6-10 years
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Alice in Wonderland |
1989 |
120
mins |
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Alice in Wonderland is probably regarded as the greatest children's book ever written. Its extraordinary blend of humour and mystery combines to make compulsive reading for children ...
 |
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Conundrum |
1993 |
105
mins |
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Deep below the Earth's surface lies the kingdom of Witt, where the Joke Gnomes invent all the World's riddles and rhymes, jokes and jollity and lyrics and limericks. The Gnomes are ...
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From Galaxies to Gumleaves |
2006 |
75
mins |
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One day, into a peaceful, ordered Billabong community of Aussie animals, there crashed a large shiny object from out of the clear blue sky! Was this a mythical creature? A figment ...
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Gnomes and Gardens |
1992 |
60
mins |
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From the writer of Go Noah, this delightful new musical has a fresh appealing storyline. Abetted by an eccentric, larrikin Gran, who 'knows a thing or two', the neighbourhood children ...
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Go Noah! |
1992 |
60
mins |
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Maverick Musicals answer to Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, this fun-filled contemporary musical follows the Noah story...but with a few unexpected twists ! (Bet you ...
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Kings |
1997 |
90
mins |
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This delightful debacle tells a tale of two very unlikely kings - rich old King Humphry rules over the beautiful Kingdom of Crystal Lakes, high in the richly forested mountains. Bordering ...
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Nagwaja |
2006 |
75
mins |
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Nagwaja is a multi-cultural musical for young children based on the delightful African fable about a hare who leaps for the moon, the story unfolding in the context of an elder telling ...
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Nativity |
2008 |
80
mins |
|
From Australia's top selling composer of all time, and the composer of
Australia's best ever selling musical – Man of Steel, we are pleased to present
Ian Dorricott's newest musical, ...
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Noel |
2006 |
50
mins |
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'Noel' is a bright new retelling of the age-old Christmas Story. All the usual Christmas characters are present: the Roman soldiers proclaiming the census, the three (or is that four?) ...
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Snap! |
2009 |
90
mins |
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Snap! A contemporary musical story about starry-eyed, ambitious young photographer, Ricki Bailey. Trying to make the big time in the exciting world of the paparazzi, Ricki quickly ...
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The Circus |
1985 |
45
mins |
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From the successful team that has delighted older students with their plays for the last twenty years comes this exciting, colourful pageant of circus characters in the big Big Top! ...
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Wonder In Aliceland |
2000 |
90
mins |
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Since 1865, when it was first published, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland has enchanted young and old, in books, on films and cartoons and in many kids' stage musical adaptations. ...
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Young Hercules |
2005 |
90
mins |
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YOUNG HERCULES must have been written for all the directors who have asked Maverick for a junior or middle school musical that: involves mixed age students, offers some fantastic choral ...
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10-15 years
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A Christmas Carol |
2006 |
105
mins |
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A Christmas Carol is probably Charles Dickens’ most accessible novel and appeals to both adults and children. This musical is faithful to the spirit and detail of the original story ...
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Alice in Wonderland |
1989 |
120
mins |
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Alice in Wonderland is probably regarded as the greatest children's book ever written. Its extraordinary blend of humour and mystery combines to make compulsive reading for children ...
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Bats |
1983 |
120
mins |
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Long live Gothic horror! In the remote village of Humperdink they boast about Count Dracula's famous castle but everyone really knows that vampires, werewolves and mummies just don't ...
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Conundrum |
1993 |
105
mins |
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Deep below the Earth's surface lies the kingdom of Witt, where the Joke Gnomes invent all the World's riddles and rhymes, jokes and jollity and lyrics and limericks. The Gnomes are ...
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Heroes |
1998 |
120
mins |
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Welcome to Ancient Greece. A place of quests and adventures, of gods and heroes.… and of sandal salesmen called Jason. But this isn't the story of Jason and the Argonauts - nope, this ...
