Two-Act Musicals
Big success with adult companies, youth theatre and schools. Your set is an enchanting forest with a gorgeous cottage. It's home to Red Riding Hood's grannie, Snow White's hideaway, Cinderella's step-mother, Hansel and Gretel's witch, Jack and the Beanstalk's mother and Beauty and the Beast's castle. We're at the annual convention of the Fairy Tales Association. It's a who's who of famous fairy tale characters. Curtain opens on your picture-book set as the famous folk sing. "You're bound to find high adventure
in our sumptious, scrumptious pantomime.
But things are not okay. This is not an all sweetness and light story. There's trouble in Fairy Tale City. Cinderella is unhappy about her footwear at the ball, Snow White queries the male/female roles in fairy tales, Jack is desperate for economic recognition, Wolf is really a sheep in wolf's clothing and Hansel and Gretel would like a serious chat with the brothers Grimm. In fact unhappiness is everywhere. That is until someone comes up with an amazing proposal. Let's swap roles. Not forever of course - just for the day. Just here at the Convention. "The other side's grass is so
much greener, it's greener on the other side
Your costumes are stunning, your set enchanting, the music toe-tapping and the comedy and drama just keep on coming. Fairy Tales is an adult musical for children and vice versa. Terrific songs and loads of pantomime characters. Use a chorus of fairy tale characters - as few or as many as you like. Two bouncy acts with a total running time of about 100 minutes. Fabulous backing CD, snappy band parts to accompany this wonderful family show. Ideal for Christmas or as your "new" panto. The finale is definitely a "happily ever after" celebration of life. Fairy Tales is a heart-warming, thought-provoking show. "Happily ever after, what a way
to end the show
A comic but serious treatment of old age. One magnificent set. It's Smileaway, the retirement home for a group of elderly folk. Yes, nearly all your cast are 80 years of age. Even older. What a challenge. Now Matron Iris Blatt is not your average nice person. Actually she's a rat. She treats the elderly residents with contempt restricting their TV viewing, serving crummy meals and constantly reminding them that no-one ever visits. This is particularly sad for Gloria who always asks if her son is coming to see her today. Then there's the local politician, Mayor Horace Oleganious who lives up to his name. He's oily. He too has grand designs on making money out of the old folk and, as a side benefit, would rather fancy "walking out" with Matron. Now some of the fogies refuse to bow to the bully and her beau. They attend their weekly get-fit classes [it's hilarious] and plan to fight back. The gardener's a strange one. He is able to talk to the plants in your glorious garden on stage. But there's plenty of depth to what seems a simple character. The big news is that Smileaway is up for sale. The fogies panic and then despair when Matron and Mayor decide to buy the place. Their life was hell before. Now it will be worse. Things hot up when the estate agent arrives to examine the place. The fogies have gone on a picnic but dear old Freda is asleep in her chair. She chats to the agent and makes a spot decision to buy the place. Out comes the cheque/check book and the deed is done. I love writing cheques .... The fogies return and are delighted. Matron is fuming. But horror. Freda's account was closed twenty years ago. Brilliant. Matron and Mayor swoop. They will buy it themselves. "We're on the fiddle ..." But a happy ending is definitely required. You're only as young as you feel. A very special new owner appears and a family reunion occurs to melt your heart. Fogies runs about 110 minutes, has 19 principal parts of mixed gender, a chorus as big as you like, one gorgeous set and has enjoyed great success with adults and teenagers. Some experienced children have even staged this bouncy musical. Fogies has recently been revised and now has a new sparkling script, score, band parts and CD.
A musical about the life and work of William Shakespeare. "A fantastic, lively, jam-packed musical." The Gemco Players "Shakespeare the Musical was excellent and both students and staff
enjoyed producing and performing this musical. It was brilliant. We were
absolutely thrilled. The show had history, entertainment and toe-tapping
tunes."
