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Simon Adorian (author of the playscript) is Acting Headteacher at St Osmund's Middle School, Dorchester. From September 1998 he will be Dorset LEA Literacy Consultant.
Plays by Simon Adorian
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | July 1998 | ||||
Company: | Students from St Osmund's Middle School, Dorchester. led by Simon Adorian and Sue Cottam | |||||
| 1st Published: | Collins Educational (1 April 1999) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0003230789 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80290 | |||
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Genre: | Touth Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 13 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | Large cast with a chorus, neighbours, newsboys & TV technicians | |||||
Notes: | Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson; contributions from Sue Cottam. Youth Drama adapted from a classic novel, presented as an investigative documentary TV programme, Strange Cases, which puts notorious unsolved mysteries under the spotlight by reconstructing the past. | |||||
| Strange Cases, an investigative TV documentary programme, tries to solve the problem of what happened to Dr Jekyll, using up-to-date know-how. Key events are reconstructed and expert witnesses examine the evidence to reach a chilling conclusion. Language and atmosphere are true to Stevenson's story. Resource material investigates transformation, drugs and genetic engineering, as well as providing stimulating drama, media, speaking and writing activities. | |||||
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Ratz | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Collins Educational (3 Jun 1991) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0003303018 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49903 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Simon Adorian with Cecily O'Neill as a Contributer | |||||
| The Ratz is based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but places the same dilemmas in a more contemporary context. Through role-play and the suggested improvisations, the actors develop the characters and the action of every scene in the play. Script and extension materials can be used as a lead-in to workshops in drama Ideas and scenes are built into the text so that workshops and groups can work towards a production of the play | |||||
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Trojans | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Collins Educational (1 May 1996) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0003303117 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49928 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Simon Adorian with Sue Cottam as a Contributer Cecily O'Neill | |||||
| A powerful drama set during the Trojan War, this play has the scope for a cast size of 90 including a chorus. The resource material explores Greek myths and the issues of war censorship. | |||||
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