The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

1. Narrators (Can be anyone)

2. Scientist 1: ………………………………

3. Scientist 2: ………………………………

4. Scientist 3: ………………………………

5. Scientist 4: ………………………………

6. Scientist 5: ………………………………

7. Scientist 6: ………………………………

8. Reporter 1………………………………

9. Reporter 2………………………………

10. Reporter 3………………………………

11. Reporter 4………………………………

12. Alien 1: ………………………………

13. Alien 2: ………………………………

14. Alien 3: ………………………………

15. Alien 4: ………………………………

16. Alien 5: ………………………………

17. soldier 1: ………………………………

18. soldier 2: ………………………………

19. soldier 3: ………………………………

20. soldier 4: ………………………………

21. soldier 5: ………………………………

22. President: ………………………………

23. Advisor: ………………………………

24. Museum Guard 1: …………………………

25. Museum Guard 2: …………………………

26. Museum Guard 3: …………………………

27. Museum Guard 4: …………………………

28. Nathanial: ………………………………

(Soldiers can also be museum guards or reporters and vice versa)

Introduction

Narrators stage right. A child holding a ball representing the earth stage left.

Narrators: For thousands of years people have looked up at the stars and wondered … if we are alone.

No one would have believed that this world was being watched.

Watched by an intelligence greater than ours.

While the people of this planet got up, got dressed, went to school, went to work

They were watching.

They watching ……..and waiting

We thought we were strong,

We thought we were fast

We thought we were clever

But ……..they were watching

And slowly they drew their plans…… against us.

Music: The war of the Worlds. The children dance.

Narrators: Ladies and gentlemen, the War of the Worlds is about to begin.

Everyone exit

Scene 1 in the observatory

Children: Scene 1 in the observatory

Scientists: Hello ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming. Welcome to our observatory. We are going to teach you about the Solar System.

Scientist 1: I am the sun. I am a big ball of fire. I am at the centre of the solar system.

Scientist 2: I am the planet Mercury. I go around the sun.

Scientist 3: I am the planet Venus. I go around the sun.

Scientist 4: I am the planet earth. I go around the sun. I spin as I go around the sun. That is why we have day and night.

Scientist 5: I am the moon. I go around the planet earth.

Scientist 6: I am the planet Mars. I go around the sun.

Scientists: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Solar System!

Scientist 1: Do you think there is life on planet Mars?

Scientists: Don´t be silly. There is no life on Mars.

Scientist 1: Maybe aliens will come and visit us.

Scientists: The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one.

Scientist 1: Are you sure?

Scientists: The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one.

Scientists: Nathanial, bring the telescopes.

Nathanial: Here you are.

They look through their telescopes.

Scientist 2: Wow! It´s incredible.

Scientists: What?

Scientist 2: I can see my house.

Scientists: We are looking for the planet Mars!

Scientist 3: I can see Mars.

Scientist 4: Me too.

Scientist 5, 6: I can see something.

Scientists: It´s a spaceship! It´s coming here!

Song The chances of anything coming from Mars

Are a million to one, he said.

The chances of anything coming from Mars

Are a million to one,

But still they come.

(repeat)

Scientists: We have to tell the BBC.

Scientist 4: They will send some reporters.

Scene 2 in San Sebastian

Children: Scene 2 in San Sebastian

Reporters: Hello, this is the BBC live in San Sebastian. What happened?

Enter scientists running.

Scientists: We saw a space ship coming from the planet Mars. We think it is going to land here.

Reporters: Thank you.

Reporter 1: Do you think there is life on Mars?

Reporter 2: I´m not sure.

Reporter 3: Let´s ask some members of the public.

The reporters go into the audience and ask “Do you think there is life on mars?”

Sound of spaceship. The reporters run back onto the stage.

Reporters: The spaceship is landing.

Then the strange music starts.

Reporter 1: It is big.

Reporter 2: It is silver.

Reporter 3: This is very exciting.

Reporter 4: Yes, this is very exciting.

Reporters: Look, the door is opening. Something is coming out.

The aliens come out slowly.

Alien 1,2,3,4: Where are we?

Alien 5: This is the planet Earth.

Alien 1,2,3,4: Why are we here?

Alien 5: We are looking for the origin.

Alien 1,2,3,4: The origin of what?

Alien 5: The origin of …the sound.

The aliens go into the audience looking around, then go back on stage.

Alien 2: We have come along way.

Aliens 1,3,4,5: Yes, we have a come a very long way.

Alien 2: We have come from the planet Mars.

Alien 1,2,3,4,5: We are looking for the origin. The origin of … the sound.

Alien 3: On our planet, we listened to the sound.

Alien 4: We love listening to the sound.

Alien 1,2,3,4,5: We want to know what it is?

Alien 1: Let´s go.

Exit aliens.

Reporters: This is the BBC live in San Sebastian. A spaceship has landed.

Reporter 4: We have to tell the president.

Reporters: Where is the president?

Reporter 4: He´s in Washington.

Reporters: Let´s go.

Scene 3 in Washington

Children: Scene 3 in Washington

Enter soldiers.

Soldiers: We are soldiers, oh yes.

We are brave, we are the best

We are soldiers, oh yes.

We are brave, we are the best

Soldiers , one , two,

Soldiers, three, four.

(repeat)

Soldier 1: Attention! Present arms. At ease.

(The soldiers ask each other questions)

Soldiers: Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.

Enter the president.

President: Hello everyone, I am the President of the united states.

Enter advisor. Soldiers 2 and 3 join him.

Advisor: Mr President, Mr President. I have some news.

President: What is it?

Advisor: A spaceship has landed in San Sebastian.

President: A spaceship has landed in San Sebastian?

Advisor: Yes.

President: What can we do?

