STORY:  The tranquillity of the rainforest is shattered by ‘Twentieth Century Highwaymen’, destroying the trees for profit. Local wildlife, led by a rapping Toucan, decide to teach these profiteers a big lesson. With the promise of even greater treasure, they lure them on a perilous journey through the jungle. The final lesson is that, once removed, rainforest treasure becomes worthless.

Key Stages 1 – 3 (age 5 – 14) ; Duration approximately 45 minutes ;  Cross Curricular Aspects include science, ecology, geography, language, literacy, citizenship, music, dance, drama, art and design

CAST:  to suit the number of performers available, the cast size is flexible with 20 to 30 evenly distributed speaking/singing parts and choruses ;  * = solo/small group singing part ;  ^ = solo/small group speaking part

Pilot^; Air Steward^; Ruthless^ and Trader^ – Twentieth Century Highwaymen; Maria^ – barmaid; Lumberjacks*^; Cowboys*^; Construction Workers*^; 4 Toucans*^; 4 Macaws*^; Bats *^; Anaconda; Piranhas, Ants, Frogs; Sloths, Bats, Howler Monkeys and Jaguars. Choruses – Trees, Plants and Flowers

SONGS:  nine songs and dances explore a wide diversity of musical styles including classic, ballad, disco, jazz, South American folk and rap.   Click the buttons for sound and image files of a recent school performance.

play song 1 Rap – Toucans, Macaws, Anaconda
play song 2 Twentieth Century Highwayma – Chorus
play song 3 Slash and Burn – Lumberjacks, Gauchos, Construction Workers
play song 4 It Takes a Hundred Years – Toucans, Macaws, Birds
play song 5 Down on the Ground – Ants, Frogs, Snakes, Birds, Bats, Monkeys
play song 6 We're Bats – Bats
play song 7 Jungle Disco – Chorus/Monkeys
play song 8 Wild Cat – Chorus / Jaguars
play song 9 Emerald Crown / Look Around – All

 

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.