Educational: Drama and performance arts

Book SynopsisTom Stoppard''s masterpiece, with a beautiful new cover. Comparing what we're looking for misses the point. It's wanting to know that makes us matter. Otherwise we're going out the way we came in.Arcadia premiered at the National Theatre, London, 1993, winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.It is a laugh-filled tragedy about what happens if you take the intoxicants of poetry and science seriously. It is a play where Stoppard turns himself into a clown whose juggling balls are Romanticism, Classicism, and the meaning of life . . . The stale cliché about Stoppard is that he is a brilliant manipulator of ideas, but with no heart. Yet here at the core of his best play is the greatest love story on the British stage for decades. Yes, the characters bond over ideas but some of the most interesting people in life do just that. That would be enough to make Arcadia a masterpiece but it is even more than that. The play stirs the most basic and profound questions humans can ask. How should we live with the knowledge that extinction is certain not just of ourselves, but of our species?' INDEPENDENTI have never left a new play more convinced that I'd witnessed a masterpiece.' DAILY TELEGRAPHA brilliant, brilliant play. A play of ideas, of consummate theatricality, of sophisticated entertainment and of heartache for time never to be regained.' SUNDAY TIMES

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Book SynopsisIn Poems to Perform, Julia Donaldson has chosen poems with performance by children in mind, and her notes and ideas on performing them are included in a special section at the end of the book.From the author of The Gruffalo, Julia's passionate belief that performance can help children enjoy reading and grow in confidence is informed by her own experience both as a child and now, working with groups of children to bring stories, poems and songs to life. The poems range from classics by Edward Lear, W H Auden and Eleanor Farjeon to contemporary work by Michael Rosen, John Agard and Clare Bevan. Illustrated throughout with exquisite, expressive lino-cuts by Clare Melinsky, this is a book for teachers, parents, children: anyone who loves great poetry.Trade ReviewThis is a book for teachers, parents, children; anyone who loves poetry - and anyone you want to encourage to love poetry. * parentsintouch.co.uk *A vibrant collection of poems perfect to be performed by two or more voices. * Families First NI *

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Book SynopsisThis schools'' edition of Mark Haddon''s multi-award-winning novel adapted for the stage of the National Theatre by Simon Stephens is perfect for Key Stages 3 and 4. Featuring the play script from the Modern Plays edition but with the language adjusted for school use*, this edition includes a wealth of classroom activities for the English and drama classrooms.Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears''s dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. He has an extraordinary brain and is exceptional at maths, but he is ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. But Christopher''s detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that turns his world upside-down.This educatioTrade Review. . . storytelling that is tender, dynamic, amusing and awe-inspiring - often all at once. * The Times *Simon Stephen's adaptation remains high tech and high quality. * Time Out London *. . . the best new play in town. * Sunday Express *

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Book SynopsisThis edition of Arthur Miller''s tragic masterpiece brings the play alive for students whether in the classroom or drama studio. With activities that target exactly the right level plus in-depth biographical and contextual information to deepen students'' understanding of the play, this edition provides comprehensive, relevant and engaging support for 14-16 students. The brand new design ensures that the text and supporting materials are the clearest and most accessible available. Eddie Carbone is at first happy to help his wife''s cousins, newly arrived in Brooklyn, New York, from Italy. However, as his niece begins to fall in love with one of them, family secrets are unearthed, loyalties are challenged, and Eddie himself is forced to play his part in the tragic finale.

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Book SynopsisThis revised Student Edition includes an introduction by Bess Rowen, Visiting Assistant Professor at Villanova University, US, which looks in particular at the play''s treatment of rape, vulnerable people, mental institutions (especially in connection to Williams''s own family), sexuality and sexual desire.A Streetcar Named Desire shows a turbulent confrontation between traditional values in the American South - an old-world graciousness and beauty running decoratively to seed - set against the rough-edged, aggressive materialism of the new world. Through the vividly characterised figures of Southern belle Blanche Dubois, seeking refuge from physical ugliness in decayed gentility, and her brutal brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, Tennessee Williams dramatises his sense of the South''s past as still active and often destructive in modern America.METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. A well as thTable of ContentsChronology Introduction Cultural Context: The United States in the 1940s The Glass Menagerie and the Beginning of an Era Williams and the Writing Process Realism, Naturalism, and Expressionism Method Acting and Elia Kazan Depicting Rape and Vulnerability Sex and Sexuality Production History and Adaptations Further Reading A Streetcar Named Desire Notes

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Book SynopsisAfter all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? Cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? Why should there be one law for me and another for women?Wilde''s ''trivial play for serious people'', a sparkling comedy of manners, is the epitome of wit and style. This brilliantly constructed satire with its celebrated characters and much-quoted dialogue turns accepted ideas inside out and is generally regarded as Wilde''s masterpiece. This Methuen Drama Student Edition of the play includes commentary and notes by Lucie Sutherland, Assistant Professor in Drama at the University of Nottingham, UK, which investigate the play through a contemporary lens, bringing in the contributions from queer scholarship and discussions of recent productions of the play.Trade ReviewComes as close to perfection as any comedy I can think of. * Daily Telegraph *Oscar Wilde's best-known work always had a claim to be the wittiest play in the English language. * Financial Times *There is a real need for an updated, student-focused edition of this much taught play. * Jenny Stevens, author and series editor *A fresh new edition of a theatrical favourite that fully evinces the contemporary appeal of Wildean theatre. * Chris Megson, Reader in Drama, Royal Holloway, University of London *The play isn’t going anywhere, and Lucie’s expertise and proposed coverage look ideally suited to ‘free up’ the play from the grip of English Literature study and debate, and give something that Drama teachers can meaningfully engage with. * Matthew Nichols, Head of Drama at Manchester Grammar School, UK *Table of ContentsCHRONOLOGY COMMENTARY Context Themes Dramatic Devices Structure Language Performance History Behind-the-Scenes: Practitioner Interview Critical Reception and Academic Debate Suggestions for Further Study THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST NOTES

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Book SynopsisA profound, luminous masterpiece by one of Ireland''s greatest playwrights.This edition was published in 2023 with a beautifully redesigned text and cover, to coincide with the National Theatre'' revival. It is 1936 and harvest time in County Donegal. In a house just outside the village of Ballybeg live the five adult Mundy sisters; their older brother, a missionary priest returned from Uganda; and the youngest sister's seven-year-old son, Michael. Over the course of two days in the family's life, Brian Friel evokes not only the interior world of a group of human beings trapped in their domestic situation, but the wider landscape public and private, Christian and pagan of which they are nonetheless a part.There is no doubting we are in the thrall of as masterly a dramatist as the theatre possesses.' The Times

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Book SynopsisThe action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English. In examining the effects of this operation on the lives of a small group, Brian Friel skilfully reveals the far-reaching personal and cultural effects of an action which is at first sight purely administrative.

