Bøker av Julie Meighan

The following is a selection of plays that I have written and that have been performed on numerous occasions with different Drama Groups I have worked with throughout the years.The first nine plays - The Lion and the Mouse, The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread Man, The Ants and the Grasshopper, The Enormous Turnip, Chicken Licken, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Ugly Duckling and The Boy Who Cried Wolf - are all based on well-known and well-loved, traditional children's stories. The play Chinese New Year is based on the legend of how each animal became associated with a Chinese year. The Lonely Dragon is based on a therapeutic story I wrote about isolation and making friends. How the Zebra got his Stripes tells the fun story of the legend of how all the different jungle animals came to look like they do today. The Selfish Giant is based on the very popular short story by Oscar Wilde; The Land of Trolls and Gargoyles is a play about a child's attachment to his parent, and No Excuse deals with the topic of bullying. Caught in the Act, At Doctor's Crowne and A Winter's Tale have fewer characters and can be used in a small drama class or with smaller groups. Finally, Anne of Green Gables is a duologue based on the very famous book Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery. In the scene, Anne accidentally gets Diana drunk and chaos ensues.

This delightful collection of plays is based on famous Irish legends. The collection includes favourites such as Saint Patrick, the Children of Lir and the King with the Donkey's Ears. The scripts are simple and can be used as performance plays, reader's theatre or just read for enjoyment.

Drama Start 2 is a collection of drama activities and plays suitable for children between the ages of nine and twelve. This book is also suitable for anyone working with children in a setting where drama is used, such as community groups, out-of-school care facilities, therapeutic group work and so on.The book is accessible and easy to follow. It is divided into two parts: Part 1 - Drama Games, Part 2 - Play.Each section provides educators/leaders with a variety of creative and imaginative ideas to stimulate drama activities in many different settings.

Discover the wonder of nursery rhymes with this collection of engaging and entertaining children's plays. Based on beloved nursery rhymes such as "Mary Had a Little Lamb," "Humpty Dumpty," and "Jack and Jill," these plays are ideal for classrooms, and drama groups. Each play features easy-to-follow stage directions, lovable characters, and well-known nursery rhymes.

"ESL Drama Start" provides 100+ drama games and plays for ESL classrooms. These activities support various learning styles and ability levels, helping students engage with English through visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic methods.

This book is a selection of Brothers Grimm's stories that have been adapted into children's plays. The scripts can be used as performance plays, readers' theatre or just read for enjoyment. Includes favourites such as The Frog Prince, Snow White and Rumpelstiltskin.

Easter Stories on Stage is a collection of plays based on popular Easter stories. The scripts in this collection can be used for performance plays, readers theatre or read for enjoyment. The plays in the collection are The Story of the Easter Bunny, How the Rabbit got his Ears, The Tale of Three Trees, The Loveliest Rose in the World, The Rabbit and the Tortoise, The Rabbit and the Lion, The Rabbit and the Elephant, Demeter and Persephone, The Easter Story, and The Nightingale and the Rose.

The plays in this book are adapted from Oscar Wilde's short stories. Oscar Wilde was a popular novelist and playwright who lived in late Victorian England. The plays in the collection are: The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant, The Canterville Ghost, The Devoted Friend, The Remarkable Rocket, The Nightingale and the Rose.

This delightful collection of plays is based on famous Buddha stories. The plays are simple, so it is very easy for children to memorise their lines. The cast list is flexible - more characters can be added, and existing characters can be changed or omitted depending on the size and requirements of the group. The collection includes favourites such as The Enlightenment of the Buddha, The Man and His Four Wives and The Buddha and the Beggar. The scripts are simple and can be used as performance plays, reader's theatre or just read for enjoyment.

Discover the magic of ancient Indian wisdom with this collection of eighteen entertaining plays based on the timeless tales of the Panchatantra. Perfect for young children, these short and simple performances are easy to memorize and ideal for promoting reading in groups. With a flexible cast list and the option for a teacher or leader to assume the role of the storyteller, these plays are a fun and educational way to bring the timeless stories of the Panchatantra to life. So gather your young actors and bring these classic tales to the stage!

This book contains 10 drama workshops for young children. These easy to follow workshops are designed for children between the ages of 3 and 7. All the workshops are based on well-known children's stories. The stories explored through the drama workshops are: The Enormous Turnip, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Lion and the Clever Rabbit, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Lion and the Mouse, The Three Little Pigs, The Little Red Hen, Chicken Licken, The Ants and the Grasshopper and The Three Billy Goats Gruff.