The Scariest Campfire Story Ever

Funny & Spooky Classroom Play | Years 5–6

Looking for a funny, spooky and easy-to-stage play for your upper-primary students?

The Scariest Campfire Story Ever is a 30–35 minute classroom comedy filled with vampires, ghosts, zombies, campfires, silly scares and a surprise ending your students will love performing.

Three campers gather around a campfire expecting terrifying stories. Instead, they discover that the monsters are not quite as frightening as they should be…

The vampires are more worried about sunscreen than blood.

The ghosts cannot stop arguing about how to haunt people.

And the zombies are far more interested in their phones, followers and online content than eating brains!

Just when the campers decide that the stories are hopelessly unscary, the monsters return for one final surprise…

What’s Included

✓ Complete classroom play script

✓ Teacher implementation guide

✓ Character list and casting suggestions

✓ Flexible casting options for different class sizes

✓ Rehearsal plan and performance timeline

✓ Staging suggestions

✓ Prop and costume ideas

✓ Seven scenes with clear transitions

Designed for Flexible Classroom Casting

The play includes 11 speaking roles, with options to:

• expand the cast for larger classes

• combine roles for smaller groups

• divide larger roles between students

• include additional non-speaking students as forest creatures, ghosts, zombies, campers or stage crew

Several supporting roles have shorter sections, making the play suitable for students with different levels of confidence and performance experience.

Easy to Stage

No elaborate set or expensive costumes are required. The play is designed to work in a classroom, school hall, theatre or outdoor performance space using simple props, costumes, movement, lighting and sound effects.

Perfect For

★ Years 5–6 classrooms

★ Drama and Performing Arts

★ English and Literacy

★ Halloween performances

★ School assemblies

★ End-of-term productions

★ Class exhibitions and celebrations

Why Teachers Will Love It

Ready to use: Everything you need to take your class from first read-through to performance is included.

Flexible: Adapt the cast, rehearsal schedule and staging to suit your students and your available space.

Engaging: Students get to perform exaggerated characters, practise dramatic expression and explore humour and comic timing.

Curriculum-rich: The play supports speaking, listening, reading fluency, collaboration, confidence and expressive language through an authentic performance experience.

At a Glance

Runtime: 30–35 minutes

Cast: 11 roles, with options to expand or reduce

Age/Year Level: Years 5–6

Format: Ready-to-use classroom play script + teacher support materials

Style: Funny, spooky, light-hearted and suitable for upper-primary audiences

Get your students ready to laugh, scream and bring some truly terrible monsters to life!