play with chorus songs and dances based on the story of the doll Coppelia, who comes to life. There are plenty of speaking roles and scope for a large chorus. The duration is around 80 minutes.	Ages 9 to 16	Musical Play
Dick Whittington	This is a panto-style play with 8 suggested songs. Some of the dialogue is quite demanding and this makes the script more suitable for older children. The duratiion is around 100 minutes and there are lots of speaking parts and a chorus.	Age 13 upwards	Play Script
Down Stepney Way	A musical play set in London in the blitz. There are 13 songs, 4 dances, lots of speaking roles and lots of chorus work. The plot features friction, friendship and romance between young people of different social classes.	Ages teenage to adult	Musical Play
Escape From Ragnarok Mountain	An exciting adventure story for children. This play lasts 80 to 90 minutes and involves a large cast with many speaking parts. The story is inspired by Norse and Saxon legends. Five children are transported by a magic spell to a bygone age of wizards, warriors, elves and dragons. In order to return home they must complete a task and defeat an evil wizard.	Ages 9 to 16	Play Script
Hansel and Gretel	A musical play based on the well-known tale but the witch does not die in this version. The duration is around one hour. Hansel and Gretel are left in the forest by their parents, who are too poor to feed them. Lost, they stumble upon an old cottage, unaware that a witch lives there. Hansel is captured by the witch but happily a band of forest elves come to the rescue.	Ages 9 to 14	Musical Play
King Arthur	This is a musical play for children, based on the King Arthur story but with a very unexpected twist at the end. There are 12 speaking roles and scope for a large chorus. The duration is around 80 minutes.	9 years upwards	Musical Play
Peter Pan	Based on the original play by JM Barrie, this delightful new adaptation will delight your audiences and no flying is necessary. All performance royalties go to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. This is a full-length show, lasting around 100 minutes and is suitable for children aged 10 to adult. There are lots of speaking roles and a large chorus.  Peter Pan, copyright 1937, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London.	Ages 10 to adult	Musical Play
Puss in Boots	This is a panto-style play with 7 suggested songs.Lasting just over one hour there are plenty of speaking parts and a chorus. This is the well-known story of Puss in Boots. A miller's youngest son is left only a cat in his father's will. However, this is no ordinary cat. With Puss's help, the boy Thomas gains a title, castle and lands.	Ages 9 to 16	Play Script
Robin Hood	This is a panto-style play with a suggested songs. With a duration of 80 to 90 minutes this is a large cast play with plenty of speaking roles and chorus. The familiar story of Robin Hood is explored in a new way.	Ages 9 to 16	Play Script
Rumpelstiltskin	A musical play with chorus songs and dances, this is around 80 minutes long. There are six songs and seven dances in this lively play. There are lots of speaking roles and room for a very large chorus.	Ages 9 to 14	Musical Play
Slick	This is set in an American high school in the sixties. This exciting and humorous play contains up-beat songs and dances ,which appeal to children. There is plenty of dance work, scope for a large chorus and 30 speaking roles. The duration is around 2 hours.	Ages 10 - 18	Musical Play
St Trinian's (School Edition)	This full-length musical is not based on the recent film and is suitable for all the family. There is a secret passage, a bully, criminal activity: everything you would expect from the pupils of St Trinian's. The school has even gone co-ed temporarily while the boys school is flooded. There are sixteen speaking roles and room for a large chorus. Running time is about 90 minutes. The songs are the same as the full version.	Ages 9 to 18	Musical Play
Snow White	This is a hilariously funny adaptation of the well-known story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Your audience will be rolling in the aisles. The script is full of misunderstandings and plays on words. There are only a few patches of mildly risque humour. This play is too difficult for younger children. The songs use well-known folk-song melodies so your cast will learn them very easily. Of course, we have changed the words. The running time is around two hours.	Ages 16 to adult	Musical Play
Tom Thumb	This is a panto-style play with 9 suggested songs.  The duration is about 1 hour.  There are lots of speaking roles and chorus work. Please note, this is a script with suggestions for songs. Tom is one of seven brothers. Their parents cannot afford to feed them and leave them to fend for themselves in the forest. They knock on the door of a mysterious cottage hoping for shelter from a storm. Unbeknown to them the cottage belongs to an ogre who eats children.	Age 9 to 14	Play Script
When Toad Came Home (Wind in the Willows)	This is a musical play, the sequel to the Wind in the Willows, a fun show for all the family. The duration is around 90 minutes.   A large cast and easy songs for children to learn. 9 songs.  This is the adventures of Toad and friends after the weasels have been thrown out of Toad Hall. It is suitable for schools and youth theatre and will provide a great evening's entertainment for your audience.	Age 9 to 16	Musical Play

	Plays and Musicals for Adults
