Hi! As a drama teacher, youth theatre director and award-winning playwright, my aim is to make quality drama teaching resources and scripts that are great for teachers and their students. We all need more creativity in our lives! I have really enjoyed creating and using them and I know they'll be useful for you and your students too.
Hi! As a drama teacher, youth theatre director and award-winning playwright, my aim is to make quality drama teaching resources and scripts that are great for teachers and their students. We all need more creativity in our lives! I have really enjoyed creating and using them and I know they'll be useful for you and your students too.
This is a fabulous fairy tale readers theater script unit for younger students to read or perform. The play script is great for whole class readers theater, staged readings, or for a full performance.
This script pack unit includes:
Full production notes with suggestions for props, costumes, setting, music and sound effects;
Photocopiable Script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions;
Follow-On Activities on Story, Characters, Theme, Working With Playscript Layout and Performance-Related Tasks using Creative Writing; Art & Design; Drama; Scriptwriting; Research; English Language Arts.
A Suitably Happy Ending is a lovely fairy tale containing all of the familiar story ingredients - with a twist! Jack fails his SATs and his family disown him. Banished to the Large and Spooky Forest, our hero finds support from unlikely sources.
This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, English Language Arts learning, speaking and listening skills and collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit for linked classroom tasks, full school performances, staged readings - and fun!
Cast size: 26-32
Running time: approximately 30 minutes
Suitable for ages: 7+
Uses a range of drama strategies to explore the traditional story of Cinderella and support students in linked scriptwriting activities. The unit contains 6 comprehensive drama lesson plans and 3 scriptwriting lesson plans, plus additional activities for expansion. Suitable for new and experienced drama students.
A very funny Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings mash-up short script unit. A great fantasy-themed script unit that’s suitable for large group junior and high school readers theater, staged readings, or full performances.
Script pack unit includes
Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture;
Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions;
Linked drama and performance activities;
Linked art and design tasks;
Linked creative writing tasks.
Harry Rings, Lord of the Potters is an award-winning comedy pastiche script in which well-loved characters from the fantasy genre come together in a common quest.
This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts learning, speaking and listening skills and collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun!
Cast size: 26 (+/- 4)
Running time: approximately 35 minutes
Suitable for ages: 9+
Warning this is such a funny script that you’ll laugh all the way through rehearsals!
A great nativity Christmas story script unit that’s suitable for large group junior and high school readers theater, staged readings, Christmas assemblies, and full performances.
Script pack unit includes
Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture;
Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions;
Linked drama and performance activities;
Christmas-themed tasks;
Linked art and design tasks;
Linked creative writing tasks.
The Xmas Factor drama play script is a lovely, sensitive, 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 perfect star be found in time…? Performances can be expanded with Christmas songs and carols.
This is a fabulous complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts, improving speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun!
Cast size: 16+ (a school choir can also sing songs)
Running time: approximately 35 minutes
Suitable for mixed ages from 7+
A funny fairy tale script unit for seniors which explores the themes of honesty and community. Suitable for upper juniors and seniors readers theater, staged readings, or full performances.
Script pack unit includes
Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture;
Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions;
Linked drama and performance activities;
Linked art and design tasks;
Linked creative writing tasks.
Spellbound is a funny one act fairy tale drama club script with attitude! When life becomes dull in fairyland, the Witches make their own mischief and the Goblins, Chaos and Mayhem, decide to help - but things don’t quite go to plan! Performances can easily be expanded by including songs, music and dance routines.
This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts learning, improving speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun!
Cast size: 16
Running time: approximately 30 minutes
Suitable for ages: 9+
A two-act Murder Mystery comedy script pack for high school readers theater. A funny murder mystery play suitable for large group high school readers theater, staged readings, or full performances.
Script pack includes:
Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture;
Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions;
Linked drama activities;
Linked art and design tasks;
Linked creative writing tasks;
A fabulous full-length murder mystery farce comedy script: as a group of strangers gather for a murder mystery weekend, it becomes apparent that several of them harbor secrets. But only one secret leads to a real murder!
This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, English Language Arts learning, speaking and listening skills and collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit for linked classroom tasks, full school performances, staged readings - and fun!
Cast size: 18
Running time: approx. 80 minutes (interval can be added)
Suitable for ages: 12+
This is a readers theater script unit of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for students to read or perform. The play script unit is great for extended whole class readers theater, staged readings, or for a drama club full production.
This script pack unit includes:
Full production notes with suggestions for set, furniture, props, costumes, music and sound effects, lighting and other effects.
Direction Notes with guidance on casting the play, rehearsals, learning lines, encouraging your actors and supporting each other.
Photocopiable Script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions.
Follow-On Activities with tasks covering research, art & design, design tech., theater tech., music, drama, creative writing and communication skills.
Dream On is a magical romp version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with mischievous fairies, misguided humans and misunderstood actors leading you through the familiar magical story of love, jealousy and happy endings.
This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, English Language Arts learning, speaking and listening skills and collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit for linked classroom tasks, full school performances, staged readings - and fun!
Cast size: 22 - 32
Running time: approx. 75 minutes (an interval can be added)
Suitable for ages: 11+
Everything you need to run an after-school drama club, drama group, or youth theatre. Includes 12 fabulous drama lesson plans, an outline for a first term mini performance plus drama methods and tips for props and costumes. Also contains information on start-up issues, insurance, royalties, health and safety - and loads more! Over 50 wonderful pages.