The Glorious Games

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Celebrate the Olympic Games and the successes of Olympic athletes both past and present with this sparkling musical!

Join the Spirit of the Games for a fascinating journey through the history of the Olympic Games, from their origins in Ancient Greece, their re-birth in 1896, to the hopes and dreams of today’s young athletes aspiring to compete in the modern Olympics. With a wide range of different options for staging your production, The Glorious Games is sure to win a gold medal.

Two options are presented in the book for staging this Olympic musical. It can be performed either as a musical with speaking parts or as a cantata with narration.

  • 7 Songs
  • Suitable for KS2 and lower KS3
  • Running time: approximately 45 minutes

Example of script (PDF)
Example of piano score (PDF)

Songs

  1. The Glorious Games
  2. I am the Herald of the Games
  3. How we love a hero
  4. Monsieur de Coubertin
  5. So many sports!
  6. Lift the flame on high
  7. The Glorious Games (reprise)

*An accompanying CD of the songs includes both vocal and backing tracks.

Sample Tracks

Characters

If fewer children are available, several parts could be played by one child, for example, Ancient Greek 1 could also play Long Jumper and Athlete 1. The Runner may be played by either a girl or boy.

  • Runner
  • Spirit of the Games
  • 3 Friends
  • 6 Ancient Greeks
  • Trainer
  • Official
  • A group of Officials
  • A group of Soldiers
  • 2 Soldiers
  • Herald
  • Long Jumper
  • Charioteer
  • Boxer
  • Wrestler
  • Pankrationist
  • Theodosius I
  • Secretary
  • Monsieur de Coubertin
  • 3 Delegates
  • Group of Women
  • Woman
  • Person 1
  • 2 Announcers
  • 7 Athletes
  • 2 Flag Bearers
  • Torch-Bearer
  • Speaker

*If fewer children are available, several parts could be played by one child. For example, Ancient Greek 1 could also play Long Jumper and Athlete 1. The Runner and the Spirit may be played by either a girl or boy.