Advisor: I don´t know. This is difficult. Have you got any ideas?

Soldier 2: We could go to McDonalds.

Soldier 3: Yes, I like McDonalds.

Advisor: Have you got any ideas about the spaceship!

Soldier 2, 3: Oh, sorry.

Everyone: So what are we going to do?

President: I´ll call my Mummy.

Advisor, soldier 2,3: Mr President!

The soldiers step forward.

Soldiers: Mr President. We can fight the aliens.

Soldiers, advisor: Yes, we can fight the aliens.

President: Let´s go.

Scene 4 in the British Museum.

Guard 1,2,3,4: Hello everyone, welcome to the British Museum.

Guard 1: We have got something new.

Guard 1,2,3,4: What is it?

Guard 1: The guitar of Elvis.

Guard 1,2,3,4: The guitar of Elvis?

Guard 1: Yes, we have got the guitar of Elvis.

Guard 2: Can I play it?

Guard 1: No, it is very special.

Guard 1,2,3,4: Ladies and gentlemen, would you like us to show you around the museum?

Guard 1,2: Over here we have the Gold of the Incas

Guard 3: Can I touch?

Guard 1,2: No.

Guard 3,4: Over here we have the sword of Wimble Bimble.

Guard 2: Can I touch it?

Guard 3,4: No, it is very powerful.

Guard 1,2,3,4: Over here we have the magic Ball of harry Potter.

Guard 4: Can I throw it?

Guard 1,2,3: No, it is special.

Guard 4: It´s only a ball.

Guard 1,2,3,4: It´s not only a ball, it is magic!

Guard 3: Let´s guard the museum.

The guards march up and down. The aliens enter in front of the stage.

Alien 1,2,3: Where are we?

Alien 4,5: This is the British Museum.

Alien 1,2,3: Why are we here?

Alien 4,5: We are looking for a clue to the origin of the sound.

Alien 1,2,3: Looks guards.

They shoot lasers and the guards fall over. The aliens climb onto the stage.

Alien 5: I have got the guitar of Elvis.

Alien 1,2,3,4: This is a clue to the origin of The Sound!

Enter reporters

Reporters: This is the BBC, live in the British Museum. Who are you?

Alien 1,2,3,4,5: We are aliens. We are from the planet Mars.

Reporters: What are you doing here?

Alien 1,2,3,4,5: We want the guitar of Elvis.

Reporters: The guitar of Elvis? Why do you want the guitar of Elvis?

Alien 1,2,3,4,5: We are looking for the Origin of the sound.

Enter scientists:

Scientists: What is happening?

Reporters: Aliens have taken the guitar of Elvis!

Scientists: What! You can´t take the guitar of Elvis.

Alien 1,2,3,4,5: Oh yes we can.

Scientists, reporters: On no you can´t

Alien 1,2,3,4,5: Oh yes we can.

Scientists, reporters: On no you can´t

Alien 1,2,3,4,5: Oh yes we can.

Scientists, reporters: On no you can´t. We are big. We are fast. We are clever.

Alien 1 : But I have got this.

Scientists, reporters: What is it?

Alien 1 : It´s a space gun.

Laser noises as the aliens shoot the reporters. The reporters run away.

Aliens: Let´s go.

Exit aliens.

Scene 5 in Washington.

Children: Scene 5 in Washington.

Enter Museum guards.

Guard 1, 2: What can we do?

Guard 3: We have lost the guitar of Elvis.

Guard 4: Yes, we have lost the guitar of Elvis.

Guard 1, 2: This is a disaster.

Guard 3: Who were those people?

Guard 4: Yes, who were those people?

Guard 1: I don´t know.

Guard 2: Let´s listen to the news (listens to a radio). The BBC say Aliens have landed in San Sebastian.

Guard 1, 2, 3: Aliens have landed in san Sebastian!

Enter scientists, reporters. Then enter Nathanial running.

Nathanial: It´s the end of the world, it´s the end of the world. We´re all going to die! We´re all going to die!

Everyone: song

Oh no Nathanial.

There must be a way

Oh no Nathanial.

There must be something worth living for,
There must be something worth trying for,

Even some things worth dying for,
Somewhere, somewhere in the spirit of man.

Exit everyone.

Enter soldiers

Soldiers: We are soldiers, oh yes.

We are brave, we are the best

We are soldiers, oh yes.

We are brave, we are the best

Soldiers , one , two,

Soldiers, three, four.

Soldiers: Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.

Enter the president.

President: Hello, everyone.

Advisor, Soldier 3: Mr President. We have a problem.

President: What is it?

Advisor, Soldier 3: Aliens have stolen the guitar of Elvis.

President: Aliens have stolen the guitar of Elvis!

Advisor, Soldier 3: Yes.

Everyone: What are we going to do?

Enter scientists and museum guards.

Scientists, guards: What is happening?

President, advisor, guards: Aliens have stolen the guitar of Elvis!

Scientists, guards: Oh no!

President, advisor, guards: Why are you here?

Scientists, guards: We have come to fight the aliens.

President, advisor, guards: Fantastic. Together, we will stop the aliens!

President: Let´s look for the aliens.

(the aliens go into the audience)

Advisor: Look, aliens!

Sound effect as they shoot at each other. When the shooting stops, the aliens come on stage.

Everyone: Why do you want to destroy us?

Aliens: We don´t want to destroy you?

Everyone: Then why are you here?

Aliens: We are looking for the Origin of the Sound.

Everyone: The Origin of the Sound! What is the Origin of the sound?

Aliens: Listen! (various music plays) Do you know what this is?

Everyone: Yes, this is music.

Aliens: Can you teach us about music?

Scientists: Yes, we will teach you.

Scientists, guards: We will entertain you.

Everyone: We will rock you!

Song: We will rock you!

The end