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A Big Green Adventure – an environmental musical

By Colin Magee and Andrew Oxspring
Ages: 7-11yrs

Running Time

60 Mins Approx

Speaking Parts

37

Cast Size
(Including Non-Speaking)

60

Cast Size
Easily Reduced To

29

Suggestions for how to easily reduce and increase the cast size to suit your numbers are included in the "content samples" for this musical.

No. Of Songs

8

This fun and fact-packed musical pulls no punches in delivering its big green message, which has never been more relevant than it is today! Join Snowy and Chip on a voyage of discovery from their threatened forest home to the big city. Meet a host of colourful characters, including the ratty inhabitants of the landfill site, jet-lagged food items on the supermarket shelf, rush-hour drivers and the enigmatic Professor Plantpot, who all show us just how fragile our planet is….and what we can do about it!

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Overview

Plot Summary

Our story begins with a meeting of the forest’s animal elders, presided over by chief elder, Snowy. The untrustworthy and sneaky Weezil brings news that the humans have plans to ‘develop’ the forest, and suggests that giving their blessing to such a development would bring the forest residents a wonderful, new, hi-tech standard of living (song – What Kind Of World?). The elders vote on whether or not to welcome the humans, but with the vote tied it rests with Snowy to decide their fate. Snowy consults the forest goddess, Natura, and is told to take a journey of discovery to the city before making a decision, to find out more about human behaviour. Leaving the future of the forest in the balance, Snowy, and fellow elder and friend Chip, embark on their adventure.
As they set off, they experience first hand the plight of the forest’s trees, and learn how humans’ actions have had a devastating effect (song – It Doesn’t Pay To Be A Tree). But they also learn how human behaviour can change to reverse this effect. Next, the pair stumble upon the revolting, yet comical rats, Itchy and Scabs, who inhabit the landfill site. They witness the waste created by humans and how this provides a ‘paradise’ for the roguish rodents! (song – Welcome To Our Paradise).
Next it’s on to the supermarket, where Snowy and Chip meet some rather jet-lagged food items, who explain the environmental impact of their being flown thousands of miles just to satisfy human tastes for exotic and un-seasonal produce (song – What’s The Deal?). Having learned what can and should be done to improve this situation, Snowy and Chip then encounter rush hour in the city (song – Driving Song)! They meet a very pushy car salesman, only to be ‘rescued’ by the brilliant Professor Plantpot who, along with some ‘green’ friends, explains that many humans do care about the planet and are changing their behaviour accordingly.
Snowy and Chip learn how, with a little thought and effort, humans can reduce global warming, save energy and create less waste (song – Switch It Off). The professor also demonstrates the limitless possibilities of recycling (song – R.E.C.Y.C.L.E.), unveiling Robbie, a robot made entirely from junk!
With their new friends in tow, Snowy and Chip are in a race against time to get back to the forest, which has now fallen under the control of Weezil! Will the humans and their bulldozers be welcomed with open arms? Will forest life ever be the same again? That remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure, with the final song (Make A Change Today) still ringing in their ears, your audience will feel uplifted, inspired, and above all….thoroughly entertained!

Listen below to the songs from ‘A Big Green Adventure – an environmental musical’
"What Kind Of World"
"It Doesn't Pay To Be A Tree"
"Welcome To Our Paradise"
"What's The Deal"
"Driving Song"
"Switch It Off"
"R.E.C.Y.C.L.E"
"Make A Change Today"

Characters

37 Speaking parts in order of appearance

Moira & Trevor – readers of the Forest News bulletins.
8 Forest Elders – council of animals – guardians of the forest.
Snowy – chief elder.
Chip – senior elder and friend of Snowy.
Weezil – sneaky elder – would sell Grandma for a snazzy hat.
Natura – queen of the forest spirits.
4 Trees – thirsty and thoroughly fed-up.
Itchy & Scabs – ratty inhabitants of the landfill site.
Tin of Corned Beef, Leg of Lamb, Apple, Pineapple and Potato – jet-lagged occupants of the supermarket shelf.
Checkout Girl – keeping a watchful eye.
Car Salesman – won’t take no for an answer.
Professor Plantpot – scientist, environmentalist and inventor.
5 Green Activists – behind him all the way.
Robbie Robot – recycled and ready for anything.
3 Construction Workers – hard hats and hard hearts.

Ensemble Characters – for featured songs and scenes

More Trees
The Rat Chorus
The Food Chorus
Drivers

What do you get?

This musical production is available to buy in 2 different formats.

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A wire-bound book with:
Full script
Detailed stage directions
Character information
Tips for costumes, props and scenery
Piano score for all songs
Licensing information

An Audio CD with:
Vocal demo tracks to all songs
Backing tracks to all songs
Continuity/incidental music
Sound effects

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Both PDF and editable MS Word documents of:
Full script
Detailed stage directions
Character information
Tips for costumes, props and scenery
Piano score for all songs
Licensing information

MP3 files of:
Vocal demo tracks to all songs
Backing tracks to all songs
Continuity/incidental music
Sound effects

Extras included:
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    shriya from sharmans cross

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    cool. i was a banana

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    birklands primary school

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    i was an elder

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    birclands

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    I was elder 2

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    Aram Russells hall primary school

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    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I was an Elder❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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    Aram Russell hall primary school

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    I love this especially because I am practicing the play in school, so I can learn the songs !

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    Jenny Dunning, Buckinghamshire Area Education Alliance

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    …the children loved the production, and the songs. The school pupils ages ranged from 6-11 and both the music and the theme proved popular with teachers and pupils alike.

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    St pollycarps. Keira

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    love ❤️❤️

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    St poly carps. Keira

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    I’m doing this for my play with Kayleigh

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    kayleigh school: st polycarps

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    I’m doing it for my play at school

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    Jacqui Williams, Moseley

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    My daughter’s primary school have just done this production. It was fantastic

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    TOM RAINBOW, studley junior school

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    great play , I was an activist loved it!

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