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JANKYN'S GOLD |
based on some of the Tales of CHAUCER
by MICHAEL THOMAS
| Cast: | 7 speaking parts ( 4 m, 3f ) + small crowd. |
| Suggested Age Range: | 14 to 18. |
| Approx. Running Time: | 45 minutes. |
| Music: | None. |
| Set: | The interior of a mediaeval tavern and an open space, including a tree. Written to be performed as street theatre but will work equally well on an end stage or in the round |
| Synopsis: | A lively, entertaining and somewhat bawdy version of two tales from Chaucer (The Wife of Bath and The Pardoner) combined with a snippet of Everyman and a dash of Piers Plowman. All are combined into a single drama with strong character parts, opportunities for mime and for mask work; and of course there is a clever ending! After all, the Pardoner is basically a dodgy insurance salesman and the Wife of Bath a sex therapist, an agony aunt and a Believer in Life! |
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| Script: | Code B | |
| Performance Rights: | Code Z | |
| Licence to Copy | Code Z | |
| Video Recording Licence: | Code H | |
ISBN 978 1 902472 05 8
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