Telling the story of Robin Hood normally involves going back in time to the 12th century, imagining Sherwood Forest in the dark ages. For Year 4’s version of the tale, we decided bring Robin to the modern day for the audience to enjoy.
After an unfortunate incident with a time machine built in Forest School, our hero wakes up in 2023. Everything around him confuses him, from the strange clothes that people are wearing to the mysterious horseless carriages that line the roads. As Robin gets to grips with his new environment, he starts to gather a new merry band to join him on his quest to return to Sherwood. Unfortunately, John Little the bus driver, Alan-a-Kale the farmer and Will the Toyota Starlet driver are hardly up to the job. Lucky, then, that 'Mrs Robinson' finally intervenes to attempt to send Robin whizzing back through the centuries.
Year 4 did a wonderful job of learning all their parts for the play. As well as the many lines, there were also songs, props and positions to contend with. In a beautiful setting by the Specs Pond, the children entertained the packed audience of families. There were many laughs and quite a few frights, too – especially when the merry band charged in to do a bit of impromptu robbing! Fortunately, Robin did eventually make it back to his own time. Unfortunately, he was sentenced by Judge Porteous to wear green stockings for the rest of his life. Oh well… You can’t have it all!
Mr Priddin, Year 4 Teacher
Many thank to the multi-talented Mr Priddin for writing the play for the children and composing two of the songs.