Fairytales on Stage: A collection of children's plays based on famous fairy tales

By Julie Meighan

This book is a collection of plays that have been adapted from well-known fairy tales. They can be used as performance plays, readers theatre or just used to promote reading in groups. Each play is between five and ten minutes long. The plays can be adapted to suit the various needs of the group. The cast list is very flexible. Characters can be added, changed or omitted. In addition, the teacher/group leader can assume the role of the storyteller if the children are unable to read or not at the reading level required. All suggestions for stage directions are included in brackets and italics. Also included in this book is a variety of drama activities. These activities are designed to be fun and enjoyable as well as promoting coordination, movement, character development and creativity.
The plays in the collection are:
Little Red Riding Hood
Goldilocks
The Three Little Pigs
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Ugly Duckling
The Lazy Cow
The Talking Tree
Humpty Dumpty
The Magic Porridge Pot
The Stone Soup
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Little Red Hen
The Gingerbread Man
The Enormous Turnip
Chicken Licken

• Language: English
• Publisher: Julie Meighan
• Release date: Oct 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311832535

Julie Meighan

Julie Meighan is a lecturer in Drama in Education at the Cork Institute of Technology. She has taught Drama to all age groups and levels.

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Fairytales on Stage

A collection of children’s plays based on famous fairy tales

Julie Meighan

Fairytales on Stage

First published in 2015

Copyright Julie Meighan 2015

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About the Author

Julie Meighan is a lecturer of drama in education at the Cork Institute of Technology. She has taught drama to all age groups and levels. She is the author of the bestselling books Drama Start: Drama Activities, Plays and Monologues for Young Children (Ages 3 -8) ISBN 978-0956896605, Drama Start Two: Drama Activities and Plays for Children (Ages 9 -12) ISBN 978-0-9568966-1-2 and Stage Start: 20 Plays for Children (Ages 3-12) ISBN 978-0956896629.

Introduction:

This book is a collection of plays that have been adapted from well-known fairy tales. They can be used as performance plays, readers theatre or just used to promote reading in groups. Each play is between five and ten minutes long. The plays can be adapted to suit the various needs of the group. The cast list is very flexible and characters can be added, changed or omitted. In addition, the teacher/group leader can assume the role of the storyteller if the children are unable to read or not at the reading level required. Also included in this book is a variety of drama activities. These activities are designed to be fun and enjoyable as well as promote coordination, movement, character development and creativity.

Props/costume/stage directions:

There is a minimal amount of props needed for these plays. Costumes can be very simple. The children can just wear clothes that are the same colour as their animal or their character. They can wear a mask or use some face paint. All suggestions for stage directions are included in brackets and italics.

Table of contents:

About the Author

Introduction

Drama Activities:

-Warm-up activities:

--Imagine you are......

--Magic bouncing balls

--Pass the hat

-Character development activities:

-- Object freeze

--Barnyard walk

-- Crossing the circle

-Group work activities:

--Human knot

--Dodge ball

--Balloon race divide

-Concentration activities

-- Move, move pass it on

--1 to 10

--String shapes

-Imagination activities

--The night at the museum

--What can you do with a piece of string?

--Transport

Plays

-Little Red Riding Hood

-Goldilocks

-The Three Little Pigs

-The Elves and the Shoemaker

-The Three Billy Goats Gruff

-The Ugly Duckling

-The Lazy Cow

-The Talking Tree

-Humpty Dumpty

-The Magic Porridge Pot

-The Stone Soup

-The Pied Piper of Hamelin

-The Little Red Hen

-The Gingerbread Man

-The Enormous Turnip

-Chicken Licken

Other books by the author

Drama Activities:

Warm-up activities:

Game: Imagine you are......

Age: 3 years +

Minimum number of participants: 1

Resources: Clear space.

Other Benefits: This game also stimulates the children’s imagination and creativity.

Instructions: This game helps children do traditional stretches in a creative and fun way. These stretches can be done individually or in pairs.

Imagine you are a whisk

Get the children to put their hands over their heads and join their hands together and move their hands around in a large circle. First, get them to move their hands clockwise and when they are comfortable, get them to move their hands counter clockwise.

Imagine you are an inchworm

Get the children to bend down and put their hands on the ground. Next, get them to walk their hands out in front of them