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Jungle Fantasy |
1993 |
120
mins |
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The old legend tells of a tribe of females living in the deep, dark heart of the jungle, led by the fearless Jungle Queen. They guard a secret known only to them...and the monkeys ...
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Just Desserts |
1990 |
120
mins |
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The all-girl musical! Do you always seem to get the shopping trolley with the free-thinking wheels ? Have you ever been stuck behind a difficult customer at the check-out? Have you ...
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Kings |
1997 |
90
mins |
|
This delightful debacle tells a tale of two very unlikely kings - rich old King Humphry rules over the beautiful Kingdom of Crystal Lakes, high in the richly forested mountains. Bordering ...
|
|
|
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Little Stars |
2007 |
90
mins |
|
Lights, camera... action!! A great new rock and roll musical that's just perfect for senior primary to lower and middle high school students and even drama groups - just rev it up! ...
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|
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Nativity |
2008 |
80
mins |
|
From Australia's top selling composer of all time, and the composer of
Australia's best ever selling musical – Man of Steel, we are pleased to present
Ian Dorricott's newest musical, ...
|
|
|
|
Oh Rats! |
2006 |
80
mins |
|
Oh Rats! is a musical adaptation of Robert Browning’s much loved poem, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”. It is through-composed (no spoken words) and is similar in format to “Joseph and ...
|
|
|
|
Pinocchio |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
Pinocchio is a circus musical to rival “Barnum!”
The story follows the fortunes of the lovable toy maker, Geppetto, whose puppet, Pinocchio, comes to life only to be abducted by ...
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Ratbags |
2004 |
60
mins |
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When a small town is over-run by street kids (...homeless youths) who better to deal with the problem than the army? Even if that army happens to be a unit of well trained riotous ...
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Sheik, Rattle 'n' Roll |
1980 |
120
mins |
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Welcome to a timeless, musical adventure on desert sands, beneath the desert moon and all its charms… Set in the mystic land of colour and romance, The Prince of Araby leads an exotic ...
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Smithy |
1986 |
120
mins |
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This is the musical of the school play - a riotous parody of the annual nightmare...Miss Byrde is a fresh out of college drama teacher and Smithy is the school villain. She has had ...
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Snap! |
2009 |
90
mins |
|
Snap! A contemporary musical story about starry-eyed, ambitious young photographer, Ricki Bailey. Trying to make the big time in the exciting world of the paparazzi, Ricki quickly ...
|
|
|
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Snow Queen |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
The Snow Queen was first performed by the repertory company at The Palace Theatre, Westcliff, (UK) in 1992/3 and has enjoyed many successful performances since. It makes an ideal ...
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The Hunchback of Nostradamus |
2001 |
120
mins |
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In his wildest visions, Nostradamus never saw this one coming! The plot may touch on a recognised truth now and then, and Quasimodo may ring a bell or two, but generally this fast-moving ...
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The Jungle Book |
2005 |
105
mins |
|
The Jungle Book was originally written for a professional company who staged the show with just 6 adults and 6 children. The production ran for 50 performances at The Bryanston Arts ...
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The Royal Quest |
2003 |
60
mins |
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A great primary school musical, developed by writer teachers looking for an easy-to-rehearse musical play for the whole school to perform together. The Royal Quest playfully explores ...
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The Wind In the Willows |
2006 |
107
mins |
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A recent survey conducted by the British National Foundation for Educational Research revealed that The Wind in The Willows was one of the most popular books read by children today. ...
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Tom and Huckleberry |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
Tom and Huckleberry is an ideal musical for schools and amateur companies as there are plenty of ensemble songs and no fewer than 23 individual speaking parts. This adaptation was ...
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Willow Blues |
2000 |
120
mins |
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This show-within-a-show is set in two romantic and evocative locales; a bustling Victorian-era porcelain factory and Ming Dynasty China. While the main story deals with young Thomas ...
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Wonder In Aliceland |
2000 |
90
mins |
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Since 1865, when it was first published, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland has enchanted young and old, in books, on films and cartoons and in many kids' stage musical adaptations. ...
