Thomas and the Play!

Thomas and the Play! is a magazine story.

Plot
Thomas is working in the Main Station yard when the vicar arrives. He unravels a poster which he proudly shows to the Fat Controller. The poster states that there is to be a children's play at the church hall on Saturday. The Fat Controller tells the Vicar to stick the poster on the station noticeboard. The vicar hopes lots of people will attend the production as the children have worked very hard on it. Just then, a plane zoomed overhead. Behind it is a long banner which informs people of the farmer's market taking place that day. Thomas thinks it's a very clever way of getting the word out. Thomas has an idea which he shares with the Fat Controller and the vicar. The vicar thinks it's a marvelous idea and he hurries away on his bicycle.

Later, the vicar invites lots of children to the church hall and he asks them to paint colourful pictures onto large pieces of board. Afterwards, the vicar takes their boards to the station. The Fat Controller arranges for the pictures to be stuck together and fixed to a wooden frame on a flatbed. Now, the boards make a giant notice about the play. Thomas then pulls the flatbed around the island so that all the people can see it the advertisement. The vicar is delighted.

The play is a massive success and every single ticket is sold! The church hall is filled with visitors from all over Sodor. When the play has finished, the Fat Controller ran a special train, pulled by Thomas, to take everyone home. Thomas' driver thinks the tank engine played his part in the play's success brilliantly!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth