Olivia

This script looked quite tricky with a few very big roles needing confident singers however the children pulled it off.
We did it across the school and the orphan parts were perfect for key stage 1.
Parents loved it and the children are still singing the songs now. (Posted on 24/08/2011)

This show went down an absolute storm. The kids thoroughly enjoyed their involvement whether small or large and put everything into it. We happened to have quite a lot of talented kids in year 6 so it was great that there were so many parts that felt like "leads". (also lucky enough to have a boy that had been in Gilbert and Sullivan shows before.) Able to use year 5 much more than usual as Fagin's gang, opera goers and orphans so everyone felt important - GREAT STUFF!! (Works great with a boy as the Fat Lady!!!) (Posted on 14/07/2011)

i loved this play. Best play I have ever done. It is AMAZING. Thank you for making up this play x (Posted on 20/06/2011)

We were talking the other day as teachers on how wonderful this show was last year. It's when you really examine children's musicals you see how clever Malcolm Sircom was. He had the talent to manipulate the audience and cast with wonderful pastiche songs, scenes and influences of Lionel Bart, Dickens and other characters who should not be here...but absolutely should..pure genius! The parents at Stagecoach Galway were truly bowled over by what their children did in this show so it's highly recommended. (Posted on 12/06/2011)

What a play!!!! The songs are great. I love Eliza !!!! Everyone is looking forward to it !!!!!! The characters are great !!!!! Inlcuding the lamplighter!!!! What a performance !!!! A must see production!!!!! (Posted on 16/05/2011)

We have just started rehearsing this play and I absolutely LOVE it. I am really enjoying this and love my solo. I am Eliza and Mrs Dilber, so I have to speak with a cockney accent, which is challenging! (Posted on 04/05/2011)

This was a memorable, funny and intelligent musical for children and teenagers which was superbly received by parents. Malcolm Sircom was an exceptional craftsman of musical theatre and we have loved doing two of his shows. Thank you Musicline for the brilliant memories. (Posted on 01/02/2011)

I've been in quite a few musicals at school but this one was just the best! We had a lot of fun preparing, the scenery was just great, the songs were fun and moving and the script was funny and light. Everyone had a great time doing it, and the show was amazing! Great great great! (Posted on 08/09/2010)

I have seen many school plays both as a mother and grandmother and this was by far the best of the lot! Enjoyable from beginning to end - tuneful and amusing and brilliantly written. The children thoroughly enjoyed taking part and the audience loved it. Some of us saw it three times! Super Super Super!! (Posted on 17/07/2010)

This was a wonderful show - it was the best show I have ever seen schoolchildren perform. So cleverly written - so tuneful - an evening ro remember. (Posted on 15/07/2010)

Our pupil council chose this show to perform last summer. The whole school took part, from the 5 year olds to our 12 year olds who were leaving to go to secondary school. Even though we do a musical every year, this one really challenged them - but every one of them rose to the challenge and performed brilliantly! As the teacher in charge, I loved the music - it's so nice to do a schools musical that sounds like a 'real' musical!
I'll be buying from this site again, definitely! (Posted on 17/01/2010)

I LOVE practicing Olivia! Our dress rehersal is 2morrow and I'm really exited. I'm playing Eliza doolittle and my best friend paige is playing Olivia and my other best friend, Caitlin is playing Mrs hudson. I also found it really hard 2 do the cockney accent though, I think my character is the hardest role 2 play. (Posted on 10/12/2009)

It was snazzy year 5 and 6 did it it was fun I was Mrs Hudson!!!!! (Posted on 10/12/2009)

I loved sining my song, the best play ive done ever at my school! Im glad they picked it !!!! (Posted on 04/12/2009)

I loved being ANNIE (Posted on 04/12/2009)

we preformed it to most of the village and we and the audience loved it (Posted on 30/11/2009)

A play that shows off acting, dancing and singing talents. Lots of solo oportunities and perfect for a girl heavy cast. Went down a storm with cast and audience. (Posted on 15/11/2009)

me and my upper part of the school did a production of this and it was brilliant.This was one of my biggest parts i have in my life. Hopefully we'll do the show again and i'll get a even bigger part. you just never know (Posted on 09/10/2009)

What a fantastic show with high quality music and lots for all the children to do. The best musical I have ever directed. (Posted on 25/03/2009)

An outstanding production - one to show off the talents of your young people. The girl who plays Eliza should have a particularly good voice. (Posted on 09/04/2008)

We performed this show with a cast of 40 children aged between 6 and 12 three weeks ago. Cast and audiences loved it! We cast adults in the roles of Mrs M, Mrs D and the Fat Lady but the children did the rest and were amazing! (Posted on 09/04/2008)

BRILLIANT! Everyone in my year group enjoyed it sooooo much! I love the way Malcolm Sircom has taken characters from different plays like Scrooge and George Bernard Shaw. i also love the way the characters are linked like Annie and Olivia. (Posted on 08/04/2008)

This brilliant play was a pleasure to put on. It was fun and all the kids loved it. I advise all schools to choose this play! (Posted on 08/04/2008)

We are doing this play in school and the music and songs are really good to learn and basically it's the girl version of Oliver! WOW!!!! (Posted on 08/04/2008)

I never had a big part in this play. But this is the best play I've done! I was one of the Flower Sellers-Flo. And I enjoyed it very much! (Posted on 08/04/2008)

Olivia is a brilliant play. Our school was the first to perform it; Woods Foundation School in Nottingham, England. I think that even though the main character is Olivia, Elizza Doolittle was the hardest part! Brilliant. (Posted on 08/04/2008)

Last year, me and my classmates performed in "Olivia!" and nearly all of us thought it was the best play we had ever been in. I played the part of Olivia and want to say a big thanks to Malcolm Sircom for providing my school with such excellent shows!! (Posted on 08/04/2008)

Olivia is a fabulous play. We performed this play and all in all it turned out great, including famous characters from Scrooge to Fagin and Dodger. The songs sound brilliant and with a choir they sound even better! I highly recommend this play! (Posted on 08/04/2008)

Last week we performed Olivia for two nights and not only was the audience reaction,to put it mildly, gobsmacked but the girls had a brilliant time both rehearsing and performing this fantastic piece.Thanks for such a great show with which to work. (Posted on 08/04/2008)

Rehearsals have only just started for this latest offering from Malcolm Sircom, but Olivia looks like being one of his best yet. Lots of great and varied tunes with clever lyrics and a wonderful script. Can't wait for the performances! (Posted on 08/04/2008)