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These titles are released for performance by amateurs in the British Isles.
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Full Length Non-Musical Plays
Full Length Musical Plays
One Act Non-Musical Plays
One Act Musical Plays
The titles are arranged alphabetically with marks to indicate the playing time of the individual titles and whether they are for performance by children, young people or adults to children. Please note the classifications are only suggestions and the playing times are approximate.
Key to symbols:
Example marks:
Y S = to be performed by young people; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
A L = adults to perform to children
C/Y S = to be performed by children or young people; playing time shorter than 60 minutes (approx.)
A + C L = to be performed by adults and children; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
The titles are arranged alphabetically with marks to indicate the playing time of the individual titles and whether they are for performance by children, young people or adults to children. Please note the classifications are only suggestions and the playing times are approximate.
Key to symbols:
Example marks:
Y S = to be performed by young people; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
A L = adults to perform to children
C/Y S = to be performed by children or young people; playing time shorter than 60 minutes (approx.)
A + C L = to be performed by adults and children; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
After Juliet. Sharman MacDonald. A/Y L
M6 F6 (2 extras). Simple set. Fee code H
ISBN 0 571 20614 X
Angelica! ... and the Monstrous Monster of the Deep. Play for young people. Belinda Roberts
14 characters. Various simple settings. Fee code E A+Y L
ISBN 0 573 05124 0
Angel of the Prisons. Play. Brian Way Y L
M15 F9 or M4 F4 with doubling. Fee code K
At Break of Day. Play for young people. Noël Greig Y L
Play. 17 characters. Various interior and exterior settings suggested on a bare stage. Fee code K
Babe, the Sheep-Pig. David Wood, from the book by Dick King-Smith A L
10 actors, with doubling. Various simple settings. Fee code E
The BFG (Big Friendly Giant). Play. Roald Dahl, adapted for the stage by David Wood A L
30 roles may be played by M4 F4. A playroom/bedroom, a cave, Dream Country, Buckingham Palace. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05094 5
Blood Brothers (play version) (Willy Russell) A/Y L
13 characters. Simple settings. Fee code M
The Boy Who Fell Into a Book. Play. Alan Ayckbourn A+C L
M3 F2, 1 boy. Various simple settings. Fee code M
Callisto 5. Play. Alan Ayckbourn A L
M3 (17, 30s, any age) F1 (30s) or M2 F2, 2 M or F voices. A space station interior. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05107 0
Card Play. Play for young people. David Foxton C+Y L
16 characters. Two simple settings. Fee code H
ISBN 0 573 15005 2
The Champion of Paribanou. Alan Ayckbourn A L
M7 F3 with doubling. Various simple settings. Fee code M
The Children's Crusade. Play. Paul Thompson C/Y L
May be performed by 57 boys and 8 girls. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05069 1
A Christmas Carol. Play. Brian Way C/Y L
M50 F30 or M16 F8 with doubling. Fee code K
The Crowns, the King and the Long Lost Smile. Play for children. David Foxton A L
M7 F3. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 05050 3
The Difficult Unicorn. Play for children. David Cregan A L
M5 F3 (optional extras for Unicorn) or M3 F3 (with doubling). Various simple settings. Fee code L
Discovery and Survival. Play. Brian Way Y L
M4 F2. Fee code K
Do We Ever See Grace? Play. Noël Greig C/Y L
Large ensemble playing many roles. A bare stage. Fee code J
The Firebird. Play. Neil Duffield Y S
M5 F6 played by M2 F3. Scene Various simple settings. Fee code L
Gargling With Jelly. The Play! Play. Brian Patten. Based on poems from his book Gargling With Jelly A L
11 characters, doubling possible. Various simple settings. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 05092 9
Good King Wenceslas and the Chancellor of Bohemia. Play. Tony Horitz C L
M5 F2, 8M or F (minimum). Interior and exterior settings. Fee code F
Grinling Gibbons and the Plague of London. Play. Brian Way Y L
M30 F10 or M8 F4 with doubling. Extras. Fee code K
Hannah and Hanna. Play. John Retallack A/Y L
F2. Various interior and exterior settings on a bare stage. Fee code L
Hans, the Witch and the Gobbin. Play. Alan Cullen C L
M7 F6. Composite setting. Fee code H
ISBN 0 573 05010 4
The Horse and his Boy. C. S. Lewis. Adapted by Glyn Robbins A+C L
M23 F3 or M11 F2 with doubling. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05095 3
The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Dodie Smith, adapted for the stage by Glyn Robbins A L
20 characters, extras. May be played by a cast of 9, plus extras. Simple interior and exterior settings. Fee code M
The Incredible Vanishing!!!! Play. Denise Coffey A/Y L
M7 F2. Extras. Composite setting. Fee code J
Invisible Friends. A play. Alan Ayckbourn A+Y L
M4 F3. Composite setting. Fee code M
