One of a series of playscript adaptations of the original six Magpies storybooks at Stage 8, this drama text is entitled The Kidnappers. Designed for consolidation and reading practice, it can be used with groups or individuals. The series aims to teach children the conventions of drama and develop skills in reading aloud and shared reading. Each play has a cast list of between four and six characters including one or more narrators. There are six lines of text per page and suggestions for sound effects. The words are close to the original story and the artwork is completely re-drawn to show similar scenes to the original storybooks.