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On this site you will find musical plays, play scripts, comedy play scripts, musical scores and backing tracks. Our material is available in a number of formats either to download instantly (in PDF, MP3 or WAV) or to order in printed copy. Popular plays abound, such as Peter Pan, Robin Hood, Snow White, Cinderella, Ali Baba, Treasure Island , The Wind in the Willows, Puss in Boots, Dick Whittington, King Arthur and many more. Whether you are looking for a school play script or a new comedy for a professional production, there is something on this site for everybody.
An Evening With Lord Bramley
A musical whodunnit.
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.
The Middlegarth Trilogy (Plays)
Escape from Ragnarok Mountain, Return to Ragnarok Mountain, The Battle for Ragnarok Mountain . Three adventure play scripts for children, all with large casts. These plays are inspired by ancient Norse and Saxon legends. Five children are transported by a magic spell back to a bygone age of wizards, warriors, elves and dragons. In order to get home again they have an important task to complete and an evil wizard to defeat. The first play is self-contained and does not have to be followe dby the other two. A highly entertaining adventure story by David Barrett.
The Alternative Snow White
A musical play
A humorous version of the Snow White tale for adults or older children. There are lots of speaking parts and the songs are set to well-known folk tunes.
Peter Pan is a Big Hit
David's new musical based on the story of Peter Pan has proved a hit, both in the US and Europe. There has been a translation into Norwegian for a summer season in Trondheim. David's script remains faithful to the original script by JM Barrie, with the addition of some new comic business. The sparkling score is approachable by youngsters and there are backing tracks available for performance. Flying is not essential in this version.
Work in Progress
David is currently working on the score for 'The True Tale of King Arthur' and the Script of 'The Nun's Trail' for performance at the Canal Cafe Theatre in April. Initial story-lines are now being drafted for The St Trinian's Musical, which will be published in 2008.
Productions
The Nun's Trail, Canal Cafe Theatre, London W2,
Tues 8th - Sat 12th April 2008
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Extract from Hansel and Gretel by David Barrett:
Scene 1, In the Village
PROCESSIONAL MUSIC
The villagers process in to the music, carrying a maypole. It is a festival day and they are dressed in their finest clothes. Underneath these, however, the villagers are dressed in rags. The harvest has been poor, life in the village is tough and there is not enough food to go around. The people are miserable and starving. The maypole is held up by two children centre-stage and the village children dance around it during the song. After the song the maypole is taken up-stage.
SONG 1 Join Together, Dance and Sing
Chorus:
Join together, dance and sing,
On this happy festal day.
All our troubles leave far behind,
Joy and laughter drive them all away.
Verse 1:
Life in the village is so hard,
Many a tear is shed.
We need to work from dawn till dusk,
To earn our daily bread.
Chorus
Verse 2:
Not many sounds of joy are heard,
But for the girls and boys.
They run and skip and play their games
With sticks and stones for toys.
Chorus
Verse 3:
Around some corner there must be
A better life than this.
Where we would know for evermore
True happiness and bliss.
Chorus
VILLAGER 1 It's no good, I can't keep up this pretence.
VILLAGER 2 What on earth do you mean?
VILL 1 Pretending we are happy and that life in the village is normal. I'm starving, and look, my clothes are in tatters!
VILL 2 Why don't you get your wife to stitch them up?
VILL 1 She's sewn them so many times that there's none of the original fabric left. She's repairing the previous repairs.
VILL 2 We must take an example from the children and look on the bright side.
VILL 1 Well, what is the bright side?
VILL 2 I'll let you know when I've thought of it. (He exits.)
( Enter Hansel and Gretel's father.)
VILL 1 Ah, Anton, have you come to drown your sorrows with a mug of ale?
FATHER I would if there were any. That turnip brew really does not taste like the real thing – and it gives me a belly ache.
VILL 1 It can't be as bad as the ache I get from an empty stomach. It's so noisy it wakes up the whole family in the night.
FATHER Where is my wife? I have something to discuss with her.
MOTHER (Off-stage) Anty-Wanty dear! Anty-Wanty where are you? It's dinner time.
FATHER Oh no, she's doing that Anty-Wanty thing again. That means bad news.
Here I am, Beatrice! What is it, my darling?
(Enter mother.)
MOTHER Oh there you are, Anton.
FATHER Beatrice, I have some bad news for you.
MOTHER Can things get any worse than they already are?
FATHER I have spent the day wandering the town looking for work.
MOTHER And?
FATHER There are no jobs to be found.
MOTHER But what shall we do? We are so poor.
FATHER I have had an idea. We must send the children into the forest to live. They can search for roots, nuts and berries. We simply cannot afford to feed them anymore.
MOTHER I suppose then we could eat every day, instead of taking turns. But….
FATHER That's settled then. We'll do it tomorrow.
MOTHER But … but….
(Enter Hansel and Gretel.)
HANSEL Mother, father, did you call us for dinner?
MOTHER No, it's not your turn today.
GRETEL But mother, we are starving.
FATHER There is not enough to go around, Gretel my dear.
HANSEL But we thought you would find work in the town, father.
FATHER There is no work.
MOTHER Children, we have no choice but to send you into the forest to fend for yourselves.
GRETEL But mother, there are wolves there.
HANSEL And evil spirits.
FATHER We're sorry children, but our minds are made up. You must leave at once.
MOTHER Here is a basket with the last of the bread for the journey.
FATHER Farewell children! (He gives them a quick hug and exits.)
MOTHER ……….. (She goes to speak but is too upset for words. She hugs them and then runs off weeping. The children cross downstage.)
HANSEL Well, there's a fine thing! Our own parents have thrown us out.
GRETEL ( Weeping) How could they?
HANSEL Don't worry, Gretel, I have a plan. Instead of eating the bread we will break it into small pieces and leave a trail through the forest. Then we will be able to find our way home.
GRETEL It's a good idea – but I don't think we will be welcome at home.
HANSEL Perhaps if we find plenty of food we can sell some and become rich.
GRETEL Come on then, we must find shelter in the forest before it gets dark.
(They exit.)
End of Scene