An Evening With Lord Bramley	Lord Bramley is having a dinner party. In addition to his wife there will be four guests, none of whom have ever met him, although Gerard and Constance are known to Lady Bramley. Bramley is a practical joker and, unbeknown to his guests, he decides to invite a group of actors, The Poirot Players, to run a murder-mystery evening. To make this even more bizarre, one of the actors actually plays Lord Bramley and Bramley masquerades as the butler, whom he has given the night off. Two of the actors play fictitious guests. What seems a good idea to the eccentric Bramley soon turns into a disaster when the actor playing Lord Bramley is murdered. This is a musical whodunit lasting around 2 hours for 8m, 5f and a chorus of servants.	Musical Play
Beauty and the Beast	This is a musical play based on the much loved story and set in Saxon England. There are lots of speaking parts and scope for a large chorus. The duration is between 80 and 90 minutes. A shorter and a longer version are both supplied.	Musical Play
Down Stepney Way	A musical play set in London in the blitz. There are 13 songs, 4 dances, lots of speaking roles and lots of chorus work. The plot features friction, friendship and romance between young people of different social classes.	Musical Play
Just Another Friday	A couple in their forties are bored with one-another and each joins an evening class, where they each meet a new 'friend'. One Friday, both evening classes are cancelled and unwittingly, both of the couple bring their 'friends' home to their flat. Add to this a barmy, drunken granny, a nosey policeman and a daughter and boyfriend and the mix is explosive. This farce lasts around 90 minutes. 4m, 2f, 2 m or f.	Comedy
Peter Pan	Based on the original play by JM Barrie, this delightful new adaptation will delight your audiences and no flying is necessary. All performance royalties go to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. This is a full-length show, lasting around 100 minutes and is suitable for children aged 10 to adult. There are lots of speaking roles and a large chorus.  Peter Pan, copyright 1937, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London.	Musical Play
Slick	This is set in an American high school in the sixties. This exciting and humorous play contains up-beat songs and dances ,which appeal to children. There is plenty of dance work, scope for a large chorus and 30 speaking roles. The duration is around 2 hours.	Musical Play
St Trinian's	This full-length musical is not based on the recent film and is suitable for all the family. There is a secret passage, a bully, criminal activity: everything you would expect from the pupils of St Trinian's. The school has even gone co-ed temporarily while the boys school is flooded. There are sixteen speaking roles and room for a large chorus. Running time is over 2 hours. The songs are the same as the schools version.	Musical Play
Snow White	This is a hilariously funny adaptation of the well-known story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Your audience will be rolling in the aisles. The script is full of misunderstandings and plays on words. There are only a few patches of mildly risque humour. This play is too difficult for younger children. The songs use well-known folk-song melodies so your cast will learn them very easily. Of course, we have changed the words. The running time is around two hours.	Musical Play
The Blue Lamp	This comedy for adults or students is set in a police station in London. A new inspector is due to take over. A thief takes refuge in a police station. A man dressed as a lady gets into difficulties when his car is stolen (along with his male clothes). He goes to file a report at the police station where his wife reports him missing. Meanwhile, the jewel thief is mistaken for the new inspector. Mayhem ensues. The duration is around 90 minutes.	Comedy
The Nun's Trail	This is a prison breakout story with a twist. A prisoner escapes from a high-security jail and disappears without trace. Later, two prisoners occupying the same cell discover a tunnel and break out. The tunnel actually leads to the convent over the road. The plot contains elements of disguise, mistaken identity and a hunt for a priceless diamond. Suitable for adults or students, this comedy lasts around 90 minutes. 5m, 4f	Comedy
Treasure Island	This is not strictly a panto but a hilariously funny spoof on the well-known story ofTreasure Island. The songs are all based on well-known songs of the sea, with our own lyrics. The script is quite challenging and risque in places. The duration is around 2 hours and there are 17 speaking roles and a chorus. Plot: Loosely based on RL Stevenson's novel. Billy Bones, a retired pirate, is drinking in the tavern run by Mrs Hawkins and her son, Jim. He receives a letter with the 'black spot', a pirates curse. This causes him to have heart failure and he dies. Mrs Hawkins and Jim discover a treasure map in Bones' sea chest, just as the pirates arrive to claim the map. Jim escapes to the Squire's house with the map and the adventure begins.	Musical Play

	Comedy Plays
Just Another Friday	A couple in their forties are bored with one-another and each joins an evening class, where they each meet a new 'friend'. One Friday, both evening classes are cancelled and unwittingly, both of the couple bring their 'friends' home to their flat. Add to this a barmy, drunken granny, a nosey policeman and a daughter and boyfriend and the mix is explosive. This farce lasts around 90 minutes. 4m, 2f, 2 m or f.
