by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Published by Methuen
Drama
ISBN: 9781474274449
Cast: 10+
Themes and issues: Power and status, authority, suffering, love and hope, gender equality, prejudice and discrimination, rehabilitation.
Performance matters: The play allows for multi-roling and various acting challenges for young people to develop. The structure of the play allows for short and longer scenes that are appropriate for paired work along with larger groups. As it's based on factual events, it allows for explorative workshops designed to aid students’ knowledge and understanding.
Why it's great: Based on real events, the play follows a ‘play within a play’ structure and is arguably the most beautiful example of the ultimate power theatre has in transforming lives. It shows how people can change, show compassion and fall in love within the spectacle of a theatrical masterpiece.
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