Musical Dramas for Young
Musical Dramas for Young People Arch – Arnold 32 Gwyn Arch The Runaway Zoo Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193351219 desc+tr rec, perc (tamb, xylo, glock, wblk, alto xylo, Indian bells, tambour), vlns and vc/gtr also pno and voices (for 3 opt instrumental interludes) Narrator Lion, Bear, Chimpanzee, Kangaroo, Rabbit, Zebra Choir, Chorus of Speakers This musical play for children aged 7–9 is a charming composition suitable for classroom performances. It includes speaking parts for narrator and six named animals, and a supporting chorus of animals. The instrumental parts, including three optional interludes, are accessible to developing players. The Runaway Zoo can be performed with or without scenery, staging and costumes. 15 minutes ed. Kenneth J. Eade Samuel Arnold School and Crossbones or, He didn’t mean to go to sea Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193351523 str orch, pno separate parts for recorders also available Dame Charlotte Crammer, Headmistress of Parklands Academy for Young Ladies Young ladies at the Academy: Jane Truelove, Lydia O'Leary, Isbella Everest, Marianne Malapert, Penny Ffoulkes-Warren, Harriet Vapours Chorus of Young Ladies Nancy Trip, maid at the Academy Joseph Seeds, odd-job man at the Academy Captain Roger Horatio Gore, of The Lame Duck A Chorus of Pirates The Entire Police Force of Littleport Adapted by Kenneth J. Eade and Gordon E. Hemmings from the 1784 comic opera Two for One, School and Crossbones features a mixture of songs retained from the original work and rearranged numbers with new lyrics. The action opens in the dormitory of a ladies’ boarding school, but it is soon revealed that one of the girls is pining for her pirate suitor, and the light-hearted plot unfolds as he arrives to persuade her to elope. 70 minutes
It’s a Small War David Blake Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193353237 2 pn, 2 perc (cym, BD, SD, w blk, tri, tom, whip) (opt) Jane Martin, the acknowledged leader of the Phili-i-fi Street children Sally, her long-suffering friend Deirdre, a mixed-up teenager Dennis, a boy of delinquent tendencies Dudley,* a backward child Miss Biggs, village schoolmistress and billeting officer Major Potts, a retired army officer Richard, his nephew spoken Miss Fazakerly, an elderly and eccentric lady Sidney, the village postman Percy, the station porter Fred, Dennis’s dispreputable cousin The Old ’Un, Fred’s associate Mr Murgatroyd, the Area Billeting Officer Stan,* Terry,* Wilfred,* Hector,* Edna, village children Mrs Edwards, Dudley’s mum spoken Chorus of Evacuees* * treble voices This jazz-influenced musical for young people follows the story of a group of wartime evacuees from ‘Phili-i-fi Street’. They encounter a variety of challenges and colourful characters as they adapt to their new country homes, but the ultimate outlook of the story is one of optimism. Of the solo roles, Jane, Sally and Miss Fazakerly require the greatest vocal development; while a strong sense of style is also needed from Deirdre, Dennis and Fred. 110 minutes Birdland - Oxford Playhouse, 2022 Birdland Bob Chilcott Vocal score 9780193523005 Vocal and instrumental scores on hire 9780193540057 fl, 2cl, hn, tpt, ten tbn, perc (2 players), bass gtr, pno Pip, a sparrow Highnote, the Head Bird Solo Birds 1–4 Solo Doc Rock Peacocks 1–5 Wit (Owl 1) Woo (Owl 2) Croakencaw, the Head of the Bewilderness Shamira, the Golden Nightingale Unison Chorus Birds satb Chorus Birds All parts can be taken by a high treble voice. The parts of Highnote and Croakencaw can be taken by a high treble voice or a broken male voice. This engaging musical drama follows the quest of Pip the Sparrow to be accepted into the Dawn Chorus. Featuring a colourful cast of characters, including the Doc Rock Peacocks and Shamira the Golden Nightingale, it also provides great dramatic potential for the unison and mixed choruses. Exploring themes of identity, inclusivity and self-belief, Birdland draws on a broad range of musical styles and is complemented by an accompaniment for 10-part instrumental ensemble. 45 minutes Andrew Walmsley Musical Dramas for Young People Blake – Chilcott 33
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