Dramascripts Books
Following the defeat of Charles I, the future of the villagers of Kilhope looks uncertain under their new Parliamentarian landowner. Scheming steward, Thomas Wishart, is the cause of a bitter injustice, resulting in tragic consequences. Sinister and unexplained happenings follow... Is the Kilhop werewolf really just a legend, or is it running rife within the village, wreaking its grisly revenge?
An 'After-the-Bomb' story told by teenage Danny, one of the survivors - one of the unlucky ones. Set in Shipley, an ordinary town in the north of England, this is a powerful portrayal of a world that has broken down. Danny not only has to cope in a world of lawlessness and gang warfare, but he has to protect and look after his little brother, Ben, and a girl called Kim. Is there any hope left for a new world?
Kevin and Sadie just want to be together, but it's not that simple. Things are bad in Belfast. Soldiers walk the streets and the city is divided. No Catholic boy and Protestant girl can go out together - not without dangerous consequences . . . The second of Joan Lingard's ground-breaking Kevin and Sadie books
Adapted from the novel by Marjorie Darke, this play tells the story of Emily and Louise, two young women from different backgrounds, as they are caught up in the attempt to win votes for women. The activity section allows exploration of women's rights and discusses life in prison. Total number of speaking 32 (13 male; 19 female).
Tyke Tiler is fond of a joke and of Danny Price. Their friendship lands Tyke in all kinds of trouble at Cricklepit Combined School. Matters come to a head when Tyke climbs the school's bell-tower and surprises everyone.
Dickens's tale of love, prejudice, heroism, and sacrifice, set against the background of the French Revolution, has been specially adapted for the stage by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore. It offers speaking parts for more than 40 actors.
A dramatization of the classic novel Jane Eyre. The activity section includes information about the Bronte sisters and about the society in which the play is set. There are also assignments covering a range of National Curriculum outcomes, plus detailed guidance on drama activities.
This new drama anthology for Key Stage 3 into Key Stage 4 offers a variety of short plays and extracts for classroom use, many by well-known playwrights including Russell, Pinter, Brecht, Chekhov and Shakespeare. It covers the key elements of plot, dramatic form, setting, characterization, dialogue, performance style, historical context, and themes, with clear explanations and a glossary of key terms. Activities develop students' awareness of how dramatic texts are structured, while assignments support students in writing their own short playscripts based on what they have learned.
Oxford Classic Playscripts: Dracula He is Nosferatu, the Undead. He can walk through locked doors, change his shape. Sometimes he looks like a man, sometimes a huge wolf-like dog, or a bat. He never grows ill, never dies And if you invite him into your home, he will take your life and your soul. BLNew, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing
An engaging classroom playscript. Canterbury TalesGeoffrey 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.New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing.
An engaging classroom playscript. 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?New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing
An engaging classroom playscript. 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 decide to investigate. Three squads of rats spread out under the town, their mission to dismantle traps, bury poison, do some serious widdling, and to find out exactly what those resident rat-catchers are up to...
An engaging classroom playscript. Johnny Maxwell, visiting the local cemetery, discovers that he can see the dead. He can talk to them, too - much to his friends'' amazement. So when the news breaks that the local council plans to sell the cemetery to a property developer, Johnny learns that there are some things in life (and death) that are worth fighting for...
An engaging classroom playscript. Frankenstein is the famous story of a young man who thinks he can change the world by making better human beings. Instead he creates a living monster with a mind of its own.New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing.
An engaging classroom playscript. Daughter of a Pictish king, Gruach is forced to marry her father''s enemy by the new ruler, King Malcolm. Desperate, she turns to the Wyrd Sisters for advice.Meanwhile, Macbeth and Duncan join forces against the King, killing him and all his followers. Now a Widow, Gruach is free to become Lady Macbeth.New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing.
