A musical in twelve songs

Every queen
starts somewhere.

No jewels. No silk. No satin. Just a girl the King can't stop looking at.

Contestant
number four.

The Musical Esther

Twelve songs. One brave queen. Free for every school, church and youth group to perform.

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Four contestants and the host on a golden stage; Esther stands apart in a plain dress

Act one

The Contest

King Ahasuerus needs a queen. The finalists drip with jewels. Esther has none of that, and she wins anyway.

Haman in purple robes playing an electric guitar on a rock stage

Act two

The Plot

Haman is Mr Wonderful, and everybody must bow down to him. Mordecai won't. Now Esther's whole people are in danger.

Queen Esther pleading with the King on his throne

Act three

The Banquet

Esther invites the King, and Haman, to dinner. Haman thinks it's the honour of his life. It isn't.

Esther and the people dancing through the city streets

Finale

Celebration

There's a jubilation in the land, and everybody knows the reason why.

The company

Step into the spotlight

Move towards the edge of the stage to meet the whole castSwipe across the stage to meet the whole cast

The album

Twelve songs

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    Previews available for four songs in this prototype.

    Perform it free

    No licence fees.
    No forms. Forever.

    Any school, church or youth group can stage The Musical Esther for nothing. The script, the score and the rehearsal tracks are all you need.

    1. 1Read the one-page free licence
    2. 2Get the script, piano/vocal score and rehearsal tracks
    3. 3Put on the show: full length or the short version
    Read the free licenceScript and score on Amazon [link]
    The 2026 programme cover: Queen Esther in a gold gown on a stage, with The Musical Esther logo The 1989 programme cover: The Story of Esther, a religious play with music, with a hand-drawn Esther on a throne 19892026

    Our story

    Written in 1989.
    Sung again in 2026.

    Loïs and Christopher Dale wrote The Musical Esther for the Sunday School of Bilston Methodist Church, with a piano, a guitar, a basic drum machine and a 4-track tape recorder.

    The children who sang it then have children and grandchildren of their own. Now every song has been re-recorded, so a new generation can sing it too.

    Read the full story