A one act script pack of Shakespeare’s Hamlet for High School readers theater. An adaptation of Hamlet suitable for large group Upper Juniors or 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 short adaptation of Hamlet that includes all of the original character names, story threads and themes. Horatio is interviewed by the police as he’s a chief suspect! This is a great 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, school performances, Shakespeare celebrations, staged readings - and fun! Cast size: 24 (+/- 3) Running time: approx. 50 minutes Suitable for ages 10+

Preview pages for Murder Mayhem At Mayview Manor! murder mystery farce readers theater drama play script. These pages are a sample from the play and will give you an indication of the level of difficulty, language, movement, staging and characterization in the script Murder Mayhem At Mayview Manor! Cast size 18 Running time: approximately 80 minutes (an interval can be added) Suitable for ages: 12+

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+

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.

This great unit of work uses a short extract from Hamlet to explore Shakespeare’s language, the play’s themes, characters and story. Ideas are explored and developed through movement, presentations, freezes, role play, mime, ritual and narration. It’s a great unit for helping to demystify Shakespeare’s language and for introducing new drama students to a range of drama methodology.

A lesson plan for developing an autumn poem into a mini performance using sound, movement, dance and drama. Suitable for ages 6-10, it brings the poem to life. The pack also includes ideas for additional activities and classroom tasks. Brilliant for autumn-themed assembly or topic days. Good for Physical Education and learning to work together. Can also tie into music lessons for activities on rhythm, sound and expression.

Fun character activity worksheets to help students to create or explore characters in stories, poems, books, plays and dramas. The pack uses a wide range of example characters and is great for independent work, home work, or fun fun classroom lessons. Brilliant for both English and drama lessons.

A great pack of drama worksheets and theatre-related activities for independent study at senior level, ages 12+ The pack consist of 3 short script extracts each with numerous linked activities in four areas: Performance Research Art and Design Writing Additional Script Writing Prompts Suitable for any students to work through independently at school or at home. Please note: the Greek unit in this pack is repeated, with small changes, in the pack for juniors.

A great unit of drama worksheets and theatre-related activities for independent study at junior level, ages 8+ The pack consist of 3 short script extracts each with numerous linked activities in four areas: Performance Research Art and Design Writing Additional Script Writing Prompts Suitable for any students to work through independently at school or at home. Please note: the Greek unit in this pack is also repeated, with small changes, in the pack for seniors.

A great activity pack of worksheets for students to explore, analyse and devise characters. The pack uses the Role On The Wall method of character analysis, which involves writing descriptive words, facts and assumptions about a character in and around a body outline. This pack encourages students to use the Role On The Wall method in various forms to explore and interpret different characters from stories, books, plays and films. This activity pack is suitable for students aged 9+ and can be used as a distanced learning pack, for home work, or for pair work or independent study in the classroom.

This short script is a mini performance of the narrative poem, Matilda (who told lies and was burned to death) by Hilaire Belloc. This drama unit turns the poem into an improvised performance, using mime, prepared dialogue, movement, sound and narrators who read the poem aloud and link all of the scenes together. The pack contains a detailed lesson plan that creates a great mini performance for juniors for a school assembly, a poetry topic day, or an end of term showcase.

A fantastic unit of activities for exploring and devising stories by creating picture-based storyboards - similar to cartoon spreads - using the 6 or 8 frame storyboard sheets provided. The worksheet pack helps students to explore traditional stories, original stories, short script extracts and life stories. The unit contains all of the necessary resources, including two storyboard templates, a traditional story for reference and two script extracts to create movie trailers! There’s enough material for a whole semester! Suitable for distance learning, home study, or independent classroom use. A perfect pack for supporting drama work, art work, English Language Arts and creative writing.

This WW1 poetry drama unit and lesson plan explores the narrative poem, ‘The Hero’ by Siegfried Sassoon and brings it to life through mime, freezes, movement, speaking aloud, thought-tracking, improvisation, tableau and by creating a powerful mini performance of the poem. Students explore the rhythm of the poem, the concept of what it means to be a hero, the language of the poem, its characters and story and - most importantly - the strong contrasts it presents. This is a great mini unit for drama lessons and English lessons and the resulting powerful poem performance can be given on topic days or in school assembly.

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+

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+

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+

A lovely Christmas-themed readers theater drama play script based on a short story by Thomas Hardy. Suitable for large group Juniors and High School readers theater, staged reading, or full performance. 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. Hubert is trying to get home for Christmas, but finds himself accidentally caught up in a robbery that he has to stop…! A fabulous unit for exploring how short stories are adapted into scripts and the theme of ‘honesty’ plus a great unit for developing stagecraft skills, English Language Arts learning, speaking and listening skills, collaborative learning. Brilliant for classroom tasks, full school performances, staged readings - and fun! Cast size: 21 Running time: approx. 30 minutes Suitable for ages 8+

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+

A comedy soap opera readers theater drama play script* set on a spaceship! Suitable for large group Upper Juniors and High School readers theater, staged reading, or full performance. Script unit pack includes Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters and stage directions; Linked drama activities; Linked art and design tasks; Linked creative writing tasks. There’s chaos on the spaceship, the Captain isn’t paying attention, and now the Inspectors from the Outer Far Space Tracking and Eradication Division are on their way! A fabulous script for exploring soap operas and space terms plus great material for stagecraft skills, English Language development, collaborative learning, school performances - and fun! *Please note, there are references to drugs in this script Cast size: 26-32 Running time: approximately 30 minutes Suitable for ages 9+* *Please note, there are references to drugs in this script