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Lesley Ross
Adapted from Shakespeare's The Tempest and King Lear, two plays which combine song and verse to create a rollercoaster ride for children.
The 40-Minute Tempest recreates the world of Shakespeare's great play as told by Prospero and Ariel as they journey towards Prospero's retirement and Ariel's freedom. Using puppetry, the modern idiom and Shakespeare's verse, Prospero's island is magically brought to life.
King Ram, based on King Lear, is the story of an old king with a foolish plan to split his lands between his two daughters, and of a 10-year-old boy's desperate search for a baby's father.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-840023-13-8 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Lewis Carroll (adapted by Adrian Mitchell)
On a glorious summer's afternoon, young Alice happens upon a smartly dressed rabbit looking at his watch and muttering 'I'm too late!' This being an unexpected occurrence, she follows him down a nearby rabbit hole and falls in Wonderland.
Lewis Carroll's timeless children's stories Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There are magically brought to life in this new adaptation by Adrian Mitchell, specially commissioned for a Christmas production by the RSC. The amazing Lobster Quadrille, the Queen of Hearts' infamous croquet match and the Mad Hatter's Tea Party are just a few of the remarkable events and characters in this enchanting play.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-840022-56-8 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Jill Morris
Set about 135 million years ago, the story of Rosi, who is a ... well ... Rosi’s not quite sure! She lives in the forest with Arky Archaeopteryx, Allo Allosaurus and the Hadrosaurs. Can be performed with puppets.
Cast : 6M, 1F
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-209-3 | PB
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Dominic Cooke
First staged as one of the Young Vic's famous Christmas shows, this inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian nights brings back to life such fabled characters as Ali Baba, Sinbad the Sailor and many many more.
The Young Vic's Christmas shows have become a surefire source of the finest plays for young audiences: 'The best demonstration all year of the living power of theatre' Observer
Cast : 5m, 4f, doubling
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-461-7 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Jacqueline Wilson, adapted Vicky Ireland
An energetic, fast-moving adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic, by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.
Mandy's been picked on at school for as long as she can remember. That's why she is delighted when cheeky, daring, full-of-fun Tanya picks her as a friend. Mum isn't happy – she thinks Tanya's a 'bad girl' and a bad influence. Mandy's sure Tanya can only get her out of trouble, not into it. But can she?
This edition comes with production notes indicating how the play can be staged even with minimal resources - plus a lot of ingenuity!
'Punchy, stimulating and theatrically ingenious...
Bad Girls is a veritable model of theatre for young people'
Manchester Evening News
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-910-0 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Laurence Boswell
This enchanting play can be performed straight or with music, drawn from traditional French folk melodies. The score is available separately from the text.
'Hard to imagine a more hauntingly beautiful children's show' Daily Telegraph
Cast : 4M, 4F, doubling
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-307-8 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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David Holman
Cast : 4M, 3F, doubling possible
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-181-2 | PB
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Adapted from the novel by Morris Gleitzman
Patricia Cornelius / Morris Gleitzman
A story of adventure, ball control and hope.
Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?
Adapted for the stage by Patricia Cornelius from Morris Gleitzman's best-selling novel,
Boy Overboard depicts a deeply human side of the 'asylum seekers' issue by following the journey of Jamal and Bibi from Afghanistan to Australia. Based on real life events, this is a moving play about young people overcoming the confusion of war, politics and the search for a safe haven.
Morris Gleitzman’s excellent unsparing novel for young adults in an accurate, theatrically imaginative and robust staging adaptation by Patricia Cornelius, deals with both the money grubbing and perilous mechanics of a refugee journey and the eternal hunger of hope. Stephen Dunne, Sydney Morning Herald
Cast : 9M, 6F, some doubling possible
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-807-1 | PB
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Stuart Paterson
A classic fairy tale with a twist.
The two ugly sisters and the vicious step mother get their come-uppance, but Cinders, in a thoroughly refreshing alternative, rejects the spoilt and arrogant Prince in favour of the genuine and reliable Buttons.
'one of the most powerful children's Christmas plays written anywhere in the last 25 years' Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
Cast : 4M, 4F, doubling
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-484-6 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Helen Edmundson (adapted from Jamila Gavin)
A heartbreaking tale of orphans, angels, murder and music - dramatised from the Whitbread award-winning novel set in 18th-century England. Winner of the Time Out Live Award for Best Play
In 18th-century Gloucestershire, the evil Otis Gardner preys on unmarried mothers, promising to take their babies (and their money) to Thomas Coram's hospital for foundling children. Instead, he buries the babies and pockets the loot.
But Otis's downfall is set in train when his half-witted son Meshak falls in love with a young girl, Melissa, and rescues the unwanted son she has had with a disgraced aristocrat. The child is brought up in Coram's hospital, and proves to have inherited the startling musical gifts of his father - gifts that ultimately bring about his father's redemption and a heartbreaking family reunion.
'a highly superior show that should appeal to adults and children alike' Guardian
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-894-3 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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