"I am so thrilled to tell you that our performance of Shakespeare the Musical went exceedingly well and was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by all the people present. All had great praise for the great script and fabulous music. The witches carried it through like nothing before and it was so evident they were loving the play. Well done from all of us here in Malta and we will definitely be contacting you for another of your great scripts next year. St Joseph’s School Malta Suits cast of 20 or 120. A brilliant way to entertain and educate performers and audiences! William Shakespeare is the world's greatest writer. His poetry and plays are read by millions. Shakespeare the Musical is about the great man's life and work. Short excerpts from nine of his plays plus his poetry appear naturally during the musical. It runs like a story, a gripping story because Shakespeare's life was full of intrigue, danger and excitement. Meet the writer, his plays and the people in his plays. History is sexy! It's a company musical with 30+ roles [lots of doubling, tripling] and heaps of work for your chorus. No set, just non-stop action with drama, comedy and life! The show opens in London in 1590. St Paul's church yard was an interesting venue. The nearby Bear Pit "entertained" as animals tore themselves apart. Public executions were common for criminals and Catholics. London was lively. The full company from all walks of society bid you welcome as they sing ...... "Every person's a player, every life is a play
We effortlessly move to school in Stratford in 1572. The students are up at 5am and off to their lessons. Shakespeare the Musical has no scenery as such. The various scenes flow seamlessly together. From London to village school to bank of river Avon to Stratford home etc. In Shakespeare's plays there was little if any scenery. So too with Shakespeare the Musical In Stratford, young William watches a troupe of entertainers set up their stage in Treading the Boards and is inspired. "The pay is pathetic, we're on if we get sick
The seeds of a life in the theatre are well and truly sown. But romance too has its place. Young Will goes a-courting and discovers he is to become a father. He marries and with his wife, continues to live with his parents in Stratford. Before his 21st birthday, Will has a wife and three children. Then comes a major decision. The young father leaves for London determined to try his luck as an actor. His wife and parents are upset. Now actors then were neither wealthy or respected. So what's new? But Shakespeare was determined and joined a group of players. New people came into Will's life. One was a wealthy young aristocrat who had dangerous political beliefs. Remember in those days you could be executed for attending a certain church service. Another person was a beautiful and mysterious woman. But Shakespeare decided that acting was not all he wanted to do. He started to write. One day his first play was performed and a new and brilliant career was launched. As an actor, Shakespeare went right to the top. Queen Elizabeth often "booked" his troupe of players and she became very attached to the character of Falstaff. Shakespeare was "commanded" to write a new play for this portly gentleman. There are marvellous character roles in Shakespeare including the Virgin Queen. "I am old England's monarch, I'm Elizabeth the First
Back home in Stratford things were not going well. Shakespeare's father was terribly in debt and maintaining an interest in outlawed religious practices. His grandson was dangerously ill. But where was the boy's father? Up in London playing at playacting. Against this background of family tragedy, royal patronage, public executions and illicit love affairs, Shakespeare, his writing and the troupe of players to which he belonged, continued to prosper. The Theatre was their home. They owned the building but not the land. So they dismantled the theatre. They took it down at night and carried it across the frozen Thames to another site. They re-built it and continued performing. [The "new" re-built Globe is thriving today]. But big changes were afoot. Queen Elizabeth died and the Globe caught fire and was destroyed. Did Shakespeare have any manuscripts in the blazing theatre? Was the great man injured in the blaze? You see it was during a performance of one of his plays that the fire actually began. All this action and real-life drama occurs in Shakespeare. The new king, King James, was even more demanding of Shakespeare and his troupe than the previous monarch. The actors were dubbed The King's Men. And the middle-aged actor/poet/playwright was now a wealthy man. He owned land in Stratford and property in London. But where did Shakespeare get the money to buy real estate in London and Stratford? Why was his writing success little known in Stratford? And what exactly is his legacy today? All is revealed in the finale! The whole show is carried along by the three witches from Macbeth who act as fascinating narrators. Shakespeare the Musical runs about 105 minutes with some 30 roles, [scope for doubling/tripling] a chorus and a marvellous musical score. It includes excerpts from the following plays. Titus Andronicus, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VIII, The Comedy of Errors, As You Like It, Richard II, Hamlet, Macbeth and The Merry Wives of Windsor. It's a musical based on extensive research to ensure historical accuracy. It's marvellous entertainment and education for both actors and audiences. It's had great reviews. It's simple to stage, full of drama and movement. There are solos, ensemble numbers and heaps of great chorus songs. The closing To Thine Ownself Be True is a vocal delight. Remember ... All the world's a stage
The showbiz musical for all ages - a hit around the world. In the quiet country town of Sleepy Hollow sits the local cafe. Georgie runs it like her grandfather did many years ago. "There is safety in the menu and the decor has no flair