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Book SynopsisSherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Watson receive a visit from a young lady who tells them a curious tale about her uncle, an eminent zoologist. To her evident dismay, he has returned from the Far East with a suspicious stranger and an odd-looking whip. Holmes smells a rat and the game is afoot...

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Book SynopsisSlowly I learnt the ways of humans: how to ruin, how to hate, how to debase, how to humiliate. And at the feet of my master I learnt the highest of human skills, the skill no other creature owns: I finally learnt how to lie.Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein''s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.Frankenstein, based on the novel by Mary Shelley, premiered at the National Theatre, London, in February 2011.

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Book SynopsisNominated for ten UK book awards, Theresa Breslin''s hit novel tells of how two young boys - one Rangers fan, one Celtic fan - are drawn into a secret pact to help a young asylum seeker in a city divided by prejudice. Now adapted for the stage by Martin Travers, the play has already been produced to great acclaim at Glasgow''s Citizens Theatre.Graham and Joe just want to play football and be selected for the new city team, but a violent attack on Kyoul, an asylum seeker, changes everything when they find themselves drawn into a secret pact to help the victim and his girlfriend Leanne. Set in Glasgow at the time of the Orange Order walks, Divided City is a gripping tale about two boys and how they must find their own way forward in a world divided by difference.This educational edition has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Published in Methuen Drama''s Critical Scripts series the book:- meets the curriculum requirements for Trade ReviewI like the size and layout of the book; the fact that it feels like a script rather than a textbook... The scheme of work is well thought out and thorough... The instructions for learning, for students to refer to directly, have an appropriate tone and clarity which is refreshing to see. -- Helen Day * Teaching Drama *Table of ContentsDivided City: The Play Teaching and Learning Activities Introducing a context and exploring a setting Investigating the opening scenes and key ideas Key Issues - chains, links and hyperlinks Circle of Conscience - Living with yourself Responsibility and Fear - Keys and Chains Elephant in the Room - Seeing the Unseen Placing Texts to explore different contexts Circle of Techniques - The Adaptation Process Placing the Playwright. Does the author remain? Approaching the final whistle - Layers of Meaning From a Divided City to . . . Revisiting the setting

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Book SynopsisThe Gruffalo is an internationally bestselling picture book, a popular stage show, a BAFTA and Oscar-nominated animation - and now the story has been adapted into a fun and accessible play script by Julia Donaldson. Ideal for children to use as a school play or at home, The Gruffalo Play has been designed with rehearsals and performance in mind. A clear layout and colour-coding for each character will help children to follow their lines and join the action with ease. The book also contains a hints and tips section which includes helpful advice on staging the play and performing it with larger groups. There are ideas too for themed make-and-do Gruffalo activities, as well as stage make-up for Gruffalo and Mouse! And of course no production of The Gruffalo Play would be complete without the lyrics and music for beloved Gruffalo Song.With Axel Scheffler's fun illustrations, this wonderful, dramatic way to share the classic story i

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Book Synopsis''Betrayal is a new departure and a bold one . . . Pinter has found a way of making memory active and dramatic, giving an audience the experience of the mind''s accelerating momentum as it pieces together the past with a combination of curiosity and regret. He shows man betrayed not only by man, but by time - a recurring theme which has found its proper scenic correlative . . . Pinter captures the psyche''s sly manoeuvres for self-respect with a sardonic forgiveness . . . a master craftsman honouring his talent by setting it new, difficult tasks'' New Society''There is hardly a line into which desire, pain, alarm, sorrow, rage or some kind of blend of feelings has not been compressed, like volatile gas in a cylinder less stable than it looks . . . Pinter''s narrative method takes what''s next? out of the spectator''s and replaces it with the rather deeper how? and why? Why did love pass? How did these people cope with the lies, the evasions, the sudden dangers, panic and the contradictory feelings behind their own deftly engineered masks? The play''s subject is not sex, not even adultery, but the politics of betrayal and the damage it inflicts on all involved.'' The TimesFirst staged at the National Theatre in 1978, Betrayal was revived at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 1991. Twenty years after its first showing, it returned to the National in 1998.

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Book SynopsisAn essential resource for anyone studying Princess & The Hustler by Chinonyerem Odimba for GCSE English Literature – featuring a complete guide to the text, plus sample questions and answers to help you prepare for assessment. Get to grips with Princess & The Hustler with expert, easy-to-follow breakdowns and analyses of key aspects of the play – including the characters, plot, structure, themes, setting and language – along with a clear explanation of the historical context. This guide also contains prompts for further reflection and research, to help you get the most out of your study and revision, whether at home or in the classroom. Featuring insights from playwright Chinonyerem Odimba, colour photographs of the original production, and extensive quotes and extracts from the text, this GCSE Study Guide will strengthen your understanding, build your confidence and boost your chances of success. It is also an invaluable resource for teachers approaching the play.

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Book SynopsisThis amazing CGP Grade 9-1 GCSE Drama Play Guide is the perfect resource for studying Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers. The book provides in-depth study notes about the play, covering character and performance, staging and design, context and themes to name a few! The layout is clear and accessible, with plenty of full-colour photographs. We’ve also included thought-provoking practice questions, revision tasks and exam tips throughout. Plus there’s a whole section of exam advice, including what to expect in the exam, and model answers. To round things off we’ve thrown in a glossary explaining the key terms and a comic-strip cartoon summary of the whole play! Don’t miss the CGP Grade 9-1 GCSE Drama Revision Guide for full course study notes (9781782949626).

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Book SynopsisRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a play which, as it were, takes place in the wings of Hamlet, and finds both humour and poignancy in the situation of the ill-fated attendant lords. The National Theatre production in April 1967 made Tom Stoppard''s reputation virtually overnight. Its wit, stagecraft and verbal verve remain as exhilarating as they were then and the play has become a contemporary classic.

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Book SynopsisThis Play Guide is specifically written for A Level students who are studying Our Country's Good as part of the AQA A Level Drama & Theatre specification. It provides structured support for Component 1: Section A - Drama and theatre. This book is divided into three sections: 1) How to explore a text for A level Drama and Theatre, with vocabulary-building sections on acting, directing and design; 2) An extended exploration of the play to enrich students' understanding and response to the text; 3) Targeted examination preparation to improve writing and test-taking skills. - Fully supports the written examination and helps students develop their key knowledge and understanding of key A Level drama & theatre skills. - Knowledge and understanding of the play are developed with a synopsis, character and scene studies, contextual and practical exploration. - Includes a wide range of practical drama tasks, activities, and research and revision exercises. - Advice on how to interpret and prepare for exam questions with examples of effective responses.

