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Original Children’s plays and book dramatisations by Vicky Ireland

Plays For Eight Years And Over

THE LOTTIE PROJECT Dramatised from the book by Jacqueline Wilson Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
Performed at Polka Theatre and San Pol Theatre, Madrid
Published by Nick Hern Books
 
DOUBLE ACT Dramatised from the book by Jacqueline Wilson Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
Performed at Polka Theatre and toured throughout the UK
Published by Collins Plays Plus
Published by Corgi Yearling Books
 
BAD GIRLS Dramatised from the book by Jacqueline Wilson Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
Performed at Polka and toured throughout the UK by Watershed Productions
Published by Nick Hern Books
 
MIDNIGHT Dramatised from the book by Jacqueline Wilson Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
Toured throughout the UK by Watershed Productions
Published by Nick Hern Books
 
THE SUITCASE KID Dramatised from the book by Jacqueline Wilson
Music and lyrics by Steven Markwick
Commissioned by The Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
Cast Size: 6 One Act Running time: 60 mins
Two Act Musical Running time: 110 mins
Performed at The Orange Tree Theatre and toured throughout the UK by Watershed Productions
Published by Nick Hern Books
 
SECRETS Dramatised from the book by Jacqueline Wilson Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
Performed at Polka and toured throughout the UK by Watershed Productions
Published by Nick Hern Books
 
A TALE OF CHRISTMAS PAST   Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 7 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
Christmas play, based on Dickens early life and books
 
KENSUKE'S KINGDOM Dramatised from the book by Michael Morpurgo Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 5 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
A modern-day Robinson Crusoe, exploring the friendship between a young English boy and a Japanese castaway
A Japan Festival 2001 event
 
THE JUNGLE BOOK Dramatised from the book by Rudyard Kipling Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 Two Acts Running time: 90 mins
A play with music
 
THE SNOW QUEEN Dramatised from the story by Hans Christian Andersen Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 7 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
Christmas play
Subsequently produced by East 15 Drama School
 

Plays For Six Years And Over

THREE CHEERS FOR MRS BUTLER! Dramatised from the poetry of Allan Ahlberg Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 8 Two Acts Running time: 90 mins
Musical, based on the poems of school life by Allan Ahlberg
Subsequently produced in many UK schools
Published by Dramatic Lines Publishing
 
FRIENDLY MATCHES Dramatised from the poetry of Allan Ahlberg
Music by Steven Markwick
Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 7 Two Acts Running time: 110 mins
Musical, based on the poems of school life by Allan Ahlberg
Subsequently produced in many UK schools
Published by Dramatic Lines Publishing
 
TRAVELLING TALES   Commissioned by The European Arts Festival
Cast Size: 5 Two Acts Running time: 80 mins
Storytelling from throughout Europe
Toured UK in large performance tent
Guest performance in Sumy, Ukraine
 

Plays For Five Years And Over

THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME Dramatised from the book by Roald Dahl
Music and lyrics by Neil Brand
Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 Two Acts Running time: 100 mins
Musical Play
Subsequently produced by The London Bubble, Birmingham Stage Company and Murray River performing Group, Australia
Published by Samuel French
 
THE LAST NOO-NOO Dramatised from the book by Jill Murphy Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 Two Acts Running time: 70 mins
Musical play
 
THE UGLY DUCKLING Dramatised from the story by Hans Christian Andersen Commissioned by The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Cast Size: 3 One Act Running time: 50 mins
Subsequently produced by The Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch
 
THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE   Commissioned by Merseyside Young People’s Theatre
Cast Size: 5 One or Two Acts Running time: 80 mins
Subsequently produced in USA, South Africa and New Zealand
Published by Anchorage Press, USA
 
THE FOUR FRIENDS   Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 6 One or Two Acts Running time: 80 mins
Musical, based on The Musicians of Bremen
Subsequently produced by The Questors Theatre
 
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE Music and lyrics by Steven Markwick Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 5 Two Acts Running time: 80 mins
A musical play with a strong environmental and road safety theme
 

Plays For Three Years And Over

BROWNPAPER TIGER Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 2 Running time: 45 mins
 
ALL ABOARD THE ARK Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 2 Running time: 45 mins
 
THE UGLY BUG Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 2 Running time: 45 mins
 
THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 2 Running time: 45 mins
 
THE ADVENTURES OF STARDOG Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 2 Running time: 45 mins
 
THE MAGIC BOAT Commissioned by Polka Theatre
Cast Size: 2 Running time: 45 mins
 

Links:
Nick Hern Books
Dramatic Lines
Samuel French Ltd
Anchorage Press
Collins Plays Plus
Corgi Yearling Books

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