Plays for Children KS 2/3

A madcap comedy set on a spaceship sometime in the future. A visit from the Outer Far Space Tracking and Eradication Division inspectors is imminent, but the ineffectual Captain has other things on his mind - namely beating his personal best on his Game Boy! Bullying, drugs and broken down workstations add to the chaos and lead to a soap opera-style cliff-hanger ending, as the inspectors suddenly bring their visit forward!

This play for children can be purchased as a download-only PDF version (Acrobat).

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

Fairy Crystal and the Really Big Lie is a modern fairy tale which explores whether telling lies can ever be a good thing. The play also uses gentle humour to address other issues, such as friendship, loyalty and community spirit. Although simple to stage, it has the potential for creative impact through imaginative costume and make-up design.

This script also includes:

•Full Cast/Character List

•Production Notes - with suggestions for props, costumes, and staging

•Follow-On Activities for further work in the classroom

[Note: This edition which includes production notes and follow-on activities is not available in paperback]

Note: This play for children does not include performance rights within the price. If you are giving a performance of this play, then you will need a performing rights licence. Click 'ADD TO BASKET' to purchase a licence that allows you to give up to 5 performances of this play, valid for 6 months. For longer performance runs, please contact info@artsonthemove.co.uk

A modern fairy tale which uses gentle humour to explore whether telling lies can ever be a good thing. Every time Fairy Crystal tells a lie, another fairy dies - and she lies a lot! The colony are on the verge of expelling her when Crystal tells the biggest lie of all, putting the safety of the fairy community before her own.

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

Hamlet, the Murder Mystery is a modern version of one of Shakespeare's finest tragedies. A lively retelling of the story through the character of Horatio, it retains all the essential elements of the original text whilst also providing children with the opportunity to explore mime, freeze-frames and other aspects of stagecraft.

This script also includes:

•Full Cast/Character List

•Production Notes - with suggestions for props, costumes, and staging

•Follow-On Activities for further work in the classroom

[Note: This edition which includes production notes and follow-on activities is not available in paperback]

Note: This play for children does not include performance rights within the price. If you are giving a performance of this play, then you will need a performing rights licence. Click 'ADD TO BASKET' to purchase a licence that allows you to give up to 5 performances of this play, valid for 6 months. For longer performance runs, please contact info@artsonthemove.co.uk

A lively retelling of one of Shakespeare’s finest tragedies. Horatio, being the only person left standing at the end of the play, is being interrogated by the police. Anxious to exonerate himself, he recounts the events which led to so many tragic deaths and, through flashback, we see the full story unfold. Although condensed, this script retains all the essential elements of the original text.

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This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

A lively comedy pastiche in which well-known characters from the fantasy genre come together. Harry Rings, wizard potter at Hogwash School, and Mojo the hoblin - a cross between a hobbit and a goblin - unite against a common enemy ('he who cannot be named but is called Fred') to prevent him from gaining knowledge of the goblet of youth. Fast, funny and simple to stage, it will appeal to both young performers and their audiences.

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This play for children can be purchased as a download-only PDF version (Acrobat).

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

Love Me Tender is a soap opera version of the first half of Romeo and Juliet - with cliff-hanger ending! Faithful to the original story and characters, it places Shakespeare's great tragedy in a modern context and ends with the pivotal event of Tybalt's death. An excellent resource for comparing and contrasting with the original text, or using as a springboard for writing the follow-on script. Performances provide opportunities to include stage fighting, montage and dance routines.

This script also includes:

•Full Cast/Character List

•Production Notes - with suggestions for props, costumes, and staging

•Follow-On Activities for further work in the classroom

[Note: This edition which includes production notes and follow-on activities is not available in paperback]

Note: This play for children does not include performance rights within the price. If you are giving a performance of this play, then you will need a performing rights licence. Click 'ADD TO BASKET' to purchase a licence that allows you to give up to 5 performances of this play, valid for 6 months. For longer performance runs, please contact info@artsonthemove.co.uk

A soap opera version of the first half of Romeo and Juliet - with cliff-hanger ending! Faithful to the original story and characters, it places Shakespeare’s great tragedy in a modern context and ends with the pivotal event of Tybalt’s death. An excellent resource for comparing and contrasting with the original text, or using as a springboard for writing the follow-on script. Performances provide opportunities to include stage fighting, montage and dance routines.

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

Murder Mayhem at Mayview Manor! is a murder mystery comedy in two acts. As a group of strangers gather for a murder mystery weekend, it becomes apparent that several of them harbour secrets. But only one secret leads to a real murder...

This is a great play for actors of all ages and provides a fabulous opportunity for ensemble work.

This script also includes:

•Full Cast/Character List

•Production Notes - with suggestions for props, costumes, and staging

•Follow-On Activities for further work in the classroom

[Note: This edition which includes production notes and follow-on activities is not available in paperback]

Note: This play for children does not include performance rights within the price. If you are giving a performance of this play, then you will need a performing rights licence. Click 'ADD TO BASKET' to purchase a licence that allows you to give up to 5 performances of this play, valid for 6 months. For longer performance runs, please contact info@artsonthemove.co.uk

Sausages For Tea is a mini play set in 1940, during World War 2. It tells the short story of one family's experiences during an air raid in a fictional town. The play enables children to gain some insight into the lives of children at that time, and to learn some historical facts about life on the Home Front during the Second World War.

