STORY: A family of African elephants, led and cared for by the matriarch, Big Momma, happily spend their days walking, bathing, feeding and playing. This idyllic way of life is suddenly destroyed when ivory poachers attack. When Erica, the baby, is separated from the herd, she is rescued by gamekeepers, and transported by jumbo jet to a zoo. Her keepers are her only family now, and her days are spent sadly looking at the crowds that come to view her for their entertainment. But elephants never forget, and Erica constantly thinks of her family far away. Will she ever see them again?

Key Stages 1 – 3 (age 5 – 14) ; Duration approximately 40 minutes ;  Cross Curricular Aspects include science, ecology, geography, citizenship, social education, language, music, dance, drama, art and design

CAST:  to suit the number of performers available, the cast size is flexible with 16 to 20 evenly distributed speaking/singing parts and choruses ;  * = solo/small group singing part ;  ^ = solo/small group speaking part

Erica as a young elephant with her Family: Chivia (sister)*^, Leuco & Fynbros (brothers)*^, Aunt Acacia*^, Karoo (cousin*^) and Big Momma*^.  The Tuskers: Big Papa^, Uncle Trunkle^, Crooked Tusk, Mighty Musk and Grandpa Jagged Scar^.  Two Game Park Rangers and their team^; Zoo Keepers One and Two; Rhinoceros; Cheetah; Lion. Choruses: Children, Zoo Animals, Wild Animals

SONGS:  eleven songs and dances explore a wide diversity of musical styles including classical, jazz, waltz, ballad, some simple 2-part harmony. Click the buttons for sound and image files of a recent school performance.

play song 1 Big Momma / An Incredible Creature
play song 2 Day After day After day – Erica/Chorus
play song 4 Big Momma – Elephants
play song 5 The Happiest Part Of The Day – Big Momma, Aunt Acacia, Elephants
play song 6 Run For Your Life – Chorus
play song 5 The Saddest of the Saddest Days - Erica
play song 7 Jumbo Jet – Erica as a baby and young elephant
play song 8 The Happiest Part Of The Day – Erica/Chorus
play song 9 A long Way from Home – Erica/Chorus

 

STAGING MATERIALS: for details of the SCRIPT, SCORE and CD, PROJECT PACKS, the NECESSARY LICENCE and convenient ONE-STOP PERFORMANCE PACKS please click the red arrow on the right.