plays for children for other times of year

Thomas Moon's Last Crime

Target Age Group 9 - 11 Cast 12 or more

A Victorian tale of Crime and Punishment detailing how 2 criminals were transported to Australia for stealing 2 chickens and 6 eggs! Based on real historical evidence, with larger than life characters. 6 smashing songs.
"We have started to work on your play " Thomas Moon's Last Crime" and the children are loving it".. "They are quickly picking up the songs and enjoying them."

"We performed Thomas Moon's Last Crime last week and it was incredibly successful. The children enjoyed taking part and the parents enjoyed watching. We used 71 children so we padded out the pub scene and the last scene at the docks." Hartburn Primary School NE England

The Ballad of St George

Target Age Group 9-11 Cast 15 or more

This play uses the model of a mystery or mummers' play to tell the legend of St George and the Dragon. Written in verse, it has bags of humour and opportunities for dance plus 6 storming songs.
Firstly thank you for writing such brilliant plays! We performed the Ballad of St George on Tuesday night and it was such a success. Not only did the children (34 Yr 3) love performing it but the adults were amazed. Your script was so funny and the songs were perfect, we look forward to performing more of your works in years to come. Head of Music, Independent Prep School SW London 2006

Your play is more than I imagined. It's absolutely perfect for the Medieval Festival!" Youth Group leader Terrace Bay Ontario 2nd August 2004

"The Medieval Festival was a huge success! On behalf of everyone who attended and the Medieval Festival Committee, we wish to send an enormous THANK YOU!! The "Ballad of St. George" (play) was a huge hit with the children and the audience." November 16th 2004

"Kind foreign playwright Robert Smith wrote a most excellent play entitled St. George's Ballad......... the play was a great success - so great a success in fact that the actors and actresses......received a great stomping of feet." Rev. John Sovereign November 2004

by Robert Smith

The Ballad of Robin Hood

Target Age Group 9 - 11 cast 15 - 40

Plenty of opportunity for a spot of swash-buckling as Robin, forced into Sherwood forest as an outlaw, forms his brave and merry band (including his famous encounter with Little John), takes on the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham and wins the hand of the beautiful Marion, before meeting his end at the hands of the foul Abbess of Kirklees. 6 totally original easy-to-learn-and-sing songs. Written mostly in rhyme with lots of humour and pathos.

Too Many Apples

Target Age Group 9 - 12 Cast At least 20

This is a story set in modern times and is about a young girl from a wealthy family who meets and befriends a young homeless boy on the streets of a big city. The play uses songs and a 'chorus' to describe the plot and comment on the characters' actions. 8 totally brilliant songs.
*The kids really enjoyed doing it, particularly dancing and rapping to the Youth Rap".

Songs for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Target Age Group 9 -11 Cast 20 +

Whether you buy the play (from Puffin) or make up your own version, I have written 11 great songs to complement the action on stage.

The Games

Target Age Group 11 - 15 Cast At least 10

In the future, athletics is big business for the pharmaceutical companies. They select the brightest and best young talent to put on their carefully controlled 'development programmes'. Cody Williams is the fastest 1500 metre runner in Britain and the trials, to choose which runners are selected for the top pharmaceutical teams, is tomorrow. Cody's dad was UK champion in his time, and spearheads a campaign to make athletics 'clean'. Loads of issues to discuss. Suitable for drama production or literacy and p.s.h.e at top end Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 (Not a musical play)

The Coming of Spring

Target Age Group Pre-school Cast about 20

This is a simple production for pre-school and nursery age children about Springtime. The action is described by narrators and there are opportunities for movement, costume and easy one-line parts for the children. Two original specially-written songs complete the package. £12.50 UK $25 US for script and cd

A Park Supreme

Target Age Group 10 - 12 Cast 30 - 70

The fascinating and true story of Sir Robert Ropner, a Victorian shipbuilder and philanthropist. Sir Robert was born in Germany in 1838 but travelled to England and settled in Stockton-on-Tees. He became one the most influential figures of Victorian England and is remembered today by his gift of Ropner Park to the townsfolk of Stockton. This play tells of Sir Robert's astonishing life and the fortunes of Ropner Park right up to the present day when it has received a lottery grant of over £2m to restore it to its Victorian splendour. A perfect vehicle for anyone studying Victorians.