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Julia Donaldson

JULIA DONALDSON

  
Nationality:    English
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Julia Donaldson's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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         All Gone!         Birthday Surprise         Bombs And Blackberries         Books And Crooks         Boy Who Cried Wolf, The         Giant Jumperee         Gruffalos, Ladybirds and Other Beasts         Head In the Sand, The         Jumble For the Queen, A         Magic Twig, The         Monster In the Cave, The         Names And Games         Paper Dolls, The         Problem Page         Room On the Broom         Snail and the Whale, The         Steve's Sandwiches         Stop, Thief         Three Billy Goats Gruff, The         Tiddler And Other Terrific Tales         Top Of the Mops         Trial Of Wilf Wolf, The         Turtle Tug         Wonderful Smells, The         Zog And the Gruffalo
All Gone!

All Gone!
Food keeps disappearing from a cafe

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Rigby   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Birthday Surprise

Birthday Surprise
a magician has been hired for a birthday party - but the birthday boy is naughty

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Bombs And Blackberries

Bombs And Blackberries
the Chivers children are evacuated at the start of the Second World War. When it looks like there will be no invasion they come back to London. That night there is a big air raid

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Hodder   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Books And Crooks

Books And Crooks
Two old ladies con two librarians

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1st Published:
Nelson Thorne   

Music:
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Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Boy Who Cried Wolf, The

Boy Who Cried Wolf, The
How often can you tell a lie and get away with it?

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Giant Jumperee

Giant Jumperee
there is something lurking in Rabbit's burrow

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Rigby   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Gruffalos, Ladybirds and Other Beasts

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival     2015

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Head In the Sand, The

Head In the Sand, The
a boy discovers a bronze roman head in a river and the whole Roman invasion of Britain comes to life

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Hodder   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Jumble For the Queen, A

Jumble For the Queen, A
Tom runs away because he would rather collect frogs than learn Latin. He hides in the big house that his sister is working in as a kitchen maid - not realising it belongs to Queen Elizabeth

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "the alien and Other Plays" published by Heinemann   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Magic Twig, The

Magic Twig, The
the Wind blows all the apples off anna's tree. She complains. the Wind gives her a magic twig that produces an endless supply of apples

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Monster In the Cave, The

Monster In the Cave, The
Squirrel hid nuts in a cave - now he is frightened to go and get them

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Rigby   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Names And Games

Names And Games
Just because his name is Robin why does he always have to play Robin Hood?

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Paper Dolls, The

Synopsis:
When a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and together they go on a fantastical adventure whirling through their home and garden. Ticky, Tacky, Jackie the Backie, Jim with two noses and Jo with the bow fly through time and tear across worlds of fun and excitement. They face the jurassic clutches of a toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, and then a very real boy with very real scissors threatens to snip their adventure short. . .

Notes:
Based on the book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Rebecca Cobb. - See more at: http://www.littleangeltheatre.com/whats-on/the-paper-dolls/#sthash.bYIENlEq.dpuf

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Presented by Little Angel Theatre and Polka Theatre - See more at: http://www.littleangeltheatre.com/whats-on/the-paper-dolls/#sthash.bYIENlEq.dpuf

1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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Problem Page

Problem Page
David wants to invite a girl from his class home. He has told no one that their teacher is his father. He writes to an advice column in the newspaper- Dear Dottie - for advice.

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Heinemann   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Room On the Broom

Synopsis:
the cast of four play a witch and the puppet animals who want to cadge a ride from her.
- Dominic Maxwell, the Times

Notes:
play by Julia Donaldson; music And lyrics by John Fiber, Andy Shaw And Robin Price

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Tall Stories

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Snail and the Whale, The

Synopsis:
A snail wants to see the world and hitches a ride on the tail of a whale. Unfortunately the whale gets beached

Notes:
Written by Julia Donaldson and Axel Sceffler

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Steve's Sandwiches

Steve's Sandwiches
Steve is a very fussy eater

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Stop, Thief

Stop, Thief
a judge traps a doughnut thief

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Rigby   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Three Billy Goats Gruff, The

Three Billy Goats Gruff, The
I am a Troll and I'll eat you for my dinner

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Tiddler And Other Terrific Tales

Synopsis:
This is a magical collection of Julia Donaldson's most popular titles including Tiddler, the Smartest Giant in Town, a Squash and a Squeeze and Monkey Puzzle brought to the stage spectacularly by the team that brought you Private Peaceful. Under sea, over land, on the farm and in the jungle, these tales are woven together with live music, songs, puppets and a host of colourful characters who will delight.

Notes:
By Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Scamp Theatre & Watford Palace Theatre

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
TYA

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Top Of the Mops

Top Of the Mops
Teenage andy puts an advertisement in the newspaper for a singer for his band. His mother has also placed an advert - for a cleaner

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Trial Of Wilf Wolf, The

Trial Of Wilf Wolf, The
the Wolf from Red Riding Hood is put on trial

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Longman   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Turtle Tug

Turtle Tug
Hippo and elephant think they are too grand to go to Turtle's birthday party

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wonderful Smells, The

Wonderful Smells, The
Two Chinese children are accused of stealing smells from a cafe

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Ginn   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Zog And the Gruffalo

Synopsis:
Madam Dragon ran a school, many moons ago. She taught young dragons all the things that dragons need to know. Zog, the biggest dragon was the keenest one by far. He tried his hardest every day to win a golden star. . . . .

Notes:
an hour of fun with Award-winning Author Julia Donaldson And her husband Malcolm, who will be Acting out Julia's stories And singing her songs, with lots of help from the Audience. Come And meet Zog And be prepared for A guest Appearance by the Gruffalo himself

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
60 min Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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