PLAN THE STRUCTURE OF A PLAY
By Paloma Carrasco

TITLE Alice and the Old Toys Box

RECOMMENDED AGE GROUP 12-14 (1st – 2nd Year of ESO)

CHARACTERS

Mathew. He is 8 years old. He’s got fair hair, brown eyes; He is skinny and tall. Mathew is a smart and restless, fun to play with. He usually gets into trouble because he likes to push things to the limit.

Luke. He is 8 years old. He has got brown hair and big brown eyes. He is much stronger than his twin brother. Luke is good-hearted, sweet and loves pirates and playing games. He is very talkative and restless as his brother.

Alice. She is 2 years old. She has got fair hair, brown eyes and a smiling face. She is the princess of the house, much quieter than her brothers.

Big Blue Dolphin, stuffed toy animal.

Blocky, the Boneless Dog, stuffed toy animal.

Mum and  Dad


SYNOPSIS 

Big Blue Dolphin and Blocky, the Boneless Dog had always lived in the kids’ rooms. BB Dolphin was Mathew’s favourite while Luke always fell for dogs and Blocky had been his pet since he was three. However, the twins were about to become 9 and teddies were no longer acceptable as favourite toys.

 After their birthday party, it was obvious that the new superheroes, the tablets, the football and the rest of the presents would take the teddies place forever. And so it happened. Big Blue Dolphin and Blocky, the Boneless Dog were stored in a toy box under the tag “OLD TOYS” together with the Magic Marbles Run, Mickey Mouse and Mr. Potato Head.

Little Alice started to feel unease, looking for her brothers’ fabulous toys. She was restless and moody because they were nowhere to be found. She could not tell her mum and dad because she was still learning how to speak.

Alice looked lost and she was in tears most of the time. Her constant weeping was the reason why the “OLD TOYS” box was unwrapped to try and cheer her up. And it worked! Inside the box Alice found Big Blue Dolphin and Blocky, the Boneless Dog, which she had so missed since her brothers’ birthday.

Never was a happier child seen, holding and dragging two actual size teddies, Big Blue Dolphin and Blocky, the Boneless Dog.


SCENE BREAKDOWN 

Scene 1. Birthday party in the garden of the family. Children playing, decorations and tables with drinks, sandwiches, snacks and a cake. Balloons and wrapping of presents.

Scene 2. Garden party. Older kids playing with new toys, consoles, radio-controlled helicopters… (gadgets) while babies and younger kids have fun with the balloons and plastic toys.

Scene 3. Inside the house, later that day, while children and getting ready to go to bed. Stuffed animals and baby toys are cornered and piled up. Mum and Dad say good night, children are exhausted and joke about the day and the new presents.

Scene 4. Old toys are stored away in a box to make room for the new ones. The twins decide which toys they are keeping and why. The box is closed and placed in the garage.

Scene 5. Little Alice in the house. She is all in tears, walking from her bedroom to her brothers’ room, back and forth. She is disconsolate and mum asks the twins if they know what’s wrong with the little girl.

Scene 6. Mum fetching Old Toys Box in the garage. Alice opens the Box and shouts for joy! The twins realize the reason why Alice had been so upset. Next we see Alice’s bedroom with all her brothers’ old toys, both stuffed animals on her baby bed.