The Princess and the Pea

How do you test a young girl to make sure she is a Princess? You hide a pea in her bed, of course! But this Princess has a mind of her own. Will she endure the test and end up black and blue? Will she win the heart of the Prince? Find out in this delightful retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale. 6-8 parts, for age 9 up.


Spotlight on Plays is a series of play scripts for the literacy session, ideal for guided reading and group or class performance. Children are introduced to the key features of play scripts through original stories, traditional tales and adaptations of children's literature. Spotlight on Plays provides an ideal springboard for children's own work as playwrights. Age 7-9.The plays in the series are:
Age 7
* The Brementown Musicians
* The Hairy Toe
* Bendelomena
Age 8
* Short Pants
* Billy Goats Tough
* The Crazy Critters
Age 9
* Maui Tames the Sun
* The Princess and the Pea
* Michael Rosen's 'Kaleidoscope'