Educating Rita, Willy Russell

Educating Rita, Willy Russell

Author: Tony Rawdin

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780582772663

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Summarizes the play act-by-act and scene-by-scene. Provides detailed commentary on themes, structure, language, and style. Assists students in writing essays about the play.


Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

Author: John Polley

Publisher: Pearson York Notes

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780582506268

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This edition of York Notes for Romeo & Juliet has been replaced with a brand new edition which is available to buy now with the ISBN9781408248829.


Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers

Author: Willy Russell

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-06-22

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1408176939

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A Liverpudlian West Side Story, Blood Brothers is the story of twin brothers separated at birth because their mother cannot afford to keep them both. One of them is given away to wealthy Mrs Lyons and they grow up as friends in ignorance of their fraternity until the inevitable quarrel unleashes a blood-bath. Blood Brothers was first performed at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983 and subsequently transferred to the Lyric Theatre, London. It was revived in the West End in 1988 for a long-running production and opened on Broadway in 1993.


Blood Brothers GCSE Student Edition

Blood Brothers GCSE Student Edition

Author: Willy Russell

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-04-21

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 147422993X

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Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Editions provide in-depth explanatory material alongside the play texts frequently studied at Key Stage 4. Whether for use in the classroom or independent study, these editions offer a fully comprehensive and lightly glossed play text with accompanying notes specifically directed towards readers of this age, which unravel essential topics and challenge all students to delve further into literary analysis. A well established modern classic, Willy Russell's Blood Brothers tells the story of Mickey and Eddie, twins separated at birth who grow up to lead very opposite lives, but which constantly and inevitably intersect. In addition to some on-page explanatory notes and the play text, this edition contains sub-headed analyses of themes, characters, context and dramatic devices, as well as background information on the playwright. The Methuen Drama GCSE Student Editions never lose sight of their readership, and offer students the confidence to engage with the material, explore their own interpretations, and improve their understanding of the works.


Our Day Out

Our Day Out

Author: Willy Russell

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 1408160765

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Mrs Kay's 'Progress Class' are unleashed for a day's coach trip to Conway Castle in Wales - in an exuberant celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose, fourteen and free from school. 'The skill and zest of the show . . . derive from its success in following the adult argument through while preserving all the fun of a story mainly played by children . . . I have rarely seen a show that combined such warmth and such bleakness.' The Times This edition contains the music to the play.


The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

Author: Ruth Robbins

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780582414709

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Key Features: Study methods Introduction to the text Summaries with critical notes Themes and techniques Textual analysis of key passages Author biography Historical and literary background Modern and historical critical approaches Chronology Glossary of literary terms


Refugee Boy

Refugee Boy

Author: Benjamin Zephaniah

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-05-04

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 1472506456

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A story about arriving, belonging and finding home. As a violent civil war rages back home, teenaged Alem and his father are in a B&B in Berkshire. It's his best holiday ever. The next morning his father is gone. He's left a note explaining that his parents want to protect Alem from the war. This strange grey country is now his home. On his own, and in the hands of the social services and the Refugee Council, he lives from letter to letter, waiting to hear something from his Father. Then Alem meets car-obsessed Mustapha, the lovely 'out of your league' Ruth and dangerous Sweeney -- 'no nickname. It doesn't get shortened'; three unexpected allies who spur him on as Alem fights to be seen as more than just the Refugee Boy.


Our Country's Good

Our Country's Good

Author: Timberlake Wertenbaker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-09-17

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1474274463

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Observed by a lone, mystified Aboriginal Australian, the first convict ship arrives in Botany Bay, 1788, crammed with England's outcasts. Colony discipline in this vast and alien land is brutal. Three proposed public hangings incite an argument: how best to keep the criminals in line, the noose or a more civilised form of entertainment? The ambitious Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark steps forward with a play. But as the mostly illiterate cast rehearses, and a sense of common purpose begins to take hold, the young officer's own transformation is as marked and poignant as that of his prisoners. A profoundly humane piece of theatre, steeped in suffering yet charged with hope, Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good (based on a true story) celebrates the redemptive power of art. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, london, in 1988, winning the Laurence Olivier Play of the Year Award. This edition was published to coincide with a major revival production at the National Theatre, which opened on 19 August 2015.