| Author: | Ray Lawler |
Every summer Roo and Barney have come down from their work in the Queensland canefields to the Carlton house they share with Olive and Nancy for an annual celebration of love and laughter. But this year Nancy has deserted the house to get married, and Pearl has taken her place...Ray Lawler's brawny canecutters, and their long... read more
| Author: | Christopher Bond |
The demand for new drama literature for Key Stages 3 and 4 met by these original scripts and adaptations of popular children's fiction. The curriculum requirements for studying genuine dramatic literature will be achieved by studying these accessible theatre scripts. The plays can be successfully performed by pupils as they h... read more
| Author: | Ben Myers |
Exciting, original plays are designed to motivate students. The demand for new drama literature for Key Stages 3 and 4 is met by these original scripts and adaptations of popular children's fiction. The curriculum requirements for studying genuine dramatic literature will be achieved by studying these accessible theatre scrip... read more
| Author: | Terry Pratchett |
| Series: | Oxford Modern Playscripts |
Maurice is no ordinary cat. He's amazing. He can think, he can talk...and he has an amazing scam going. And all he needs to pull it off is an army of intelligent rats and one stupid-looking kid. But when his gang enter Bad Blintz, the town they have decided to con next, they soon realize that all is not as it should be - and ... read more
| Author: | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| Series: | Oxford Playscripts S. |
Oxford Classic Playscripts: Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer is dead! In a dramatic attempt to bring him back to life, four medieval alchemists invite a group of Chaucer's best-known pilgrims - the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Pardoner, the Nun's Priest, and the Miller - to tell their Canterbury Tales. This work features ... read more
| Author: | Arthur Miller |
| Series: | Heinemann Plays |
The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and a mixure of boy and girl parts. "The Crucible" is a study of the events which led to the 1692 Salem witchcraft trials, and a parable for 1950s McCarthyism in the USA.
| Author: | Gillian Cross |
| Series: | Oxford Modern Playscripts |
A group of friends take a stand against the actions of their Headmaster, who wants to take over the world.Strange things happen at Lloyd and Harvey Hunter's school. When their new foster sister Dinah arrives she wants to find out why...But can she escape the Demon Headmaster?This work features new, innovative activities speci... read more
| Author: | Sue Murray |
A comedy in two acts, for middle and senior secondary students, that is fast, furious and full of shocks  and frocks! This lively and entertaining play explores one of the biggest highlights of any student's life: the formal. The characters wrestle with family, friends, assessments and the odd turquoise taffeta dres... read more
| Author: | Joanna Murray-Smith |
Sadie and Ed meet Martin and Chloe at a holiday resort and instantly hit it off, despite coming from completely different worlds. When Martin saves Ed's life, everyone knows the debt can never be properly repaid. But Ed is rich and generous, and Martin and Chloe have a need so great it seems divine providence that the two cou... read more
| Author: | Tennessee Williams |
This series of plays for the 11-16 age range offers contemporary drama and new editions of classic plays. The series has been developed to support classroom teaching and to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum Key Stages 3 and 4. The plays are suitable for classroom reading and performance; many have large casts a... read more
| Author: | Tennessee Williams |
Abandoned by her husband, Amanda Wingfield comforts herself with recollections of her earlier, more gracious life in Blue Mountain when she was pursued by 'gentleman callers'. Her son Tom, a poet with a job in a warehouse, longs for adventure and escape from his mother's suffocating embrace, while Laura, her shy crippled daug... read more
