Room on the Broom Play - The Room on the Broom Play

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Room on the Broom Play presents a stage script and performance guidance based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling picture book Room on the Broom. The book includes a letter from Julia Donaldson, a full play text, character list, and practical direction for staging, adding music, and adapting narrator numbers for different group sizes. It also includes sections with activities, witch-themed snacks, and notes for performing scenes with children and large groups.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

A Letter from Julia Donaldson

The Room on the Broom Play

The Room on the Broom Song

Performing with Large Groups

Notes for Staging the Play

Make the Witch's Hat

Activities

Witchy Snacks

The Characters

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LIBRARIES | | | --- | --- | | 000002187491 | | | Askews &Holts | 01-Oct-2018 | | | f5.99 | | 2LY | | First published 2018 by Macmillan Children's Booksan imprint of Pan Macmillan20 New Wharf Road,London N19RRAssociated companies throughout the worldwww.panmacmillan.comwww.roomonthebroom.com ISBN 978-1-5098-8263-2 Based on the bestselling picture book Room on the Broomby Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Text copyright ◎Julia Donaldson 2001,2018llustrations copyright CAxel Scheffler 2001,2018Moral rights asserted. The right of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler to be identified as the authorand illustrator of this work has been asserted by them in accordancewith the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,storedin a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise),without the prior written permission of the publisher. Pan Macmillan does not have any control over,or any responsibility for;any author or third party websites referred to in or on this book. Please contact Macmillan Children's Books for public performance rights. 135798642 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British LibraryPrinted in Spain Contents A Letter from Julia Donaldson4The Room on the Broom Play5The Room on the Broom Song24Performing with Large Groups26Notes for Staging the Play27Make the Witch's Hat28Activities30 Witchy Snacks3132 A Letter from Julia Doraldson When I was little,my sister and I liked to create imaginarycharacters and put on shows.And when I was a teenager,I wanted to be an actress.Instead I became an author andwrote lots of books,but I've always loved the theatre,andwriting and acting in plays too. When I was Children's Laureate,one of my projects was toencourage children,parents and teachers to enjoy acting outstories.I often go on school visits and put on events at festivalsand theatres.I like to invite children onto the stage to takepart in the show. In this play book you'll find a script which you can use toput on your very own performance of Room on the Broom.There are fun ideas for putting on your play,as well asmusic and words from the Room on the Broom song to addto your performance. But now the lights are going down,the curtain is up and it'stime for the show!I hope you have a wonderful time. Jnlia Dma(dsn Narrator 1 Narrator 4 Witch Bird The D00m oh the BrPlayOm # The Characters Narrator 2 Narrator 5 Cat Frog Wind You can easily vary the number of narrators.See page 26 for ideas on performing the playwith groups of different sizes. Narrator 3 Narrator 6 Dog Dragon Narrator stands to the side of the stage as the curtain opens.Enter Witch and Cat on a broomstick,swaying as if flying inthe wind.Witch has a cauldron and a wand. The witch had a cat and a very tall hat, And long ginger hair which she wore in a plait.How the cat purred Cat purrs. And how the witch grinned, Witch grins at the audience. As they sat on their broomstickand flew through the wind.But how the witch wailed Witch wails. and how the cat spat, Cat spits. When the wind blew so wildly it blew off the hat. EnterWind,blowing at Witch's hat.Wind takes the hat fromWitch's head and throws it offstage.Exit Wind Down! cried the witch,and they flew to the ground.They searched for the hatbut no hat could be found. Witch and Cat climb off the broomstick and look aroundthe stage. Then out of the busheson thundering pawsThere bounded a dogwith the hat in his jaws. Enter Dog with the hat in its mouth.Dog drops the hat at Witch's feet.She picks it up and puts it on. He dropped it politely,then eagerly said, As the

FAQs

What does the play book include besides the script?

It includes a letter from Julia Donaldson, a character list, ideas for performing with different group sizes, notes for staging, and additional sections such as activities and witch-themed snacks.

How can performers adapt the play for different group sizes?

The book explains that you can vary the number of narrators and points readers to page 26 for ideas on performing with groups of different sizes.

What is the basic setup of the story at the start of the play?

Witch enters with Cat on a broomstick as they fly through the wind, and the action continues with Wind taking the hat off Witch’s head and events that lead to others joining the broom.

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