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Wreckers |
2001 |
120
mins |
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From the writer of the highly successful musicals Heroes! And Willow Blues comes this delightful musical Wreckers. All about the tiny Cornish town of Crebewathen Cove, great things ...
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Young Hercules |
2005 |
90
mins |
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YOUNG HERCULES must have been written for all the directors who have asked Maverick for a junior or middle school musical that: involves mixed age students, offers some fantastic choral ...
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Zombied |
1999 |
120
mins |
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As the night drums beat out the rhythm of this evocative song, follow the zombie-trail in this intriguing comedy-action-mystery-musical where not anything but everything happens! Wonderful ...
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|
15-20 years
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A Christmas Carol |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
A Christmas Carol is probably Charles Dickens’ most accessible novel and appeals to both adults and children. This musical is faithful to the spirit and detail of the original story ...
|
|
|
|
Alice in Wonderland |
1989 |
120
mins |
|
Alice in Wonderland is probably regarded as the greatest children's book ever written. Its extraordinary blend of humour and mystery combines to make compulsive reading for children ...
|
|
|
|
Bats |
1983 |
120
mins |
|
Long live Gothic horror! In the remote village of Humperdink they boast about Count Dracula's famous castle but everyone really knows that vampires, werewolves and mummies just don't ...
|
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|
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Curse Of The Mummy |
2000 |
120
mins |
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He's back! And he's not very happy! This is a simple story of a girl and the father and the Mummy, who is not her mother and certainly not married to the father because his wife and ...
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Grunt! A Pig of a Musical |
2002 |
120
mins |
|
Maverick has waited a long time for this one! The characters from Orwell's classic satire are given melodic voice in this innovative new work which begs to be lifted off the pages ...
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|
|
Gumshoe |
1996 |
120
mins |
|
The spy musical; meet Hunter, a shabby, down on his luck PI. He's street-wise and wise-cracking and he's on the case of his life. Could this finally be his ticket to the good life? ...
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|
Henry |
1993 |
120
mins |
|
Bet you always thought that Henry VIII was a monster with a king-sized appetite for matrimony who held major shares in StaySharp ? … Wrong ! This outrageously hilarious comedy script ...
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High School Spoof-ical |
2009 |
100
mins |
|
Welcome to Sweet Valley High, a perfect world of perfect Disney teens. It’s an all-American school full of every clique imaginable – jocks, cheerleaders, eggheads, emos, homies and ...
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His Majesty's Pleasure |
1994 |
120
mins |
|
In the late 1780s, a rag, tag and bobtail assortment of rogues jettisoned from a life of petty crime, arrive in Sydney Cove. They step onto an alien shore, not as might be supposed, ...
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How the West Was Warped |
1994 |
120
mins |
|
"I Wanna, Wanna, Wanna, in the Wild, Wild West !" So goes the exciting and powerful opening number in the Lucky Strike Saloon and it just gets better and better. All the glamour, ...
|
|
|
|
Just Desserts |
1990 |
120
mins |
|
The all-girl musical! Do you always seem to get the shopping trolley with the free-thinking wheels ? Have you ever been stuck behind a difficult customer at the check-out? Have you ...
|
|
|
|
Little Stars |
2007 |
90
mins |
|
Lights, camera... action!! A great new rock and roll musical that's just perfect for senior primary to lower and middle high school students and even drama groups - just rev it up! ...
|
|
|
|
Lucky |
2006 |
100
mins |
|
Australian culture gets a Hollywood makeover in this vibrant, colourful and hilarious musical from the creators of You’re History! Lucky and Byron are young Australian filmmakers ...
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Man of Steel |
1978 |
120
mins |
|
Up, up, up and away the soaring best seller! STILL!! Australia's all time top-selling musical. This is an action-packed musical spoof and a spectacular show of heroically super proportions. ...
