Stone Soup Tonight! (A short musical assembly play for primary schools)

Some starving soldiers find themselves in a village where nobody knows how to share! With a little guile and ingenuity, the soldiers teach the villagers the joys of sharing.

This a a lovely 15 minute musical play with one delightful original song. Written for ages 6-11, but is simple enough for children with SEN or EAL because the script is held together by narration.

CAST: 3 Narrators, 4 soldiers, 2 peasants- female and male, 2 children, 2 women, barber, tailor, cobbler, mayor, other villagers, singers, drummer (optional)

Props needed: drum, big pot hung over a “fire”, some stones, big spoon, salt, pepper, carrots, cabbage, onions, beef, turnips, parsley, celery, barley, milk, other vegetables, shaving mug, “razor”, and shaving soap, towel, stool, bowls, spoons, bread, wine, goblets.