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Title

Date Length

6-10 years 

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 ...

 

Conundrum

1993

105 mins

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 ...

 

From Galaxies to Gumleaves

2006

75 mins

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 ...

 

Gnomes and Gardens

1992

60 mins

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 ...

 

Go Noah!

1992

60 mins

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 ...

 

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 ...

 

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, ...

 

Noel

2006

50 mins

'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?) ...

 

Wonder In Aliceland

2000

90 mins

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. ...

 

10-15 years 

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 ...

 

Conundrum

1993

105 mins

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 ...

 

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 ...

 

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 ...

 

Ratbags

2004

60 mins

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 ...

 

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 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 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 ...

 

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 ...

 

Wonder In Aliceland

2000

90 mins

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. ...

 

15-20 years 

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 ...

 

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, ...

 

Jungle Fever

2004

120 mins

Jungle Fever, a raunchy romp in the African jungle, is not for the innocent or faint hearted. The story goes something like this. Two retired British army colonels stumble across a ...

 

Just For Fun

2000

  mins

Due to demand, for short, easy to stage short comedy sketches, we are pleased to present this excellent little goldmine of a book; a compilation of short comedy skits and sketches ...

 

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. ...

 

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 ...

 

Retroactive

2008

90 mins

Rock’n’rollers, hippies, disco-dancers, yuppies, emos and rappers perform a groovadelic celebration of pop culture. It’s hip, it’s fast, it’s fun and it’s funny… it’s RetroActive! ...

 

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 ...

 

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 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 ...

 

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 ...

 

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 ...

 

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. ...

 

Adult 

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 ...

 

Cruisin' Calypso

2001

120 mins

Set off on an exhilarating cruise to the exotic Caribbean, aboard the good ship Indulgence! Any journey into the troubled waters of the Bermuda Triangle is an adventure into the unknown ...

 

Desperadoes

1997

120 mins

Reckon you'd have to be plum loco to miss this wise-cracking Western. From the moment Dolores, gutsy saloon-owner, rings the bell of the Lazy Dude to declare "Bar's Open!", the audience ...

 

Frank Annie's Diary

2003

120 mins

"There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder…" Frank Annie….. It's about life, it's about expectations, it's about being single in this day and age! It's a humorous ...

 

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 ...

 

Harem Scarem

1999

120 mins

Hitch a ride on a magic carpet for this Eastern romp of mischeif and madness. Join in the "Whoas" of the wailing soothsayer. Listen to the whines of Queen Itcymutt. Hear Clarence of ...

 

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 ...

 

Highland Fling

1993

120 mins

Hoots, mon! Here it is the theatre restaurant script that finally reveals all about what really goes on under the kilt ... this show's got the lot ~ castles, ghosts, highland games, ...

 

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, ...

 

Jungle Fever

2004

120 mins

Jungle Fever, a raunchy romp in the African jungle, is not for the innocent or faint hearted. The story goes something like this. Two retired British army colonels stumble across a ...

 

Just For Fun

2000

  mins

Due to demand, for short, easy to stage short comedy sketches, we are pleased to present this excellent little goldmine of a book; a compilation of short comedy skits and sketches ...

 

Ma Baker's Tonic

1987

120 mins

Set in Ritzy's, a sophisticated nightclub of the roaring twenties, this script offers scope for a stylish production. The glamorous nightclub people (including the worldly Nick and ...

 

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 ...

 

Murder at the Music Hall

1998

120 mins

An old time Music Hall, with all its verve and sparkle, is in full swing, under the genial eye of the garrulous Chairman. Suddenly, at one of the tables, an audience member drops dead ...

 

Mystery On The Orient Express

2000

120 mins

Book your seat now. Take your audiences for a ride on the famous Orient Express. This very fast paced show will transport you all on a theatrical journey following the same route as ...

 

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 ...

 

Robin the Hood

1986

120 mins

This enormously popular script follows the zany exploits of Robin the Hood and his band of motley men as they bumble through Sherwood Forest. You'll be amazed at who is lurking there; ...

 

Rome, Sweet Rome

1987

120 mins

This show is simply a rapacious riot! Littlus Wimpus must prove himself a man to win the love of the Temple maiden, Purina. Have a flutter with Venus and Cupid, a niggle with Nero; ...

 

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 Potion

1999

120 mins

Set in the trendy flat of a young drug representative of the Bellringer Pharmaceutical Company, here is a fast moving farce that will amuse your audiences. Alan shares his flat with ...

 

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 Umpire Strikes Back

1992

120 mins

Where on earth could you meet the Thunderbirds, The Jedi Master and Grasshopper, Blowey and Bluey Blowfly and the crew of The Starship Compromise - Captain Jerk, Lt. Hooroo and Mr ...

 

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 ...

 

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 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. ...

 
 

Information

Looking for a fun-filled way to end the year? Maybe you're after a traditional 'panto' or just an easy-to-stage show as a fund-raiser for your group. Well Maverick's great end-of-year shows could prove just the 'ticket'. There's seasonal fare, short, shiny musicals and top plays.

New End of Year Showss for 2010

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