James and the Giant Peach. Roald Dahl, adapted for the stage by David Wood. 6 actors (with doubling and trebling). Extras. Various settings. Fee code M A + C L
The Jollies. Alan Ayckbourn. M5 F6, 1 boy, 2 girls. May be played by M3 F2, 1 boy 2 girls.Various simple settings. Fee code M A + C L
Jump for Your Life. A dangerous play for children. Ken Whitmore C L
M6 F2, with doubling. Composite setting. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 05049 X
The Jungle Book. Play. John Hartoch. Adapted from stories by Rudyard Kipling C L
Minimum 13 with doubling. Various simple jungle settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05077 5
Khalid the Dreamer, or, The Magic Almond. Play for children. Tony Barton and Peter Richards C L
M8 F4. Extras 4M or F. Large supporting cast. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05071 6
Kidnapped at Christmas. Play. Willis Hall A L
M7 F2. Six simple settings. Fee code M
The Land of Kerfuffle. Play for Christmas. Bill Gavin. Loosely adapted from The Wallypug of Why by G. E. Farrow C L
M9 F5 or M5 F9. Extras optional. Various settings on an open stage. Fee code K
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Play by Glyn Robbins. Adapted from the book by C. S. Lewis A+C L
M8 F5, with doubling. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05081 3
Little Victories. Play. Shaun Prendergast A L
M2 F2. Extras. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee code J
ISBN 0 573 05103 8
The Little Mermiad. Play. Hans Christian Andersen. Adapted by Pam Gems A L
M5 F9 may be played by M2 F4. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee code L
Little Women. Louisa May Alcott, adapted for the stage by Emma Reeves A+Y L
M5 F10 (doubling possible). Minimal set. Fee code L (play, A (music)
Lords of Creation. Play for young people. John Wiles Y L
75 parts, doubling possible. A jungle clearing. Fee code M
The Magician's Nephew. Play. Glyn Robbins. Adapted from the book by C. S. Lewis A+C L
M9 F4, with doubling. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 15013 3
Monkey in the Stars. Play for young people. Jamila Gavin A/Y L
M8 F6. Extras. May be played by M3 F2 with doubling. Various simple settings. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 05128 3
The Monster That Ate 3B. Play for schools and youth groups. Randall Lewton Y L
About 25 speaking parts. Many extras. Various simple settings. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05084 8
More Adventures of Noddy. Enid Blyton, adapted for the stage by David Wood A L
17 Characters may be played by 9 actors. Simple settings. Fee code M for full length play, code G for each separate part
ISBN 0 573 05115 1
More Grimm Tales - Adatpted by Carol Anny Duffy and dramatized by Tim Supple and the Young Vic Company from the stories by the Brothers Grimm A L
Large cast, may be played by 10 actors. Simple settings. Fee code M
Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays. Play. Alan Ayckbourn A+C L
M6 F2. Various simple settings. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 05098 8
Mr Macaroni and the Exploding Pizza Pie. Play for children. John Gardiner and Fiz Coleman C L
16 characters, doubling possible. Various simple settings on an open stage. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05062 7
My Very Own Story. Play. Alan AyckbournA L
M8 F5, with doubling. A stage. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05105 4
The Nativity. David Farr A+C L
Large mixed cast. Various simple settings. Fee code M
Noddy. Enid Blyton, adapted for the stage by David Wood A L
18 characters may be played by M5 F3. Various simple settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05104 6
The Oedipus Plays. Play. Caroline Reader. Adapted from the plays by Sophocles Y L
22 named characters. Extras. Composite setting. Fee code K
Old King Cole. An entertainment. Ken Campbell Y L
M6 F2. Faz's office, Wembley Stadium, the hall of Buckingham Palace. Fee code M
Oliver Twist. Play. Brian Way Y L
M18 F3 or M5 F3 with doubling. Fee code K
Only a Game. Play. Carol Younghusband A+C L
20 characters, may be played by 9 actors with doubling. Various simple settings. Fee code G
ISBN 0 573 05111 9
Perkin and the Pastrycook. Play for children. David Foxton C/Y L
14 characters. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code H
ISBN 0 573 15031 1
Peter Pan. Fantasy. J. M. Barrie A+C/Y L
25 characters. Nursery, The Never Land, a ship. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05041 4
The Phantom Tollbooth. Children's play. Susan Nanus. Based on the book by Norton Juster A L
Maximum of 37 roles for 19 performers. Several simple settings. Fee code K
Pinocchio. Play. Brian Way Y L
M7 F5 plus minor roles, doubling possible. An open stage. Fee code L
The Play of the Royal Astrologers. Play. Willis Hall A L
20 characters, doubling possible. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05091 0
Puss in Boots. Play. Brian Way A/Y L
M7 F4. Fee code K
The Railway Children. Play. E. Nesbit. Adapted by Dave Simpson A+C L
