Oaklands Theatre

1994

Oaklands Youth Theatre

SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1996

Youth Musical, 90 min

Youth Audience

-

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The more the merrier!

Notes:
Script & Lyrics: Mark Wheeller, Lyndsey Adams, Michael Johnston & Stuart White. Music: James Holmes

Synopsis:
Eat your heart our Ionesco! If you want a musical with a message... don't consider this one! If you want an absurd alternative to your traditional Xmas Pantomime ... or hugely ALTERNATIVE Summer Show ... look no further than this! Santa fails to arrive one year in The Bower of Bliss. Why not? A shortage of carrots perhaps? Or is it because the central character is forbidden to play her music and whose parents want to disguise her as a cactus so that no-one can suspect her special gifts??? And where did that Pantomime cow come from?? Never fear it all ends remarkably happily. It is a bundle of laughs and includes a sackload of original songs. Who could possibly miss such a bizarre Xmas entertainment?!? Originally conceived as a Promenade production ... but would suit a variety of stages & groups.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1996

Youth Victorian melodrama, 12 min

Youth Audience

-

-

6 or 7 speaking parts

Notes:
written By Tim Andrews and Ward Baker

Synopsis:
Gentleman smuggler Jack Rattenbury robs from the Revenue to spoil the poor but he and landlord Master Quick are outwitted by rival Sam Chance, masquerading as the new Revenue Officer, assisted by the young, one-legged, John Silver

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1996

Youth Victorian melodrama, 12 min

Youth Audience

-

-

6 or 7 speaking parts

Notes:
written By Tim Andrews and Ward Baker

Synopsis:
Gentleman smuggler Jack Rattenbury robs from the Revenue to spoil the poor but he and landlord Master Quick are outwitted by rival Sam Chance, masquerading as the new Revenue Officer, assisted by the young, one-legged, John Silver

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1995

Youth Musical Play, 80 min

Youth Audience

17

8

variable, chorus

Notes:
written by Liz Barwick and Dorothy Everhart

Synopsis:
The School Play mirrors - "with utmost seriousness and sincerity!" - the familiar difficulties involved in the production of this annual obligation. The first act leads us through the choice of play, the auditions and the rehearsals - watched over by critical parents and a relentless calendar. The second act is an overplayed, "forsooth" laden, performance of the predictable final scene of a mediaeval gem entitled "Seth The Swineherd":- Princess loves Swineherd but must marry Brave Knight; Brave Knight proves himself a coward when confronted by a spider; love and Swineherd triumph!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

2007

-

Adaptation

9

5

doubling

Notes:
based on the novel by Mark Twain

Synopsis:
Set in Tudor England and based on the novel by Mark Twain. Two boys, Edward Tutor, son of King Henry VIII and Tom Canty a poor boy from the London slums, decide to swap places for the day to see how the "other half" lives. Through their adventures both boys come to understand that the grass is not necessarily "greener on the other side". The action, which rises to a rousing finale set during the coronation of King Edward VI in Westminster Abbey, includes various historical characters such as Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey, the young Elizabeth I and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer.

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1994

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1997

Youth adaptation, 60 min

Youth Audience

9

7

23 speaking parts (9m, 7f, 7 variable) + guards and clowns

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
The story has an amazing collection of outrageous characters that vie with each other for the attention of the audience Based loosely around the famous opera, this version includes a Stage Manager and two Assistants who try to influence the story. The Prince of Clubs is suffering from hypochondria but if he could be made to laugh he might be cured. An entertainment is arranged but Fata Morgana, an evil witch, casts a spell to prevent laughter. She falls over, shows her bloomers and the prince laughs. Furiously she curses him to fall in love with three oranges but they are guarded by Creonta, a giantess who loves to cook humans. The Prince saves the oranges but when they are cut open princesses are inside! Fata Morgana has some more tricks in store but somehow a happy ending is achieved.