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Min Min |
2000 |
120
mins |
|
Min Min is it! There are lots of you-beaut parts for sheilas and blokes and more fun than you've ever had before in a school musical. Set in a small out-back town at the end of a long ...
|
|
|
|
Nativity |
2008 |
80
mins |
|
From Australia's top selling composer of all time, and the composer of
Australia's best ever selling musical – Man of Steel, we are pleased to present
Ian Dorricott's newest musical, ...
|
|
|
|
No Ill Feeling |
1990 |
120
mins |
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You won't need laughing gas for this hospital saga! The goings on at the Hospital of the Sisters of Percy will have you in stitches. Matron Starchy and the chief surgeon, Sir Jerry ...
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Oh Rats! |
2006 |
80
mins |
|
Oh Rats! is a musical adaptation of Robert Browning’s much loved poem, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”. It is through-composed (no spoken words) and is similar in format to “Joseph and ...
|
|
|
|
Pimpernel |
2004 |
120
mins |
|
"They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere…" So goes the famous little poem of Sir Percy Blakeney, the English nobleman, who under the nom-de-guerre ...
|
|
|
|
Pinocchio |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
Pinocchio is a circus musical to rival “Barnum!”
The story follows the fortunes of the lovable toy maker, Geppetto, whose puppet, Pinocchio, comes to life only to be abducted by ...
|
|
|
|
Radio Active |
2002 |
120
mins |
|
1947 …. And Radio Blah-Blah rules the airwaves. The ever-topical Radio Blah-Blah broadcasts a lively fare of breezy jingles, adverts, news of the day and a serial radio play utilising ...
|
|
|
|
Sheerluck Holmes |
1980 |
120
mins |
|
Set within the framework of late Victorian England, this musical is an hilariously extravagant send-up on the great detective and the ever-bumbling Watson! With such characters as ...
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|
|
Skooliez |
2003 |
120
mins |
|
Skooliez is based on THAT week of mayhem and fun on the Gold Coast. Queensland, Australia. Skooliez tells the story of a group of students from Misericordia College who stay at the ...
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Smithy |
1986 |
120
mins |
|
This is the musical of the school play - a riotous parody of the annual nightmare...Miss Byrde is a fresh out of college drama teacher and Smithy is the school villain. She has had ...
|
|
|
|
Snow Queen |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
The Snow Queen was first performed by the repertory company at The Palace Theatre, Westcliff, (UK) in 1992/3 and has enjoyed many successful performances since. It makes an ideal ...
|
|
|
|
The Heart of Christmas |
1997 |
120
mins |
|
A modern Christmas pantomime with all the excitement, colour, music and fun of traditional pantomime theatre. The villain Jack Frost has kidnapped Santa Claus and is holding him prisoner ...
|
|
|
|
The Hunchback of Nostradamus |
2001 |
120
mins |
|
In his wildest visions, Nostradamus never saw this one coming! The plot may touch on a recognised truth now and then, and Quasimodo may ring a bell or two, but generally this fast-moving ...
|
|
|
|
The Jungle Book |
2005 |
105
mins |
|
The Jungle Book was originally written for a professional company who staged the show with just 6 adults and 6 children. The production ran for 50 performances at The Bryanston Arts ...
|
|
|
|
The Pirate Queen |
2006 |
120
mins |
|
Set in Ireland and based on some of the exploits of Grace O’Malley, the original Pirate Queen, our sparkling new musical is a rollicking blending of script and music. With a feisty ...
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|
|
The Three Musketeers |
1997 |
120
mins |
|
Hear ye, hear ye! Looking for something just a little different? His Royal Majesty King Louis X111 doth command ye to a right rollicking, royal romp. This swashbuckling hilarious ...
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|
|
The Wind In the Willows |
2006 |
107
mins |
|
A recent survey conducted by the British National Foundation for Educational Research revealed that The Wind in The Willows was one of the most popular books read by children today. ...
|
|
|
|
Tom and Huckleberry |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
Tom and Huckleberry is an ideal musical for schools and amateur companies as there are plenty of ensemble songs and no fewer than 23 individual speaking parts. This adaptation was ...
|
|
|
|
Treasure Island |
2007 |
120
mins |
|
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of Treasure Island has been a favourite with children and adults alike for several generations. There have been many stage adaptations of this ...
