Which shows can you see?

INFANT               LOWER PRIMARY

⦽  Granny and Cat   ⦽  The Gruffalo 
⦽  The Gruffalo     ⦽  Lazy Lenny
⦽  Lazy Lenny       ⦽  Pig's Got Talent

               

UPPER PRIMARY

⦽  The Worst Job in Town     

⦽  The School Detective       
⦽  The Gold Show

⦽  Mr Popular                 

Shows for Infants

Granny and Cat

Granny has a blue cat. She likes doing yoga and has a neighbour called Voudini! One morning, when doing his magic tricks, Voudini accidentally makes Cat disappear. Granny is not happy! Where is her cat? With help from the Magic Bag, she is transported to different countries in search of her cat. On her travels she meets people from different cultures and learns about their music and traditions. But will Granny find her cat? 

Children interact in this show with their knowledge of vocabulary for numbers, colours, animals and parts of the body. They will respond to simple questions and be encouraged to join in and move to the songs. Granny and Cat also includes the concepts of emotional intelligences, kinesthetic learning and mindfulness. 

The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo Show will take children on a journey through a deep dark wood to meet the infamous Gruffalo passing a hungry fox, a peckish owl and a starving snake on the way. The story closely follows the synopsis of the book with a few embellishments for good taste! Children will enjoy the catchy songs written and performed live by the cast and will have fun joining in.

A simplified version for Infants. The actors encourage the audience to participate using different eliciting techniques. The show is easy to follow with repetitive language adapted from Julia Donaldson’s book. At Infant level, we encourage the teachers to read the story first with their pupils.

Lazy Lenny

Lazy Lenny lives on a farm with his grandma.  They are very poor and so Grandma decides that Lenny needs to sell the cow at the market. But Lenny is very lazy and is always thinking of fun and adventures.  Granny follows Lenny to market and while Lenny gets easily distracted in the countryside. Granny tries to teach him a lesson.  

A simplified version for Infants. With lots of audience participation, catchy songs, and repetitive simple dialogues, children will really enjoy this show. Easy to follow with vocabulary about animals, numbers, clothes and everyday instructions.

Shows for Lower Primary

The Gruffalo

(1st & 2nd Grade)

The Gruffalo Show will take children on a journey through a deep dark wood to meet the infamous Gruffalo passing a hungry fox, a peckish owl and a starving snake on the way. The story closely follows the synopsis of the book with a few embellishments for good taste! Children will enjoy the catchy songs written and performed live by the cast and will have fun joining in.

       
The language used in the show is simplified and repetitive. Performers encourage the audience to participate using different eliciting techniques. The show is easy to follow with language taken from Julia Donaldson’s book. However, it is not strictly necessary for children to be familiar with the story.

Lazy Lenny

(1st to 3rd Grade)

Lenny lives on a farm with his grandma.  They are very poor and so grandma decides that Lenny needs to sell the cow at the market. But Lenny is very lazy and is always thinking of fun and adventures.  Granny follows Lenny to market through the countryside and while Lenny gets easily distracted, Granny tries to teach him a lesson. 

With lots of audience participation, catchy songs, and repetitive simple dialogues, children will really enjoy. The performers encourage the audience to participate using different eliciting techniques. The show is easy to follow with vocabulary about animals, question forms, imperatives and the use of “can/can't”.

Pig's Got Talent    (2nd & 3rd Grade)

Peggy is no ordinary pig. She wants to learn how to sing, dance and act....and she certainly doesn't want to become a sausage! So, one day Peggy packs her bags and decides to travel the world in an attempt to learn new skills. However, she finds that singing, dancing and acting are not as easy as they seem. Peggy wants to give up and go home. However, her new teachers tell her to persist. Nothing comes to those who don't work hard......especially if you are a pig! 

Pupils will help Peggy on her journey by joining in the songs, dances and helping her to act. The vocabulary for this play focuses on can/can't, clothes, transport and food (especially pork products!)

Shows for Upper Primary

The Worst Job in Town (4th to 6th grade)         

Many years ago, in the Kingdom of Hamleg lived a servant called Matilda. She worked in a castle forPrince Gilbert and was very busy all day long. She cleaned, cooked, tidied, sang and tried to keep Prince Gilbert happy. Matilda thought she had the WORST JOB in town …. until she visited the town!

Set in Medieval times, this new musical show will both entertain and teach children about different (and rather disgusting!) jobs in the past. Pupils will not only participate on stage but also get to choose how the play ends.

The School Detective(3rd to 5th Grade)

Norman Shufflecrump is the School Detective and he’s brilliant at solving mysteries. Norman travels the country with a suitcase of gadgets and the mind of a genius. He can solve any problem, at any school, at any hour. But Norman is a very busy man and sometimes gets confused. He may forget the time and even appear at the wrong school! He will definitely need the help of pupils and teachers to solve the mysteries at YOUR SCHOOL. Can you help him?

There is a strong CLIL focus in this show which makes it ideal for young learners in bilingual education. It integrates the subjects of Science, PE and Music as well as focusing on classroom language and instructions. Volunteers will have the opportunity to participate on stage while the audience can watch and sing along to the tunes.

The Gold Show (5th & 6th Grade)

The Gold Show is about a scientist called Ernest who has invented a time machine. His assistant, Bianca, is very surprised when he announces that he is going to visit the past. There’s only one problem; the time machine needs gold in order to work. Ernest manages to visit the Californian gold rush, Ancient Egypt and a pirate ship whilst begging, borrowing or stealing gold along the way. Finally, he returns to the science lab to discover that his assistant has plans of her own. 

With the use of an interactive PowerPoint display, students are encouraged to answer questions throughout the show recalling key vocabulary and characters. There are songs, raps and dances which children also join in with. The language is aimed at an elementary level of English with a major focus on question forms.

Mr Popular 

(5th & 6th Grade) 

Max doesn't have many friends at school so one day he makes a master plan - to become Mr Popular! He and his schoolmate, Maybie, devise a way of getting Max noticed. He enters competitions, he goes on TV and on the Internet and even makes a movie! However, as his popularity grows so does his ego - and this brings disastrous consequences.

This show for Upper Primary contains all the dynamic features which Playtime Theatre always deliver: live music, interactive English and lots of pupil participation. Students will not only be entertained but learn valuable life skills such as maintaining friendships, being kind and learning to give.