M5 F5. 5 girls. 5 boys. Extras. A country railway station, a cottage, a railway tunnel. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05083 X
The Railway Children. Musical. Book and lyrics by Julian Woolford. Music by Richard John. From the novel by E. Nesbit
M5 F5 (with doubling). 1 boy, 1 girl. Chorus of children. Various interior and exterior settings. Period 1905-1906. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 978 0 573 18032 3
The Ramayana. Play of the Hindu Epic by Peter Oswald Y L
20 speaking parts. Extras. Simple settings. Fee code L
Rainbow's Ending. Play. Noël Greig C/Y L
Large ensemble playing many roles. A bare stage. Fee code J
Real Story of Puss in Boots. Play. David FoxtonA+C+Y L
M6 F3 or M7 F4. Various simple settings. Fee code K
A Right Christmas Caper. Play. Willis Hall
Round the World with Class 6. Play for children. Nick Warburton
7 children or more. A classroom. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15239 X
The Scatterbrained Scarecrow of Oz. Play for children. Alfred Bradley
M10 F5, or a mixed cast of 9 with doubling. An open stage. Fee code F
ISBN 0 573 05057 0
The Sea King's Daughter. Play. Margaret Harding
23 characters. Extras. Three exteriors. Fee code E
ISBN 0 573 05022 8
The Secret Garden. Play. Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted for the stage by Neil Duffield
M1 or 2 F2. 2 boys, 1 girl (with doubling). Various simple settings. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 05120 8
Sleeping Beauty. Play. Brian Way
M15 F6, M8 F4 with doubling. Fee code K
Smashed Eggs. Play for 8-11 year olds. Phil Porter
M2 F2. A house interior, a wood, a hill path. Fee code L
The Snatching of Horrible Harold. Play for children. John Gardiner and Fiz Coleman
M4 F5. Extra 1M or F. Composite setting. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05074 0
The Snow Queen. Play by Ron Nicol, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Sparkleshark. Play. Philip Ridley
M6 F3. A rooftop. Fee code H
ISBN 0 573 05122 4
Speak the Speech I Pray You. Play. Brian Way
M4 F2. Fee code K
Stags and Hens. Comedy. Willy Russell
M6 (one non-speaking) F5. The Ladies' and Gents' toilets in a dance hall. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 01609 7
Storytellers. Play. Brian Way
M22 F12 or M8 F4 with doubling. Extras. Fee code K
The Struggle. Play. Brian Way
M4 F2. Fee code K
The Tales of Hans Andersen. Damatized by Pete Meakin,
from the stories by Hans Christian Andersen
57 named characters. Extras. Simple settings. Fee code L.
Telling Wilde Tales. Seven Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde. Adapted for the stage by Jules Tasca
Flexible cast. An open stage. Fee code L for complete play. Individual plays are each on fee code B
The 13 Clocks. James Thurber. Adapted for the stage by Frank Lowe
M13 F2, with doubling. Extras. Various simple interior and exterior sets. Fee code K
This Is Where We Came In. Play. Alan Ayckbourn
M6 (young, old) F4 (young, old). A bare stage. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05106 2
Three Musketeers. Play. Brian Way
M11 F3. Fee code K
The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew. Comedy for children. Robert Bolt
M16. Extras M and F. Composite settng. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05020 1
Treasure Island. Play. Brian Way
M21, M13 with doubling, F1. Fee code K
Two Weeks with the Queen. Play. Mary Morris, adapted from the novel by Morris Gleitzman
Large cast may be played by 6 actors. Various simple settings. Fee code M
Utter Garbage. Play. Les Ellison
7 characters, 5 extras. A rubbish dump. Fee code G (play) Fee code A (song)
ISBN 0 573 05112 7
Virgins. Play for young people. John Retallack
M2 F2. Simple settings. Fee code L
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Play. Glyn Robbins. Adapted from the book by C. S. Lewis
M11 F2, with doubling. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05085 6
Whale. Play. David Holman
51 characters, doubling possible. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee code M
The Wind in the Willows. Family entertainment by John Morley, adapted from the novel by Kenneth Grahame
Winnie-the-Pooh. Play. Glyn Robbins. Adapted from the novel by A. A. Milne
M7 F4. A nursery, a wood. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05086 4
The Witches. Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by David Wood
The Wizard of Oz. Alfred Bradley. From the story by L. Frank Baum
M6 F7, doubling possible. An open stage. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05058 9
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The titles are arranged alphabetically with marks to indicate the playing time of the individual titles and whether they are for performance by children, young people or adults to children. Please note the classifications are only suggestions and the playing times are approximate.
Key to symbols:
Example marks:
Y S = to be performed by young people; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
A L = adults to perform to children
C/Y S = to be performed by children or young people; playing time shorter than 60 minutes (approx.)
