One Planet Future

Taking care of our planet starts at home, and this WWF musical encourages just that!
An allotment has become a rubbish tip. On top of a tatty three-seater sofa, perches an old TV. Beside it lean a rusty mountain bike and a dripping fridge full of junk food. Plastic bags and bottles drift aimlessly about, and a supermarket trolley careers all over the place!
When a bright young laptop, lands on the pile, it searches the Internet for help. The Wasteland Warriors pick up the email and come to the rescue. But while they're busy recycling the rubbish and regenerating the allotment, Slick, a can of motor oil, lurks beside a nearby pond!

This musical can be staged as a drama, or performed more simply with the narrated story & songs.  

Age guide: 7 to 14 (KS1, 2, 3) 
Duration: 45 to 60 minutes 

Cast: 20 to 30 parts (* = Solo singing)

G.R.O.T.s LT250 laptop, Bulky Waste tatty 3-seater sofa, Goggle Box TV, Velocity mountain bike, Drip fridge, Slick fossil fuel*, Carry plastic bag*, Cash supermarket trolley*
Creatures Maggot, Grub & Wormy decomposers; Rag & Bone foxes,  Stickle & Tickle Sticklebacks 
Wasteland Warriors Grandad, Marigold, Jess, Sim & Spike & others; Children: Charlie, Alex, Krish & Nicky & others; 
Narrator, Truck Driver

Class Choruses: G.R.O.T.s, Wasteland Warriors, Minibeasts, Ickle Fish, 'Footnotes'

Music:
9 songs and dances include rock, jazz, boogie-woogie, classical, and 2–part singing.

Curricular Content:
Recycling, Dealing with plastic waste, Ecosystems, Technology, Minibeasts, Ponds, Scavengers, Cycle of Life, Food, Environment, Allotments, Habitats, Sustainable Living: Healthy Eating

Premiered at 2008 WWF Annual Conference, Westminster Central Methodist Hall (see photos)

Review:
Thank you so much for producing and publishing such relevant and thought–provoking musicals for children.    Michelle Ireson

A Performance Licence is required to perform 'One Planet Future" to a public audience including parents.