WALTER J ESSEX
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Plays by Walter J Essex
Oxen, The |
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| Genre: | Youth play, 45 min | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 13 |
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| Notes: | Freely adapted from an idea in Thomas Hardy's poem "The Oxen" | |||||
| Synopsis: | Intrigued by the legend of the oxen kneeling on the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, Ralph, Lizzie and Laura go in search of the truth of the legend. On their nocturnal journey they meet an array of people who all end up at an isolated barn. The setting works its own 'magic'. A play for Christmas which contains the essence of the seasonal message. | |||||
Shelter |
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| Genre: | Youth play, 40 min | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
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| Synopsis: | The action takes place inside and outside the Anderson Shelter in the Coombes family's back garden during a night of heavy bombing raids on a Midlands industrial town during World War Two. The shelter becomes a place of refuge for more than just the family. The situation engenders tensions between and within the different generations. Courage is not the sole prerogative of the fighting forces! | |||||