But Sleepy Hollow is dying. The town has nothing to offer its residents. Georgie's mother is desperate for grandchildren and continues to pressure Georgie. This week mother has found another ideal son-in-law. "His hair may be thin, his smile just a grin, but you're sure to win, he's a dentist." Georgie battles to keep the cafe going and her mother from running her life. The local politicians try and keep Sleepy Hollow from dying. Council meetings are lively. "Isn't it great to obfuscate, debate a motion? Isn't it grand with sleight of hand to legislate?" Suddenly Council receives a proposal from Ivana Investments to build a shopping mall, mini casino and tourist attractions. Great for some. But for the oldest cafe in the state, it's see ya later, alligator. Georgie's cafe is looking at demolition. An old-timer arrives with a strange gift for Georgie. Well for her grandfather really but he's passed on. So Georgie gets herself a jukebox. But this is no ordinary jukebox. It doesn't play songs, it plays .... Just wait till you see and hear what it plays! The council agree to the dynamic developments and the cafe is doomed. It's bulldozer time. But Georgie decides to fight only to discover that Ivana Investments won't give up. They send in the heavies and Georgie gets a visit from a couple of gangsters. With apologies to Mister Porter, of course. "We're da stereotypical gangster dat yews find on da musical stage
Thnigs are looking grim. In desperation, Georgie tries out the jukebox. Amazing! Out pops a star from stage, screen and the world of records. This huge star performs for Georgie and her friends. This is a magic jukebox! Quick, get the councillors. They rush in and the jukebox is cranked up again. Out pops another fabulous star of movies, cabaret and records. Ivana and the mayor arrive and are caught up in the time warp with a witty salute to The Wizard of Oz. Only the townsfolk to go. They arrive and a third star appears. What a star. Yes, folks, it's the King. He's left the building and arrived in Sleepy Hollow! "Well they've seen me pumpin' gas in Texas, they've seen me out in
Tennessee
What a finale. Elvis Presley and other international megastars performing on your stage in your show! Jukebox! is 90 minutes of fun, fantasy, faction and showbiz glitz. There are stars of Broadway and Hollywood on your stage. Nearly 20 principal roles, one easy but fascinating set, heaps of work for your chorus and fun, fun, fun! CD and band parts.
"What an absolutely great performance put on by our students ... absolutely fantastic. It was great that two schools [Quairading DHS and Helena College] could get together and put on such a wonderful performance .... I loved FOGIES, loved ROLL 'N ROCK and can't wait for next year's performance." Quairading District HS History is not always correct. Some facts are wrong and some are never told. Roll 'n Rock is about correcting history. Hard to believe? Sure. But the truth will always out. Here's the "truth". Rock 'n roll was invented in Dullsville. In the sleepy country town of Dullsville in 1947, Flip Doodle works in his mother's grocery store, plays the organ in the local church on Sundays and, in his spare time, writes popular songs. Flip is sort of engaged to Marilyn and frustrated that his song-writing is going nowhere. Your show opens at the local Dullsville dance. "Saturdee night, nineteen forty-seven, having a wonderful time ... Best dressed, perfume fills the air, goodness knows what goes to flatten every fella's hair." At church, Pastor Mustard asks Flip to compose a new hymn. The theme of the sermon is "The rock of faith". Flip tinkers away with his new song. "Roll up to the rock of faith and lay your burden there." His three teenage sisters tease him. They reckon his songs are boring. Hasn't he heard of teenagers? We're not kids and we're not dull, boring adults. Give us our own music. In church, Flip's new hymn is sober and appropriate. "Sunday is the one day when we join in songs of praise." The congregation departs and Flip is alone. He thinks about his new song and about his sisters telling him to make it faster. He plays the hymn again only much faster. The congregation rush inside. What are you playing? Flip is not sure himself. His hymn is called Roll Up To The Rock of Faith. The adults are shocked. The teenagers are thrilled. "What is this music?" Flip is puzzled. He likes his new sound but can't think. He looks at the hymn title and blurts out, "Ah it's called roll 'n rock". And so it all began. Now the new music is out in the open. Flip is enthusiastic. He goes to visit Aunt Lily who runs a theatrical agency. "I'm in showbiz, tutti-fruiti, beauti-ful showbiz." Aunt Lily is a trouper, a true showbiz personality, the Ethel Merman of Dullsville. Her clients are not quite the cream of the crop. But Aunt Lily loves Flip and reckons his new music has every chance of hitting the big time. Back home in downtown Dullsville, Mother is furious with Flip. And Marilyn has decided she wants to go to college and study medicine. Flip is in big trouble. He takes his new songs to the local dance hall where vocalist Sweetie Pie runs through Flip's Shoo-Bop-A-Wow-Wow. Wow! It sounds great. It's a 1950s rock song in the 1940s. Suddenly there's a chance to have Flip's music played on the radio. We cross to the radio station with its lively ads and slick presenters. "We love this great big box with its funny knobs and things, with its shiny case and impressive face, would you believe it sings?" Will Flip's music be a success? Pastor Mustard and Mayor Loophole are desperate to have roll 'n rock stopped. Time for the church and state to unite. "Politics, religion, such a perfect pair, taxes and a prayer, almost everywhere. Politics, religion, catch your priest and mayor. We can fix. Play some tricks. Religion and politics!" We race to the moving finale. Will Flip marry Doctor Marilyn? Will Aunt Lilly ever find a talented performer? Will radio survive? Will roll 'n rock take off? Is history wrong? Roll 'n Rock runs about 110 minutes, has 15 major parts, a chorus and only one major set. It's been staged by adults, teenagers and kids with great success in the USA, Australia, Britain and New Zealand. It's a fun piece with plenty of serious issues bubbling underneath and, of course, a great bouncy musical score.