A + C L = to be performed by adults and children; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
The Adventures of a Bear Called Paddington. Play for children. Alfred Bradley from the stories of Michael Bond
M5 F3. Extras 6M 3F but can be played by 2M and 2F. Composite setting. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05035 X
Aesop's Fables. Play. Peter Terson with music by Jeff Parton
21 characters, some doubling possible. A bare stage. Fee code H for play, code B for music
ISBN 0 573 05078 3
Alan and the King's Daughters. Children's play. Helen Murdoch. Music by Ethel McCracken
M11 F8 or M10 F9. 6 Dancers. Simple composite setting. Fee code H
ISBN 0 573 05028 7
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Musical play. Clemence Dane. Music by Richard Addinsell
Any number of characters. Composite setting. Fee code H
ISBN 0 573 05001 5
Around the Pond in 80 Days. Musical for children. Shrubshall and Free
Large cast of children (Years 6/9, ages 10-14). Can also be performed by a cast of 8 adults with doubling, or with a children's chorus.. Simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 978 0 573 08130 9
Bad Day at Black Frog Creek. Musical play. John Gardiner and Fiz Coleman
M5 F4. Extras. A saloon. Fee code E
ISBN 0 573 05249 2
Beowulf. Anglo-Saxon epic drama. Kenneth Pickering and Keith Cole
M9 F4. Chorus. Extras. An open stage. Fee by arrangement. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 08052 6
Big Al. Musical play. Book and lyrics by John Gardiner. Music by Andrew Parr
M57 F57, can be played by M10 F10. Composite setting. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08048 8
The Burston Drum. Musical for young people. Book by Ellen Dryden, lyrics by Don Taylor, music by Charles Young
M14 F11. Children. Extras. Three simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08082 8
The Call of the Piper. Musical for children. Book by Liz Berwick. Music by Dorothy Everhart
36 named parts. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08078 X
Christopher Columbus. Play. Joan Macalpine. Music by Peter Durrent
18 named parts. Large cast can be involved. Various locations. Fee code G
ISBN 0 573 05102 X
The Curious Quest for The Sandman's Sand. A musical for children between the ages of 7 and 13. Book and lyrics by Jenifer Toksvig. Music by David Perkins. 11 principals. Chorus. Various simple settings. Fee by arrangement. Piano/vocal score on hire. Band parts on hire
ISBN 0 573 08109 3
Dandelion Time. Fantasy. Patricia Wood
43 characters, doubling possible. Extras. Composite setting. Fee code J
ISBN 0 573 05043 0
Dark River. A play with music for young people. Alexa Romanes
25 principal characters, doubling possible. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code J (for play), A (for music)
ISBN 0 573 05136 4
Dazzle. Musical Space-tacular! Book and lyrics by John Gardiner. Music by Andrew Parr
M5 F4. Chorus. 12 named parts plus extras and chorus. Simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08088 7 - Libretto
The Demon Headmaster. Musical for young people. Based on the novel by Gillian Cross. Music by Eric Angus and Cathy Shostak. Lyrics by Iain Halstead and Paul James. Book by Paul James. Fee by arrangement. ISBN 0 573 08116 6
Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish. Musical play. David Wood and Peter Pontzen. Based on the book by Michael Foreman
Flexible casting. Various simple exterior settings. Fee code F
ISBN 0 573 15205 5 - Libretto
ISBN 0 573 08584 6 - Vocal Score
The Dracula Spectacula. A spooky musical. Book and lyrics by John Gardiner. Music by Andrew Parr
24 characters. Large supporting cast. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 18013 X
Dream Date. Book and Lyrics by Kevin Dowsett. Music by James Osborne
17 principals. Extras. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08065 8 - Libretto
ISBN 0 573 08569 2 - Vocal score
Flibberty and the Penguin. Musical play for children. David Wood
M10 F2, some M characters can be played by F. Five exterior, two interior simple settings. Fee code J
ISBN 0 573 05033 3
The Frankenstein Monster Show. Book by John Crocker and Tim Hampton. Lyrics by Les Scott
M10 F3. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee by arrangement
The Gingerbread Man. Musical play. Book, music and lyrics by David Wood
M4 F2. A kitchen dresser. Fee code M. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 05042 2
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me. Play with music. Adapted by Vicky Ireland from the story by Roald Dahl
M5 F1, 1 boy (12). Various simple settings. Fee code H
The Golden Masque of Agamemnon. Play. John Wiles
40 singing or speaking parts. A bare stage. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 15008 7
Grease (Schools' version). Musical for young people. Book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
M9 F8. Chorus. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement
Grimm Tales. Play with music, adapted from the Brothers Grimm by Carol Ann Duffy, dramatized by Tim Supple
Large cast may be played by M4 F3. Various simple settings. Fee code M
Helen Come Home or Achilles the Heel. Jazz musical. Jeremy James Taylor
21 boys or girls (11-15). Extras. A swimming-pool, a seashore, inside Troy. Fee code L
Hiawatha. Play. Michael Bogdanov
Hijack Over Hygenia. Children's play with music. David Wood
M8 F4, with doubling. An aeroplane interior, a roof, a throne room, a bedroom. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05034 1
The House That Sailed Away. Pat Hutchins (NB. There is no specific music and the author would like companies presenting the play to create suitable music of their own.)
How to Eat Like a Child. (And Other Lessons in Not Being Grown Up). Book by Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan. Music and lyrics by John Forster. Based on the book by Delia Ephron
Cast size can vary from 6 to more than 30 children aged 5 to 15. Various simple settings. Fee by arrangement
I Was a Teenage Jekyll and Hyde. Musical play. Book and lyrics by Randall Lewton. Music by Peter Miller
11 main speaking parts, large supporting cast. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 18009 1
The Ideal Gnome Expedition. Musical play. David Wood
6 characters M or F. A back yard, an alley, an adventure playground, a street, a traffic island. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05061 9
Jennings Abounding! Musical based on the 'Jennings' books. Anthony Buckeridge. Music by Hector Cortes and William Gomez. Additional music and arrangement by Nigel Carver
M4 (young, middle-age, elderly) F1 (young). Extras 4 boys 3 girls. A main hall and dormitory. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 05048 1
Jenny and the Lucky Bags. Musical play for children. Book and lyrics by Helen Murdoch. Music by Ethel McCracken
M4 (boys, middle-age) F5 (young, middle-age, elderly). Extras. A street, a shop, an open space. Fee code K. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 05059 7
Jeremy and the Thinking Machine. Play with music. Book and lyrics by Janet Neipris and Barbara Greenberg. Based on a story by Barbara Greenberg. Music by Janet Neipris
8 characters. Extras. Simple settings. Fee code G. The music is available separately on hire.
