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history alive series
a victorian lady

1. THE SECRET

 

Set in Regency/ Victorian times, a family secret is revealed when the young son of a mine owner is seen working in the mine with all the other children.

A Little Girl
Murder!

3. THE NIGHTWORKERS

 

Two fast-moving and dramatic stories about smugglers 1735-1746.  In one, a little girl sees her father murdered by the smugglers; the second play depicts the fall of the infamous Hawkhurst gang of Kent.

Russian Aristocrat

4. THE MEETING (1905 - 1917)

 

In 1910 an aristocratic Russian girl meets a peasant girl in the woods.  Their very different lives are contrasted, but lead to a crisis when they meet again seven years later.  A dramatic ending to an exciting play set in the turbulent atmosphere of those times.

Mama Pepov

5. MAMA PEPOV’S SPECIAL DAY

 

On Christmas Eve Mama Pepov is promised a visit from a special visitor the next day.  She waits all day but he does not come.  Or does he?

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2. THE MACHINE BREAKERS

 

Two separate but exciting accounts of the Luddite raids of 1811 - 1812.  A little girl watches her father and older brother being captured by the soldiers.  The second story describes a failed raid on the mill of William Cartwright and the slaughter of the Luddites involved.

 

Joachim The Tramp

7. THE PARCEL FROM LONDON

 

The parcel contains some material sent to the Derbyshire village of Eyam.  It carried the germ which brought the plague in 1665.   A well researched play.  Portrayed through the eyes of some of the villagers who survived.

 

A Villager
The Russian Prince

6. TO CATCH A THIEF

 

A tramp, Joachim, wrongly accused of theft, escapes from a prison cell, (helped by his wife), and then proves his innocence.

 

8. THE REAL PRINCESS

 

Set in Russia at the time of Alexander 1, the story follows a young prince’s adventures to find a wife. This exciting play captures well the authentic background and atmosphere of Tsarist Russia.

 

PLEASE SELECT A CATEGORY

pre-school & nursery

the miss miggins series

The stories are based on real people and real situations.

Audience participation throughout involving skills of listening, remembering, concentration & development of confidence.

 

New plays on themes not listed can be commissioned, and existing plays can be adapted to particular topics as required.