This play is intended for use as a classroom resource, but could easily be performed as part of a whole school history day.

This script also includes:

•Full Cast/Character List

•Production Notes - with suggestions for props, costumes, and staging

•Follow-On Activities for further work in the classroom

[Note: This edition which includes production notes and follow-on activities is not available in paperback]

Note: This play for children does not include performance rights within the price. If you are giving a performance of this play, then you will need a performing rights licence. Click 'ADD TO BASKET' to purchase a licence that allows you to give ONE performance of this play, valid for 2 months. For longer performance runs, please contact info@artsonthemove.co.uk

The Big Ship Sails is an emotional play about the British child migration scheme of the 1940s and 1950s. Powerful as a performance, the play is an excellent resource for investigating real events of recent British history from the perspective of those involved. It also allows children the opportunity to include singing, mime and tableaux, and to perform in non-speaking roles.

This script also includes:

•Full Cast/Character List

•Production Notes - with suggestions for props, costumes, and staging

•Follow-On Activities for further work in the classroom

[Note: This edition which includes production notes and follow-on activities is not available in paperback]

Note: This play for children does not include performance rights within the price. If you are giving a performance of this play, then you will need a performing rights licence. Click 'ADD TO BASKET' to purchase a licence that allows you to give up to 5 performances of this play, valid for 6 months. For longer performance runs, please contact info@artsonthemove.co.uk

An emotional play about the British child migration scheme during the 1940s and 1950s. Based upon actual recollections, the play focuses on the lives of children from different families and explores the reasons for, and effects of, this devastating exportation programme. Powerful as a performance, and an excellent resource for investigating events of recent British history from the perspective of those involved.

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This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

The Pied Piper of Hamelin develops Robert Browning's narrative poem into a complete performance, using several narrators and inserting scenes which support and expand the original text. The play has elements of comedy, encourages children to explore the issue of breaking promises and provides opportunities to include cast members in non-speaking roles.

This script also includes:

•Full Cast/Character List

•Production Notes - with suggestions for props, costumes, and staging

•Follow-On Activities for further work in the classroom

[Note: This edition which includes production notes and follow-on activities is not available in paperback]

Note: This play for children does not include performance rights within the price. If you are giving a performance of this play, then you will need a performing rights licence. Click 'ADD TO BASKET' to purchase a licence that allows you to give up to 5 performances of this play, valid for 6 months. For longer performance runs, please contact info@artsonthemove.co.uk

An engaging interpretation of Robert Browning’s thought-provoking narrative poem. Lively scenes expand and support the original text, which is narrated by several voices. Comedy and pathos combine to bring the story to life, and encourage children to consider the themes of honesty and the consequences of breaking promises. Provides opportunities to include musical extracts and to cast a number of children in non-speaking roles.

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

A compact and moderately modernised version of Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy which still retains the character names, symbolic imagery and powerful themes of the original text. The compelling story of the greed and downfall of Macbeth and his ambitious wife is told in full, but also allows room for individual interpretation. Simple to stage, clear and concise, it’s an excellent resource for both literacy work and performance.

This play for children can be purchased as a download-only PDF version (Acrobat).

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

A modern drama with comedic elements which encourages young performers to explore how a lack of self-confidence, and disregard for personal safety, can have serious consequences. Jimmy is easily influenced and will do anything to impress his mates. Approval from his friends takes precedence over everything, much to his mum’s concern. Eventually Jimmy’s lack of self-esteem forces him to ‘prove himself’ - with devastating results.

This play for children can be purchased as a download-only PDF version (Acrobat).

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

A lively but respectful retelling of the nativity story. The search is on to find a special star to lead the Wise Men to Bethlehem, but auditions aren't going well. Will the right star be found in time? The quirky characters combined with a strong message makes this an ideal play for your Christmas production.

This script also includes:

•Full Cast/Character List

•Production Notes - with suggestions for props, costumes, and staging

•Follow-On Activities for further work in the classroom

[Note: This edition which includes production notes and follow-on activities is not available in paperback]

Note: This play for children does not include performance rights within the price. If you are giving a performance of this play, then you will need a performing rights licence. Click 'ADD TO BASKET' to purchase a licence that allows you to give up to 5 performances of this play, valid for 6 months. For longer performance runs, please contact info@artsonthemove.co.uk

A comedy based on Shakespeare’s tragic Othello. The powerful play is transformed into a farcical melodrama, with the stock characters of villain, hero, heroine and fool. Introduced by an Announcer, the script mixes modern characterisation with melodramatic farce, but still retains all the essential elements of the original story. Appealing to adults and children alike, and simple to stage, it offers a lively introduction to Shakespeare.

This play for children can be purchased as a download-only PDF version (Acrobat).

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details

A powerful, informative and moving play which dramatises the lives and times of Victorian children working in the cotton mills. Viewed through the eyes of the young workers, we hear of their hardships and learn about the difficulties and dangers they faced each working day - and understand how their lives gradually improved. Performances provide opportunities to develop mime and movement skills, and to include a number of children in non-speaking roles.

Paperback version currently unavailable. Download version available.

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This play for children can be purchased as a download-only PDF version (Acrobat).

This play for children includes some performing rights within the price. Further performing rights must be purchased should you wish to extend your performances. See the performing rights page for further details