They are are crafted to be quick and easy to learn . We supply easy musical plays for primary schools to perform. <\/p>\n
Drama education has never been such fun. No musical ability is needed. You don’t need a pianist because you can sing along to the backing tracks. Your next primary school play is a click away.<\/p>\n
Our Primary school plays for kids are popular worldwide. We supply musical playscripts written in easy accessible English to suit primary schools and middle schools.
\nWe hope that our website will inspire you to perform one of our school productions with your class or junior department, and join over 5000 UK schools and 100s more overseas who have already enjoyed performing
\nour musical plays on stage or in the classroom.
\nIf you have any comments or queries please do contact us at info@magicparrot.com
\nWe are proud to provide musical productions at a reasonable cost for young actors to perform. Our plays are popular in schools, churches and drama clubs worldwide. <\/p>\n
We have comedies, seasonal plays, Christmas plays, Christian resources, PSHE plays, fables, fairytales, Easter plays,
\nleavers preentations, and assembly plays to thrill children of ages 5-13.
\nAll our plays include a FREE performance licence. Our musical plays are fun, motivating, easy to stage and affordable.
\nThey come with an editable script, vocal tracks, backing tracks, songheets and a basic score. You can download our plays at once
\nor choose to have a printed script and CD instead. Downloads are the cheapest and most convenient, because they arrive
\ninstantly and do not incur a postal charge.
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\nWhy Include Drama in School? <\/p>\n
Drama boosts creativity and empathy.<\/p>\n
Through acting, we can visualize people whose life experiences are different from ours. We can evaluate differing viewpoints
\nand begin to appreciate how other people act and feel. Having a creative and imaginative approach is important for trying different ideas and solutions.<\/p>\n
Drama fosters self-confidence. <\/p>\n
Drama develops self expression. It takes a lot of confidence to act on a stage
\nand communicate with an audience. We should encourage all children to express themselves through music, dance and drama.
\nDrama boosts their imagination , children build their self-confidence and their self-esteem.
\nThis confidence gained from dramatic arts contributes to valuable life skills (e.g. in education, employment, leisure and social contexts)<\/p>\n
Drama improves verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
\nDrama gives children scope to develop their vocabulary,
\nvocal projection, articulation and expression. Drama can help children develop their speech, communication and presentation skills,
\nwhich are vital skills in the modern world. <\/p>\n
Drama fosters enduring relationships with others.
\nFor example, drama is fun, and children make relationships while enjoying the experience of drama, song and movement.<\/p>\n
Drama develops concentration and memory (e.g. learning lines, reacting to cues, remembering dance steps)<\/p>\n
Drama facilitates teamwork and working together to achieve a goal.
\nTeamwork is vital when producing a play and is an essential lifelong skill.<\/p>\n
A musical play can be valuable in developing listening and responding to music, physical co-ordination (e.g.through dance) and vocal talents.
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\nSome tips for putting on a primary school play:<\/p>\n
Choose your play wisely. You know your students, so pick something that will be a good fit for the abilities on offer.
\nDo you want to stretch them with something challenging or offer a gentler introduction to performance?
\nIs there a part for everyone? Will it showcase the range of talent?
\nDon\u2019t try to do it all alone. Ask for volunteers from the school community; you may be surprised at how many people want to help,
\nas well as the expertise they can offer. Pool your skills and reap the benefits.<\/p>\n
Hold auditions for anyone who would like a speaking role and put your preconceptions to one side.
\nGifted performers should be given the opportunity to shine (after all, you wouldn\u2019t leave pupils who were talented at PE
\nout of the school sports teams), but give others a chance, too.<\/p>\n
Children who are quiet in the classroom may be completely different on stage, and the class loudmouth may fall apart in front of an audience.<\/p>\n
Pay attention to children who struggle academically and would benefit from taking part.<\/p>\n
Some children hate being in the spotlight, and that\u2019s fine. Provide lots of backstage roles (props, costume, lights,
\nscene changes and so on) for pupils who are less keen on performing and ensure that they feel every bit as important as those on stage.<\/p>\n
Nobody expects a professional performance,but you should still be teaching and developing drama skills. Work on voice projection, enunciation and stage presence. Spend time demonstrating how to be on stage without looking
\nawkward when it\u2019s not your turn to speak, and if there are songs, work on them until every note is perfect and they can raise the roof with their singing.<\/p>\n
About four to six weeks of rehearsal should be enough for a primary school performance.
