Greece goes to pieces

1. Intro /Greece went to pieces (playing)

2. Peta Potter

3. The Peloponnesian War

4. Theseus and the Minotaur

5. The Philosophers's Song

6. The Oracle at Delphi

7. Reach for the Heights

8. Zeus/Greece went to pieces 2

9. Dancing round the Mountain

The Plot

The story is set in Athens around the year 400 BC. It is centred around an ordinary pot maker called Peta. We are shown a selection of Peta's pots as he introduces us to many of the famous scholars in Athens around this time such as Socrates, Plato, Hippocrates and Aristophanes. Despite its wealth and splendour, Athens is going through a bad time.

The Athenians have recently been defeated by the joint Spartan and Persian armies (404 BC) and now reluctantly, after years of superiority, have to put up with foreign interference. The Spartans are very different in nature to the Athenians, they are warriors and have little time for culture and philosophy, so there is a tension in the streets between the two sides. Anxious to find out what is in store for their great civilisation, Socrates, Plato and Hippocrates set off to see the great 'Oracle at Delphi'. The Pythia tells them to seek advice from Zeus himself at the great statue in Olympus where they will discover their destiny.

The Cast

Peta Potter: ( An ordinary pot maker)

A Greek Family
Mother:
Father:
Son:
Daughter:

Athenians and Spartans
Spartans: 1, 2 & 3,
Athenians: 1, 2, 3, & 4

Theseus and the Minotaur
King Minos: (Elderly ruler).
Adrianne: (His daughter).
Aegeus: (King of Athens).
Theseus: (his son).
Goddess Athena: (see above).
Minotaur: (half man, half Bull).

Scholars & Philosophers
Aristophanes: (a playwright).
Socrates: (elderly Philosopher).
Plato: (Young Philosopher).
Hippocrates: (Doctor).

Oracle at Delphi
Priest:
Pythia: (middle aged woman)
Citizens: 1, 2, 3, & 4.

Olympic Games
Xenophon: (historian, non speaking).
Thucydides: (historian, non speaking).
Wrestlers and Athletes etc.

Temple of Zeus
Zeus (Chief God).
Greek Chorus:

Greece goes to pieces features characters such as Zeus, Socrates, Plato, Aristophanes and Hippocrates as well as fun parts like Peta Potter the pot maker. The songs are funny as well as informative and feature topics suchas the Oracle at Delphi, The Olympic games and Thesius and the Minotaur. Greece goes to pieces and all of the other children's shows by Gawen Robinson are available with a full colour script, and a quality CD (or cassette) recording/backing and can be ordered through Musicline Publications in the UK and Australia and from Encoreplays in the USA and Canada. Click below for purchasing and performing details.

Greece goes to pieces is available with a full colour script, and a fully orchestrated CD recording/backing tracks and can be ordered through Musicline Publications.
Click below for purchasing and performing details or ring them on (0)1827 707384.

Reviews
Taken from the 'Musicline' Website

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Old Mill Primary School
02-10-2004 
This show went down a storm and really put acroos the greeks topic in a powerful and interesting way. The CD gave us the flexibility to add in live music as well as recorded.
*****
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Paul Holmes
14-00-2005 
Performed the play for the second time as end of term/ topic production. As it came naturally out of our history work it wasnt a burden like a lot of christmas plays tend to be. Children and parents were very enthusiastic.
*****
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Emma
26-03-2005 
I was one of the many children acting this play in year 6, the songs were fun and the story was brilliant.I would reccomend this play as it is modern and the Minotaur scenes are fun to act out. 
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Available In the USA & Canada
This show is also available to Schools and youth theatre groups in the USA and Canada through Encore Performance Publishing

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