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.
A fairy tale script pack for juniors which explores the themes of bullying and friendship. Suitable for junior 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.
Peter’s Problem is a gentle comedy fairy tale script for juniors to read and perform. Bullied at school, Peter escapes to the forest to discover that the animals in there can talk! They all give him different advice, but will any of it help to solve his problem?
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: 32-40+
Running time: approximately 40 minutes
Suitable for ages: 7+
A comprehensive Shakespeare script unit, this pack contains a short adaptation of Macbeth for schools and drama clubs. Perfect for large group upper junior and high school readers theater, classroom script work, staged readings, Shakespeare Week 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;
Linked Shakespeare tasks;
Linked art and design tasks;
Linked creative writing tasks.
The Rise and Fall of Lord Macbeth is a short adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It’s written specifically for students and young actors and retains all of the character names, symbolic imagery and powerful themes of the original text whilst still being accessible to younger readers and performers.
This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, English Language Arts learning, teaching 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, Shakespeare topic days or weeks, full performances - and fun!
Cast size: 20+
Running time: approximately 40 minutes
Suitable for ages: 11+
St George and the Dragon comedy script unit pack for upper juniors and seniors that brings the famous legend to life. Suitable for readers theater, staged readings and full performances.
Script pack unit includes
Full production notes for staging, costumes (including how to create your dragon!), set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture;
Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions;
Linked drama and performance activities;
Linked history and research tasks;
Linked art and design tasks;
Linked creative writing tasks.
The Legend of St George and the Dragon is a great short drama script that tells the story of how the courageous and kind Knight, George, became St George and brings the enduring legend to life.
This is a brilliant complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts learning, improving speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A fabulous creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun!
Cast size: 20+
Running time: approximately 30 minutes
Suitable for ages: 8+
Warning: it is so funny that you will end up naming your class mascot ‘Ascalon’!
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 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 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+
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 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+
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.
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+