The Rocky Monster Show Junior Version

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The Rocky Monster Show (Junior version)

"Absolutely brilliant!"

Leslie Lacey, St James, Chorley

"Best response ever from parents..."

Stagecoach, Abingdon

A Monster Rock Musical by Malcolm Sircom
Haematology for the under 12’s!

• 17 speaking roles plus YOUR choice of extras.
• Unlimited chorus parts.
• Easy to stage. Easy to costume.
• CD of Backing Tracks available.
• CD of Vocal Tracks available. No pianist required!
• Easily manageable props.
• Age range - Key Stage 2 Production. (7-11 years)
• Duration - One Hour.
• Scripts and Scores from: £8
Our Most Popular School Production By Far!

Composer(s) Malcolm Sircom
Age Guide KS 2 (7 - 11 years)
Show Duration 1 hour


Bizarre, anarchic and very funny, this Rock 'n' Roll musical is a riotous mix of the Addams Family, Young Frankenstein and Phantom of the Opera, with Rebecca and The Rocky Horror Show thrown in for good measure!

Baron Frankenstein's descendant, and ex-pop star turned professor of Genetics, creates DNA moulds of people in his computer. How these moulds come to life as the ultimate Rock Group, headed by a clone of Elvis himself is the highlight of the hilarious plot.

More traditional monsters also add spice to the explosive mixture. Staff, cast and audience will love the Rock 'n' Roll score, much of which is an affectionate send-up of the 60's. With some 20 principal parts including many splendid female roles, there is also plenty of chorus opportunity for maximum pupil participation. Schools with a good Rock Band will want them to get in on the act.

The CD of backing tracks is strongly recommended for rehearsal and / or performance.

From the writer of the hit shows 'Ebenezer' and 'The Dracula Rock Show'.

 

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‘Evolution’ opens this dramatic performance and the narrator follows by briefly setting the scene. Dan and Rebecca, the newly hired assistants to Professor Fenton enter and have an unusual encounter with the Stationmaster at Arkham Station who does not have pleasant things to say about Professor Fenton’s castle.…

We then move inside the castle where the audience is introduced to Mrs Danvers, the housekeeper, the servant Igor, and Gloria, the Professor’s charming daughter. Unsurprisingly Gloria is fed up with being cooped up and shares her gloom in ‘Looking for Action.’

Dan and Rebecca arrive and Gloria makes a beeline for Dan - (maybe she has found something to keep her entertained?) Professor Fenton enters to ‘Professor of Rock’n’Roll’ which even gets the narrator bopping along! A flashback follows which explains how Professor Fenton came to inherit the castle.

Scene 3 takes place in the laboratory and Fenton explains his work to his assistants. What follows is completely unexpected as a flash of lightning brings his work to life-literally! ‘The Flash Crash’ follows.

As the narrator moves the action to Arkham Village Hall, the villagers are gathered together discussing the castle, determined to convince an Inspector that it needs to be shut down. Eventually, they succeed (albeit with not very firm evidence) and the Inspector is convinced there is a case to investigate.

As Fenton explains his plan to bring his rock group back to life, the Inspector calls (excuse the pun) and the inhabitants of the castle convince him that they are enjoying the Starship Enterprise which explains the interesting state of the castle...Fenton then offers to throw a concert to socialise with the villagers and we get a taste of what’s to come with ‘Supergroup.’

The concert follows, and there is a complete change of mood as the villagers thoroughly enjoy themselves at the castle ballroom. The Superbs sing ‘Lady Love’ which is followed by a rendition of Elvis’ ‘Hard Act To Follow.’ Unfortunately, the rendition is so accurate that it raises doubts in the guest’s minds and the Inspector becomes suspicious. Yet in an even more dramatic twist, Elvis and the Superbs are frozen immobile when a blast of lightning hits them and the affect of flames follows, setting the castle on fire, destroying Fenton and his monsters.

