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IDEA FROM A FRIEND |
A Play with Songs
by ALLAN STEVEN
Music by MIKE SMITH
| Cast: | 23 speaking parts (7 m, 16 f) + crowd. |
| Suggested Age Range: | 12 - 16. |
| Approx. Running Time: | 80 - 90 minutes |
| Music: | Four songs which give enhanced dramatic effect. |
| Set: | A school classroom - but a large acting space; could be performed "in the round". |
| Synopsis: | Mrs. Melly receives
little of the co-operation she requires from her class of teenage girls when
attempting to start rehearsals for a Nativity play. Once she has left the room,
however, the mysterious Jack appears and the situation changes radically as
some of the girls reveal aspects of their character which none of their
classmates had expected. "Though not conceived as a religious work," writes the author, "the play uses that most famous of stories as a vehicle for exploring moral and social issues in education, putting teachers' attitudes under the microscope whilst simultaneously exploding the myth that girls are all sweetness and light." |
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| Script: | Code C | |
| Piano Score: | Code F | |
| Performance Rights: | Code Y | |
| Licence to Copy: | Code Y | |
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