This enchanting musical is truly a family show. It's been staged in several countries by children, teenagers and adults for audiences of all ages. It operates on different levels. Entrancing entertainment for children but many serious and topical issues for adults. One amazing set. A giant chair - three actors can easily stand on it - huge presents and a box of pencils to simply amaze. It's 2am on Christmas morning. Santa's been but the house is asleep. Moonlight streams in to light the darkened room. A present moves. Ted E. Bear emerges and unwraps Cowboy. They have a plan. They're going to secretly escape to the North Pole to tell Santa that some humans are mistreating their toys. This is incredible. How will they travel? How will they survive? But the plan goes wrong. The other toys come alive and are shocked. They defiantly oppose the plan. They argue but are eventually won over. So under Ted's leadership they creep off into the huge house to look for provisions. Raggy is alone and wants to know why her friend Golly has been ignored by Teddy. She decides to ask Santa with the moving ballad Dear Santa. "Dear Santa, you're my friend, only you can tell me what I need to
know
Suddenly disaster. Ted falls down the stairs and is seriously ill. He needs a transplant. A stuffing transplant. But Ted E. Bear is outwardly aggressive and certainly prejudiced. He doesn't want Golly to escape because Golly's black and everyone knows [or so says Ted] that black toys show off. But when the toys examine their stuffing to see who has the same, only Golly's stuffing is suitable. The toys sing "It's what inside of you dear old Teddy that the world outside can see. What counts is what's inside." The stuffing transplant is successful. Part of Golly saves Ted E. Bear and everyone learns a valuable lesson The escape plan now involves all the toys! But surprises keep coming. In the corner there's a toy box and out come the hand-me-down toys. They know all about life and pass on some excellent home truths. "Our heart's still in the right place even though we've lost some stuffing." The cowboys/girls and indians come out of hiding during the Saloon-Bar Rag and the party just keeps growing. The escape is about to happen until disaster. Everyone is shattered when a note is found. It's written in toy writing and addressed to Santa. Oh no. There's a traitor in their midst. One of the toys has betrayed them. Who wrote the note? Who is the traitor? A wonderful and hilarious art class and exhibition follows and the traitor is revealed. What a shock! But time is running out. We must escape now. A toy train, steam of course, roars into the lounge and the escaping toys climb on board. Off they go waving to the hand-me-down toys. The escape is off and flying. Crash! Ted steers into the broom cupboard. The toys limp back to the lounge and despair as a huge storm erupts outside. They can't possibly escape in this weather. But with the odds against them, with everything looking hopeless, Ted rallies the troops for one last assault. "You've got to have a go, you owe it to yourself, come on and see
it through
Toys runs for about 100 minutes, has 14 roles and scope for a wonderful chorus. There are solos, duets, trios and big chorus numbers. The costumes are stunning and the songs are delightful. It's truly an adult musical for children and vice versa.
"A fast-moving musical full of life, laughter, joy, sadness and hope" Kew HS In the country towns of Australia, the Barker family earn their living as barkers, as sideshow entertainers. They sing a bit, juggle, perform magic and generally struggle to get by. Life is tough. So one day they change the act. They start to tell tales of early Australians - the explorers, pioneers, rascals, rotters and ringleaders. Great idea because more people come into the tent. But just who are these people? It seems they are the very folk being talked about on stage! And so the famous and infamous characters of yesteryear join the modern-day Barkers and tell their tales in word and song. It's entertaining, educational and damn good fun. There's Elizabeth Macarthur, the real champion wool grower, Tommy Mitchell the scallywag explorer, Caroline Chisholm, the tireless worker for suffering folk. There's Merino the all-talking sheep, Peter Lalor and Lola Montez. There's Kate Kelly whose brother got into a bit of strife at Glenrowan. "There's a quid in Kelly if we're lucky, there's some bread in Ned
if we're quick.