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1998

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

2001

Youth play, 80 min

Youth Audience

15

8

23 speaking parts (15m, 8f but some variable m/f)

Notes:
This play would be great for a mixed aged cast

Synopsis:
Cuthbert Smuglee is addicted to computer games and almost believes that he must save the world by defeating the Zorons. During a late night computer "battle" a Zoron-type figure breaks into the house and kidnaps him. Before long he is assisting his captors, the most inept gang of would-be criminals imaginable, to demand a ransom. Meanwhile the police are called and television reporters arrive; his doting and dotty parents are distraught although his sister Jonquil throws a party to celebrate his disappearance. There is a commotion in the garden: Cuthbert is home. But that is not quite the end of the story!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1993

Youth short play

Youth Audience

-

-

20 (5m, 11f, 4 variable).

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
When three children and their mother visit the Department Store they discover Father Christmas has been kidnapped - and if he's not found soon Christmas will be cancelled. Their hunt brings them into contact with Mother Nature, the Sun Queen, the Ice Queen and pop star Donny Devine - who holds the key to his release. In the course of their adventure the older children discover that there is more to Christmas than getting presents.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1999

Youth improvisation, 45 min

Youth Audience

8

5

extras

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Shakespeare's story put into the present day and seen from the perspective of Rosalind and Paris - who were intended to be the spouses of Romeo and Juliet respectively. A further variation is the introduction of lines from other Shakespearian plays and the concept that Rosalind, Paris and Mercutio form a trio ("Three Witches") who manipulate events into a vengeful plot. Although principally a comedy, the play involves the themes of Love, Jealousy, Hate, Revenge and ultimate Tragedy.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1994

Youth Play

Youth Audience

12

16

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
An Amateur Dramatic Society is performing the Dress Rehearsal of a Victorian Melodrama. The rehearsal suffers a series of most unfortunate interruptions from unprepared actors and an incompetent backstage crew, plus other village groups entering the hall. Despite everything, including even a fatal accident, the actors rise above all distractions to prove that "The Show's The Thing".

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1993

Youth short play

Youth Audience

-

-

26 (4m, 10f, 12 variable) + shadows & villagers.

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
All the fun of the circus

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1988

Youth Oratorio, 35 min

Youth Audience

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-

4 principals + two choruses

Notes:
Music by Andrew Peggie, Lyrics by Stephen Clark

Synopsis:
Alaska, October 1988. A trio of grey whales are trapped within a small patch of coastal sea which is rapidly freezing over. Local people try to cut a passage through the ice but their resources cannot cope. American forces are drafted in to help - and with them come news reporters and TV cameras. The race against time becomes serious and, in a rare example of East-West collaboration, a Soviet ice-breaker joins the struggle. The smallest whale disappears before the completion of a passage - which then freezes over again before the others have reached the end. The assumption is that they find open sea but no-one can ever be sure. WHALE SONG recounts this remarkable true story as a musical parable of the benefits of co-operation and trust.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1986

Youth Fantasy

Youth Audience

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-

20 speaking parts (10m, 10f ) + crowd

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Aurora Jones, in detention in the school library, is surprised by the appearance of Boris, a Bookworm, who escorts her through various volumes including Cinderella, Hamlet, Hansel and Gretel and Alice in Wonderland, escaping the clutches of her schoolmistress, Miss Bunion, who has emerged as a witch. The tale ends with an unexpected twist.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1987

Youth Operetta, 30 min

Youth Audience

4

2

chorus, choir & extras

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
A humorous look at the old Greek legend with commentary by Chorus. Midas, the original "Goldfinger", discovers that love is more precious than gold when his One Wish has unpleasant repercussions

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1990

Youth Musical

Youth Audience

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-

Approximately 30 minimum ( some variable m/f ) + crowd

Notes:
music by Chris Tingley

Synopsis:
The story of Shakespeare's rise to prominence in London, whilst trying to maintain a family life in Stratford, exposes domestic difficulties which, like his works, remain as applicable today as when they first emerged. The mix of historical and fictional characters give life and interest to the tale and there are explanatory footnotes to the text relating to authentic references.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1987

Youth Modern Musical of the Nativity

Youth Audience

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-

Minimum about 30 (mixed m/f - can be many more) + chorus

Notes:
music by Chris Tingley

Synopsis:
If the Three Wise Men had travelled to Bethlehem on a Camel Train operated by British Rail it might have given a different aspect to their journey but the importance of the event would not have been diminished. This lively musical provides ample scope for director and cast to relate the Christmas story to modern youth and society but maintains a reverence and respect which should appeal to all.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1993

Youth short play

Youth Audience

-

7

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
A mother's reaction to her first contact with two Muslim girls in rather unusual circumstances. In a gentle and humorous way, the play shows that racial prejudice often arises as a result of ignorance.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1993

Youth short play

Youth Audience

8

3

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
The Nativity in a modern setting. Herod becomes a wicked landlord and the Three Wise Men are streetwise!