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Book SynopsisAustralia 1789. A young married lieutenant is directing rehearsals of the first play ever to be staged in that country. With only two copies of the text, a cast of convicts, and one leading lady who may be about to be hanged, conditions are hardly ideal...Winner of the Laurence Olivier Play of the Year Award in 1988, and many other major awards, Our Country''s Good premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1988 and opened on Broadway in 1991. ''Rarely has the redemptive, transcendental power of theatre been argued with such eloquence and passion.'' Georgina Brown, Independent It is published here in a new Student Edition, alongside commentary and notes by Sophie Bush.The commentary includes a chronology of the play and the playwright's life and work as well as discussion of the social, political, cultural and economic context in which the play was originally conceived and created.Trade ReviewWertenbaker has searched history and found in it a humanistic lesson for hard modern times: rough, sombre, undogmatic and warm * The Sunday Times *Highly theatrical, often funny and at times dark and disturbing, it sets an infant civilization on the stage with clarity, economy and insight. -- Charles Spencer * Daily Telegraph *Wertenbaker's play remains terrifyingly relevant … Wertenbaker scarcely puts a foot wrong. She … expands the argument about the practical wisdom of putting on a play into a wider debate about crime and punishment and, when an actor-convict on the eve of hanging breaks her self-incriminating vow of silence, movingly demonstrates the power of drama to change minds. -- Michael Billington * Guardian *Table of ContentsCommentary Chronology: ­ A timeline of Wertenbaker’s life and works, set alongside key theatrical, social and political events of the period. Contexts: - The 1780s: Attitudes to Crime and Punishment; The First Fleet and the Penal Colony of New South Wales; Theatrical Styles and Conventions; The Recruiting Officer - The 1980s: Attitudes to Crime and Punishment; Theatre Funding; The Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark and the ‘Joint Stock Method’; The Playmaker - Timberlake Wertenbaker Themes: - Guilt and Innocence; Punishment, Rehabilitation and Redemption; The Value of Theatre; Language, Silence and Voice; Colonialism Dramatic Devices: - Language(s): Regional Dialects; Articulacy and Inarticulacy; The Aborigine - Episodic Structure - Theatrical Style: Multi-roling and Cross-casting; Brechtian Aesthetic - Options for Design Production History - A Timeline Critical Reception - Critical response, recognition and influence - The Play Today Academic Debate: ­ A brief discussion of academic responses to the play Further Study: A bibliography of texts for further study - A discussion of Comparative Literature (by Wertenbaker and others) PLAY TEXT - OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD

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Book SynopsisThe first duty of a storyteller is to tell a story.' Or was it The only duty of a storyteller is to tell a story'?A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of child-murders that are happening in his town.''Sometimes you don''t even know what you''ve been craving until the real thing comes along.'' New York Times''McDonagh is more than just a very clever theatrical stylist. His tricks and turns have a purpose. They are bridges over a deep pit of sympathy and sorrow, illuminated by a tragic vision of stunted and frustrated lives.'' Fintan O''Toole, Irish TimesMartin McDonagh''s searingly brilliant play premiered at the National Theatre, London in November 2003. It was revived at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in June 2023.

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Book SynopsisDickens' irresistible portrayal of poverty, cruelty and crime in Victorian Britain tells of Oliver's arrival in London, where he falls under the influence of Fagin, a gang of young thieves and the irrepressible Artful Dodger.

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Book SynopsisGrowing up in Australia and the UK, Abigail often found herself covered in paint or flour, or lost in a book. After a BA in English and a PhD on Medieval Castles, she combined her interests writing Usborne children's books - from cookery, craft and castles to science and unicorns.

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Book SynopsisAct Normal includes 31 contemporary monologues from Too Much Punch For Judy, Hard To Swallow, Missing Dan Nolan, I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won’t Die, Game Over … and many more of Mark’s plays and musicals. Written with young performers in mind and available for classroom or audition use, they offer a range of characters and topics – both comic and serious - along with acting notes for each monologue. Many of the monologues are verbatim, providing a unique opportunity for actors and directors to explore this exciting form. Act Normal is the first exclusive collection of Mark’s monologue work. ‘Surprise your teacher, your friends, your family, your audience and last but not least, yourselves!’ – Mark Wheeller Monologue topics: True stories and verbatim pieces British World War II evacuee experience Testimony of world champion blind athlete Graham Salmon Account of sisters involved in a drink-driving accident Story of a woman’s battle with anorexia A young woman’s struggles breaking into the football world Two pieces on the life-changing consequences of a car accident Recounting of a prison assault Dan Nolan’s 2002 disappearance Grooming and human trafficking Students excluded from the mainstream education system Accidental drug overdose Young people and self-harm Online predators Fiction Absurdist, allegorical tale about a fantasy King Unplanned teenage pregnancy Fandom and mourning an idol (reference to David Bowie) Theatre in Education piece on road safety Featured plays, with character options and ages (NB: all are suitable for performers of any age and gender) Blackout - Operation Pied Piper - Jean, aged 9 Graham – World’s Fastest Blind Runner – Junie, pre-teen/ Graham, adult Too Much Punch For Judy – Judy, young adult/ Duncan, adult Hard to Swallow – Anna, young adult/ John, adult Sweet (W)FA / Lethal In The Box – Miss Vallas, adult/ Spanner, adult Chicken! – Nut-Job, teenager/ Chris, teenager Legal Weapon 2 – Andy, young adult Wacky Soap – Storyteller, adult Missing Dan Nolan – Pauline, adult / Sarah, young teenager/ Andy, adult One Million to Stop The Traffik – Mary, adult Kids Who Look Out of the Window – Tonisha, teenager Chequered Flags to Chequered Futures – Jane, adult/ Driver, adult I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die – Jack, teenager Scratching the Surface – Louise, adult This Is For You – Susan, adult Can You Hear Me Major Tom? – Mark, adult/ Jasmine, adult Game Over – Lorin, adult