Fifteen-year-old James is mad about diving and trains hard. He has a natural talent and his dad encourages him to aim high. But James has always known he is adopted, and now he decides to find his birth mother and his true identity. He sets out alone, on the journey of a lifetime... BLNew, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfill the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing
Doctor Faustus, a talented student in Wittenburg, Germany, wants to learn more than the university has to offer. Craving knowledge of things beyond his reach, Faustus turns to the study of magic. Tempted by the immense powers of the black arts, he makes a pact with the devil himself... BLNew, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfill the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing
The Greek champion Achilles is returning to the Trojan War. Intent on revenge for the killing of his friend Patroclus, he is determined to fight Hector to the death. The outcome of the war rests on this one fight and Troy 24, Olympus Broadcasting's most popular news channel, plans to get the world exclusive.
Based on the true story of a brother and sister and how their initial enthusiasm for Hitler and the Nazi regime turned to brave resistance. In Munich, Hans, Sophie and their friends form "The White Rose", producing leaflets which fiercely attack Hitler's Government. If the Gestapo find out who is responsible, they will undoubtedly be killed. As the leaflets appear far and wide, dissent begins to spread among students. The White Rose work tirelessly, determined to oppose Hitler at all costs - but where will it end?
An engaging classroom playscript. Acclaimed Broadway playwright Ken Ludwig''s humorous adaptation of this classic tale. First performed by the Bristol Old Vic in 2006.Based on Alexandre Dumas'' timeless swashbuckler, The Three Musketeers tells the story of young d''Artagnan, who sets off for adventure in Paris and soon allies himself with the greatest heroes of the day - Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis - to defend the honour of the Queen of France. New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing.
Set in South Africa, this story tells of a father's search for his son, a terrible discovery, and the fate of their village in rural KwaZulu Natal. It provides lots of opportunity to discuss issues such as family relationships, human suffering and racial reconciliation. The film version allows students to incorporate media study.
DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what—a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls. Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.
Holly’s story will leave a lasting impression on all who travel with her. Memories of mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life, her stupid school, and the way everyone is always on at her. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blond locks she feels transformed. She’s not Holly anymore, she’s Solace: the girl with the slinkster walk and the supersharp talk. She’s older, more confident—the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum life, hitch to Ireland, and find her mum. The kind of girl who can face the world head-on. So begins a bittersweet and sometimes hilarious journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and through memory, discovering her true self and unlocking the secrets of her past. From the Hardcover edition.
A reputable doctor's mysterious relationship with his disreputable associate is finally revealed in one of the most original and thrilling endings in English literature. Published On: 2023-04-18
A new adaptation of this exciting time travel thriller, set in Shakespeare's England Published On: 2023-04-18
An engaging classroom playscript. Blending science fiction with the dangers of human ambition, this is a story of scientific discovery turned nightmare. There are many whispered questions when medical student Griffin arrives at a small village wrapped in bandages; however, no one can guess the true reason for his disguise. Terror, revenge and chaos ensue as Griffin, and those around him, come to terms with the effects of his latest experiment.
An engaging classroom playscript. Seeking shelter in a desolate graveyard, Mamo stumbles upon Dani, a fellow fugitive in the dangerous city of Addis Ababa. Both boys are desperately trying to outrun their past: Mamo has escaped the horrors of slavery while Dani has sacrificed a life of luxury by running away from his domineering father. Forced to live and work on a dumpsite in order to survive, just how long can they run before their pasts catch up with them?
An engaging classroom playscript. Daniel has never known the outside world. Raised in a dark, secluded room by his reclusive mother, his only comfort is a beautiful doll''s house, a replica of his mother''s childhood home. However, the unexpected arrival of a local doctor changes everything and Daniel begins to realize just how many secrets his mother has sheltered him from. His discovery of a sinister doll hidden within the doll''s house, and the sudden appearance of his mysterious uncle, Captain Severn, reveals a chilling family secret that Daniel must confront.
