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Mother Goose's Golden Christmas
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 6f, 6m
Book, Music, and Lyrics by David Wood
Comedy, adventure and lively original songs combine to make this wonderful stage adaptation of classic fairytales a delight for young audiences.…
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Cast Size
6f, 6m -
Subgenre
Theatre for Young Audiences, Christmas/Holiday
Details
Summary
This musical play bears little resemblance to the traditional tale of Mother Goose. It takes its inspiration from the books of nursery rhymes under the umbrella title “Mother Goose”, published over the last two centuries.
The setting is in fact a giant book, in which Mother Goose lives with her famous five ‘Little’ nursery rhyme characters.
The play opens with them preparing a surprise Christmas tree for her. It seems they are tired of always being called ‘Little’ and doing the same things (losing sheep, putting the kettle on etc.), so Mother Goose incorporates them the Big Bad Wolf, the Bigger Badder Wolf, a Giant, and Miss Muffet’s Spider.
The main action centres on the capture and rescue of the Goose with the Golden Eggs. Helped to a certain extent by the permanently sleepy Fairy Lethargia, each of the ‘Little’ characters has his or her ‘big moment’ during the quest, and when it is all over they return home to the Book for a grand
Christmas party.
History
Cast Attributes
- Additional Features Play with Music
Media
Videos
David Wood on Challenges In His Plays
David Wood on Getting Started As a Playwright
Interview with David Wood
David Wood on Doing It Yourself
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.