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Book SynopsisNew revised 2020 version Set text for OCR GCSE 9-1 Drama exam This play tells the tragic true story of Dan Nolan, a teenage boy who went missing on the 1st January 2002 after a night out fishing with his best friends. The play explores the mystery of Dan’s disappearance and the tragic events that occurred that night; raising issues concerning personal safety and the importance of looking out for each other. A verbatim play, it uses only the words of his family, friends and the Detective Superintendent in charge of the police investigation. This revised 2020 edition of the play includes a new foreword reflecting on the original production by Mark, a new interview with the original cast and a new note on the original lighting design by Danny Sturrock. Suitable for: Key Stage 3/4, GCSE, BTEC, A-Level to adult 
Duration: 60 minutes approximately
 Cast: Up to 18, or 2 female, 2 male with doubling.
 "Heart-rending, bold, direct and simple. Even on the bare page this is a powerful piece of drama...” 
 Paul Fowler, GODA 2003
 "This play is not just about Dan Nolan, it's about all of us and our responsibility to and for each other."
 David Dykes, Head of Creative and Performing Arts, King Edward VI School, Southampton (Dan's former school)Trade Review"Heart-rending, bold, direct and simple. Even on the bare page this is a powerful piece of drama..." Paul Fowler, GODA 2003 "This play is not just about Dan Nolan, it's about all of us and our responsibility to and for each other." David Dykes, Head of Creative and Performing Arts, King Edward VI School, Southampton (Dan's former school)

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Book SynopsisAttempts on her Life 17 scenarios for the theatre by Martin Crimp Attempts to describe her? Attempts to destroy her? Or attempts to destroy herself? Is Anne the object of violence? Or its terrifying practitioner? Martin Crimps 17 scenarios for the theatre, shocking and hilarious by turn, are a rollercoaster of late 20th-century obsessions. From pornography and ethnic violence, to terrorism and unprotected sex, its strange array of nameless characters attempt to invent the perfect story to encapsulate our time. Since its premiere 10 years ago, Attempts on her Life has been translated into more than 20 languages. This is its first major UK revival. Attempts on her Life 17 scenarios for the theatre by Martin Crimp

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains Harold Pinter''s first six plays, including The Birthday Party.The Birthday PartyStanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by two strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns into a nightmare.''Mr Pinter''s terrifying blend of pathos and hatred fuses unforgettably into the stuff of art.'' Sunday TimesThe Room and The Dumb WaiterIn these two early one-act plays, Harold Pinter reveals himself as already in full control of his unique ability to make dramatic poetry of the banalities of everyday speech and the precision with which it defines character.''Harold Pinter is the most original writer to have emerged from the new wave of dramatists who gave fresh life to the British theatre in the fifties and early sixties.'' The TimesThe HothouseThe Hothouse was first produced in 1980, though Harold Pinter wrote the play

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Book SynopsisA book of selected theatre reviews from 2020 from one of the foremost authorities on British theatre. Starting each chapter is a brief commentary on the developments of that era and the social, political and cultural context within which this theatre was being produced. Also included are key obituaries and letters in response to reviews written, providing a rich collection of curated archival material. Following on from his first collection, One Night Stands, Michael Billington's chronicle offers a rich, authoritative insight into British theatre over the last 3 decades from his unique professional perspective. It begins with Tony Kushner's UK premiere of Angels in America at the National Theatre in 1992 and culminates with Inua Ellams's celebrated adaptation of Chekhov's Three Sisters at the same venue almost 30 years later. En route, we're exposed to the fallibility of theatre criticism through his much-regretted original criticism of Sarah Kane's Blasted and its role in identifyTrade ReviewThe best theatrical read of the year. * British Theatre Guide *A hugely valuable document of almost three decades of British theatre, but also a highly personal collection. * Times Literary Supplement *Here is 18 years' worth of [Billington's] wisdom, starting with a recession and ending with a pandemic, culled from a half-century at the Guardian ... This book is more than a wander down memory lane, however; it brilliantly shows how theatre reflects society, art imitating life. * Country Life Magazine *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi Introduction 1. Towards the End of the Millennium: 1992–9 1992 Angels in America Faith Healer Moby Dick The Rise and Fall of Little Voice 1993 Is there Life after Deptford? 400 Years since the Death of Christopher Marlowe Arcadia Moonlight Cabaret 1994 The Atheist’s Tragedy Footfalls John Gielgud: a celebration of his 90th birthday The Queen and I/Road Measure for Measure Pentecost The Life and Legacy of John Osborne 1995 Blasted Letters to the Editor about Blasted Dealer’s Choice Skylight The Importance of Being Earnest/ Private Lives Mojo 1996 Shakespeare on Screen The Beauty Queen of Leenane Divine Right Hedda Gabler Ashes to Ashes 1997 Bird and Fortune Ivanov A Six-Point Plan for Theatre Playhouse Creatures Blue Heart The Weir 1998 An Experiment With An Air Pump Naked Cleansed Copenhagen The Merchant of Venice/As You Like It Via Dolorosa 1999 The Colour Of Justice Lift Off 71 House and Garden Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants Mnemonic Noel Coward Centenary 2. Hopes of Renewal: 2000–9 2000 The Island Celebration/The Room Richard II Blue/Orange 4.48 Psychosis The Bogus Woman Is there a Crisis in Black Theatre? 2001 A Raisin in the Sun Alive From Palestine Mother Clap’s Molly House The Seagull No Man’s Land 2002 The York Realist Up For Grabs The Marriage of Figaro Frozen The Coast of Utopia Joan Littlewood A Number 2003 Iphigenia Henry V Fallout The Elephant Vanishes Iain Duncan Smith’s Leader’s Speech at the Conservative Party Conference The Sugar Syndrome Cut-Price Shakespeare Lear’s Daughters 2004 The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? When Harry Met Sally Endgame Festen Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads Guantanamo Stuff Happens Thou shalt not cough Don Carlos 2005 Professor Bernhardi Mammals Is the Fashion for the 90-minute Play suffocating Dramatists? Elmina’s Kitchen Talking to Terrorists Death of a Salesman Blackbird The Wild Duck 2006 Nights at the Circus Resurrection Blues The Clean House Rock ‘N’ Roll Frost/Nixon A Moon for the Misbegotten Krapp’s Last Tape 2007 The Seagull Black Watch King Lear Macbeth The Crisis in West End Theatre Noughts and Crosses 2008 Tribute to Paul Scofield 1922–2008 Gone With the Wind The English Game The Pitmen Painters Her Naked Skin Hamlet Breaking the Rules: Leading Article on Harold Pinter Tribute to Harold Pinter 2009 Be Near Me Death and the King’s Horseman The Arts in the 1980s: Reflections on Theatre under Margaret Thatcher The Great Game: Afghanistan The Contingency Plan Jerusalem Enron Critic’s Notebook 3. Bright Spots in the Lost Decade: 2010–19 2010 Off the Endz Sweet Nothings Ruined Religion and Theatre The Persians The Game Onassis Men Should Weep 2011 What’s Wrong with Spoilers? The League of Youth The Merchant of Venice truth and reconciliation Othello Tribute to Shelagh Delaney Foxfinder The Animals and Children Took to the Streets 2012 Signs of Second-Rate Plays Julius Caesar Ten Billion Three Sisters This House All That Fall Red Velvet The Effect 2013 The Audience Chimerica A Season in the Congo Handbagged The Scottsboro Boys 50 Years of The National Theatre 2014 Ellen Terry With Eileen Atkins King Charles III Khandan (Family) Wonderland Ballyturk The James Plays Gypsy 2015 Oppenheimer The Hard Problem Nicholas Hytner’s 12-year-reign as Director of the National Lampedusa The Trial Hamlet Hangmen Tribute to Brian Friel Elf the Musical 2016 Escaped Alone Cleansed Hamlet The Flick 246 Sixty Years of the Royal Court Why Shakespeare lives on 400 Years after his Death Father Comes Home from the Wars Oil The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism King Lear 2017 Hamlet Consent The Ferryman An Octoroon Barber Shop Chronicles Donald Trump and Shakespeare Fatherland Girl From The North Country Tribute to Sir Peter Hall Albion Ken Dodd at 90 2018 The Inheritance The Writer Nine Night Red The Jungle The Lehman Trilogy Caryl Churchill at 80 Company The Watsons Sweat 2019 Our Lady of Kibeho Rutherford and Son Betrayal Kunene and the King Small Island Romersholm Ian McKellen The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil Fleabag A Very Expensive Poison Three Sisters Letter to Oliver Dowden in The Guardian Index

