The Dream That Hath No Bottom is a full-length piece, which evolved out of curriculum work at Key Stage 2, weaving together strands from Shakespeare and the history of Elizabethan England. There are works based on the Iron Age (The Triumph of Lugh), the Victorians (The Paupers' Revenge), The Anglo-Saxons (The Treasure and a Tale), modern European history (The Fall of the Wall), and the Medieval Mystery Plays (The News from the World & The Crucifixion).

All these pieces

* have an accessible musical style - but do not attempt to promote a particular view of what music should be; the sound world is not predictable and patronising, but instead aims to challenge participants and audiences alike.

* have vocal parts which are well-suited to young performers

* have instrumental parts often based on patterns designed to be learnt by heart, particularly by players of percussion instruments of the kind commonly found in schools. Orchestration is left to individual requirements.
 

There are also two youth operas: The Button Moulder is a full-length work for large forces and mixed abilities, a re-working of Ibsen's Peer Gynt which was enthusiastically received when first performed in Northamptonshire in 1990.

In 2005, All in the Mind was the result of a commission for W11 Opera in London. With a professional 'band' and a large cast of talented teenagers, the result is a more sophisticated piece of musical theatre.