Edinburgh Festival

1971

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1971

Music Hall/Melodrama

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3

2

flexible to 20+

Notes:
music by Milton Reame James

Synopsis:
The famous murder in 1910 by Dr. Crippen of his wife, a Music-Hall artiste, followed by his escape on board ship with his secretary, disguised as a boy, and their arrest on arrival in America as the result of a message sent by wireless telegraphy.The story is told as continuous, lively and comic burlesque, echoing the way it was perceived by the public at the time and since, yet showing understanding for the trapped but not uncommon situations in which all three principal characters found themselves.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1996

Youth Fun Musical nativity, 70 min

Youth Audience

-

-

19 speaking parts

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
A colourful version of the Nativity providing ample opportunity for strong acting and good singing. The story of the birth of Christ containing an aerobics routine, belly dancers at the court of Herod and a very "human" God! There are serious moments but the overall atmosphere is light-hearted and joyous. A fun musical for almost any age group.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1994

Youth play 85 min

Youth Audience

7

3

extras

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Pogo Potter has only one ambition - to become quarterback for the Rotherby Rockets, the local junior American football team. But when he is thrown out of the squad, unjustly accused of being a thief, and his Dad's fish and chip shop is threatened with takeover, it's time for a change of game plan. Pogo must use tactics which are not in the playbook to defeat the family's common enemy

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1994

Youth Play, 35 min

Youth Audience

2

2

flexible >19

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
In the same cartoon style as "We'll Be Home Tomorrow" we look at a traditional family Christmas. The embarrassing parents, Nativity plays, the Queen's Speech and Christmas bats! This fast-moving, challenging play appeals to a wide range of both audience and cast and can be performed anywhere. As well as being very funny, it has proved to be a big hit at Drama and Music festivals across the country.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1994

Youth fantasy, 100 min

Youth Audience

8

9

chorus

Notes:
music by Chris Allen

Synopsis:
The desperation, embarrassment and confusion of your teenage years, acted with a pop "soundtrack". Martin fancies Rachel - but then so does everybody else. The Christmas party is his last chance to do anything about it or hide in his room forever.This fast-moving comedy, punctuated by catchy, melodic songs, has proved a very popular and successful seconday school production.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1994

Youth Play

Youth Audience

6

4

7 variable

Notes:
music by Chris Allen

Synopsis:
A wryly observed comic drama on family life. School breaks up and the annual summer holiday begins. "Where to go?" presents the first problem, followed by the interminable car journey; arrival; a sortie to the beach and the minefield of disasters which the family encounter during their stay away.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1989

Youth Play

Youth Audience

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-

large cast

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
During the Civil War the county of Berkshire became one of the principal battlegrounds, causing increasing devastation and suffering to the inhabitants. Friends and families became divided and this well-researched play centres on the leading families affected by the Siege of Reading; the adult characters are mostly authentic; an added dimension of the drama has been imagined through the introduction of eight important children's roles. In addition to telling an adventurous story, the play attempts to show people's attitudes to war and how they change; it also tries to demonstrate the futility of it all. Throughout there are interesting characters and many humorous moments which add to an exciting and educative narrative.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1995

Youth Musical Pantomime, 75 min

Youth Audience

-

-

10 speaking parts

Notes:
music by Grant Gordon. written by Bryan and Mark Ellis

Synopsis:
A variant on the traditional tale, with strong comic parts for Grandma and the Wolf. Red Riding Hood and her sisters run away from home to escape the Bad Baron. On their way to Grandma's cottage they meet Lupe, a hungry wolf. They are rescued by Basil, the Baron's steward (who has become tired of being a villain and wants to be a hero instead) but Lupe gets away and reaches the cottage ahead of time. There he finds that Grandma shares his interest in food and they settle down to cooking together. When Red Riding Hood arrives Lupe dresses in Grandma's clothes to try to trap her but Basil comes to the rescue again. Lupe surrenders and promises to help dispose of the wicked Baron. He does so and everyone lives happily ever after.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1995

