Plays

Jamie In The Land Of Dinnersphere (A Healthy School Dinners Play)
Script: Johnny Carrington and Mark Wheeller.
Duration: 35 minutes. Cast: 2m and 2f with doubling or 3m, 1f & 6m/f.
Duration with interactive workshop by Adrian New (StopWatch Theatre) included in the dbda publication 1 hour.

Jamie Jamjar loves healthy food. He’s seen how a poor diet can mess you up… just by looking at his sister… Lazy Lillian! Jamie is shocked when his school try out the new Robot Dudes (fast food servants) who replace the friendly dinner ladies. Jamie then discovers his own father invented them!
Jamie is accidentally transported to Dinnersphere (in another of his father's inventions, a Story Rocket) where he manages (with the help of a member of the Primary School audience) to defeat the Dinnerwizard who is trying to ruin school meal... leading to the possibility of a happy ever after ending!

Jamie in the Land of Dinnersphere provides a unique opportunity for secondary school students to have an experience of presenting a Theatre In Education play with all the joys of the audience being a key part of the final performance.

Probably the most exciting aspect of this production is the interactive workshop written by Adrian New (StopWatch Theatre Company) which is included (together with notes on how to teach it to your performers) in the dbda publication. This transforms a comic play into an educational experience for both performers and audience participants. It makes an ideal piece for the new BTech or Doploma course or any unit on TIE.

"It's easy for the message about healthy eating to become preachy and serious - Jamie in the Dinnersphere manages to do just the opposite. Watching children get caught up in Jamie's adventures as he flies up to Dinnersphere on the story rocket to get healthy eating back on the school menu convinced me that not only is the play hugely entertaining but it's also a brilliant example of educational theatre."
Brian Dow - Media Officer, School Food Trust

"Jamie in the Land of Dinnersphere was a fantastic way of supporting healthy eating, and inviting the children to join in was fantastic. They were all engaged and, through questioning at the end, it was obvious they had learnt a great deal whilst at the same time having lots of fun."
Charlie Hackett - Yr 4 Teacher and Science leader, Shirley Warren Primary School

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