Onatti writes new exciting plays and uses different modern styles of theatre to make foreign languages accessible and mix language learning with entertainment.
To achieve this we craft the spoken word to complement your teaching.
Play in French for for beginners
Parlez-vous Français?
Play in French (and English) for beginners learning French
Play touring Jan - July 2027
The school ski trip to France should be full of fun and adventure… but if anyone is going to have an accident, it’s going to be Archie - the class clown!
And sure enough, on day one, his silly behaviour lands him in hospital.
Things quickly get trickier when his teacher is called away to deal with another emergency, leaving Archie all alone in a French hospital where nobody speaks English!
With only his very basic French to help him, Archie must explain what’s wrong, ask for help, and try to understand what everyone is saying.
What could possibly go wrong? - Quite a lot!
Full of funny misunderstandings, silly mix-ups, and lots of laughter, this charming comedy shows just how easy (and hilarious!) learning a new language can be.
A fun, fast-paced play performed in both French and English, perfect for 8-12's who are learning French and guaranteed to have everyone laughing!
LANGUAGE
This play is in French and English for students who are at the beginning of their French learning. Performed by 1 native French and 1 English performer.
AGE
Pitched at students aged around 8-12 years old who are learning French
LENTGH
This play is 45 mins long
PARTICIPATION
Some students from the audience will be encouraged to take on the roles of several characters in the play.
This is not pre-rehearsed. This adds a very entertaining element to Onatti's performances
ACTORS TBC
Every play is accompanied with worksheets.
These are available to download on this website.
They contain a synopsis of the play, some extracts from the written script and some useful words and phrases
"...funny, engaging, inspiring and really empower our students!"
Christ Church Academy, Stone | (Parlez-vous Français?) March 2023
Chadwell Heath Academy | Feb 2026
... very professional
...our year 7s loved the play, very engaging and funny, very professional and we are very please, we will be booking more plays with you next year, thank you for all the hard work and effort with making languages fun and exciting.
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Upton House School | Feb 2026
...level of French was just right
...to say how very much we all enjoyed yesterday's performance of Shipwrecked en France. It was very funny and the level of French was just right for our audience. The children loved being invited up on stage. I must also say how very nice Sebastian and Marie were. The whole thing was great. Thank you!
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Ibstock Place School, | Feb 2026
...outstanding..
The comment that kept coming back was 'inclusivity'. The children felt included in the play, which I think is challenging to achieve.
A huge thank you and well done to Sebastian Imas and Marie Maillot for their outstanding and funny performance!
A clearly professional duo!
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Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford | Feb 2026
...fantastic play
Thank you so much for another fantastic play! Our boys were smiling non-stop and had a great time.
We're already looking forward to next year!
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