Lady Lollipop. Play for children. David Wood, from the book by Dick King-Smith
Large, flexible cast. Various simple settings. Fee code J
A Little Princess. Musical play. Michael Wild, from the novel by Francis Hodgson Burnett
M10 F16. Extras. Various settings on an open stage. Fee by arrangement. Vocal score on hire
ISBN 0 573 05047 3
Make-believe. Musical play. A. A. Milne
18 characters. Extras. Six interiors, two exteriors. Fee code F
ISBN 0 573 05014 7
The Mammoth Sails Tonight!. Adrian Mitchell. Music by Peter Moser
Large mixed cast. Various settings. Fee code J (play), D (music)
ISBN 1 84002 134 9 (libretto)
Meg and Mog Show. Book, music and lyrics by David Wood. Based on Meg and Mog books by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski
15 characters, may be played by F1 and 6 or 7 M or F. Extras optional. Various simple settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05065 1
Mothers and Daughters. Books and lyrics by Ken Pickering. Music and lyrics by Keith Cole
6 to 200 characters. A bare stage. Fee by arrangement. Libretto and vocal score on hire
The Nightingale and the Emperor. Play for children. Alfred Bradley, after the story by Hans Christian Andersen
M6 (young, middle-age, elderly) F2 (young, middle-age). A palace throne-room, a kitchen, a wood. Fee code G
ISBN 0 573 05079 1
Nutcracker Sweet. Family musical. David Wood
M3 F3. Extra 1M or F. Fairground booths on an open stage. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 15002 8
Old Father Time. Musical play. Book, music and lyrics by David Wood
Up to 30 characters but can be played by a cast of 12 with doubling and trebling. Four simple settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05046 5
The Old Man of Lochnagar. Musical play by David Wood, based on the book by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
16 characters, may be played by 12 actors with doubling. Various settings. Fee code M
Our Day Out. Book by Willy Russell. Songs and music by Bob Eaton, Chris Mellor and Willy Russell
M6 F3 (may be played by M3 F2). 16-20 children. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08058 5
The Owl and the Pussycat went to See ... Musical play for children. David Wood and Sheila Ruskin
M9 F5. Extras. One basic setting. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05027 9
Pandemonium! (a Greek Myth-adventure). Musical. Book and lyrics by Jenifer Toksvig. Music by David Perkins
22 Principals, Greek Chorus (variable number). Simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08117 4
The Papertown Paperchase. Musical play for children. David Wood
12 characters, doubling possible. Extras. Nine simple settings. Fee code J
ISBN 0 573 05032 5
Peter Pan. Book, music and lyrics by Piers Chater-Robinson. Adapted from the play by J. M. Barrie
30 named parts. Extras. Fee by arrangement
The Pied Piper. Play with music. Adrian Mitchell, devised by Alan Cohen. Music by Dominic Muldowney. From the poem by Robert Browning
M8 F4, with doubling. Children. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee code H for play. The music rights are leased by Karlin Music. Ask Samuel French Ltd for details
The Pied Piper. Musical play. David Wood and Dave and Toni Arthur
M5 F3 (minimum). 20 children. A street. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 15007 9 - Libretto
ISBN 0 573 08587 0 - Vocal Score
The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner. Musical play for children. David Wood
M6 F4. 1M 1F voices only. A garden. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05030 9
Quest for the Whooperdink. Play with music. A. H. Teacey
M3 F2, 4 others M or F. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code H
ISBN 0 573 05070 8
Robin Hood. Musical celebration. David Wood and Dave and Toni Arthur
Rockafella. Musical play. Les Scott, Roy Oakes and Ken Bolam
M10 F7. Extras (M and F). Various interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 08094 1
Rockasocka. Musical play. Book and lyrics by John Gardiner. Music by Andrew Parr
M9 F9. Minimum of 25 for other parts. Extras. Simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08094 1 - Libretto
Rosie and the Bad, Bad Apples. Book and lyrics by Valerie Hall. Music by Paul Whittington
M8 F5. Large chorus with various small roles. Various simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08113 1 (libretto)
Rupert and the Green Dragon. Musical Play. David Wood. Based on the Rupert stories by Mary Tourtel and Alfred Bestall
Sammy's Magic Garden. Play with music. Kjartan Poskitt
10 characters, doubling possible. Extras. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 15015 X
Save the Human. Play with music. Based on the story by Tony Husband and David Wood. Book and lyrics by David Wood. Music by Peter Pontzen and David Wood. Lyrics for 'Rock 'n' Roar' by Tony Husband
Large flexible cast, minimum of 8 or 11 actors possible. Various simple settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05090 2
The See-Saw Tree. Musical play. David Wood
16 characters, doubling possible. Various simple settings. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 15017 6 - Libretto
The Selfish Shellfish. Play with music. David Wood
7 characters. A rockpool. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05069 4
