Scripts & Sketches

by John O'Connor

Published 3 July 2001
Literature for life

Scenes & Stages

by John O'Connor

Published 3 July 2001
From Shakespeare to Stoppard, the Greeks to "Red Dwarf", Oscar Wilde to "Blackadder", this guide offers a way to explore drama at Key Stage 3. Designed to meet the drama objectives of the framework for teaching English, the book offers a variety of extracts and activities. It covers: an overview of major plays and playwrights; comparison of drama from different era, different cultures and different media; and developing an understanding of the language of drama, its major genres and dramatic forms.

When the Harrisons move to an old country cottage and are beset by small domestic disasters, they assume that James is up to his tricks again. How can James explain that he's plagued by the ghost of a 17th-century sorcerer? This play is adapted from a novel by Penelope Lively. It is designed for ten main parts: five male, four female, with one male voice off-stage; and eight additional parts - one male and others interchangeable.