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Book SynopsisThis brilliant CGP Grade 9-1 GCSE Drama Play Guide is perfect for studying the ins and outs of Dennis Kelly’s DNA. The book provides in-depth study notes about the play, covering character and performance, staging and design, context and themes to name a few! The layout is clear and accessible, with plenty of full-colour photographs. We’ve also included thought-provoking practice questions, revision tasks and exam tips throughout. Plus there’s a whole section of exam advice, including what to expect in the exam, and model answers. To round things off we’ve thrown in a glossary explaining the key terms and a comic-strip cartoon summary of the whole play! Don’t miss the CGP Grade 9-1 GCSE Drama Revision Guide for full course study notes (9781782949626).

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Book SynopsisThis CGP Play Guide is perfect for studying J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls for GCSE Drama. The book provides in-depth study notes about the play, covering character and performance, staging and design, context and themes to name a few! The layout is clear and accessible, with plenty of full-colour photographs. We’ve also included thought-provoking practice questions, revision tasks and exam tips throughout. Plus, there’s a whole section of exam advice, including what to expect in the exam, and model answers. To round things off we’ve thrown in a glossary explaining the key terms and a comic-strip cartoon summary of the whole play! Don’t miss the CGP GCSE Drama Revision Guide for full course study notes (9781782949626).

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Book SynopsisHow does the world of theatre and the performing arts intersect with the climate and environmental crisis? This timely book is the first comprehensive account of the sector's response to the defining issue of our time. The book documents a sector in transition and presents theatre professionals, practitioners and organizations with a synthesis of information, knowledge and expertise to guide them to their own endorsement of sustainable thinking and practice. It is illustrated with inspiring case studies and interviews, from London's National Theatre, to Sydney Theatre Company, to the Göteborg Opera and the American Repertory Theatre. These foreground the work of pioneering institutions and individual practitioners whose artistic ingenuity, creative activism and sense of public mission have given shape, content and purpose to what we can now call sustainable theatre'. Spanning almost three decades, the book approaches the topic from multiple angles and through an international perspTrade ReviewA comprehensive resource, at once detailed and eloquent, for theatre administrators, artists, scholars committed to ecological values and practices in theatre studies and performance. * Theresa May, author of Earth Matters on Stage: Ecology, Environment and American Theatre; Co-founder EMOS Ecodrama Playwrights’ Festival *Our world changes rapidly and so does theatre. Beyond the art, sustainability has become a central challenge for institutions and artists alike. Iphigenia Taxopoulou's study is the new standard reference work and provides a guide/paradigm for the modern sustainable theatre. * Oliver Reese, Artistic Director, Berliner Ensemble *Theatres around the world are transforming their practices, operations and venues to be sustainable, and contribute as a sector to help create a sustainable future for our planet and next generations. The book gives a comprehensive, informative and global overview on how to get started, addressing artists, theatre institutions and policy leaders alike. * Heidi Wiley, Executive Director, European Theatre Convention *Table of ContentsPART I: FRAMEWORKS FOR SUSTAINABILITY Chapter 1 – Climate Governance and Cultural Policy Chapter 2 – Cultural Leadership in the Era of Climate Change Chapter 3 – Stories of change: National Theatre (London) & Sydney Theatre Company PART II: SUSTAINABLE THEATRE (IN PRACTICE, ON STAGE, IN ACTION) Chapter 4 – Theatre Buildings and Operations: A Trajectory Towards Sustainability Chapter 5 – Sustainable Production: Greener Practices and Shifting Values Chapter 6 – Creative Responses to Sustainability Chapter 7 – Sustainability Beyond the Walls: Civic Engagement and a Culture of Sharing References Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisMerging the theoretical framework with the practical elements of staging an ancient Greek play, this indispensable guide offers directors and actors an excellent starting point for mounting their production. Considering the conditions of ancient Greek performance and the conventions of the Greek theatre, the book examines large questions, including those related to ancient Greek values, myth and the individual (characterization'), and the gods and fate all of which must be taken into consideration when approaching a contemporary production. This practical guide also explores with analysed examples, the issues that today's theatre-makers should consider in order to successfully stage ancient Greek drama. These topics include: - choice of translation - setting - costumes - masks - mode of delivery - acting style for both tragedy and comedy - handling of the chorus - solutions to staging Greek dramaTrade ReviewAn excellent handbook for whoever is looking to delve deeper into the culture and the theatre tradition that created some of the most iconic characters and plays ever written. Ewans’ insightful introduction prepares and empowers aspiring practitioners for their exploration of ancient Greek drama. * Emily Louizou, Theatre Director & Artistic Director of Collide Theatre Ltd *Table of ContentsPreface Notation Dates Spelling Introduction: Adaptation and Interpretation Chapter One: The Original Conditions of Performance 1.1 The Festivals of Dionysos 1.2 Performance Practice 1.3 The Playing Space 1.3.1 Theatron and Orchestra 1.3.2 The Skene 1.4 Staging Conventions 1.5 Costumes and Masks 1.6 Actors 1.7 The Choros 1.8 ‘Realistic’ or ‘Stylized’? Chapter Two: Values, Myth and the Individual, the Gods and Moira 2.1 Greek and Modern Values 2.2 Myth and the Individual 2.3 The Gods and Daimones 2.4 Moira 2.5 Comedy 2.6 Modern Performance Chapter Three: Performing Greek Drama on the Modern Stage 3.1 Translation 3.1.1 Introduction 3.1.2 Desiderata 3.1.3 Comedy 3.2 Setting, Costumes and Masks 3.2.1 ‘Ancient’ or Modern? 3.2.2 Desiderata 3.3 Speech and Song 3.4 Acting 3.4.1 Tragedy 3.4.1.2 Solo Speech 3.4.1.3 Dialogue and Three-actor Scenes 3.4.1.4 Props 3.4.1.5 Conclusion 3.4.2 Comedy 3.4.2.1 The In-Law in The Women’s Festival 3.4.2.2 A lazzo in Frogs 3.4.2.3 Props 3.4.2.4 Conclusion 3.5 The Choros 3.5.1 Introduction 3.5.2 Tragedy 3.5.2.1 A Choral Ode 3.5.2.2 A Lyric Scene 3.5.2.3 A Lyric/dialogue Scene 3.5.2.4 Conclusion 3.5.3 Comedy 3.5.3.1 A Choros Divided 3.5.3.2 The Parabasis 2.5.3.3 Conclusion 3.6 Performing Greek Drama on an End-on Stage 3.6.1 Comedy: Peace (2009) 3.6.2 Tragedy: Medea (2021) 3.6.3 Conclusion 3.7 Adieu Glossary of Greek words Recommended reading Works cited Appendix 1: Synopses of the Extant Tragedies and Comedies Appendix 2: Some Audio-Visual Resources Index

