Stage Start Two is a collection of 20 plays which provides children with an opportunity to have lots of fun and enjoyment as well as help them develop reading, comprehension and communication skills. The following plays arein the collection and are suitable for a wide variety of ages and abilities.Humpty DumptyLittle Bunny Foo FooThree Little PigsThe Missing ReindeerThe Elves and the ShoemakerThe Magic Porridge PotThe Stone SoupThe Pied Piper of HamelinKing MidasThe Tiger, Old Man and the JackalPeter PanPinocchioThe Happy PrinceHow the Elephant got his TrunkAlice in WonderlandHome for ChristmasA Night OutIt is Better to ForgetThe BodySaint Bernadette The first two plays in this collection are short and simple. They are based on two very popular nursery rhymes - Humpty Dumpty and Little Bunny Foo Foo. Rudolph, The Missing Reindeer tells the story of Rudolph disappearance before Christmas and how Santa Claus has to call on a variety of nursery rhyme characters to help him in his search for his reindeer. The next five plays - The Three Little Pigs, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Magic Porridge Pot, The Stone Soup and The Pied Piper of Hamelin are based traditional tales, familiar and well loved by children all over the world. King Midas is a Greek myth where greedy King Midas wishes that everything he touches turns to gold but be careful what you wish for. The Tiger, Old Man and the Jackal comes from an old Indian legend. The terrible tiger is outwitted by the small but very clever jackal. The following five plays are based on stories by famous children's authors. Peter Pan is a about a boy who lives in the magical world of Neverland where he never grows up. Pinocchio written by Italian novelist Carlo Collodi is about a wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy. How the Elephant got his Trunk is based on the Elephant's Child from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories. The Happy Prince is based on Oscar Wilde's well loved fable and it focuses on loyalty and kindness. Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland follows Alice as she goes on wonderful adventures in Wonderland where she meets extraordinary characters like a talking White Rabbit, March Hare and the very horrid Queen of Hearts. The final five plays in this collection - Home for Christmas, A Night Out, It is Better to Forget, The Body and Saint Bernadette have fewer characters and can be used in a smaller drama class or with smaller groups. Stage Start Two is a collection of 20 plays which provides children with an opportunity to have lots of fun and enjoyment as well as help them develop reading, comprehension and communication skills. The following plays are in the collection and are suitable for a wide variety of ages and abilities. Humpty Dumpty Little Bunny Foo Foo Three Little Pigs The Missing Reindeer The Elves and the Shoemaker The Magic Porridge Pot The Stone Soup The Pied Piper of Hamelin King Midas The Tiger, Old Man and the Jackal Peter Pan Pinocchio The Happy Prince How the Elephant got his Trunk Alice in Wonderland Home for Christmas A Night Out It is Better to Forget The Body Saint Bernadette Julie Meighan is a lecturer in Drama in Education at the Cork Institute of Technology. She has taught Drama to all age groups and levels. She is the author of the Amazon bestselling Drama Start: Drama Activities, Plays and Monologues for Young Children (Ages 3 -8) ISBN 978-0956896605, Drama Start Two: Drama Activities and Plays  for Children (Ages 9 -12 ) ISBN 978-0-9568966-1-2 and Stage Start: 20 Plays for Children (Ages 3-12) ISBN 978-0956896629.