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| A group of present-day youngsters decide
to make up the fairy tale story of King Felix
and Queen Sophia from the Kingdom of Winkelstein.
The play is enacted through the eyes of two
of them (Clare and Tim). Their roles are intertwined
with the fairy tale throughout the play as
they develop their own story. Complete with
a wicked witch, a cast of over 40 and opportunities
for free-form, interpretive dances. |
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| Starblaze
(4m, 3f, 1m/f + support + chorus) 50 mins
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| Set in the future. Aboard their space
ship Vigilant, the female Space Pirates have captured
the evil dictator Odium. Later they are forced to
land on a dark and strange planet called Zodark
and encounter some Misunderstood Monsters. Features
Rock 'n' Roll music, large chorus songs and solo
ballads. |
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| The Fang
Gang (4m, 5f+ support + chorus) 50
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| Written by BAFTA award winning
writer Roy Apps and composer Christopher Wortley.
When Jonathan Leech is sent to stay with his grandad,
he discovers to his horror that grandad is a vampire
(albeit not a very successful one). Before he knows
it, Jonathan is invited to join the Fang Gang, a
gruesome collection of young ghouls, werewolves,
zombies and vampires. At first, Jonathan resists,
but soon he embarks on an exhilarating, funny and
touching journey of self-discovery. With a large
cast that includes young vampires and ghouls - not
to mention a headless teacher - this fun-packed
musical will have prospective spooks shivering with
delight. |
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| Valley of the Voodons has a conservationist
theme and is set on a distant planet, where the
people of Zandrus are plagued by periodic attacks
from the evil Voodons. Queen Fara is retiring in
favour of her daughter Princess Kimnos, to the fury
of her son Prince Dronos - a lazy fellow who prefers
to surf with his friends. The Voodons attack the
city and capture Princess Kimnos and Prince Dronos.
In Voodon Valley, the creatures, in cohorts with
a land despoiler Baron Wastes, are constructing
a machine that will manufacture magdonite - a deadly
substance that can be used in the tip of intergalactic
warheads. The machine ultimately gets turned against
Baron Wastes and the Voodon leader Stark, so that
peace and harmony can be established on Planet Zodark.
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| Windust
(10m, 6f, 3m/f + support + chorus) 50 mins
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| Windust is a satire on the western movie
genre. The townspeople of Little River are
constantly plagued by drought and bandits.
In desperation, the sheriff sends for a gunfighter
called the Drongo Kid whom he has found listed
in the Yellow Pages. However, the gunfighter
turns out to be shortsighted and incompetent.
Two of the school children, Shane and Charlotte
escape into the hills where they are captured
by the bandits. Realising that an attack is
imminent, the school teacher persuades the
sheriff to treat the bandits with kindness
and generosity, a plan which backfires. However,
the arrival of Professor Pecksniff, a travelling
quack doctor and the erratic behaviour of
the Drongo Kid save the day. It transpires
that the professor is a geologist who has
discovered a permanent water supply, thereby
saving the town and ensuring its future prosperity. |
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| The government of a country (possibly
in Africa) decide to build a dam to provide
electricity. The local population are carefully
moved out of the area, but some animals
are left behind. realising their peril,
they decide to build a raft in order to
escape the rising waters. They face various
problems, including sabotage by Hyena, but
eventually they sail away in their ark and
arrive safely on dry land. A separate chorus
and instrumental group provide the music,
while a cast acts out the story. |
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| The King of a remote island has hearing difficulties
which cause great problems for the people. They
offer a great prize to whoever can succeed in helping
their King. A strange mix of candidates try and
fail, but success comes for a boy/girl who teaches
the King to "sign". The Deaf King deals in a sympathetic,
unusual and informative way with hearing disability.
It offers an opportunity to try out British Sign
Language (BSL) which is the first language of around
50,000 people in the UK. |
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| Not a pantomime, though it does include elements
of the panto story. It was written as a result of
a request for a work suitable for a largish junior
school where all ages could take part and where
rehearsal and preparation would not be too demanding.
The legend of Dick Whittington, his cat and Bow
Bells, has grown over the years, and as it makes
such a lovely story, some of it is included in our
"true story". After all, Richard almost certainly
had a pet cat (most did in those days), he married
a lady called Alice, and he would certainly have
heard Bow Bells. |
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