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Click on the relevant link to take you to the play of your choice. A Midsummer Night's Travesty Star Struck Bingo Royale Macdeath the Musical A Midsummer Night’s Travesty is a fun introduction to Shakespeare for a large youth cast. Norman and Donna have eloped to the island paradise of Domestos. But the course of love does not run smoothly. Hot on their heels are Duane, Donna’s jilted boyfriend, and Tracey, who is madly in love with Duane. There is also trouble brewing on the island – Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the fairies, are having domestic problems. Meanwhile, some of the most incompetent amateur actors ever to appear on stage are rehearsing their appalling version of Pyramus and Thisbe.
If that wasn’t bad enough, Puck, a mischievous sprite and tour guide, isn’t content with ripping off the tourists. He is intent on creating mayhem with his potion of “Love-in-Idleness”! Will love prevail against all the odds? There are 27 main roles, many of which can be played by either sex and be doubled, plus extras. “Adaptable and good fun, a great way to introduce Shakespeare. The pupils loved it and their enthusiasm to learn about Shakespeare was noticeable in the extreme” – Edward Devine, Harecroft Hall School. “…cleverly managing to send up the plots of fairies, courtiers and lovers, and the rustics. The dialogue includes some of Shakespeare’s lines along with some funny modern words, some dreadful verse and a lot of humour..” Ann Hay, School Librarian Magazine Running time of approximately 100 minutes (plus interval). To perform this play: A Midsummer Night’s Travesty and Star Struck are published by Cressrelles under the J. Garnet Miller imprint. They’re inexpensive to perform, so get hold of Simon Smith at the publishers: simonsmith@cressrelles4drama.fsbusiness.co.uk or alternatively write or phone: J. Garnet Miller, 10, Station Road Industrial Estate, Colwall, WR13 6RN, Tel. 01684-540154 ********* Star Struck follows the misadventures of the inept crew of the Spaceship Enteritis. Poor Captain Klunk – it’s one disaster after a catalogue of others! When she reverses the Enteritis into an interstellar kebab van, the diminutive Admiral Half-Nelson, Commander of the Star Fleet, gives her the simplest job he can find – to represent the Federation at the wedding of Emperor Tang. It should be easy, but you just know that anything that can go wrong will go wrong!
With Diamond Lil and her desperately dim space pirates trading in human organs and a rebellious robot intent on ending human domination, we are bound to come across a problem or three! Can Captain Jane T Klunk and her crew really save the day? Will she find love with Dr Spick? Will Lieutenant Urge ever be able to control her, well, her urges? Will anyone destroy Mr Checkout’s enormous and tedious slide collection? Tune in and find out the answers to these and more questions you didn’t even know you’d asked! A hilarious two-act play for youth groups, with at least two dozen parts. Running time: approximately 90 minutes (plus an interval). To perform this play: A Midsummer Night’s Travesty and Star Struck are published by Cressrelles under the J. Garnet Miller imprint. They’re inexpensive to perform, so get hold of Simon Smith at the publishers: simonsmith@cressrelles4drama.fsbusiness.co.uk or alternatively write or phone: J. Garnet Miller, 10, Station Road Industrial Estate, Colwall, WR13 6RN, Tel. 01684-540154 ********* Blond is back! Yes, Jane Blond is the incompetent heroine in this homage to the King of Cool. And you thought Daniel Craig was sexy? Well, you ain't seen nothing yet ... Sent to the wildest reaches of Northern England to investigate the evil sausage, black pudding and meat pie empire of wicked tyrant Ernst Stavro Postlethwaite, Blond is bound to meet adventures on the way. Among the colourful characters she meets are: Queue, whose gadgets are amongst the most useless ever produced by a man in a white coat. Slobachops, Postelthwaite’s evil henchman, who causes more damage to himself than he does to his “victims”. Accrington Stanley, whose love of whippets is surpassed only by his fascination with bingo. Elmer and Thelma, the hapless American tourists, unwittingly caught up in the action. Blunderfall is a fun near-pantomime for children of all ages. There are at least 25 speaking parts, although it’s designed to involve as many children as possible. Running time – 90 minutes approximately (plus an interval) From Amateur Stage, April 2010 "This is a play for children that adults will enjoy ...Corder has employed just about every comic device known to Man and the puns come thick and fast: if you didn't like the last one, don't worry, there'll be another one along in a second ..."
For details of performance rights and costs, please email simonsmith@cressrelles4drama.fsbusiness.co.uk or alternatively write or phone: J. Garnet Miller, 10, Station Road Industrial Estate, Colwall, WR13 6RN, Tel. 01684-540154
********* Yes, it’s Macbeth for kids, although to be honest, there are plenty of adults who would enjoy this one. Set in the thirties, it’s like a film noir version of “Bugsy Malone”. Meet Mac. He’s Duncan’s finest hitman. Meet Banquo, following in Mac’s footsteps. They’re happy just doing a spot of killing until Duncan finds out there’s money missing from the Casino. It looks as though Casino Manager, Cawdor, is siphoning off funds for his personal use, but it’s going to take extreme torture to get a confession. But that’s OK, because Duncan can always rely on the services of Olivier, the Nazi dentist. So, Mac’s promoted to Casino Manager, but it’s not enough to satisfy his greedy wife, Lady M. So, it’s trail-of-blood-time until both of them get their just desserts. All of the ingredients of Macbeth are here, but given a twist. The Witches are a cabaret act, Macduff a feminist upstart, the doctor a de-frocked Austrian psychiatrist. I’ve already staged this as a straight comedy, now I’m rewriting it thoroughly and adding songs. At the latest count, there are eleven songs – solos and chorus numbers, spoofing a variety of styles, including boogie-woogie, rock and roll, Latin American, the Andrews sisters. The show will be available with a master script that can be photocopied for use by cast and crew and with two CDs. One will contain example recordings of the songs for children to learn from; the other will be “karaoke” versions of the songs. So there’s no need for a musical director, a band, or even a pianist, just someone to operate the CD-player! So, it’s not quite ready for the stage yet, but if you’d care to email me for further information, I’d be happy to chat. ********* |
