The Worst Witch by Emma Reeves

A play within a play – it's a format we all know and love, and this new script follows that age-old structure. This musical is based on The Worst Witch books and tells the story of Mildred Hubble, an ordinary girl who attends a school for witches. As the plot unravels, Mildred and her friends stage a play about their adventures in witching training.

The story is uplifting, with a focus on kindness, bravery and loyalty. It's a fun, dynamic script that would be even more fun to direct.

In the opening, the stage directions instruct the cast to minglew ith the audience, telling them about the play that they are about to perform. This would be something interesting to explore with a class and a great way to introduce the idea of breaking the fourth wall to Key Stage 3 students.