We meet the boys who went to play cricket against the enemy in Europe and at Gallipoli. "We often win at cricket now the army's just the ticket and we're off to play a game of war!" Don Bradman's umpires who "wave their arms all day". Politicians, entertainers, aviators, swaggies, shielas, suffragettes and strikers. Struth! We meet the mother reading the letter from her son overseas fighting for King and country. "My love to all the crew and most of all to you, as always I'm your loving son." She doesn't know it yet but as she reads her son lies in a Flanders field and is buried there today. The finale is a tribute to the men and women who lived and died to make their country a better place for others. "Fair dinkum poppies, people who have done their bit
Dinkum Poppies runs for about 100 minutes, has 20 roles with scope for doubling, a chorus and a pile of catchy, informative songs. It's been staged by children, teenagers and adults with enormous success. It's a musical, revue and piece of dinner theatre. Fair dinkum!
A loud and loving musical, a lively look at Sydney, Australia in the early 1800s when the new nation was being formed. Just surviving in the great south land was a struggle in itself. Life was cruel and kind with hardship, romance, land speculation, politics, exploring and adventure. The women in the Parramatta Female Factory confront your audiences."Hey you there! Ever see anything quite so attractive as me?" Whereas the refined ladies of Sydney's society raise their little fingers. "Wherever you may go, wherever you may be, the English will be there in force and so will be their tea." We see how Sydneysiders lived and loved, their troubles and triumphs. A wealthy family has plenty to argue about. The convicts should be treated with harsh and rigid discipline. But the Governor, Lachlan Macquarie seems to offer some form of compassion. And Sydney town itself was well ... "Sydney town with all its faces, people, plots and divers places
The Originals is bursting with big chorus numbers, enchanting and witty ensemble songs and moving ballads. It's about a huge landscape where the land beyond the mountains is undiscovered. What's out there? Great wealth? Danger? Desert? Death? Explorers gather. The race to grab land is on in earnest."Good luck, mate, we hope you strike it lucky." But the explorers strike trouble. Back home the hearts and bank balances of many are up for grabs. The people of Sydney wait for news and when it comes, the entire company stands tall and sing the moving and powerful anthem Australia. The Originals runs for two hours, has four simple sets, 20 principal roles, a chorus and a challenging and varied score. It's an entertaining musical performed with excellent reviews in different countries by adults, teenagers and even children.
Cobbers Cobbers was an exceptionally good musical for a large cast of kids as everyone was involved. There were lots of speaking parts and singing groups where kids got to front of stage. Great roles for boys and girls. Everyone loved the songs - they were catchy, easy to learn and taught heaps of information without them realising it. These kids are now in year 11, still remember their songs and think very fondly of the play. Parents really loved it and laughed at all the appropriate places. Teachers thought it was a terrific way to teach Aussie history. It was fun to do. Timboon P-12 School Synopsis cobber – noun used in Australian English meaning friend, mate or companion. In days past in Suffolk England, to cob meant to form a friendship. The word cobber first appeared in The Bulletin in February 1895. Three young English siblings [two sisters and their brother] set sail for Australia in 1897. They land in Sydney to live with their aunt. At the time, Australia is in the grip of Federation fever. The three English travellers discover what it’s like to live down under at a time when some far-flung colonies of the British Empire are facing a difficult and divisive choice. In 1897 Australia was a series of independent colonies with their own border posts, postal and railway systems and no national defence force. Countries such as Italy and the USA engaged in a civil war or wars before establishing federation. Australia avoided civil war but had its fair share of skirmishes, squabbles and struggles along the down under federation way. Cobbers is at times a serious and then light-hearted look at Australia and Australians just before and after Federation. It was a time to win or lose your cobbers.
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"We
had a wonderful time exploring your script and sang the songs with gusto"
Seymour College
Hilarious
and dramatic events unfold as the fairy tale characters try living in someone
else's fairy tale. But does being someone else make you happy? The whacky
witch and the grumbling giant are ever present. Then when the threat of
censorship or even a total ban on some fairy tales because they are politically
incorrect looms large, what can be done? The answer comes from a very surprising
source with the full company singing the hit song Fall In Love.
"FOGIES
genuinely entertained four packed houses of people because it had a direct
plot, catchy songs and memorable characters" Braybrook HS
"A treat
for young and old. TOYS is a show with enough to keep adults amused and
make children laugh"
"All
connected with THE ORIGINALS were amazed by the enthusiasm and vitality
of the show"