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|
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Turn Around Dick |
1996 |
120
mins |
|
If your group is looking for a crackerjack Christmas show then you just can't go past this! This pacey panto is jam-packed with irresistable characters who meet up with Dick Whittington ...
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|
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Who Killed Jimmy Valentine? |
2003 |
120
mins |
|
Seven shots in the night…so opens the compelling Who Killed Jimmy Valentine? A powerful musical whodunnit. This contemporary South African story of romance and murder is set against ...
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|
|
|
Willow Blues |
2000 |
120
mins |
|
This show-within-a-show is set in two romantic and evocative locales; a bustling Victorian-era porcelain factory and Ming Dynasty China. While the main story deals with young Thomas ...
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|
|
Wolfstock |
1996 |
120
mins |
|
Get out the leather jackets, bobby sox and swingy skirts; brush up the pony tails and the D.A's, you're ready for the exciting world of milk bars, juke boxes and real motor bikes. ...
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You're History |
2005 |
100
mins |
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When a nerdy teenager turns a portable classroom into a time machine, a mischievous detention class is sent hurtling back through history! The time-warped team discover vicious ...
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Zombied |
1999 |
120
mins |
|
As the night drums beat out the rhythm of this evocative song, follow the zombie-trail in this intriguing comedy-action-mystery-musical where not anything but everything happens! Wonderful ...
|
|
|
Adult
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|
A Christmas Carol |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
A Christmas Carol is probably Charles Dickens’ most accessible novel and appeals to both adults and children. This musical is faithful to the spirit and detail of the original story ...
|
|
|
|
Alice in Wonderland |
1989 |
120
mins |
|
Alice in Wonderland is probably regarded as the greatest children's book ever written. Its extraordinary blend of humour and mystery combines to make compulsive reading for children ...
|
|
|
|
Grunt! A Pig of a Musical |
2002 |
120
mins |
|
Maverick has waited a long time for this one! The characters from Orwell's classic satire are given melodic voice in this innovative new work which begs to be lifted off the pages ...
|
|
|
|
Gumshoe |
1996 |
120
mins |
|
The spy musical; meet Hunter, a shabby, down on his luck PI. He's street-wise and wise-cracking and he's on the case of his life. Could this finally be his ticket to the good life? ...
|
|
|
|
Henry |
1993 |
120
mins |
|
Bet you always thought that Henry VIII was a monster with a king-sized appetite for matrimony who held major shares in StaySharp ? … Wrong ! This outrageously hilarious comedy script ...
|
|
|
|
His Majesty's Pleasure |
1994 |
120
mins |
|
In the late 1780s, a rag, tag and bobtail assortment of rogues jettisoned from a life of petty crime, arrive in Sydney Cove. They step onto an alien shore, not as might be supposed, ...
|
|
|
|
How the West Was Warped |
1994 |
120
mins |
|
"I Wanna, Wanna, Wanna, in the Wild, Wild West !" So goes the exciting and powerful opening number in the Lucky Strike Saloon and it just gets better and better. All the glamour, ...
|
|
|
|
Little Stars |
2007 |
90
mins |
|
Lights, camera... action!! A great new rock and roll musical that's just perfect for senior primary to lower and middle high school students and even drama groups - just rev it up! ...
|
|
|
|
Lucky |
2006 |
100
mins |
|
Australian culture gets a Hollywood makeover in this vibrant, colourful and hilarious musical from the creators of You’re History! Lucky and Byron are young Australian filmmakers ...
|
|
|
|
Min Min |
2000 |
120
mins |
|
Min Min is it! There are lots of you-beaut parts for sheilas and blokes and more fun than you've ever had before in a school musical. Set in a small out-back town at the end of a long ...