Youth Musical Pantomime, 75 min

Youth Audience

-

-

10 speaking parts

Notes:
music by Grant Gordon. written by Bryan and Mark Ellis

Synopsis:
A variant on the traditional tale, with strong comic parts for Grandma and the Wolf. Red Riding Hood and her sisters run away from home to escape the Bad Baron. On their way to Grandma's cottage they meet Lupe, a hungry wolf. They are rescued by Basil, the Baron's steward (who has become tired of being a villain and wants to be a hero instead) but Lupe gets away and reaches the cottage ahead of time. There he finds that Grandma shares his interest in food and they settle down to cooking together. When Red Riding Hood arrives Lupe dresses in Grandma's clothes to try to trap her but Basil comes to the rescue again. Lupe surrenders and promises to help dispose of the wicked Baron. He does so and everyone lives happily ever after.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1993

Youth play, 45 min

Youth Audience

10

13

-

Notes:
Freely adapted from an idea in Thomas Hardy's poem "The Oxen"

Synopsis:
Intrigued by the legend of the oxen kneeling on the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, Ralph, Lizzie and Laura go in search of the truth of the legend. On their nocturnal journey they meet an array of people who all end up at an isolated barn. The setting works its own 'magic'. A play for Christmas which contains the essence of the seasonal message.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1990

Youth play, 40 min

Youth Audience

4

4

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
The action takes place inside and outside the Anderson Shelter in the Coombes family's back garden during a night of heavy bombing raids on a Midlands industrial town during World War Two. The shelter becomes a place of refuge for more than just the family. The situation engenders tensions between and within the different generations. Courage is not the sole prerogative of the fighting forces!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1997

Youth play, 50 min

Youth Audience

5

4

3m/f

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Max, a ten year old, has an unshakeable belief in his guardian angel -Rodge. He also seeks to fulfil his dream - to fly! Meanwhile, the dreaded Sibbert brothers pursue him relentlessly, threatening to rip his arm off and beat him with the soggy end! It is a light-hearted play but raises the issues of bullying and loneliness as well as asking whether we should be afraid to be an individual and stand up for what we believe in. After all, haven't we all wanted a friend like Rodge?

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1995

Youth Musical Play, 80 min

Youth Audience

17

8

variable, chorus

Notes:
written by Liz Barwick and Dorothy Everhart

Synopsis:
The School Play mirrors - "with utmost seriousness and sincerity!" - the familiar difficulties involved in the production of this annual obligation. The first act leads us through the choice of play, the auditions and the rehearsals - watched over by critical parents and a relentless calendar. The second act is an overplayed, "forsooth" laden, performance of the predictable final scene of a mediaeval gem entitled "Seth The Swineherd":- Princess loves Swineherd but must marry Brave Knight; Brave Knight proves himself a coward when confronted by a spider; love and Swineherd triumph!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1975

Youth musical play, 90 min

Youth Audience

-

-

25 (10 m, 5 f, 10 variable).

Notes:
written by Graham Ferguson music by David Harding

Synopsis:
Irving Cornell, dentist, [deceased] arrives via "Cloud Control" just in time for the Ghosts' AGM. Under Any Other Business they have to decide on a destination for their Spooks' Outing. This done, they descend upon Buntington Hall to cause comical havoc and mayhem as they haunt the incumbents.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1991

Youth musical playlet, 30 min

Youth Audience

-

-

11 speaking parts, chorus

Notes:
written by Graham Ferguson and David Harding

Synopsis:
The Notes of the Piano are all set to have an enjoyable morning but someone has been playing too hard and they are now out of tune. When Ben and Sarah come in with their friends to find the reason for the noise, they are amazed to find the Notes out of the piano. They try to make music, singing a lively song with actions, but it is no good as the Notes get it all wrong. The Music Fairy appears and, with the assistance of her personal (and comic) Tuning Fork, the Notes are restored to their former harmony, so all ends happily.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1974

