I purchased Titanic, The Ship of Dreams about 6 years ago from their stand at an Education Show. The script was first used with a group of adults with learning difficulties at an FE college. They loved the music, able to learn most of the words with ease and found it really easy to sing along to the disc. We also based some of our curriculum studies on the Titanic and produced a substantial project together with the art pack, being full of ideas with easy to follow instructions. I adapted some of the script to meet the learners needs and felt comfortable doing this without causing any infringement of rules etc. The performance was a huge success and the group had great fun performing it. My second voyage with the Ship of Dreams was with a youth amateur theatre group. Once again they found the script and music uncomplicated and at their level. This demonstrates how well the scripts supplied by Educational Musicals, meet various ability levels and is ideal to show differentiation. We performed 2 shows to a full house and shed a few tears during the final song - the scripts tick all the emotional boxes. I shall definitely be purchasing more scripts in the future - a great resources for teachers, amateur theatre groups church groups etc. A great way to tell a historic story.
Mandy Ricketts

I first found out about Educational Musicals almost four years ago when I was looking for a performance that would go with a unit of study on inventors and inventions. A Google search led me to their site, and I was thrilled to find THE VICTORIAN HISTORIAN. This wonderful musical was just what I was looking for!

I teach academically gifted students on an Army base in the United States. My students range in age from six to ten years old and come from many varied backgrounds. We have fallen in love with every show that we have performed from this company. I have ordered six shows in all and am currently in the midst of rehearsing ATHENS: THE BIRTH OF DEMOCRACY.

I cannot say enough about these musicals. They are both educational and entertaining. The music is so catchy, yet simple enough for even the least musically talented ones in the cast. And, the scripts are both historically accurate and humorous at the same time – perfect for an elementary school cast and audience.

Anita and Tony Dalton have been very accommodating each time I have emailed them with any questions regarding their shows. A couple of years ago, they were kind enough to help me out in a pinch by sending PDF and music files via email when I had to change shows at the last minute.

I look forward to adding to my library of shows from Educational Musicals. I would recommend this company and their product to any group interested in performing high quality shows at a very affordable price.

I came across these musicals purely by chance at the Education Show, many years later I've performed 4 full blown musicals with children from Years 3,4 & 5.

The music has almost always grabbed the interest of the children, the accompanying backing tracks are generally very good quality. In fact for one piece of music we emailed the company to say we were having problems with one part, by return email came an extra few seconds of music to assist!

This is where Educational Musicals are very good. They have always allowed us to add bits, take bits away - which has allowed us to involve some gifted and talented writers. Where some sections of speech are over rather quick we've been able to add our own bits without fear of breaking any rules. The shows are historically accurate so occasionally a little humour, for example, can lack. Our children, who are not born performers have picked up their lines very well.

With each musical we received a fairly weighty art pack, which had some excellent ideas for props etc. using everyday milk cartons and such - Blue Peter heaven! This proved a useful starting point and our props actually turned out very well! It also saved time searching the internet.

The musicals are historical based, with some diverse topics. We have always been able to intergrate with our curriculum and teach around the show, providing a greater context for the pupils.

The Three Musketeers was everyone's favourite. Catchy music and a chance to wear some groovy wigs! We also performed Dream Catcher, Perfect Pirates and Warrior Queen, all good in their own right each offering different qualities.

Excellent value for money.