The Seven. Sweet rock musical. Charles Harter
M7 F9. Extras. Singers. Dancers. A living-room, a chapel, hall. Fee on application. Music on hire
ISBN 0 573 08047 X
Seven Golden Dragons. Play with music. Book and lyrics by Randall Lewton. Music by Peter Miller
34 named characters. Extras. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 05089 9
Shake, Ripple & Roll. Rock and roll musical. Book and lyrics by Jenifer Toksvig. Music by David Perkins
Share and Share Alike. Book, music and lyrics by Geoff Morrow
M3 F9. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee by arrangement
Skool & Crossbones. A Caribbean-style musical for children. Book and lyrics by Jenifer Toksvig. Music by David Perkins
8 principals, chorus. One simple setting. Fee by arrangment
Libretto ISBN 0 573 08124 7
The Snatching of Horrible Harold. Play for children. John Gardiner and Fiz Coleman
M4 F5. Extra 1M or F. Composite setting. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05074 0
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Musical play. Jesse Braham White
M15 F11. Extras. Three interiors, one exterior. Fee code F
ISBN 0 573 05024 4
Some Canterbury Tales. Freely adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer by Ken Pickering. Music by Derek Hyde
Variable cast, 7 named roles. Extras. Flexible settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08077 1
Space Junk. Play with music. Les Ellison
Large mixed cast. Various simple settings. Fee code G (play), B (music)
ISBN 0 573 05121 6
Spot's Birthday Party. Adapted for the stage by David Wood. Based on the books by Eric Hill
M5 F1. Simple settings. Fee code M
Summer in the Park. Musical. Book by Ellen Dryden, lyrics by Don Taylor, music by Charles Young
Large, flexible cast. Seclued area in a park. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08089 5
Surgical Sensations at St Sennapod's, or Dr Scalpel's Missing Bit. Play with music. John Gardiner and Fiz Coleman. Music arranged by James R. Pearson
19 characters, doubling possible. Extras. A hospital ward. Fee code K
ISBN 0 573 05087 2
The Sweeney Todd Shock 'n' Roll Show. Musical play. Peter Miller and Randall Lewton
20 main speaking parts, large supporting cast. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 18030 X
There Was an Old Woman Family musical. David Wood
6 main characters. Children. A glade, a hilltop. Fee code M
ISBN 0 573 05051 1
Think of the Magic. Book, music and lyrics by Frank Rodgers
M14 F10, with doubling. Extras. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08069 0
The Tinder Box. Play with music. Peter Whelan, adapted from a story by Hans Christian Andersen
M5 F5. Extras. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee code L
ISBN 0 573 05108 9
Toad of Toad Hall. Musical play. A. A. Milne. Music by H. Fraser-Simson
Any number of characters. Six interiors, four exteriors. Fee code M. Band parts on hire
ISBN 0 573 05019 8
Tom Kitten and His Friends. Book by Adrian Mitchell. Music by Stephen McNeff. Based on stories by Beatrix Potter
Treasure Island. Book and lyrics by Willis Hall. Music by Denis King. Adapted from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson
M18 F1, with doubling. Extras. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08068 2
Ulysses. Rock musical. Ken Pickering and Keith R. Cole
10 main speaking parts, large supporting cast. A bare stage. Fee by arrangement, vocal score available separately
United We Stand. Musical Play. Book, lyrics and music by Ken Bolam, Roy Oakes and Les Scott
M10 F8, large supporting cast. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 08054 2
The Voyage of the Jumblies. Play with music. Philip Freeman Sayer
19 characters, doubling possible. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code H
The Water Babies. Play with music. Willis Hall. Songs by John Cooper. Based on the story by Charles Kingsley
19 characters, can be played by M3 F6. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08076 3
Where the Rainbow Ends. Play with music. Clifford Mills and John Ramsay
18 characters. Dancers. Extras. One interior, six exterior settings. Fee code H
ISBN 0 573 05021 X
The Wind in the Willows. Musical play based on Kenneth Grahame's novel. Book and lyrics by Willis Hall. Music by Denis King
15 characters. Extras. Various settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08070 4
The Wizard of Wobbling Rock. Play with music. Book and lyrics by Patricia Wood. Music by Christopher Lummis
37 characters. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee code J. Vocal score available separately
ISBN 0 573 05068 6
Worzel Gummidge. Book and lyrics by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. Music by Denis King. Based on the characters created by Barbara Euphan Todd
M12, doubling possible, F4. 1 boy, 1 girl. Extras. Various interior and exterior settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 18031 8
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The titles are arranged alphabetically with marks to indicate the playing time of the individual titles and whether they are for performance by children, young people or adults to children. Please note the classifications are only suggestions and the playing times are approximate.