|
|
|
|
Nativity |
2008 |
80
mins |
|
From Australia's top selling composer of all time, and the composer of
Australia's best ever selling musical – Man of Steel, we are pleased to present
Ian Dorricott's newest musical, ...
|
|
|
|
Oh Rats! |
2006 |
80
mins |
|
Oh Rats! is a musical adaptation of Robert Browning’s much loved poem, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”. It is through-composed (no spoken words) and is similar in format to “Joseph and ...
|
|
|
|
Pimpernel |
2004 |
120
mins |
|
"They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere…" So goes the famous little poem of Sir Percy Blakeney, the English nobleman, who under the nom-de-guerre ...
|
|
|
|
Pinocchio |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
Pinocchio is a circus musical to rival “Barnum!”
The story follows the fortunes of the lovable toy maker, Geppetto, whose puppet, Pinocchio, comes to life only to be abducted by ...
|
|
|
|
Radio Active |
2002 |
120
mins |
|
1947 …. And Radio Blah-Blah rules the airwaves. The ever-topical Radio Blah-Blah broadcasts a lively fare of breezy jingles, adverts, news of the day and a serial radio play utilising ...
|
|
|
|
Sheerluck Holmes |
1980 |
120
mins |
|
Set within the framework of late Victorian England, this musical is an hilariously extravagant send-up on the great detective and the ever-bumbling Watson! With such characters as ...
|
|
|
|
Snow Queen |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
The Snow Queen was first performed by the repertory company at The Palace Theatre, Westcliff, (UK) in 1992/3 and has enjoyed many successful performances since. It makes an ideal ...
|
|
|
|
The Heart of Christmas |
1997 |
120
mins |
|
A modern Christmas pantomime with all the excitement, colour, music and fun of traditional pantomime theatre. The villain Jack Frost has kidnapped Santa Claus and is holding him prisoner ...
|
|
|
|
The Jungle Book |
2005 |
105
mins |
|
The Jungle Book was originally written for a professional company who staged the show with just 6 adults and 6 children. The production ran for 50 performances at The Bryanston Arts ...
|
|
|
|
The Pirate Queen |
2006 |
120
mins |
|
Set in Ireland and based on some of the exploits of Grace O’Malley, the original Pirate Queen, our sparkling new musical is a rollicking blending of script and music. With a feisty ...
|
|
|
|
The Three Musketeers |
1997 |
120
mins |
|
Hear ye, hear ye! Looking for something just a little different? His Royal Majesty King Louis X111 doth command ye to a right rollicking, royal romp. This swashbuckling hilarious ...
|
|
|
|
The Wind In the Willows |
2006 |
107
mins |
|
A recent survey conducted by the British National Foundation for Educational Research revealed that The Wind in The Willows was one of the most popular books read by children today. ...
|
|
|
|
Tom and Huckleberry |
2006 |
105
mins |
|
Tom and Huckleberry is an ideal musical for schools and amateur companies as there are plenty of ensemble songs and no fewer than 23 individual speaking parts. This adaptation was ...
|
|
|
|
Treasure Island |
2007 |
120
mins |
|
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of Treasure Island has been a favourite with children and adults alike for several generations. There have been many stage adaptations of this ...
|
|
|
|
Turn Around Dick |
1996 |
120
mins |
|
If your group is looking for a crackerjack Christmas show then you just can't go past this! This pacey panto is jam-packed with irresistable characters who meet up with Dick Whittington ...
|
|
|
|
Who Killed Jimmy Valentine? |
2003 |
120
mins |
|
Seven shots in the night…so opens the compelling Who Killed Jimmy Valentine? A powerful musical whodunnit. This contemporary South African story of romance and murder is set against ...
|
|
|
|
Wolfstock |
1996 |
120
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Get out the leather jackets, bobby sox and swingy skirts; brush up the pony tails and the D.A's, you're ready for the exciting world of milk bars, juke boxes and real motor bikes. ...
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his page displays Maverick shows
in the 2 Act Musical
category. Each production's publishing date (year) and approximate
running time (in minutes) are displayed. 