\nMake the most of rehearsals by dividing the children into groups to work separately, minimising the amount of time that they are left sitting around doing nothing. Be sure to have a few full run-throughs, including one full technical and dress rehearsal.<\/p>\n
Put on enough performances for everyone to be able to attend, rather than just one performance with limited tickets.<\/p>\n
Try to manage the issue of small children in the audience, either by running a cr\u00e8che during the performance or by making a kind but firm request that parents keep their younger children quiet and remove them from the hall if they become loud or unsettled. It\u2019s disheartening for pupils to work hard on a play only to have their lines obliterated by a crying baby or disruptive toddler.<\/p>\n
Allocate backstage duty to your most bomb-proof staff members to ensure that everything stays quiet and calm, and give them a watertight schedule of who needs to be where and when. It may be feasible for the whole cast to occupy benches close to the stage, so all the children can support the singing.<\/p>\n
Keep a smile on your face no matter how stressful things get. If you look like you\u2019re enjoying yourself, your pupils will, too. Break a leg!<\/p>\n
by Lisa Jarmin (an early years teacher and freelance journalist, found online and in the TES)
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\nCOPYRIGHT CONDITIONS, PERFORMANCE RIGHTS and ADVICE TO PURCHASER
\nCongratulations for considering one of our excellent musical plays for children. Our play scripts for schools have been fantastically received by youngsters, teachersand parents in a host of schools and clubs. <\/p>\n
The script and songs are vigorously protected by copyright, but as purchaser:
\n\u2022 You may make copies of the script and lyrics for use in your own establishment.
\n\u2022 You can (and SHOULD) make a backup copy of the CD (or download) for use in your own establishment only.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The purchase price includes a free performance licence to stage ONE entire school production (i.e.up to 3 performances) as long as the performances are virtually non-profit making. (For instance, a school or club may charge visitors a moderate entry fee in the interests of fund raising or recouping costs.)
\nTo restage the show at a later time, a new performance licence will beneeded.
\n\u2022 You must ask our permission to use any of the materials for any profit-making ventures such as public performances or to sell audio\/visual recordings of your show beyond the immediate school community.
\n Please email for details .
\n\u2022 You must not pass on or sell the script, sheet music, or the audio to any third party, <\/p>\n
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\nContact us:
\nFreddie Green, Magic Parrot Plays
\n14 Bolton Close, Chessington, KT9 2JG, England<\/p>\n
Tel: 020 8397 2569
\nhttps:\/\/www.easyprimaryschoolplays.com
\nhttps:\/\/www.magicparrot.com
\ninfo@magicparrot.com
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\nLIST OF OUR MOST POPULAR PLAYS
\nCinderella- classic pantomime
\nDick Whittington- classic pantomime
\nTrouble in the Wood- eco adventure (pollution and litter)
\nThe Book Parade- the importance of books and reading
\nThe Lion and the Mouse- everyone is important
\nThe Little Red Hen- KS1 essential!
\nThe Trouble with Goldilocks- retelling the famous story
\nSt. George and the Dragon- stirring patriotic musical
\nMidas the King Greek legend
\nAn Easter Escapade-a modern play for Easter
\nStone Soup- sharing
\nJust Call Me The Pied Piper
\nJoseph and His Coat of Many Colours-our biblical epic (not A.L.Webber)
\nNoah- for primary schools
\nGoodbye My Friends-Y6 leavers play
\nThe Towering Turnip- sharing a task
\nIn a Garden in China- the story of the Willow Pattern Plate
\nSnow White- the pantomine
\nJack and the Beanstalk- easy musical play
\nRed Riding Hood in Fairyland- gentle traditional tale
\nThe Magic Mirror of Health- healthy lifestyle
\nActing up-a collection of short plays for primary schools
\n3 Fine Folktales-a collection of short plays for primary schools
\nAladdin- classic pantomime
\nMoses and the Great Escape- biblical epic
\nThe Ugly Duckling- self esteem
\nRapunzel- the legend
\nGoodbye and Good Luck- Y6 leavers show
\nLets Relax – guided relaxation for childrem
\nPSHE Collection- 3 short plays (health education)
\n4 Fine Fairytales- 4 classic fairytales
\nAnd So to Bed -importance of sleep
\nThe Gingerbread Man- essential for Early Years
\nFlorence Nightingale- Powerful musical for primary schools
\nChinese New Year – colourful presentation of the Chinese calendar.
\nA Not-So-English Breakfast- Food from around the World
\nThe 3 Little Pigs- classic KS1 play
\nFood forThought- Assembly Collection
\nAesop- short fables for primary schools
\nNathans Nightmare- A Comedy Horror Musical for Primary School
\nChicken Licken- barnyard antics with Foxy Loxy etc.
\nWhen a Bad Plan Goes Wrong- A play script based on Sleeping Beauty
\nThe Happy Prince- Classic Oscar Wilde
\nHansel and Gretel- musical based in the folk tale.
\nThe Boy who Cried Wolf- tell the truth!
\nRumpelstiltskin- a comedy
\nBeauty and the Beast- stirring fun to act and sing.
\nSleeping Beauty- a pantomime style comedy show
\nTanya the tooth Fairy-a crazy school based adventure
\nThe 3 Billy Goats Gruff – essential for KS1
\nUncle Crumbles Mad Machine- Crazy time machine travels
\nDaniel in the lion’s Den- Christian tale
\nWelcome to the story of Christmas- Christmas customs and a nativity
\nThe Magic Christmas Toyshop- the toys come alive to solve a crime
\nA Brand New Star – Nativity Play
\nA marvellously modern Miracle- Nativity Play
\nMerry Christmas Mr Scrooge – Dickens musical
\nThe Greatest Gift of All – Nativity Play
\nZak and the Sausages -Christmas adventures with a magic cat.
\nA New King is Born – a nativity play
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