The Blue Lamp	This comedy for adults or students is set in a police station in London. A new inspector is due to take over. A thief takes refuge in a police station. A man dressed as a lady gets into difficulties when his car is stolen (along with his male clothes). He goes to file a report at the police station where his wife reports him missing. Meanwhile, the jewel thief is mistaken for the new inspector. Mayhem ensues. The duration is around 90 minutes.
The Nun's Trail	This is a prison breakout story with a twist. A prisoner escapes from a high-security jail and disappears without trace. Later, two prisoners occupying the same cell discover a tunnel and break out. The tunnel actually leads to the convent over the road. The plot contains elements of disguise, mistaken identity and a hunt for a priceless diamond. Suitable for adults or students, this comedy lasts around 90 minutes. 5m, 4f

	Panto-Style Plays and Musicals
Aladdin	This is a panto-style play for children with 8 suggested songs. The duration is around 70 to 80 minutes and it is suitable from age 9 upwards. There are lots of characters in this show.
Ali Baba	This is a panto-style play for children with 8 suggested songs. The duration is around 70 to 80 minutes and it is suitable from age 9 upwards. There are lots of characters in this show, which is based on the well-known story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Cinderella	This is a panto-style play with suggestions for songs which can easily be slipped in. The duration is around 80 minutes. The story is based on the traditional tale but with an unexpected twist at the end.
Dick Whittington	This is a panto-style play with 8 suggested songs. Some of the dialogue is quite demanding and this makes the script more suitable for older children. The duratiion is around 100 minutes and there are lots of speaking parts and a chorus.
Puss in Boots	This is a panto-style play with 7 suggested songs.Lasting just over one hour there are plenty of speaking parts and a chorus. This is the well-known story of Puss in Boots. A miller's youngest son is left only a cat in his father's will. However, this is no ordinary cat. With Puss's help, the boy Thomas gains a title, castle and lands.
Robin Hood	This is a panto-style play with a suggested songs. With a duration of 80 to 90 minutes this is a large cast play with plenty of speaking roles and chorus. The familiar story of Robin Hood is explored in a new way.
Snow White	This is a hilariously funny adaptation of the well-known story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Your audience will be rolling in the aisles. The script is full of misunderstandings and plays on words. There are only a few patches of mildly risque humour. This play is too difficult for younger children. The songs use well-known folk-song melodies so your cast will learn them very easily. Of course, we have changed the words. The running time is around two hours.
Treasure Island	This is not strictly a panto but a hilariously funny spoof on the well-known story of Treasure Island. The songs are all based on well-known songs of the sea, with our own lyrics. The script is quite challenging and risque in places. The duration is around 2 hours and there are 17 speaking roles and a chorus. Plot: Loosely based on RL Stevenson's novel. Billy Bones, a retired pirate, is drinking in the tavern run by Mrs Hawkins and her son, Jim. He receives a letter with the 'black spot', a pirates curse. This causes him to have heart failure and he dies. Mrs Hawkins and Jim discover a treasure map in Bones' sea chest, just as the pirates arrive to claim the map. Jim escapes to the Squire's house with the map and the adventure begins.
Tom Thumb	This is a panto-style play with 9 suggested songs.  The duration is about 1 hour.  There are lots of speaking roles and chorus work. Please note, this is a script with suggestions for songs. Tom is one of seven brothers. Their parents cannot afford to feed them and leave them to fend for themselves in the forest. They knock on the door of a mysterious cottage hoping for shelter from a storm. Unbeknown to them the cottage belongs to an ogre who eats children.

