Recommended for Primary

Wilbur the Optical Whale by Karen Lee Roberts

Cast size: 9 characters

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Physical Theatre, Magic

Themes: Friendship, Bullying, Inclusion, Imagination

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (from For We the Young) by Finnegan Kruckemeyer

Cast size: 3 characters

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Storytelling, Quirkiness, Surprise

Themes: Family, Loyalty, Hope

Claire Della and the Moon by Ellen Graham & Jamie Hornsby

Cast size: 2 characters

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce

Genre: Children’s Theatre, Poetic, Storytelling

Themes: Identity, Mental Health, Joy

The Last Boy on Earth by Brendan Hogan

Cast size: 5 characters

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Aspects of Fantasy, Puppetry

Themes: Friendship, Community, Sustainability

Charlie Pilgram (or a Beginner’s Guide to Time Travel) by Sam O’Sullivan

Cast size: 20 characters

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Aspects of Fantasy, Puppetry

Themes: Friendship, Identity, Science

Circus Caravan by Donna Abela

Cast size: 10 female, 9 male

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Circus, Drama, Physical Theatre, Comedy

Themes: Family, Loyalty

My Robot (from For We the Young) by Finnegan Kruckemeyer

Cast size: 5 including 1 robot

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Magic Realism

Themes: Inventiveness, Loss, Love, Family, Resilience

Plays from the Top of the Stairs by Matthew Ryan

Cast size: Large cast

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce

Genre: Drama, Non-naturalism, Comedy

Themes: Change, Identity, Inclusion, Family

Gamegirl by Maryanne Lynch

Cast size: 17-18 characters

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Non-naturalism

Themes: Change, Identity, Inclusion, Family, Gaming

The Trolleys by Sara West

Cast size: 11 characters

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for Making & Creating

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Aspects of Fantasy, Puppetry

Themes: Friendship, Loyalty, Resilience, Sustainability

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