I'm happy to report that 'The Wrong Way Round' debuted this year with over a hundred licensed performances within the first two months of its release in May. Better still, the feedback from schools has been very postitive. Thank you to everyone who has performed the show and to those who sent in your reviews.
Some examples from the Musicline website include:
"Wow! What a show! It felt like we were putting on a real theatre musical with this show. The songs were the best we have ever performed and became huge hits around school with the children even requesting them at their leavers disco and performing the dances they choreographed. The feedback from parents was incredible. The script and sound effects were, as always, easy to follow and the addition of the new backgrounds really added to the overall effect. Thank you for once again providing an affordable and fun option for Year 6 to make special memories that hopefully last a lifetime. "
Clare Snow, St Helens, Wakefield
"The songs are always great from Musicline productions, but the Wrong Way Around's songs captured the retro 80s vibes with current cool arrangements which made the whole school hum with excitement. One of the best productions we've ever had!"
Dan Jenkins, St Thomas Primary School, Exeter
"I just wanted to get in touch to say how much the children enjoyed performing your new musical 'The Wrong Way Round'. The songs were brilliant and had a kind of 80s / High School Musical feel to them, which the children immediately engaged with and learned. The 'Sing It' app for the classroom was brilliant to help them learn karaoke style. Also, the availability of the songs on other platforms like YouTube and Spotify meant lots of children learned the words at home. There were a great group of characters and roles to suit all children's abilities. And the Scooby-Doo feel to the play with the big reveal at the end was loved by all the children and the adults. We had a couple of very able pupils working the sound effects, songs and backdrop JPEGs. They did not want to be centre-stage but this was a great challenge for them to take on this role. The sound effects also really added to professional feel of the play. Finally, the dance you made available for Scary Things was absolutely brilliant. You offer such a great product and service. "
Tracey Johnston, Fakenham Junior, Fakenham, Norfolk
If you're looking for a fun school musical packed with fantastic resources, do check out the trailer and The Wrong Way Round page at Musicline.
Description
The 'Enn-Elite Investigators', a group of inquisitive, young classmates, are having a quiet final term before moving up to High School. However, when their teacher disappears and unfamiliar faces intrude, the team tackles the case and delves into a dimension of mysterious mischief!
'The Wrong Way Round' is a hair-raisingly hilarious, musical mystery adventure, oozing nostalgic charm across generations! The intriguing plot, loveable characters and slapstick set-pieces will tickle and grip all ages, while the spine-tingling songs will ignite every performer's inner pop star.
Hitmaker, Steve Titford, ('Shakespeare Rocks!' and 'The Island That Rocks!') teams up with acclaimed mystery writer, Ben O'Hare, to bring you the ultimate school leavers' musical!
Key Features
Duration: 70 minutes
Age range: Key Stage 2 (7-11 years)
Casting requirements: 32 speaking roles. Easily reduced to 25 speaking roles. Flexible cast size to suit YOUR group numbers, from 25 actors upwards. Any number of chorus parts.
Packed with great role-models and encouraging messages.
Simple costume and prop requirements
Latest revision: 1st May 2024
Original release date: May 2024
Formats available: Download; CD; Print.
Resources available at Musicline
Script in PDF and editable Word Doc format
Full Production Notes
Backing Tracks plus essential sound effects No pianist required! Includes ALL Backing Tracks, Incidental Music and Special Effects in the order you need them enabling production and direction to take place without specialist musical expertise.
Vocal Tracks for learning the songs.
SingIt! app for learning the songs.
Full Performance Piano/Vocal score (Grade 6 Standard)
Digital projectable backdrops A different backdrop for EVERY scene change. Supplied in both a PowerPoint presentation and as individual JPG files.
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Musicline Publications Ltd is the exclusive distributor of performance and audio/visual recording licences for this musical. While associated materials can be purchased through multiple online content providers, permission to perform this work in public or in audio/visual recordings can ONLY be obtained from the Musicline sales platform.
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