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Man on the Moon

Ruby: Our play is about the book ‘Man on the Moon’.

Bajan: The author is Simon Bartram.

Naya: We have made a Priory version of ‘Man on the Moon’.

Habon: Where we have used a lot of our own learning to make it extra special

for you.

All: We hope you enjoy it!

Sebastian: This is Bob.

Daniel: Perhaps you’ve heard people talk of him.

Christian: You may know him better as the Man on the Moon.

Jan: This is where Bob lives.

Ayah: Every morning he rises at six o’clock.

Enriquetta: He has a cup of tea and two eggs for breakfast.

Uma C.: Eggs are a great source of protein for breakfast.

Mohieddin: Then he leaves for the rocket launchpad.

Amaya: On the way he stops to buy a newspaper and some chocolate toffees.

Max: I love me some good old toffees.

Uma C.: Too many of those are not so good for you though.

Max: Bye, mum!

Uma C.: Bye, my dear, be careful!

Ahmad: He’s on his way to work…

All: …on the Moon!

----Bob on the Moon song----

Oscar S: Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock

Otto: Finally two hours after waking up it is eight o’clock and Bob is at the

launchpad.

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Sophia: There he changes into his special Man on the Moon suit and boards his

fantastic rocket ship.

Josette: You won’t believe it but it only takes 15 minutes to get to the moon.

Tomasz: It takes longer for Bob to wash his hair.

Julia: So he has to leave by quarter to nine, otherwise he wouldn’t make it to

the moon by nine.

Joshua: On the way he reads the newspaper and does the crossword.

Max: 1 across, a green round piece of fruit and it has five letters.

All: Apple!

Max: No, it beats me.

Oishi: Bob’s job as Man on the Moon is very important.

Oscar H: He’s a VIP on the moon.

Alexander: He has to keep the Moon clean and tidy.

Michael: Quite often astronauts drop sweet packets and cans.

Charlie: Hey, you can recycle those things you know.

Khamal: Some people say that aliens are responsible for most of the rubbish…

All aliens: It isn’t us!

Naima: But Bob knows that’s not true.

All Bobs: There’s no such thing as aliens….

Faris: Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock

Clementine: By twelve-thirty it’s time to eat.

Digby: He had breakfast over six hours ago, he must be STARVING!

Isabel: But hey, don’t forget he had a whole packet of chocolate toffees.

Charlie: Yeah, we have the evidence here to prove it.

Layla: Bob goes to his rocket ship to fetch his lunch box.

Sam: This usually contains two sandwiches (either cheese or peanut butter),

an apple and some chocolate covered nuts.

Cutler: Hey, Sam! Hey, Billy!

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Dylan & Ben: Hey Bob!

Dylan: Let us guess……

Ben: You have peanut butter sandwiches for lunch today.

Cutler: Well actually…..it’s cheese.

Dylan & Ben: Oh, how predictable.

----Planet song------

Dylan: Did you know that Saturn has a small rocky core covered with liquid

gas?

Cutler: No! I did not know that.

Ben: Well it’s not as good as Mars…..The Red Planet, as Mars is often called,

is the fourth planet from the sun.

Cutler: Wow, I didn’t know that either.

Dylan: Yeah, but that just means that you have to wear stronger sun cream…..

----- Class song----

Alan: After lunch, tourist spaceships start arriving from Earth.

Karis: It is part of Bob’s job to entertain them….

Kaila: ……and give them something to photograph

Dior: So he does somersaults, handstands and especially high moon jumps.

Tourists: Wow! He’s amazing!

Marcus: What a wonderful show it is!

Maia: Sometimes he performs for as long as two hours and is left quite out of

puff.

Habon: Occasionally, the tourists; spaceships will land on the Moon.

----Holiday song----

Naya: When they do land, Bob gives them a guided tour, and a speech.

Leonard: Is the moon really made out of cheese?

Cutler: No, and I wouldn’t advise you to eat that either.

Callum: Ew, yuck! It definitely doesn’t taste like cheese.

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Angelos: The holes that make it look like cheese are actually called craters.

Asia: Is that where the aliens live?

Angelos: Oh no, no, no! There is no such thing as aliens.

Angelos: The Moon orbits the Earth every 27.3 days.

Angelos: The first person to set foot on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.

Uma P: What? Like Armstrong class?

Angelos: Yes. It’s named after him. A VIP just like me.

Francisca: Well we really just want to know about the aliens.

Raine: Look! I’ve told you already….there is no such thing as aliens.

Daniel: Afterwards, Bob opens a small souvenir stand.

Raine: Postcards! Pencils! Mugs! 50p each. Or 3 for £1.

Raine: Small plastic moons £1.

Emila: Oh wow, what a bargain!

Ruby: By four-thirty all visitors must leave the Moon.

Ayah: Bob looks around to see that everyone has left.

Christian: He checks inside any big craters in case anyone has fallen in

Amaya: But there’s never anyone there.

All aliens: Phewww! That was close! He nearly caught us.

Raine: Another working day is nearly over.

Raine: It is time to check everything is in order before I leave for the night.

Adrianna: Bob packs away his equipment and any unsold souvenirs into his

rocket.

Otto: He switches on the Moon’s nightlight before jetting off towards Earth.

Raine: I’m so tired.

Joshua: But Bob always hears his mum‘s voice in his head saying…..

Uma C.: You need to keep your wits about you while flying the rocket.

---- Class song----Bob sings solo.

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Mohieddin: As he reaches Earth it’s about five o’clock.

Julia: The rush hour is in full swing with everyone leaving work and going

home.

Tomasz: Just like Bob.

Khamal: At home Bob is just like anyone else.

Michael: First he puts on Coronation Street and drinks his hot cocoa.

Karis: Then he has a long bath.

Lukas: Moon-work makes me very grubby sometimes

Lukas: The dust gets right inside my suit.

----Alien song----

Naima: Bob is enjoying his warm bath, when he has the fright of his life.

Oishi: A weird creature was standing right in front of him.

Lukas: What on Earth is that?’

Lukas: An alien? But…..but there is no such thing as aliens.

Beaumont

& Dilys: That’s what you think.

Beaumont: We’ve been trying to talk to you but you just don’t listen.

Sam: Bob was shocked at first, then delighted to have such an unusual friend.

Kaila: What a discovery he made!

Digby: Bob showed the alien around and gave him lots of information about

planet Earth and human kind.

Oliwia: In the day we stay awake and in the night we go to bed.

Beaumont: But how long are your days?

Oliwia: Well usually we say that the day is 24 hours but half is bright and half is

dark.

Beaumont: Hold on this isn’t bright, it’s raining….

Oliwia: Yes, but this is England. It rains quite a lot here.

Beaumont: Oh, that’s a shame!

Oliwia: How long are the days on the moon then?

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Beaumont: So one moon day is 28.5 earth-days long.

Oliwia: But when do you sleep then?

Dilys: Whenever I want to.

Dilys: Anyway, do you like your job as Man on the Moon?

Oliwia: Yes I look forward to it every day.

Dilys: It sounds fun. Can I come tomorrow?

Kyrelle: Yes, of course you can.

Dilys: Best friends?

Kyrelle: Yeah, best friends.

Maia: The next working day both friends headed back to the Moon.

Clementine: Bob was introduced to the rest of the aliens.

Kyrelle: Now I know that aliens exist as will all of my tourists.

----Bruno Mars ‘Count on me’----