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Book SynopsisAnthony Neilson''s 2004 play is half a lark, half deadly serious' TIME OUTA profane, madcap, Alice-in-Wonderland trip morphs into something much more profound in Anthony Neilson's weirdly compelling 2004 study of mental instability' EVENING STANDARD Lisa Jones is on a journey. It''s a colourful and exciting off-kilter trip in search of one lost hour that has tipped the balance of her life. The inhabitants of the wonderful world she finds herself in Dissocia are a curious blend of the funny, the friendly and the brutal. This Student Edition of Anthony Neilson's 2004 play, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival, features a commentary and notes by anna six. It introduces students to debates surrounding mental health and situates Neilson within a British theatrical tradition, including through an interview with him.Table of ContentsChronology History Form Politics Genre Production History PLAYTEXT Interview with Anthony Neilson Notes Further Reading

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Book SynopsisA young lawyer''s involvement in her first case leads her through a criminal justice system - police, courts and prisons - which is cracking at the seams.Murmuring Judges is the second play in David Hare''s highly acclaimed trilogy about British institutions. Racing Demon, which won four awards as Play of the Year in 1990, was the first part of the trilogy and examined the Church. The Absence of War, a play about the Labour Party, completed the trilogy.

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Book SynopsisThis CGP Play Guide is a superb resource for studying Arthur Miller’s The Crucible for Grade 9-1 GCSE Drama. The book provides in-depth study notes about the play, covering character and performance, staging and design, context and themes to name a few! The layout is clear and accessible, with plenty of full-colour photographs. We’ve also included thought-provoking practice questions, revision tasks and exam tips throughout. Plus there’s a whole section of exam advice, including what to expect in the exam, and model answers. To round things off we’ve thrown in a glossary explaining the key terms and a comic-strip cartoon summary of the whole play! Don’t miss the CGP Grade 9-1 GCSE Drama Revision Guide for full course study notes (9781782949626).

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Book SynopsisJust because there is a new grammar, punctuation and spelling test at the end of KS2 doesn't mean you need to rush for practice test papers. Teaching Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling is a creative solution to the new test. All children need to learn the rules of spelling, punctuation and grammar - but they don't only have to be learned while sitting at a desk. For teachers who are tired of worksheets, exercises and reading schemes, this book offers a new approach to teaching literacy, through movement, speech and drama. There are over 70 clearly described and ready-to-use movement activities, covering each of the rules that children are expected to know and use in the SATs during Year 6. Pupils will gain a firm understanding of language through these innovative movement, speech and drama activities. Extensions and challenges enable the activities to be used and enjoyed throughout Key Stage 2. Through acting out parts of speech, letter strings and punctuation, children will internalize the language and absorb ideas, skills and understanding. They will be able to draw on this stored knowledge and use it wherever they need it in the future - when they are being tested - but, more importantly, in their own writing. The combination of visual, aural and kinaesthetic approaches means that the activities suit all types of learner and can be confidently used with both large and small groups. A wide range of ability levels, and even mixed ages, may be easily taught together and high achievers may be challenged alongside those receiving extra support. In addition to literacy understanding, pupils will also develop skills in problem solving, teamwork and social confidence. Suitable for use with all Key Stage 2 children, but particularly Years 5 and 6.Table of ContentsIntroduction. GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES: Is that your name? (Proper nouns and common nouns); Tell me more (Adjectives that describe nouns); Which one? (Adjectives of order); As clever as that (Nouns and adjectives in similes); To do it together (Verbs - root forms); Now or later? (Verb tenses); Who will do it? (Active and passive verbs); Describe it to me (Adverbs of manner); When was that? (Adverbs of time); Where shall we go? (Adverbs of place); Constructing theories (Connectives/conjunctions - single words); All link up (Connectives/conjunctions - two or more words); Opposite ideas (Prefixes to change meaning); This way or that way? (Suffixes to change meaning); Different forms (Suffixes to change tense or type of word); Who's it? (Pronouns - to replace nouns); His or hers? (Pronouns - singular or plural and possessive); Combining words (Compound adjectives - using hyphens); Where are you now? (Prepositions - relative positions); Say it carefully (Word order - for meaning); Be my partner (Clauses that work alone but may be joined); Lift us out (Subordinate clauses); Excuse me (Degrees of formality - strangers, requests, complaints, occasions and events); Quite correct (Degrees of formality - school, books and essays); Familiarity (Degrees of formality - home, family and friends); Could you tell me? (Asking and answering questions); Do as I say (Giving orders and commands); Break it down (Using paragraphs). PUNCTUATION ACTIVITIES: Taller than some (Full stops and capital letters to make sentences); May I ask you? (Using question marks); How amazing! (Using exclamation marks); Find the links (Commas to divide clauses); Wait a moment (Commas to create pauses for reading aloud); Keep us apart (Commas to separate items within a list); Ready to speak? (Commas in complex sentences and speeches); That one's mine (Apostrophes to indicate possession); What's missing? (Apostrophes to indicate missing letters or words); And then - (Using an ellipsis); What did he say? (Inverted commas in speech and dialogue); Is that true? (Inverted commas used for effect); Make a report (Inverted commas used in exact reporting); What happened next? (Dashes); And also - (Brackets to enclose extra information); And by the way - (Brackets to add an aside); I'll tell you more (Brackets to give further explanation); On the other hand (Semi-colons to separate or balance contradictions); I don't think so (Semi-colons to separate or balance preferences or opinions); Is there a reason? (Semi-colons to separate or balance explanations or comparisons); A whole group (Colons before lists); Your turn (Colons before speeches or instructions). SPELLING ACTIVITIES: Begin to rhyme (Initial letters and rhymes); Make a pattern (Common spelling patterns); Spells of wizardry ('Magic e' words); Already happened (Adding 'ed' to regular words to make the past tense); Scare him off (Adding 'ed' to words ending in 'e'); Double time (Adding 'ed' and doubling consonants); Do it now (Adding 'ing' to regular verbs in the present tense); Swap with me (Adding 'ing' to words ending in 'e'); It takes two (Adding 'ing' and doubling consonants ); More of us (Regular plurals - adding 's' or 'es'); Yes, I'm coming (Irregular plurals - words ending in 'y'); Change the letter (Irregular plurals - words ending in 'f'); Leave me alone (Irregular plurals - words that stay the same); Mix up (Unusual plurals); End it now (Word endings - that sound the same and are often confused); How does it end? (Word endings - that can be hard to remember); Quietly does it (Silent letters as initials); Not a sound (Silent letters within words); Hide inside (Spelling longer words - by finding smaller words inside them); Put us together (Spelling longer words - by joining words together); What do you hear? (Homophones); Which way round? (Words containing 'ie' or 'ei'); Catch the beats (Syllables). Index of learning objectives.

