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New!THE BAKER STREET KIDS By Dave Buchanan The Case of the Newgate Breakout is an original adventure story based on Conan Doyle’s stories of Sherlock Holmes. It features a gang of boys and girls known as The Baker Street Irregulars, who assist the great detective in thwarting a plot to bomb Newgate Prison. The kids are detailed to keep a lookout for a bomber at Paddington Station, but things go seriously wrong when one of them is attacked and another, an 8 year-old girl, is kidnapped. The play which is for a mixed cast of 11-15 year-olds and has sixteen parts, is ideal for schools. It is technically demanding, but full of comic and suspenseful moments, and guaranteed to thrill and amuse. Two acts, with a running time of 75 minutes. |
New! PUSS IN WELLIES
By Fred Aylin The town of Bedlam is tyrannised by the dreadful double-headed Ogre, whose henchman Flashpoint and minions Spitfire & Messerschmidt operate a protection racket. Jack the miller’s son inherits a cat in his father’s will. He admires the lovely Princess Juliet from afar. Meanwhile the Cat turns out to have magical properties. With Puss’s help Jack takes on The Ogre and wins the Princess’s hand. A splendid plot with many twists and of course the author’s characteristic one-liners. |
New! THE PEN OF MY AUNT The action takes place in German-occupied France, in the summer of 1944. A young French soldier on the run is arrested in the grounds of a country estate. Having no papers, he claims to be the nephew of the estate owner. A German corporal immediately takes him up to the house and confronts him with the owner, who turns out to be a collaborator … New! THE ACCIDENT A one act play by Peter Pitt, is set in post-war Britain (1947). One Monday morning, the staff of a small office is shocked when they hear that Maggie, their tea lady, has been injured in a road accident. They are even more shocked when the replacement tea lady returns from visiting Maggie in hospital with some startling revelations. |
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 DICK WHITTINGTONby Craig Hewlett Or, Young Sherlock Holmes & The Case Of Dick Whittington's Cat A fresh slant on the classic tale of Dick Whittington with the addition of a young version of Conan Doyle’s great detective Sherlock Holmes, an adventure on a Cannibal island ruled by Queen Lompebom, and large helpings of hilarious comedy. "A clever script that captured the attention of the audience and held it, real family entertainment that fired the imagination. An unusual and highly original piece of theatre.” - June Barker, NODA |
 DICK WHITTINGTONBy Dave Buchanan The plot follows fairly traditional lines: the adventures in London and Morocco of Dick and Tommy the cat, where the latter makes the former's fortune. And all this despite the efforts of a delightfully fiendish King Rat. A fresh version of the classic adventure story with the added ingredients of comedy and spectacle. |
 DICK WHITTINGTONBy Ron Nicol Dick arrives in London seeking his fortune and accompanied by his faithful Cat. He is employed by Alderman Fitzwarren and falls in love with his daughter Alice, but falls foul of the Queen Rat Imperia. He is wrongfully accused of theft and leaves Fitzwarren’s house in disgrace. Nothing daunted he joins an expedition to the Barbary Coast, where, with the Cat’s help, he finds fame, fortune and of course Alice Fitzwarren’s hand. |
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