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SHELTER |
A Play in One Act
by WALTER J. ESSEX
| Cast: | 8 speaking parts, all important (4 m, 4 f) |
| Suggested Age Range: | 10 to 18 (2 young, 6 "adult"). |
| Approx. Running Time: | 40 minutes |
| Music: | None. |
| Set: | Ideally a split level - upstage the garden of a family house, downstage the interior of an air raid Shelter. Simple furniture to include a set of bunk beds. |
| Synopsis: | The action takes place inside and outside the Anderson Shelter in the Coombes family's back garden during a night of heavy bombing raids on a Midlands industrial town during World War Two. The shelter becomes a place of refuge for more than just the family. The situation engenders tensions between and within the different generations. Courage is not the sole prerogative of the fighting forces! |
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| Script: | Code A | |
| Performance Rights: | Code Z | |
| Licence to Copy: | Code Z | |
| Video Recording Licence: | Code H | |
ISBN 978 1 872475 60 8
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