The Big Ship Sails is an emotional play about the the British child migration scheme of the 1940s and 1950s. Based upon actual recollections, the play focuses on the lives of children from different families and explores the reasons for, and effects of, this devastating exportation programme. Powerful as a performance, and an excellent resource for investigating events of recent British - and Commonwealth - history from the perspective of those involved.
The first in a series on Shakespeare's original texts, including facsimile pages, this version of "Hamlet" is claimed to be, in some ways, the most authentic version of the play that we have. Included are an introduction, notes, and a theoretical, historical and contextual critique. This text has been rejected by scholars as a "bad Quarto" - corrupt and pirated text printed without the permission of the playwright or his company. Nonetheless, it was the first version of the play to be published...
An Inspector Calls GCSE Student Guide (GCSE Student Guides)
by Philip Roberts
Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Guides conveniently gather indispensable resources and tips for successful understanding and writing all in one place, preparing students to approach their exams with confidence.Key features include a critical commentary of the play with extensive, clearly labelled analyses on themes, characters and context. They take studying drama even further with sections on dramatic technique, critical reception...
Professor Donno's fully annotated edition, based on the Folio text, explains Shakespeare's language in its sixteenth -century social and dramatic context. The introduction emphasises the play's Illyrian setting, a locale that distances the mad actions of the romantic lovers and the comic Sir Toby with his crew from the real world where the wind blows and the rain falls, The play's major themes and characters are defined against their counterparts in Shakespeare's sources and against later parodi...
AQA GCSE Drama Designing Drama Lighting, Sound, Set, Costume & Puppet Design
by Sue Shewring
The student book provides comprehensive support for the design route through the AQA GCSE Drama specification, covering all lighting, sound, set, costume and puppet design options. // The clear and accessible layout will help you engage with and fully understand key design ideas and information. // Written by an experienced author and drama teacher, in collaboration with expert consultants working professionally in each of the design areas. // Includes a variety of features including Asses...
Tally's Blood (National Qualifications Curriculum Support)
by Ann Marie di Mambro
Exam Board: SQALevel: National 4 & 5Subject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2013First Exam: June 2014 As well as being a highly popular play for National 5 English study, Tally's Blood paints a wonderful picture of life in wartime Scotland, as experienced by the Italian immigrant community. Exploring the themes of racism, love and family loyalties, it does so with humour and warmth through the eyes of an Italian family with close blood ties. When World War Two breaks out, friendships outwith...
A dramatic version of a traditional story in which children join in taking different parts of the reading Offering a very different storytelling experience, this Walker All Join In Story Play is a dramatic version of a favourite picture book written for four voices. Each part is clearly marked by different colour bands so children can join in. Perfect for reading aloud, this innovative and beautifully designed book offers a simple, clever and utterly enjoyable way of sharing stories and learnin...
Written specifically for GCSE students by academics and specialists in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Guides conveniently gather indispensable resources and tips for successful understanding and writing all in one place, preparing students to approach their exams with confidence. Key features include a critical commentary of the play with extensive, clearly labelled analyses on themes, characters and context. They take studying drama even further with sections on dramatic technique,...
Now even young readers can enjoy Shakespeare's stories in a bold new retelling that captures the drama and adventure of the original plays.
* Launched in conjunction with the Tara Theatre's production in London prior to national tour. * From acclaimed playwright Sean Burn Time Out Play of the Year 2004, Peggy Ramsay Foundation Award 2006, Dadafest. * Shortlisted Artist 2009, BBC's Alfred Bradley Bursary Award. * This hard-hitting play celebrates the diversity of our society in which one in four experience mental ill-health. * Ideal for use in schools, colleges, youth theatres, amateur and community groups
OMG Shakespeare Boxed Set (OMG Shakespeare)
by Courtney Carbone, William Shakespeare, and Brett Wright
Three of Shakespeare’s most popular plays . . . in texts?! The immortal William Shakespeare is given a fun, modern twist in this OMG Shakespeare boxed set! This hilarious boxed set includes three adaptations of Shakespeare’s most beloved tragedies: YOLO Juliet srsly Hamlet Macbeth #killing it Imagine: What if Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Ophelia, and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had smartphones? To bae or not to bae? The real question is: How can you read while ROTFL?! If you
Invaluable support for all teachers of Shakespeare in schools, colleges and institutions of higher education. Teaching Shakespeare is a major contribution to the knowledge and expertise of all teachers of Shakespeare in schools, colleges and institutions of higher education. It makes explicit the principles of active learning which underpin Cambridge School Shakespeare, and helps teachers to develop their existing good practice. Practical examples are given from the plays most frequently us...
