The Little Princess, Sara Crewe

by Nancy Seale, Melissa Sweeney

Play Script by Nancy Seale, with music by Melissa Sweeney. This sparkling version of the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, while retaining its Victorian charm, is enhanced by humor, song, and suspense. Basic set with three interiors. Cast of 5 men, 18 women (including 12 pupils flexible in number and age according to production needs). Three scenes in front of curtain. Costumes of turn-of-the-century London.

To Sara Crewe, everyone at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies is a cold Miss Minchin, her timid sister Miss Amelia, pupils such as spiteful Lavinia or plodding Ermengarde, as well as the next-door invalid Gentleman and his Lascar. Imagination sustains Sara when, orphaned and no longer "Parlour Boarder," she is banished to the attic. Becky, the little scullery maid, becomes her fast friend. Suddenly Sara's bleak garret is mysteriously transformed. Finally she learns who her benefactors are. Miss Minchin receives her just comeuppance. Sara's last song tells it "This is Just the Way It Ends in Books!"

44 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1982

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a little girl name Sara Crewe and her father's name is Captain Crewe or Joseph Crewe and he are really rich. Also Sara only relative and her mother died ever since she was born. Her father put her in a school and he left her there and went to India to start his business with his friend, by mining diamonds. Soon she made new friends that are loyal to her and the rest are jealous of her because she is rich. On her 11th birthday a man came in and told Ms. Minchin the principal of the school was told that Captain Crewe died and left Sara nothing, awhile his friend took it all. I bet Ms. Minchin is really mad….. And she is and she made Sara into a scurry maid. Then one day a gentleman move into the next door of the school. They were searching for the lost Captain Crewe’s daughter which is Sara! But they didn’t know it was her since she was a maid. Soon they the gentleman saw her, she look so sad, so they made a surprise for her! Sara Crewe thought it was magic but it wasn’t. One day the gentleman’s monkey came over to her side of the attic, so then later Sara decided to take the monkey back to the sick gentleman tomorrow. So she did and then later she said “Should I give it to the Lascar?” And then later the gentleman ask her how did she know if the lascar is a lascar, then Sara told the gentleman that she is born in India. Soon later on they began asking her questions. At the very end they the gentleman found the missing daughter of the lost Captain Crewe, Sara Crewe. Soon Sara became more rich then she use to be and the scurry maid that is Sara Crewe’s friend live with her. And also at the very, very end of the book there was a happy ending.

[Madison Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've watched the film it is amazing so I've been looking for the book but I'm sure it's better and I'm so exited to start to read it it's one of my favourite films and I'm sure it will be my favourite book too !!

[rai · Rating 5 out of 5]

a little tale of magic and hope and comfort and hardship and kindness. i loved this book as a child and i love it still.

[Siobhan Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I watched the movie with Shirley Temple, and it was good. However, the book was incredible.

[Jorge Luis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the movie but I think that the book is way better. I didn't really understand the movie that much