The Robbery: Scene 1: in The Classroom
The Robbery: Scene 1: in The Classroom
Cast:
teacher
school children
Scene 1:
robbers
police
In the classroom.
If performed on a stage, have a chair for the teacher, children can sit on the floor or have
some chairs in a row facing the audience. The children are sat on the floor or at their
Children:
Teacher:
No
Child (desperately puts their hand up):
Teacher:
No
Child (desperately puts their hand up):
Teacher:
The Children takes turns to put their hands up and ask the teacher a question.
These can be whatever the children know how to say How old are you? What is
your favourite . ? Can you ..? Have you got .?
The school bell:
Children:
Hoorah!
Children exit running
Scene 2
Robbers enter (Pink Panther music?) on tiptoes in a line. They cross the class then
the first one stops and the next one bumps into the first etc. Then then robbers
make a line facing the audience.
Robbers:
Hello everyone. We are strong, we are clever, we are bad. We are
robbers!
The robbers go round the class pointing to objects.
Robber 1:
Whats this?
Robber 2:
Its a pen?
Robber 3:
Whats this?
Robber 4:
Its a chair.
Robber 5:
Whats this?
Robber 6:
Robber: 1:
Whats this?
Robber 2:
Its a bag.
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2011
efltheatreclub.co.uk
Robber 1:
A bag! Take the bags.
The robbers pick up the bags and move towards the door. They are about to exit
when a robber sees the children (offstage)
Robbers:
Oh no, the children.
The robbers hide behind the chairs, or in the corner.Children enter and notice the
bags have gone
Children:
Child:
Call the police!
A child calls the police.
Child:
Police, come quickly. There are robbers in (name of school).
Sound of police siren off stage. The police arrive, running. The run into the class
and stop
Police:
Children:
There are robbers.
They all start looking for the robbers.
Robber:
Atchoo!
Children:
Whats that?
Police:
I dont know.
Robber:
Atchoo!
Children:
Whats that?
Police:
I dont know.
Atchoo!
Children:
The children and police chase the robbers. Everyone runs in a circle 3 times until a
robber says Hands up!
Robber:
Hands up!
You cannot stop us. We are strong, we are clever, we are bad. We
are robbers!
A policeman:
Look! Whats that?
The robbers all turn around to look, and the police jump on them and take away
their guns.
Everyone:
Children:
Police:
Hooray, hooray!
Thank you policemen.
Youre welcome
Dominic Streames
2011
efltheatreclub.co.uk
Everyone:
Robbers:
Sorry.
The end.
Dominic Streames
2011
efltheatreclub.co.uk