Youth musical play, 90 min

Youth Audience

-

-

26 speaking / singing parts, chorus

Notes:
written by Graham Ferguson and David Harding

Synopsis:
A storm is brewing when Big Sam takes a party of children on his boat to visit the lighthouse. On arrival they find it deserted but the weather forces them to spend the night there. Behind a door they discover a tunnel leading through gold mines to an ancient underground city, whose civilisation is a thousand years behind. The children are captured and then persuaded to introduce the citizens to twentieth century ideas - at first greeted eagerly but soon leading to unrest and dissatisfaction. They try to escape but are caught and sentenced to death. At the last minute flood-gates are opened and in the ensuing chaos they escape, taking back with them two friends from the city.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1986

Youth musical play, 75 min

Youth Audience

-

-

12 speaking parts, chorus

Notes:
written by Graham Ferguson and David Harding

Synopsis:
The children are preparing a float for Birchdale Village Carnival; it is to be a space ship and they are dressed as Space Invaders. In the same barn Professor Stroganoff is busy constructing what he fervently hopes will be a Time Machine. The children decide to hoax him into thinking that it works and that he has landed on another planet. He is almost taken in - but the practical joke is interrupted by the bombastic entrance of the Mayoress, a bossy dragon with her comic husband Hercules, a henpecked mouse. She threatens to drop the children from the Carnival parade, bullies her husband and insults the Professor and his invention. In return, he persuades her inside the Time Machine, which succeeds in transporting both of them, not to another century but into the village duck pond. Lessons are learnt and all ends well!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1986

Youth Pantomime

Youth Audience

-

-

38 speaking parts

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Jacqueline is very keen to be in a pantomime but the teacher she approaches refers her sarcastically to her fairy godmother who immediately appears and escorts her through a whole series of episodes, each emanating from a different story - a complete "Cook's Tour of Pantoland", so exhausting that everyone is delighted when it is finally over. The traditional "panto jokes" are here in plenty but there are many others too and the piece moves at a cracking pace. It is well suited for casts of almost any size, provided that they have energy and enthusiasm.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1991

Youth short play

Youth Audience

-

-

19 (15m, 1f, 3 variable) + crowd

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
In the dangerous days of Arthurian Britain, Mistress Boyle bullies her son, Lancing, into applying for a knighthood for which he must undertake a near-impossible quest. Reluctantly he sets off, knowing that only questers with certain moral qualities will survive the perils - does he have them? Follow our hero across impenetrable forest and insurmountable mountain to find out!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

2002

Youth short play

Youth Audience

17

3

crowd

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
A forgotten adventure of the famous outlaw. The bards have got it all wrong: new research by the author has brought to light the truth of how Robin hoodwinked the Sheriff of Nottingham and his minions, Guy of Gisbourne and Derek the Cleric, into believing that he had stolen a dumpling when really he... A quiverful of jokes per page!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1994

Youth play, 75 min

Youth Audience

-

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32 speaking parts

Notes:
Interior, exotic, Middle Eastern effect; various rostra or benches, screens or hangings to allow several entrances.

Synopsis:
Daniel and his companions, captured in war, are brought to Babylon to work for the King. Their success arouses the envy of the High Priest and the now-redundant magicians and sorcerers, who conspire to get the newcomers into trouble - in the forms of a Burning Fiery Furnace and a Den of Lions. Their plots fail and it is the arrogant King Belshazzar who is destroyed, as forecast by the hand which writes mysterious characters on a wall. Under his successor the Priests and Sorcerers hope at last to have Daniel discredited; instead he is able to demonstrate their trickery to the King. Daniel's enemies are overthrown and hiscause vindicated.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1998

Youth play, 75 min

Youth Audience

16

9

10 variable m/f + crowd.

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
The play revolves around the Hopes, a family of five who take us on a humorous, painfully honest journey through their lives together: their hopes, their holidays, their arguments, their dreams. A witty, fast-moving comedy with many moments of both insight and pathos, HOPES explores themes which are central to adolescent life - relationships with parents and the opposite sex, sibling rivalry, academic pressures, the dreams, fears and frustrations of growing up. Flexible in cast and staging, with plenty of scope for improvisation, this is a play ideally suited to the adolescent age group.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1991

Youth musical, 50 min

Youth Audience

-

-

(8 m, 3 f, 7 variable) + chorus & extras

Notes:
music by Drey Cole

Synopsis:
Princess Belle's eighteenth birthday party goes disastrously wrong when the bad witch Grizelda finds she has not been invited. Will the wimpish Prince Ragwort, the Sometime Brave, rescue Belle from her tower? Must the courageous mayor forever singe his friends' clothes with his dragon-breath? Can anybody out-smart the evil Grizelda and restore the status quo?