Key to symbols:
Example marks:
Y S = to be performed by young people; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
A L = adults to perform to children
C/Y S = to be performed by children or young people; playing time shorter than 60 minutes (approx.)
A + C L = to be performed by adults and children; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
Adventure Camp. Play for young people. Ellen Dryden Y S
12 girls. Two tents. Fee code C
Adventure Faces. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
Alice in Wonderland. Play. S.S.B. C L
M8 F7. Three interiors. Fee code A
ISBN 0 573 05003 1
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Play. V. A. Pearn C/Y L
Any number of characters. Composite setting. Fee code C
All the World's a Stage. Morality play. David Henry Wilson Y S
Any number of characters. An empty stage. Fee code B
Balloon Faces. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Bell. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Birthday of the Infanta. Play. Blanche Marvin Y S
7 characters. Extras. A palace ballroom with simple insets. Fee code D
Boy with the Transistor Radio. Play. Willy Russell Y S
M7 F3. Extras. Simple settings. Fee code D
Burn. Play for young people. Deborah Gearing Y S
M5 F7, 1 girl. Various simple settings. Fee code E
Came a Dealer in Dreams. Play. Noel Scott C S
M7 F1 (variable). Extras. A castle courtroom. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15211 X
Captain Blackboot and the Wallamagrumba. Play. Patricia Wood C S
M15 F9. A desert island. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15223 3
Captain Blackboot's Island. Play for children. Patricia Wood C S
Mixed cast of children. A desert island. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15208 X
Chatroom. Play for young people. Enda Walsh
M3 F3. A bare stage. Fee code F
The Children's Ward. Play for young people. Ellen Dryden Y S
F1, 4 boys (teenage). A ward. Fee code C
Citizenship. Play for young people. Mark Ravenhill Y S
M7 F6. Simple settings. Fee code F
The Clown. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Colour of Compassion. The Story of Mary Seacole. Play for young peope. Ellen Dryden Y S
F25, 1M extra, may be played by a cast of 9
Crossroads. Play. Brian Way Y S
M3 F3. Fee code E
Dawn on our Darkness. Play. Richard Tydeman C/Y S
M9 F1. Extras. An acting area. Fee code C
ISBN 0 573 16603 X
The Decision. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
Dickens's Children. Charles Dickens, adapted by Nick Warburton A+Y S
7 actors (minimum cast). Simple settings. Fee code D
Do-Gooders. Play. Graham Jones Y S
M4 F2. A bare stage. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 12054 4
Domby-Dom. Comedy. Nick Warburton C+Y S
Flexible. May be played by a cast of 12 with doubling. A stage. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 12221 0
Dreamjobs. Play. Graham Jones Y S
F5. A waiting-room. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 03379 X
Eliza's House. Play. Brendan Murray A L
M1 F2. A council-house room. Fee code F
ISBN 0 573 02367 0
Ernie's Incredible Illucinations. Play for young people. Alan Ayckbourn C/Y S
22 characters, doubling possible. Extras. A bare stage, waiting-room at one side. Fee code E
ISBN 0 573 12063 3
The Firebird. Play. Blanche Marvin Y S
7 characters. A garden. Fee code C
Flatmates. Play for young people. Ellen Dryden Y S
M3 F2. A sitting-room. Fee code D
Ghost Writer. Play. N. J. Warburton Y S
M13 F8, doubling possible. The writer's study and the Colonel's lounge. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15216 0
Gizmo. Play. Alan Ayckbourn Y S
M5 F3. Various simple settings. Fee code F
Hallo, Is That You? Monologue. Ellen Dryden Y S
F1. A bedsit. Fee code A
The Hat. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Horatians and the Curiatians. A didactic play for children. Bertolt Brecht. Translated by Anthony Vivis Y S
Fee code G
I Read the News Today. Play. Willy Russell A/Y S
M4, 3M or F. Split set: radio station and police station. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15222 5
In Need of Care. Play. David E. Rowley Y S
M2 F2. A derelict barn. Fee code C
ISBN 0 573 02322 0
In Service. Pay for young people. Ellen Dryden C+Y S
1 boy, 5 girls. An attic, a kitchen. Fee code C
The Island. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
Jack, the Giant and the Jiggery Plot. Play. Richard Blythe A S
13 characters, or M6 F2 with doubling. Various simple settings. Fee code F
The Key. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Ladder. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Lantern. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Legend of Scarface and Bluewater. Play. Blanche Marvin Y S
17 characters. An Indian village. Fee code D
Madam Has A Combination Skin. Monologue. Ellen Dryden
Magical Faces. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Mirrorman. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
Mr Grump and the Clown. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Musicians. Play. Patrick Marber Y S
Large flexible cast. A concert hall stage. Fee code E
Noah's Ark. Play. Colin and Mary Crowther C S
Large cast. Various simple settings. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15234 0
