Grandpa's Great Invention - Playscript (23 main parts)

An original play script from INSPIReducation is funny, fast paced and visits many time periods in the history curriculum. There are 23 main parts covering 18 pages of well written dialogue. The play can be used as a class resource to read a play script, or can be acted out with a class, a year group or even, as has been done, with the whole school (different year groups take on different periods visited and develop a dance/song/actions/costumes linked with the period whilst the main actors move through the scene).

The play shows children the impact of changing outcomes of certain periods and is incredibly entertaining for both children and audiences of parents/families and carers.

The play begins with our four intrepid heroes (the four main characters who travel through time) finding Grandpa in his workshop completing his latest invention - a Time Machine. The children do not believe him and think he has been watching too much Dr Who. As Grandpa leaves the scene to fetch the code which will bring them safely home from the first adventure he has planned, the children accidentally set the machine going. In a panic they key in random codes to return home, inadvertently sending them all through time. Eventually they realise what is happening, but are enjoying themselves too much, so they decide to visit other periods - including the future to meet themselves grown up. Upon returning home, their "meddling" has cost the world some important changes (no chocolate, no toilets to name two), so it is up to Grandpa to go back and put things back to normal. Being a time machine, he does this in a flash - chocolate is back on the menus, and toilets are back in fashion.

The script lasts for an hour - but their is ample opportunity to extend this. Once purchased, the script can be edited by you to add in further scenes or remove elements to fit with your intentions.

We hope that you enjoy the play and please look at the preview for a taste of the quality of the script. Thank you.

Why not view our other original play scripts, each lasting for one hour and can be acted out with a class, a year group or the whole school.