Captain Toby his crew and the fictitious explorers Harriet Bloom and Mr Jungletrotter set sail in a clipper during the Victorian era to return captive wild animals to their country of origin. But what ferocious animal is insidethe unmarked crate? Where does it come from?The around-the-world journey takes us across the seas to Africa India China Antarctica and Peru. We enjoy monkeys tigers pandas penguins and little-known kinkajous from Peru aswell as meeting children from the countries we visit.This delightful musical is great fun and an enjoyable way to introduce children to wildlfe conservation different cultures Victorian nautical life and explorers and thegeographical relations of countries and continents. Duration: 30 mins. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.Professionally recorded demonstration and backing tracks are available to purchase and download here .

Graham Buckland-33 exciting and varied arrangements 80 pages.All songs compatible with the SATB edition (BA 7574)12 spirituals also compatible with the flexible instrumentation edition (BA 6699)This edition offers exciting arrangements that have never before appeared in print written in an authentic idiom for three-part women's or girls' choir with piano accompaniment. The spirituals can also be performed without piano with the lead melody always in the upper voice.All the arrangements can be combined with the already published edition 64 Spirituals a cappella (BA 7574) which is for SATB. To give you an example: a children's choir working with our newedition can appear with a mixed chorus that has already mastered the SATB settings.In addition twelve of the arrangements can be enhanced by instrumental accompaniments. These are to be found in the Spirituals edition (BA 6699) of our ComboCom series which offers flexible instrumental settings.Contents:Deep river O happy day Joshua King of kings Motherless child Nobody knows O sinner man Swing low sweet chariot Wade in the water Were you there When the saints and twenty-two other popular as well as less well-known spirituals.The author:Graham Buckland is the music director of Regensburg University Germany. Before then he held various leading positions at theatres and colleges in Germany and the Czech Republic. He has founded and headed a number of ensembles demonstrating a very broad musical range that also finds expression in his compositions and publications for Chorus Piano and Orchestra.

A children's musical with six delightful songs suitable for early years and Key Stage 1. An imaginative new story that will entertain whilst carrying a strong moral teaching. Although Scarecrow needs and receives warm coats fromfriends...(silver fish polar bears and yellow fluffy ducklings) he gives them to others whom he feels need them more than himself. Woven around the story Mrs Christmas has shrunk Santa's party outfit. Will he be cross...? Hegives his shrunken suit to Scarecrow to keep him warm and all ends in a riotous Christmas party! This Teacher's Book is complete with CD containing all the music you will need for a full performance and also contains productionnotes story song lyrics and music.You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more informationand our application form.

Between the months of May 1933 and August 1934 Benjamin Britten composed a series of twelve songs with piano for children published as Friday Afternoons Op.7 and were written for his brother's preparatory school at Prestatyn where the singing classes took place on Fridays.This edition also includes the song Lone Dog which was withdrawn from the cycle in 1936 due to copyright problems.

A fun musical play in rhyme with seven songs for Primary schools based on the Grimm Brothers' story. Meet the flamboyant donkey who revels in showing-off the kindly old dog who discovers he can sing the slinky cat thenight-singer and the always-in-a-flap Rooster. Whilst perfect singing voices are not required enthusiasm and humour are! The play has nine main characters a unison speaking chorus a body of singers and a troupe of dancingforest animals. Script available in student book. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

The dramatic story of a drug dealer in modern day Hamelyn Town. Ideal for school and youth group performance and an inspiring classroom resource to support Drug Education projects. A lively musical which will inspire andcapture the imagination of pupils and teachers. Play and song words are available in the (Pupil's Book). Script available in student book.You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youththeatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

A Very Clever Biscuit-In this ten minute musical by Alison Hedger the Gingerbread Man escapes uneaten! Moral: A little bit of clever thinking can get you out of a sticky situation. This musical suitable for KS1 and Lower KS2 features a mixture ofshort narrative mime song rap and vocal sounds and is suitable for school Assemblies and end of term entertainments. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

A short ten-minute musical for pre-school childen and KS1 students. A mixture of short narrative song and dance makes it perfect for performance at school Assemblies and end of term entertainments. You will require a licenseto perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.