In the following scene Rebecca and Dan discover that Fenton was indeed Frankenstein (which I’m sure you will have guessed) and although Mrs Danvers survives the fire, in a terrible twist Rebecca and Dan have a last minute toothy situation to deal with...

 

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Male

Narrator [can be female, or could be split in 2, M & F]
Dan Stoker, a nerdish young scientist
Station Master
Igor, a 200-year old handyman
Professor Fenton, masked ex-rock star
Mungo, a monster
William, a villager
Grandfather Ted, a villager
The Preacher [could be female]
Inspector Baskerville [could be female]
The Toy Boy
Elvis

Female

Rebecca Shelley, a young scientist
Batty Girl [a villager]
Mrs.Danvers, a sinister housekeeper
Gloria, the Professor’s man-mad bimbo daughter
Elsa, a monster, companion to Mungo
Aunt Ada, an ancient villager
The Superbs, three group singers
[See also Narrator, Preacher & Inspector Baskerville in Male cast]

Chorus

Ghouls & Villagers

Optional Choir

 

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Malcolm Sircom

Malcolm read music at Cambridge University before entering the theatre as a Musical Director. Probably the highlight of his career was a 4 year world tour of the 'Rocky Horror Show'. At the same time he honed in his writing skills with a series of Pantomimes and Children's musicals, which were performed professionally all over the country including his hit 'Mr Men Musical' in London's West End.

He started writing schools musicals with 'Ebenezer', which coincided with the launching of Musicline. Since then his many follow-ups were so successful worldwide that they enabled him to retire from the theatre to concentrate solely on this aspect of his talents.

His major hobbies were bridge, cricket, and writing musicals for schools ! People often asked him if he was a teacher, as his shows have such a rapport with children. He answered, "No - just an entertainer pure and simple, backed by the experience of years in the professional theatre."

 

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Customer Reviews

Thoroughly recommend it.

Performed with Years 3 to 6 to a very appreciative audience! I thoroughly recommend it - I will definitely be performing it again in the near future!
Review by Kirsty Davies - Music Co-Ordinator.

Brilliant!

It is a brilliant production with lots of humour.
Review by Kate Tucker - Cast Member.

Absolutely brilliant!

Absolutely brilliant! Included all of our KS2 children and everyone loved it. Highly recommended.
Review by Leslie Lacey, St James School, Chorley

Fantastic Show.

Fantastic show - great songs and characters with lots of opportunities for dance, song and drama.
Review by Havelock School - Northamptonshire.

One of the best musicals we have done.

Children, staff and parents loved this show. We even borrowed coffins from the local undertaker! One of the best musicals we have done.
Review by Kirklevington Primary School - Stockton On Tees

Really good and funny play!

I had the lead role as Fenton, and I really enjoyed acting it out and watching the other actors perform. The audience found the play exciting and enjoyed the corny jokes and storyline. It was a really good and funny play! Highly recommended.
Review by Gemma C - Cast Member - Cottam Primary School.

Great production!

This is a great production and we will remember it for years to come! This is a truly great production! Also, it's a lot of laughs !!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Review by Emma,Hannah,Grace - Cast Members.

Funniest play I've staged!

The funniest play I've staged in a Primary School. Real coffins and a touch of dry ice worked their magic! Elvis went down a storm as did pink wigs for "The Superbs!"
Review by St. Minver Primary School - Cornwall.

Definitely worth doing!

We performed "The Rocky Monster Show" with an exceptional year 6 group last year and it was a WONDERFUL experience! It was especially perfect for the more quirky members of our class and it is definitely worth doing!!!
Review by Sarum St. Pauls Primary School - Wiltshire.

Best response from parents that I have ever known.

I just want to let you know that my production of "The Rocky Monster Show" in April received the best response from parents that I have ever known.
Review by Stagecoach Abingdon.

Fabulous play.

