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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 | 978-1-84002-313-8 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Ann Coburn
In this sequel to Ann Coburg's much-loved
Alex and the Warrior, Alex and Cat are once again faced with keeping the unruly Warrior under control. This time he is trying to rid the world of the Skarg, little computer game monsters which somehow have found a way to break out of the game and are planning world domination! Only through securing the help of his friend Alex can Warrior stop the villains dastardly plans and save the world from invasion…
Incorporating the themes of friendship and what it means to belong,
Alex and the Winter Star is jam packed with adventure, danger and magic, but is underlined by important concepts and issues. Alex’s new adventures are sure to capture the imagination of young readers and actors, sending them spinning into a mystical world of possibilities.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-849-2 | 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 | 978-1-84002-256-8 | 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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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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David Pownall
An epic play written to be performed by children.
It covers ten thousand years in the history of the American Indians and the European colonists who began to settle in the Americas in the 16th century, and its stage takes in Peru, Mexico, North America and the great rivers. It supplements history and geography lessons in a vivid and fascinating way and explores the American Indian’s place in popular culture.
Cast size: 40+
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-075-5 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Philip Osment
Ugly is no ordinary duck – in fact he might not even be a duck at all. An embarrassment to his brothers and sisters, Ugly eats snails, speaks funny and looks even funnier. Fed up with being the butt of all the pond jokes, he strikes out on his own…
Set on Hampstead Heath, Philip Osment's modern re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale
The Ugly Duckling is a wild adventure for anyone who wants to stand out from the crowd.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-822-5 | PB
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