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BOOKWORMS AND BUNIONS |
A Fantasy
by BRYAN CLEARY
| Cast: | 20 speaking parts (10m, 10f ) + crowd. |
| Suggested Age Range: | 8 to 13 but could extend upwards. |
| Approx. Running Time: | 70 minutes |
| Music: | None. |
| Set: | Simple and flexible, ranging from classroom/library into the fantasy world within the books. |
| Synopsis: | Aurora Jones, in detention in the school library, is surprised by the appearance of Boris, a Bookworm, who escorts her through various volumes including Cinderella, Hamlet, Hansel and Gretel and Alice in Wonderland, escaping the clutches of her schoolmistress, Miss Bunion, who has emerged as a witch. The tale ends with an unexpected twist. |
| Click to view script (requires PDF viewer, Acrobat Reader, Xpdf, etc.) | |
| Recommendations by some who have already performed this show:- |
| "There are diverse 'genres' which provide
challenges for actors and designers alike. Younger audiences particularly
enjoyed the adventures Aurora had in well-known stories such as Cinderella,
Alice etc." From a Junior High School in Northern Ireland. |
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| Script: | Code B | |
| Performance Rights: | Code Y | |
| Licence to Copy: | Code Y | |
| Video Recording Licence: | Code H | |
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ISBN 978 1 872475 13 4
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