Just seen this fabulous play at Laceby Acres Junior School. My grandson Brayden Albery played the monster Mungo. It was brilliant and most enjoyable.
Review by Eleanor Albery - Grandma!

The experience overall was thrilling!

This was sooo.... much fun to work on, and I'm really pleased I did get involved! It had the odd flaw of dancing with a boy, but the experience overall was thrilling!!
Review by Grace - Cast Member - Highfields School.

Encore, Encore!

They actually shouted this for us!!
Review by Scott - Cast Member.

The Best Play Ever.

"The Rocky Monster Show" was acted by us Y6's at our school. Everyone who watched it said it was the best show they had seen in years. One in a Million Show!
Review by Charlie - Cast Member.

Excellent backup.

Co-produced this show with 11-year-olds. Absolutely wonderful -excellent parts for the highly talented and less talented. Clever, amusing and hugely enjoyable.
Delighted that we could speak to Musicline directly for advice and discussion. They were so willing to be flexible which meant we could have one or two minor adaptations and additions to make it 'ours'.
Review by Em - Producer.

Best school play I have ever been in !!

There is really nothing else I can say other than, it is the best play ever.
Review by Nelly - Cast Member.

Hard act to follow!

This play was one of the best I have seen! The script is accommodating for all the year's many talents - singing, dancing and acting with lots of humour.

The King is dead! long live the king (my son was Elvis!)
Review by fimac

Brilliant Show for Year 5 and 6

We performed this show in July 2009. It was a great show for a lively Year 6 with support from Year 5 pupils. Many speaking roles and opportunities to dance to lively tunes. We had a pianist but the backing CD helped us learn the songs easily. We added lots of scarey sound effects to the show and had amazing costumes and scenery. We even made our own coffins for the show. I would recommend this show to any teacher. I'm not a music/drama specialist but it was an easy show to understand and manage. Funny script ! Lots of variety. Good for boys and girls.
Review by Key Stage 2 Teacher - Castle Primary School - Tiverton - Devon

Fantastic Show !

Put on this show with Year 6 last July and it was fabulous! There are a variety of characters to appeal to all children and plenty of scope for additional scenes & characters. (we even included the famous 'Thriller' dance for our ghouls) The scenery & props were quite easy to put together, and with effective costumes, it was a visually stunning show. The music isgreat & the children loved the songs.

It is a very manageable play - we actually only cast this show 18 days before the performance and the audience nearly took the roof off at the end. A highly recommended show... now we have to follow that this year!
Review by Deputy Headteacher Cardinal Newman Primary, Hersham

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MP3 Samples

MP3 Samples are 30-second audio clips taken from the songs of the show. Click each song title below to play each song.

Song Title

Evolution

Looking For The Action

Professor Of Rock And Roll

Guess We're In Love

The Flash Crash

Doom

Supergroup

Lady Love

A Hard Act To Follow

Finale: Evolution

These samples have been compressed and do not represent the quality of the final product.

PDF Samples

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Sample Script

Sample Score

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Product Name Price Qty
PDF Score £8.00
PDF Script £8.00
MP3 Vocal Tracks £11.00
MP3 Backing Tracks £11.00

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The traditional means of getting your items. Most of our works are ring bound books and CDs with music on.

 

Product Name Price Qty
Score £10.00
Script £10.00
CD of Vocal Tracks £12.00
CD of Backing Tracks £12.00
Pack of 5 Scripts £35.00
Pack of 10 Scripts £63.00

Copying Licence

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Size of your School Price Qty
0-49 pupils on roll £10.00
50-99 pupils on roll £15.00
100-149 pupils on roll £20.00
150-199 pupils on roll £25.00
200+ pupils on roll £30.00

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The price of the licence is based on the SIZE of your school

Size of your School Price per performance No.
0-49 pupils on roll £10.00
50-99 pupils on roll £15.00
100-149 pupils on roll £20.00
150-199 pupils on roll £25.00
200+ pupils on roll £30.00

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