The Railway Children – scenes and songs
ACT ONE
Scene 1: The London House and Surrounding Streets
Song: Prologue (Perks)
Song: Christmas is here! (Family, servants, carol singers)
Song: You can never return (Perks)
Scene 2: Charing Cross Station
Song: Together (Mother, Bobbie, Peter, Phyllis)
Scene 3: The Cottage
Song: You may enter a tunnel (Perks)
Scene 4: The Hillside
Scene 5: The Station
Song: All on time (Perks, Villagers)
Scene 6: Inside the Cottage
Song: You might make a friend (Perks)
Scene 7: The Station Platform
Song: Posh talk (Bobbie, Peter, Phyllis, Perks’ children, village children)
Scene 8: The Cottage Garden and Kitchen
Song: Lullaby (in Russian! Szczepansky)
Scene 9: The Railway Carriage and the Hillside
Song: The Railway Children (Old Gentleman)
Scene 10: The Cottage Garden
Song: ‘Til the day (Mother)
Scene 11: The Hillside, Outside the Tunnel
ACT TWO
Scene 1: The Station Platform
Song: A once in a lifetime day (Perks, Engine driver, Bobbie, Peter, Phyllis, villagers)
Song: While you’re busy dreaming (Old Gentleman)
Scene 2: The Hillside, Outside the Tunnel
Dance: Paperchase ballet
Scene 3: Inside the Tunnel
Song: Nothing to fear (Bobbie)
Scene 4: The Cottage
Song: One voice (part 1) (Old Gentleman, Perks)
Scene 5: The Cottage Garden
Scene 6: The Train Carriage
Scene 7: A London Street
Song: One voice (part 2) (Mother, Bobbie)
Scene 8: The Cottage Garden
Song: One voice (part 3) (Customer, Lady, Gossip, Housewife, Vendor, ensemble, Mother, Bobbie)
Scene 9: A London Street
Scene 10: The Cottage Garden
Song: Who knows what you’ll find (Perks)
Scene 11: The Hillside
Song: Nearly autumn (Bobbie)
Scene 12: The Station Platform
Song: Finale (Bobbie, Old Gentleman, All)
Song: A once in a lifetime day (all)
Time: Christmas 1905 to September 1906









