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....
'This is the very stuff of the theatre', he enthused.112 Stafford-Clark remembers this unprecedented response: 'Three standing ovations at the end of a play is difficult, it's never easy in England, it's not a tradition in this country.
This Play Guide is specifically written for A Level students who are studying Our Country's Good as part of the AQA A Level Drama & Theatre specification.
Based on the lieutenant’s real diaries, The Playmaker is a truly remarkable achievement.
Personal Response to A Level English Mike Royston. Voices on and off stage This section focuses on one complete scene from a contemporary play . The activities encourage you to respond ... Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker. 16 1.4.
The Love of the Nightingale
In addition to opening up fresh perspectives on theatre studies – with applications for dramatic criticism, performance analysis, acting practice, audience response, theatre history, and other important areas – the book sets the agenda ...
Monologues: CLERK , 'Mr Samsa – what is the matter ...' GREGOR 'Could that have been you father?' ... John Osborne Casting 3M: 2F 1957 GCE Or an able GCSE group Description: Realism. Kitchen sink. Summary: Jimmy Porter is an 'angry.
Shelagh Stephenson's daring and thoughtful new play 1799 - On the eve of a new century, the house buzzes with scientific experiments, furtive romance and farcical amateur dramatics. 1999 - In a world of scientific chaos, cloning and genetic ...
In this wondrous drama Timberlake Wertenbaker explores the beauty and terror inherent in growing up. The Ash Girl premiered at Birmingham Rep in 2001.