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Category A Shows
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“Down
at the corner at the end of the street Is
a derelict old building site where local kids meet.” It’s the holidays and once again the local kids are bored
and disgruntled. There’s nothing to do. They spend much of their time
hanging around an old building site they’ve made into their hang-out.
The local tough guy Sonny announces a take over. A show down is planned,
but in the mean time, some of the kids hear about the Mayor’s City
Spectacular competition. A prize is offered to the community group that
can come up with the best way to improve the city. Sonny and the local
kids become unlikely allies when they decide to enter the Mayor's City
Spectacular. They overcome the efforts of the disapproving town hall
officials to exclude them from the competition and work together to
create a marvellous Message to the Mayor in rap form. A great play about
kids developing a new, positive attitude. 12
great songs and a story that's very appealing to kids. 75 minutes.
Suitable for primary and secondary “So,
it’s in the creek and
it’s gold we seek If
we don’t find it tomorrow then we will next week” A City
Spectacular The story follows some modern day kids’ magical journey
through the history of Australia from the original owners to Federation.
They meet convicts, bushrangers, gold miners, pioneers, selectors,
explorers and have lots of fun on the way when trappings from their
modern life cause problems with those they meet. Eight toe tapping
songs and lots of small cameo parts for famous Aussies like Caroline
Chisholm, Elizabeth Macarthur, Ned Kelly. This musical gives children a
terrific overview of history from settlement to 1901 in a fun and
humorous way. A
great musical for the whole school or a single class to be involved in. I
8 marvellous songs New for 2006! A ‘Brand New
Version’ of this popular show All the kids in the ‘in crowd’ are excited about the big
dance on Saturday night. Rivals Paula and Cindy, plan to convince Brad,
the coolest boy in town, to take them. Everyone is going except Lizzie,
the dowdy waitress at Nick and Gina’s milk bar. Lizzie has a heart of
gold but doesn’t have the money for the latest gear. The ‘in crowd’
tease her about her look. Lizzie is lonely and isolated. Lizzie’s
friends plan to help Lizzie get to the dance. Nick proudly drives her.
She makes a stunning entrance at the dance and even catches Brad’s eye!
Paula and Cindy learn that it is the person you are, not what you wear
that is important. A great rock and roll musical set in the
1950s. 70 minutes of fun. Suitable for primary and secondary students. One of our most popular shows! Australians
All How do you form a band when you don’t have the money for
instruments? Four friends dream of becoming buskers but a visit to the
expensive Leo’s Music Store soon puts an end to their plans. The spoilt
and privileged Kylie and her friends laugh at their efforts to raise the
funds for their band. The neighbourhood kids help them to start a car
wash but Kylie plots to have it closed by the council. They begin to
collect second hand goods and plan to sell it to Mr De Souza, the junk
yard owner. Mr De Souza has a secret musical history and helps the
kids realise that they can make music in many different ways. They create
marvellous percussion instruments from recycled materials and together
with the neighbourhood kids stage a fantastic concert in Mr De Souza’s
yard. The band is selected to play at a national recycling expo! 11
terrific songs and a wonderful story about kids living their dreams. 70 minutes. Junk Yard
Band Grab That
Gold “We
have come to make a new life in this strange and foreign land And
we battle daily with the heat and flies” Contact Deborah Martin Productions PO Box 1260 Ballarat
Mail Centre Gold has been discovered in the 1850's and people pack
their belongings and head for the diggings The hustle and bustle of the
diggings is interrupted by the arrival of three woebegone orphans who
hope to make their fortune. As luck would have it, they find a huge
nugget worth one hundred pounds! The orphans set off to celebrate their
discovery at the “Gold Diggers Ball”. Unfortunately, Big Black Dan, the
notorious bushranger also plans an appearance. He and his gang stage a
daring hold up at the ball and snatch the money from the orphans. Their
escape is foiled, and after a noisy court case, Dan and his sad and sorry
boys are sent to gaol. The orphans are happy and wealthy and reunited
with relatives after having grabbed that gold! The
production pack features a terrific activity book students. “Listen to the music of our junk yard band. Listen to that junky, funky sound” Brand New Me “Everybody’s gathered at the dance tonight. Rocking and a rolling yeah it feels so
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