The Golden Key: An Enchanted Forest Adventure 40 + roles

A 5-scene play for ages 7–13, with 40 + roles for classrooms or large groups

The Golden Key: An Enchanted Forest Adventure is more than a play. It’s a shared learning experience that builds performance skills, strengthens classroom/large group connections, and inspires young people to see themselves as part of a bigger story.

This resource contains:
The play – scenes 1 – through to the finale!

A 10-week teacher planner – a week-by-week guide from beginning to end of organising the play.
A student allocation spreadsheet – list of all characters, scene by scene, for assigning roles.
A costume guide – ideas and suggestions for every character.

The Play:

The Golden Key: An Enchanted Forest Adventure is a magical, collaborative performance. The play is approx. 5200 words for 40 + roles, that can be easily doubled up, shared, or expanded so that every young person has a part — whether through spoken lines, movement, chorus work, or ensemble action. This flexibility makes the play adaptable for different class sizes while ensuring all young people are included in the performance.

Five young explorers’ journey through an enchanted forest in search of the mysterious Golden Key. Along the way, they meet talking trees, wise animals, mischievous goblins, naughty Imps, a hidden woodland tribe, and the mighty Guardian of the Forest. Each encounter challenges the explorers to show courage, kindness, wisdom, and trust—qualities that ultimately unlock the Key’s true power.

This play is written in five linked scenes; each designed for a different classroom or group to rehearse and perform.

A simple breakdown of the scenes:

Scene 1 – The Lost Start: Explorers enter the forest and meet the wise trees.
Scene 2 – The Talking Animals: Animals debate whether to help or trick the explorers.
Scene 3 – The Mischievous Goblins and Imps: Tricksters test the explorers with laughter and games.
Scene 4 – The Woodland Tribe: Drumming, chanting, and the Trial of Echoes.
Scene 5 – The Guardian: The explorers face their final test and discover the Golden Key.

Drama is about expression, creativity, and confidence—keep it fun and engaging, and watch your students thrive.

Please let us know how you find the script and the extra teacher help sheets – we are always happy to have feedback to improve, and promote!, our resources!