Musicals for schools
WWF has a proud history of producing musicals for schools. Through partnerships with leading musical publishers and composers, we have been responsible for the production of over eight school musicals which have been performed by thousands of people right across the world. These cover issues from rainforest destruction, marine pollution, fair trade and loss of habitats.
Bumblesnouts Save the World by Debbie Campbell
In this interplanetary musical by Debbie Campbell, strange but gentle visitors from outer space (the Bumblesnouts) come to Earth to save our planet from self-destruction. The Earthlings are persuaded to change their ways and make the world a better place. This entertaining and lively musical for unison voices and piano aims to stimulate children to think about the world we inhabit and the importance of caring about our environment.
Big Momma by Debbie Campbell
A moving story for unison voices and piano imagining the thoughts of a baby elephant separated from its family and transported from the wilds of Africa to a zoo a long way from home. The catchy melodies and inventive lyrics bring home to children the horror of ivory hunting and some disadvantages of zoo captivity. A splendid piece for end-of-term performance that also provides an excellent basis for classroom activity.
Emerald Crown by Debbie Campbell
Witty verses and catchy songs stimulate children to think about the vital preservation process which is needed to save the rainforests. The jungle animals, led by the 'rapper' Toucan and the 'Amazon Aristocrat' Jaguar, head the resistance against greedy developers who are intent on exploiting the lush rainforest for their own gain. The wide variety of tropical animals enables everybody in the school to be involved. Overture and 90 songs for unison voices and piano. An excellent resource for classroom activity as well as performance.
Ocean Commotion by Debbie Campbell
A wonderful environmental musical with 12 memorable songs telling the tale of Bottlenose the dolphin who is taken into captivity. The sea creatures, including the 'Godfather' Great White Shark and his godson Hammerhead join together with some caring humans and succeed in getting Bottlenose released back into the sea. Songs include 'Look Out For The Hook', 'On With The Show' and 'Stranger In The Sea' and are in a wide range of styles from country and western to rock 'n' roll and rap.
African Jigsaw by Peter Rose and Anne Conlon
African Jigsaw looks at the problems of urbanisation, its effects on tribal life and the casualties left in its wake. This is a complex problem facing most developing countries and the authors do not pretend the solution is a simple one, but examining the separate pieces of the jigsaw may help young and old alike to come to an understanding of the situation and, perhaps, to draw their own conclusions on its rights and wrongs. Full with memorable tunes, this highly acclaimed work was broadcast on ITV and also won a Ford Conservation Award.
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Arabica by Peter Rose and Anne Conlon
Rose and Conlon's latest work looks at the international coffee market to show how developing countries are simply pawns in the money games played by the major industrial powers. Although we are encouraged to be more conscientious consumers, we still buy basic commodities at the supermarket with barely a thought to how they got there. The attractive shiny coffee packets we choose from disguise the fact that the people growing and picking this coffee are paid virtually nothing, and that their countries are bankrupt and at the mercy of the World Bank or the IMF. And yet how can it be that just about everyone else - coffee merchants, companies, speculators - profits from the enterprise? In Arabica, Rose and Conlon bring us another powerful message that demands urgent attention.
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Ocean World by Peter Rose and Anne Conlon
Man has always been fascinated by the sea, but today his exploitation of the earth's resources is destroying this underwater world. Coral mining, whaling ships, commercial fishing vessels, oil spillages and domestic, industrial and nuclear wastes - this combined assault means that the ocean simply cannot sustain the extraordinary quantity and variety of species that it holds. The authors' message is clear and simple: if man continues to misuse the sea, he will ultimately kill all the life in it. With a powerful and moving score, Ocean World was shown in Channel 4's Fragile Earth series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
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Yanomamo by Peter Rose and Anne Conlon
Yanomamo vividly tells of the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest and its effect on the Yanomamo, the oldest Indian tribe living there. They lead a way of life in harmony with nature which, undisturbed, would survive with the forest indefinitely. However, their existence, and that of millions of animals and plant species, is threatened by the arrival of outsiders who assume that the forest soil is permanently rich and that once the trees are cleared, the land will be very productive. But after two years, no crops will grow because the richness of the jungle is in the trees, not in the soil. Thus the delicate balance of nature is being systematically removed and soon the rainforests, which are crucial to the world's eco-system, will disappear together with the Indians and the wildlife. Is there the time or the will to save them? Yanomamo was filmed as "Song of the Forest" and shown in Channel 4's Fragile Earth series, narrated by Sting.
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