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Book SynopsisMuch more than an archive, these are the vivid, still pertinent voices and messages of the pioneers worldwide. The nineteen articles chosen by the editors of Applied Theatre Research represent key themes and elements from the early days of applied theatre that are still – and indeed now more than ever – relevant. They are all high-quality articles, some of which were highly influential in their own time. All of them still have plenty to say to today’s applied theatre, both in their own terms and sometimes in terms of how their publication influenced the development at the time of this still-expanding field, or refracted it in ways that give us new insights with hindsight. They have been arranged in sections according to some of the key themes – and problematic issues – that were discovered, thought out and sometimes stumbled across by the pioneer writers in the collection. Each section is preceded by a critical editorial commentary on those themes, besides thorough introductions to all the articles and in some cases re-evaluations. The editors have added substantial additional new material to the collection and in doing so, bring their own applied theatre experience to bear on these themes, as they raise general questions that are wide-ranging, contemporary and urgent: from the vital and contested issues of power, partnerships and the giving of voice through theatre to applied theatre’s proactive response to COVID-19, to the need to identify, take account of and address the needs of all stakeholders in any applied theatre project. The articles are grouped in six sections, covering areas such as diversity of geography, community contexts, forms of applied theatre and organizational factors that characterize applied theatre; the definition and nature of applied theatre; how the best intentioned projects could be compromised by any of the many opportunities for applied theatre to go wrong; opportunities for change it can offer and the incorporation of new media technologies, and ethnographic performance, two factors that have now become major preoccupations for our field, particularly in the years since the articles were written. The final section recognizes that applied theatre has been around not for 30 years, but for thousands, and in countless cultures. The editorial chapters have strong connections with the rest of the book, but are written with the editors’ deep insights into the field, and are sharp in their focus and context. The book offers useful insights into the start of applied theatre and its development as an area of practice and research. The chapter collection is relevant and includes influential names in the field who have contributed significantly to the development of applied theatre over time. The primary market will be academics and advanced practitioners in applied theatre, drama education and theatre studies – including the expanding fields of drama therapy, theatre and health etc. It will also be useful for educators exploring creative pedagogy and drama in education strategies across the curriculum. It will be valuable introductory background reading for advanced undergraduate and post-graduate students in drama, theatre studies and theatre arts, performance studies and community theatre. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Then and now John O’Toole PART 1: INSPIRING STORIES 1. Life drama Papua New Guinea: Contextualising practice Andrea Baldwin 2. Audience participation, aesthetic distance and change: Reflections on Fifty Square Feet, a theatre in education programme on urban poverty Chan Yuk-Lan (Phoebe) 3. Converging worlds: Fostering co-facilitation and relationships for health promotion through drama at the grassroots Christine Sinclair and Andrea Grindrod 4. Shakespeare in Nicaragua Els van Poppel PART 2: WHAT IS APPLIED THEATRE? 5. Applied theatre: Problems and possibilities Judith Ackroyd 6. Applied theatre and the power play: An international viewpoint Bjørn Rasmussen 7. Conversations with the devil Tim Prentki 8. Applied theatre: An exclusionary discourse? Judith Ackroyd PART 3: RISKY BUSINESS: GOOD INTENTIONS AND THE ROAD TO HELL 9. Ethical tensions in drama teachers’ behaviour Shifra Schonmann 10. Community theatre in a South Samic community: The challenges of working with theatre in small communities Tordis Landvik 11. Spectacular violence and the Kachahari theatre of Sindhuli, Nepal Alberto Guevara PART 4: THE DESIRE FOR CHANGE: VOICE, POWER AND PARTNERSHIP 12. Tabula rasa: Starting afresh with classroom drama Kathleen Gallagher 13. Making a break for it: Discourse and theatre in prisons James Thompson 14. Evaluating the efficacy of community theatre intervention in/as performance: A South African case study Kennedy Chinyowa 15. ‘We like good disco!’: The ‘public sphere of children’ and its implications for practice Nora Roozemond and Karola Wenzel PART 5: THEATRE OF INNOVATIONS 16. Theatrical reflections of health: Physically impacting health-based research Julia Gray 17. Playing the game, role distance and digital performance John Carroll and David Cameron PART 6: A NOD TO THE ANCESTORS 18. Educational and critical dimensions in Turkish shadow theatre: The Karagöz Theatre of Anatolia Mehmet Takkaç and A. Kerin Dinç 19. Christmas traditions and performance rituals: A look at Christmas celebrations in a Nordic context Stig A. Eriksson

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Book SynopsisTeddy, a philosophy professor in an American university, brings his wife Ruth to visit his father, uncle and two brothers at his old London home, after years of estrangement. In the intense conflict that follows, it is Ruth who becomes the focus of their struggle for supremacy.An exultant night a man in total command of his talent.' ObserverThe most intense expression of compressed violence to be found anywhere in Pinter's plays.' The TimesThe Homecoming can be seen as a Freudian play about sons filled with subconscious Oedipal desires. It can equally be seen as an ethological study of a group of human animals fighting over territory. Precisely because Pinter never moralises about or resolves the situation, it is a play that, when impeccably acted, continues to haunt our dreams.' Michael Billington, GuardianThe Homecoming premiered at the Aldwych Theatre, London, 1965.