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1992

Youth Musical

Youth Audience

-

-

30 speaking parts

Notes:
written by Jeff Gallagher and Gerry Howe

Synopsis:
There are unusual goings-on at Saint Bozo's Preparatory School. Several of the staff have disappeared and the science master is behaving very strangely. Meanwhile Findlay Scroggs, the new scripture teacher, arrives, and soon finds himself in the midst of a dastardly plot to raise teachers from the dead and turn all the children into zombies. Includes the immortal line, "Headmasters know everything".

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1991

Youth Platy, 20 min

Youth Audience

8

1

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
A spooky tale in which John, a schoolboy, turns out to have rather more to hide than his innocent friend, Tim, has realised and Grange Manor reveals some rather "over the top" characters!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1991

Youth Platy, 20 min

Youth Audience

10

2

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
A spoof Roman play involving Pukka (the clever slave), Gaius Magnus Ludicrus (the Emperor), and Stupidus Maximus (the Tribune of the People) in a short farce in which every actor has something to offer .

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1999

Youth thriller, 40 min

Youth Audience

6

4

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
As Lady Blip's guests enjoy another weekend house party at luxurious Blip Mansion, a dastardly crime is about to be revealed: someone has stolen Lady Blip's diamonds! Can Spud Ferret, the world's greatest detective, solve the case? Only with a great deal of help from ace crime writer Davinia Flimsy. A light-hearted spoof on all the worst excesses of detective stories!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1989

Youth thriller, 45 min

Youth Audience

8

2

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
As Nobby Charles and his chum Charlie Nobbs wait anxiously for their next adventure, news comes that Britain's latest top secret weapon, the Hypergyrocopter, has been stolen! Could it be the work of the rogue republic of Amnesia? Could ace mechanic Hector Heckmondwike have made off with his own invention? And what is the link between voluptuous Letitia Levray and the mysterious manservant Huggins? Only Spud Ferret, the world's greatest detective, has the answers; unfortunately he cannot remember the questions. A ripping yarn which will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last word!

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1991

Youth Platy, 20 min

Youth Audience

8

4

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Conflict between the traditional toys beloved of the parents and the robots demanded by today's children starts as a slightly sad reflection on the pace of modern life but soon shows that there is more beneath the surface.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1992

Youth musical

Youth Audience

7

4

chorus

Notes:
written by James Wardrobe and William Godfree, music by William Godfree

Synopsis:
A lively and unusual musical in two acts set in the Arizona desert in 1870; several strong characters - some white, some Indian - find themselves in an unexpected tangle as the relationships between the races emerge as being more complicated than might meet the eye.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1990

Youth Play with music

Youth Audience

-

-

16 (11m, 1f, 4 variable) + chorus

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
The traditional Christmas story, with the characters more realistic than sometimes and including several small touches of humour.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1991

Youth musical playlet, 30 min

Youth Audience

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11 speaking parts, chorus

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written by Graham Ferguson and David Harding

Synopsis:
The Notes of the Piano are all set to have an enjoyable morning but someone has been playing too hard and they are now out of tune. When Ben and Sarah come in with their friends to find the reason for the noise, they are amazed to find the Notes out of the piano. They try to make music, singing a lively song with actions, but it is no good as the Notes get it all wrong. The Music Fairy appears and, with the assistance of her personal (and comic) Tuning Fork, the Notes are restored to their former harmony, so all ends happily.

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SchoolPlay Productions Ltd, Colchester, Essex, UK >>>

1992

Youth Play with music

Youth Audience

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large cast

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Synopsis:
All our dreams come from the magic notes of the Piper, who weaves them each night from under a tree in a wood. He summons six children to help provide a Dream for the Future and animals who explain why they are frightened of humans. Then monsters arrive who, to the childrens' surprise, turn out to be men and women - hunters, farmers, developers, yobbos and even picnickers. With the Piper's help the children show the monsters what they have to do to protect the environment.

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