This adaptation of Dicken's classic Christmas story tells the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and the three spirits who try to save his soul. Published On: 2023-04-18
A collection of popular Willy Russell scripts, including Our Day Out, The Boy with the Transistor Radio, Terraces and I Read the News Today. Our Day Out centres on a chaotic school trip to Wales and highlights the depressing reality that, for the students from Mrs Kay's class, a rare school trip is as much as they can expect. Published On: 2023-04-18
A modern gothic chiller inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson''s ''The Body Snatcher''Lost in the middle of nowhere, Emma, Caitlin, Zack and Danny seek shelter in an abandoned vicarage. Emma recognises the house from her nightmares and begs the others not to enter, but with a storm building they have no choice. As night falls, the vicarage begins to give up its chilling secrets, and century-old tales of murder, revenge and body snatching fill the air.Also included: The Body Snatcher - a short story by Robert Louis StevensonMedical student, Fettes, begins to grow suspicious about the source of the corpses for his anatomy class. When the sinister reality becomes clear, he is forced to make a decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life
An exciting classroom playscript based on Terry Pratchett''s best-selling novel Dodger.Dodger is a sewer scavenger who spends his days sifting through the murky underbelly of Victorian London. But when he rescues a young girl from a vicious assault, he begins to realise that things overground are even murkier than down in the sewers. As Dodger attempts to unravel the mystery of the attack, he finds himself ducking, weaving and dodging his way through high society with London''s most famous literary and political figures. But can he find the attackers before they find him?
Victimised by the cruel, cunning Stubbs, Terry Dumpton, nicknamed Humpty Dumpty, resorts to truancy to avoid his bullies. Following pressure from his tormentors to prove he isn't a coward, Terry takes part in a dangerous activity resulting in a fatal outcome.
Dave is just another sixteen-year-old who's run away from home. New to London, he falls in with Ginger and, calling himself Link, begins to learn how to survive on the streets. However, a maniac is out there, stalking homeless young people and hell-bent on cleaning up the city...
A dramatic adaptation of the celebrated Anglo-Saxon epic poem in which a wandering hero comes to the aid of a nation held in terror by a savage monster.
A hazardous voyage through a world populated by gods, goddesses, witches and monsters - one of the greatest stories in European literature has been cleverly adapted into a rapid play, moving effectively from one episode to another.
Mollie and Ian are hot for each other. Stueey can be a real bright spark. Mr Butcher's comments have inflamed Shuttle. All in all it's combustible material but when you play with fire it can be more than your fingers that get burnt.
Why is the old sailor so terrified of the blind man? What is hidden inside his mysterious sea chest? What lies behind his cruel, drunken songs? This imaginative yet faithful adaptation brings out all the most nightmarish qualities of pirates, ships and buried treasure.
Young teacher Everett, hoping to make a good impression in his first job, finds that bullying and gambling among his boys are the least of his worries. Caught in the middle of his new wife Nadia's restlessness, his fellow teachers' apathy and the headteacher's secrets, Everett becomes an unlikely detective.
Having fled from Garmany in 1933 to escape the Nazis, Anne Frank and her family were forced into hiding in 1940. Anne, devoted to writing about her experiences, tells us of the tensions and terrors during the period in which the family hid in an attic above a factory, their home for two years.
After the mysterious and violent death of Sir Charles Baskerville, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson embark upon their most famous case. What is the spectral hound that howls by night in the mists of Dartmoor? Is there really a curse on the Baskerville family?
Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Watson receive a visit from a young lady who tells them a curious tale about her uncle, an eminent zoologist. To her evident dismay, he has returned from the Far East with a suspicious stranger and an odd-looking whip. Holmes smells a rat and the game is afoot...
Tess Durbeyfield seems destined for a simple life. The daughter of simple people, in a simple town, she knows her place and is content. That is until her life changes when her drunken father discovers he is a member of an ancient aristocratic family, the d'Urbervilles. After an accident where the family's horse is killed, Tess's mother sends her to seek help from their wealthy 'relations', but will the acquaintance be a help, or send Tess and her family into further trouble and ruin?