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.
Knowledge Matters (volume 3)
Written by an experienced senior examiner and teacher, and endorsed by WJEC, this vibrant student book provides invaluable support in an accessible and engaging style for all three components of the specification, including: All aspects of devising and performing and on rehearsal techniques. / Creating a portfolio of supporting evidence and on choosing suitable extracts from a text. / Evaluating and helping improve students' own devised performance. / Understanding key theatre practitioners and...
This facsimile edition is a complete reproduction of the most reliable of the medieval manuscripts of The Canterbury Tales-the Hengwrt Manuscript (or Peniarth 392 D), now in the National Library of Wales, in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Because it is to serve as the basic text of the Tales for the projected multivolume Variorum Edition of Chaucer's complete works, much deliberation was given to the choice of the Hengwrt Manuscript. Scribed in the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century, it is...
'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...
The Play Guide provides structured support for the three Sections that are all part of Component 1: Understanding Drama in the AQA GCSE Drama specification: / Section A Theatre Roles and Responsibilities. / Section B Study of a Set Play / Section C Understanding Drama - Live Theatre Production. / Fully supports the written examination and helps students develop their key knowledge and understanding of the set plays. / Knowledge and understanding are developed alongside the key drama skills thr...
Cambridge IGCSE™ Drama Student's Book (Collins Cambridge IGCSE (TM))
by Mike Gould and Rebekah Beattie
Prepare for the Cambridge IGCSE in Drama syllabus for first examination 2015 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 examination: 2015 Be ready to teach the current syllabus (for first examination in June 2015) with this brand new series which has been fully matched to the Cambridge I...
When Theatre for Youth: Twelve Plays with Mature Themes was published in 1986, it met a need for plays that could help young people deal with some of the more difficult realities of life. Responding to the sweeping changes in society over the succeeding thirty years, Coleman A. Jennings and Gretta Berghammer have assembled a new collection of plays that reflects not only on themes such as aging, death and dying, friendship, courage, conformity, maturation, sexuality, and struggles with moral jud...
Written by an experienced drama teacher, this practical Study & Revision Guide provides essential guidance for the non-examined assessment components of the course as well as for the written exam. // Separate sections are included for Devising Theatre, Performing from a Text and Interpreting Theatre components, helping you successfully complete your coursework and develop your exam skills. // Covers key theatre practitioners with clear information on Brecht, Stanislavski, Mitchell, Berkoff and R...
25 10-Minute Plays for Teens (Applause Acting)
by Lawrence Harbison
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...
New 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 Supe...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey
by Harry Potter Theatrical Productions and Jody Revenson
The official behind-the-scenes book of the record-breaking award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one of the most celebrated stage productions of the past decade. Opening in London's West End in 2016, on Broadway in 2018 and in Melbourne in 2019 - and with more productions worldwide still to come (including San Francisco later this year) - the play has smashed records, collected countless rave reviews and awards, and captivated audiences night...
A practical, hands-on resource to help students tackle the Performing Monologues aspect of their Drama GCSE. // Provides guidance on how to choose a monologue, including the choice of character, style, content and genre // Includes a large selection of exemplar monologues and offers a synopsis of the play, rehearsal techniques and areas for further research on each one // Contains notes on additional scenes from the plays which could also be considered, studied and performed. // Advice o...
Edexcel GCSE Drama Study Guide
by Rhianna Elsden, Alicia Pope, David Porter, and Lucy Ellen Rix
A new series of collections of short plays and extracts from plays chosen to help maximise students’ GCSE Drama and Standard Grade achievement. This rich resource will also support the Year 9 objectives of the English Framework. A selection of extracts and short plays chosen to help students understand the similarities and differences between contemporary and classic drama across different countries. Students will learn how cultural and personal issues have been dramatised over time by...
A new series of collections of short plays and extracts from plays chosen to help maximise student's GCSE Drama and Standard Grade achievement. This rich resource will also support the Year 9 objectives of the English Framework. Proposals, marriages, funeral and beyond are the focus of this collection of contemporary and classic drama. From the wit of Wilde to the dark comedy of Brecht, these extracts are an enormously entertaining look at the key moments in life. * The Importance of Being Ernes...