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Book SynopsisViewed through the eyes of those on the ground, Black Watch reveals what it means to be part of the legendary Scottish regiment, what it means to be part of the war on terror, and what it means to make the journey home.This book contains Gregory Burke''s award-winning script, with production notes by the director John Tiffany.The National Theatre of Scotland''s production of Black Watch opened at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006, where it won a Herald Angel, a Scotsman Fringe First, the Critics'' Circle Award and the South Bank Show Award for Theatre. During a world tour it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the New York Drama Critics'' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.

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Book SynopsisThis collection of scenes offers drama teachers a wide range of topics to explore through characterisation of the moment. There are scenes based on the historical past, these could be linked to cross-curricular activities. Those set in the present seek to draw young actors into a setting with which they can identify and emotionally explore. The author believes that young actors often wish to explore comedy. With this in mind, many of the scenes reflect comedic values. Some of these fun situations hold deeper resonances which the drama teacher would be able to explore with the actor. Each scene contains many different levels for the actor to identify with and emotionally develop. As the words are brought to life, the actor should imagine that they relate to a given set of circumstances; each scene is directly linked to the human situation. A young actor''s motto should be: "I will live the words I learn."

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Book SynopsisWritten in 1836, Woyzeck is often considered to be the first truly modern play.The story of a soldier driven mad by inhuman military discipline and acute social deprivation is told in splintered dialogue and jagged episodes, which are as shocking and telling today as they were when first performed, almost a century after the author''s death, in Munich 1913.This edition contains introductory commentary and notes by Laura Martin from the University of Glasgow. METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. A well as the complete text of the play itself, this volume contains: A chronology of the play and the playwright's life and work an introductory discussion of the social, political, cultural and economic context in which the play was originally conceived and created a succinct overview of the creation processes followed and subsequent performance history of the piece an analysis of, and commentary onTable of ContentsChronology Commentary: Historical and Social Contexts The Manuscripts Character and Caricature Genre and Themes: Social Drama, Madness, Existential Terror and Tragedy, The ‘Double Nature’ of the Human Animal, The Problem of Marie Conclusion The Play as Performance Academic Debate Publication and Production History Further Exploration WOYZECK Notes

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Book SynopsisAn essential resource for anyone studying Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock for GCSE English Literature – featuring a complete guide to the text, plus sample questions and answers to help you prepare for assessment. Get to grips with Leave Taking with expert, easy-to-follow breakdowns and analyses of key aspects of the play – including the characters, plot, structure, themes, setting and language – along with a clear explanation of the historical context. This guide also contains prompts for further reflection and research, to help you get the most out of your study and revision, whether at home or in the classroom. Featuring insights from playwright Winsome Pinnock, colour photographs of the play in performance, and extensive quotes and extracts from the text, this GCSE Study Guide will strengthen your understanding, build your confidence and boost your chances of success. It is also an invaluable resource for teachers approaching the play.

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Book SynopsisA varied collection of 30 contemporary duologues from Mark Wheeller's plays. Compiled at a time when social distancing is a consideration, these duologues all lend themselves to Zoom/Social Distance friendly performances. It includes duologues from: Too Much Punch For Judy Hard To Swallow Missing Dan Nolan I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die Game Over ... and many more of Mark's plays... and musicals. It also includes a previously unpublished self-contained short Sibling Saviours. All these duologues are suitable for young people to use for classroom or audition use. Despite many being ostensibly for adult performers they are all tried and tested for young people to use with amazing results. There has never before been a collection of exclusively Mark Wheeller duologues.

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Book SynopsisPrepare for the Cambridge IGCSE Drama 2022 syllabus with an approach that helps to create a varied, stimulating and enjoyable learning environment that enables students of different confidence and ability levels to flourish.Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFirst teaching: 2020 First examination: 2022Be ready to teach the Cambridge IGCSE Drama syllabus with the second edition of this popular series.Have full confidence in the content and approach of the series which is written by a team of highly experienced authors, who have over 20 years of teaching experience.Enable students to learn a range of skills, such as how to build their self-awareness and how to reflect on their performance. This will build their knowledge and self-confidence, which extends beyond the course itself and helps equip them for life.Know that the series has an international feel in terms of both language used within the text, and plays, scenarios and contexts selected.Make use of the excellTrade Review.

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Book SynopsisWritten specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Editions provide in-depth explanatory material alongside the play texts frequently studied at Key Stage 4.Whether for use in the classroom or independent study, these editions offer a fully comprehensive and lightly glossed play text with accompanying notes specifically directed towards readers of this age, which unravel essential topics and challenge all students to delve further into literary analysis. Shelagh Delaney's modern classic A Taste of Honey is a comic and poignant exploration of class, feminism, race, sexual orientation and optimism in post-war Britain. Fifty years after its hit premiere, working-class Lancashire lass Jo's story continues to engage new generations of audiences.In addition to some on-page explanatory notes and the play text itself, this edition contains sub-headed analyses of themes, characters, context and dramatic devices, as Table of ContentsPrinciple areas of focus include: Historical, socio-cultural and theatrical context Information the playwright and other work by her Detailed analyses of ideas, themes, characters, narrative and dramatic techniques Analysis of characterisation Key literary, linguistic and theatrical/dramaturgical features of the text, including style, form, structure, plot, narrative, character, dialogue, theme and symbolism) Production histories and adaptations, including up-to-date reflections on key productions A variety of activities, designed to allow students to reflect upon their learning and understanding in both the classroom and at home Suggestions for related and wider reading This material is frequently underpinned by: - references to critical/scholarly perspectives on the play and playwright - pedagogical 'checkpoints' that will comprise opportunities for students to reflect upon, and assess, their knowledge and understanding of the text in relation to drama, literature, language This edition makes critical use of existing scholarship about the play and certain 'schools' and trajectories in which it has been read, including feminist theatre and post-war British realism. In interconnecting clear, engaging and scholarly information and readings with a variety of activities for students, this guide features a genuinely interactive and dynamic quality. It is designed to give the student reader confidence in developing their own responses and analysis of the play.

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