On Trial. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Opposites Machine. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
Our Day Out. Play. Willy Russell A+Y S
M10 F4. 7 boys. 3 girls. Extras. Various simple interior and exterior settings. Fee code H. In the volume Act I
Papa Panov's Magic Christmas. Play. Paul Thain. From a story by Leo Tolstoy C S
21 characters. Extras. A workshop. Fee code C
ISBN 0 573 06622 1
Percival the Performing Pig. Play. Dilys Owen C S
21 characters, doubling possible. Extras. A bare stage. Fee code C
ISBN 0 573 15224 1
The Pomegranate Seeds. Sebastian Hayes C S
16 characters. Various simple settings. Fee code E
ISBN 0 573 15228 4
The Press Gang. Play for young people. Ellen Dryden Y S
4 boys, 6 girls. A classroom. Fee code D
Primula the Non-Sheepdog and the Great Grey Wolf. Play. Graham Holliday C S
8 parts may be played by M2 F4. A hillside. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15226 8
The Queen Must Die. Comedy. David Farr Y S
M4 F3. 1F Voice. Various simple settings. Fee code F
ISBN 978 0 573 05254 5
Rabbit. Play. David Foxton Y S
15 characters (M and F). Simple settings on a bare stage. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15240 3
The Rainbow Box. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Real Spirit of Christmas. Christmas play for children. Wes Magee C S
48 children (M or F). An open stage. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 06613 2
The Attack Upon and Defence of the Old Elvish Kingdom of Vassia Against The River Witch and Her Grim Horde. A play. David Clarke C S
28 speaking parts. Extras. An open space. Fee code G
ISBN 0 573 15241 1
Round the World with Class 6. Play. Nick Warburton C S
7 children (minimum). A classroom. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15239 X
Shadows. Play for young people. Ellen Dryden Y S
M1 F3. An empty stage. Fee code B
Six Primroses Each. Play for young people. Ellen Dryden C+Y S
F1 4 boys, 5 girls. A church hall. Fee code C
The Spider and the Bird. Play for young people. Georgia Dobbs Y S
20 named parts. Extras. Various simple settings. Fee code E
ISBN 0 573 12259 8
Stone Soup. (Revised version) Play. Paul Thain A/C S
Mixed cast of 16. Extras. A bare stage. Fee code E
ISBN 0 573 15242 X
The Strawberry Tea. Play for young people. Ellen Dryden Y S
M2 F3. A school library. Fee code C
Teddy Bear's Picnic. Play. Paul King A/Y S
M1, 3 others, plus voice. Bedroom of a small boy. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 12267 9
Terraces. Play. Willy Russell Y S
M6 F6. 2 children. Simple settings. Fee code D
Totally Over You. Play. Mark Ravenhill Y S
M7 F7. Extras. A bare stage. Fee code H
The True Story of Good King Wenceslas. Comedy. Edna Baker C/Y S
M7 F2. A throne-room. Fee code C
ISBN 0 573 06611 6
The Ugly Duckling. Comedy. A. A. Milne C/Y S
M4 F3. A throne-room. Fee code C
ISBN 0 573 05238 7
The Valley of Echoes. Play. Brian Way C S
M2 F2. Fee code E
The Wheel. Play. Brian Way Y S
M2 F2. Fee code E
You, Me and Mrs Jones. Comedy. Tony Horitz Y S
M10 F9, doubling possible. Various simple settings. Fee code E
ISBN 0 573 12272 5
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The titles are arranged alphabetically with marks to indicate the playing time of the individual titles and whether they are for performance by children, young people or adults to children. Please note the classifications are only suggestions and the playing times are approximate.
Key to symbols:
Example marks:
Y S = to be performed by young people; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
A L = adults to perform to children
C/Y S = to be performed by children or young people; playing time shorter than 60 minutes (approx.)
A + C L = to be performed by adults and children; playing time longer than 60 minutes (approx.)
Daniel and the Lions. A children's musical. Book, music and lyrics by Dave Culling C S
Large flexible cast. Various simple settings. Fee by arrangment
ISBN 0 573 08126 3
A Dragon for Dinner. Musical play for children. Book and lyrics by Helen Murdoch. Music by Ethel McCracken A S
M4 F5. Extras. A palace garden. Fee code D
ISBN 0 573 15203 9
Future Perfect. A play for young people by Emily Thwaite and Bill Sanderson, with music by Phil Andrews
large cast. Various settings. Fee code D for play, A for music C+Y S
ISBN 0 573 15230 6
A Giant's Giant Pizza. A play for young actors. Julian Garner C+Y S
Large cast. Various simple settings. Fee code G
Joshua's Egg. A play with music for children. Jacqui Shapiro. Music by Andrew Dodge
M3 F4. May be played by M1 F2 with doubling. Various simple settings. Fee code G (music), code B (music)
ISBN 0 573 05119 4
Scrooge. Book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse Y S
A 55-minute adaptation for schools of Leslie Bricusse's full scale musical. (Restricted availability, please enquire)
The Selfish Giant. A children's musical based on the short story by Oscar Wilde. Music, lyrics and adaptation by David Perkins. Additional lyrics by Caroline Dooley C+Y S
Large variable cast. Simple settings. Fee by arrangement
ISBN 0 573 08122 0 - Libretto and piano vocal score
Tickle. Play with music. David Wood A S
Minimum cast of 6 players, of either sex. A bare stage. Fee code E
ISBN 0 573 05247 6
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