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The three main components of a musical are the music, the lyrics, and the book. The book of a musical refers to the story of the show – in effect its spoken (not sung) lines; however, "book" can also refer to the dialogue and lyrics together, which are sometimes referred to (as in opera) as the libretto (Italian for “little book”). The music and lyrics together form the score of the musical. The interpretation of the musical by the creative team heavily influences the way that the musical is presented. The creative team includes a director, a musical director and usually a choreographer. A musical's production is also creatively characterized by technical aspects, such as set, costumes, stage properties, lighting, etc. that generally change from production to production (although some famous production aspects tend to be retained from the original production, for example, Bob Fosse's choregraphy in Chicago). The 20th century "book musical" has been defined as a musical play where the songs and dances are fully integrated into a well-made story, with serious dramatic goals, that is able to evoke genuine emotions other than laughter.[2] There is no fixed length for a musical, and it can range from a short one-act entertainment to several acts and several hours in length (or even a multi-evening presentation); however, most musicals range from one and a half hours to three hours. Musicals today are typically presented in two acts, with one intermission ten to 20 minutes in length. The first act is almost always somewhat longer than the second act, and generally introduces most of the music. A musical may be built around 4-6 main theme tunes that are reprised throughout the show, or consist of a series of songs not directly musically related. Spoken dialogue is generally interspersed between musical numbers, although the use of "sung dialogue" orrecitative is not unknown, especially in so-called "sung-through" musicals such as Les Misérables and Evita. A Gaiety Girl (1893) was one of the first hit musicals. Musical theatre is closely related to another theatrical performance art, opera. These forms are usually distinguished by weighing a number of factors. Musicals generally have a greater focus on spoken dialogue (though some musicals are entirely accompanied and sung through, such asJesus Christ Superstar and Les Misérables; and on the other hand some operas, such as Die Zauberflöte, and most operettas, have some unaccompanied dialogue), on dancing (particularly by the principal performers as well as the chorus), on the use of various genres of popular music (or at least popular singing styles), and on the avoidance of certain operatic conventions. In particular, a musical is almost never performed in any but the language of its audience. Musicals produced in London or New York, for instance, are invariably sung in English, even if they were originally written in another language (again, Les Misérables, originally written in French, is a good example). While an opera singer is primarily a singer and only secondarily an actor (and rarely needs to dance at all), a musical theatre performer is usually an actor first and then a singer and dancer. Someone who is equally accomplished at all three is referred to as a "triple threat". Composers of music for musicals often consider the vocal demands of roles with musical theatre performers in mind, and theatres staging musicals generally use amplification of the actors' singing voices in a way that would normally be disapproved of in an operatic context. Some works (e.g. by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim) have received both "musical theatre" and "operatic" productions. Similarly, some older operettas or light operas (such as The Pirates of Penzance byGilbert and Sullivan) have had modern productions or adaptations that treat them as musicals.Sondheim said: "I really think that when something plays Broadway it's a musical, and when it plays in an opera house it's opera. That's it. It's the terrain, the countryside, the expectations of the audience that make it one thing or another."[3] This article primarily concerns musical theatre works that are distinctively "non-operatic", but there inescapably remains some overlap between lighter operatic forms and the more musically complex or ambitious musicals: a grey area, in which production styles are almost as important as actual musical or dramatic content in defining into which art form the piece falls. In isolation, at least, none of these features is truly "defining", and in practice it is often difficult to distinguish among the various kinds of light musical theatre, including "operetta", "comic opera", "light opera", "burletta", "musical play", "musical comedy", "extravaganza", "burlesque", "music hall" and "revue". A "book" musical's moments of greatest dramatic intensity are often performed in song. Proverbially, "when the emotion becomes too strong for speech (or recitative) you sing; when it becomes too strong for song, you dance." A song is ideally crafted to suit the character (or characters) and their situation within the story; although there have been times in the history of the musical (e.g. the 1890s and 1920s) when this integration between music and story has been tenuous. As New York Times critic Ben Brantley described the ideal of song in theatre in reviewing the 2008 revival of Gypsy, "There is no separation at all between song and character, which is what happens in those uncommon moments when musicals reach upward to achieve their ideal reasons to be."[4] A musical often opens with a song that sets the tone of the show, introduces some or all of the major characters, and shows the setting of the play. Within the compressed nature of the musical, the writers must develop the characters and the plot. Music provides a means to express emotion. However, typically, many fewer words are sung in a five-minute song than are spoken in a five-minute block of dialogue. Therefore there is less time to develop drama than in a straight play of equivalent length, since a musical usually devotes more time to music than to dialogue. The material for musicals is often original, but many musicals are adapted from novels (Wicked and Man of La Mancha), plays (Hello, Dolly!), classic legends (Camelot), historical events (Evita) or films (The Producers and Hairspray). On the other hand, many familiar musical theatre works have been the basis for musical films, such as The Sound of Music, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Beauty and the Beast and Chicago. India produces numerous musical films, referred to as "Bollywood" musicals, and Japan produces Anime-style musicals. Another recent genre of musicals, called "jukebox musicals" (Mamma Mia!), weaves a popular artist's songs into a story.

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