Historical Laughter by Stewart Auty

£24.00 incl. zero VAT

The approximate running time of this play is 50 minutes.

There has never been a romp through 600 years of British history quite like this! Apart from Kings and Queens (a lot of them!), there is slapstick, lots of awful jokes and some pop songs too! If you didn’t know much about British history before doing this play, then prepare yourself for some interesting facts. For example – do you know which king banned football and golf? Or how about when the mirror was invented? Or why the Gunpowder Plot didn’t work? You’ll have to perform the play to find out!

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Description

As with all our plays, there are full production notes that give advice on scenery, prop and costume-making. This play is also listed in our History Curriculum Support category.

Songs suggested in the script:

  • Another Brick in the Wall
  • Football Crazy
  • I”m Henery the Eighth I Am
  • Greensleeves
  • It”s a Kind of Magic.

Backing tracks for the songs suggested in this play can be purchased for a modest amount each from www.backingtrax.co.uk or other backing track/karaoke companies in the UK or overseas.

Sample of Historical Laughter (includes cast size etc.)
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Important

We would just like to point out that our plays are free to perform for educational institutions and registered youth groups only. If you are an adult or youth drama group that charges a paying audience, you will then have to apply to us for a licence to perform. We are sure that you understand that playwrights actually earn very little money and our company is committed to generating some income for our writers wherever possible. The licence fees for the Playstage Group (Playstage Senior, YA and Junior) are much lower than larger, well-established play publishers.