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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...

* 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

A comprehensive bank of customisable teaching and learning resources to support the study of Romeo and Juliet. Packed with images, an accessible Word version of the play text, teaching ideas and background materials, interactive activities, and a case study of the play in performance, the product offers real value for money and is perfect for delivering Romeo and Juliet in the Key Stage 3 classroom. Our popular OxBox technology offers teachers practical support for planning lessons, and enables...

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...

The most beautiful and famous quotations from Shakespeare in an exquisite gift book.The most beautiful and famous quotations from Shakespeare are gorgeously illustrated in this exquisite gift book. Unfolding to reveal evocative lines from plays such as Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet,Twelfth Night and The Tempest, this charming collection celebrates the enduring appeal of the Bard and is the perfect gift for any book-lover.

Respect women, respect girls. Respect yourselves. Remember you are everyone who’s gone before you and you are nobody that has ever been, so make it count, make it special, make a difference, make people listen, love the women who have loved you and watch us make the world move to a better place. For Layla, every day is a battleground.The pay gap, the thigh gap, over-sexed pop and selfies that are photoshopped – they’re just part of the world she lives in.But that world is about to change.While b...

'Heinemann Plays' offers contemporary drama and new editions of classic plays. The series has been developed to support classroom teaching and to meet the requirements of Key Stages 3 and 4. The plays are ideal for classroom reading and performance; many have large casts and an equal mix of parts for boys and girls. Each play includes strategies and activities to introduce and use the plays in the classroom. "A View From the Bridge" tells the story of Eddie Carbone, who agrees to shelter his...

This 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,...

Denny, a teenager, is one of the unlucky ones, a survivor, one of those who have come through a nuclear war alive. In plain language he sets down all that has happened to him, what he sees, and what he feels in the first days after the bomb has dropped.

Nominated as an outstanding play of 2004. Helen Hayes Award finalist in USA. The King is dead and the Green Kingdom is in turmoil. Only Merlin knows that the future lies in the hands of young Arthur. Taken away from the only home he's known, Arthur slumbers in Merlin's Cave of Dreams. Here, his past and future are revealed in a glorious vision that will lead him on the adventure of a lifetime. Can Arthur slay the giants and dragons that stand in his way? Will he pull the sword from the stone and...

A sourcebook of techniques designed to develop improvisional skills in young actors.

In Ê25 10-Minute Plays for TeensÊ young thespians in high school and middle school will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent playwrights such as Don Nigro Wendy MacLeod Jeff Goode Bekah Brunstetter and Constance Congdon; and equally terrific plays by such exciting up-and-comers as Chad Beckim C. S. Hanson Merridith Allen Sharyn Rothstein and Kayla Cagan. The characters are teens and the subject matter will be of interest to aspiring young actors making it easy for them t...