
Oxford Playscripts: The Demon Headmaster
Gillian Cross(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 18. September 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-19-832064-7 (ISBN)
Description
Dinah and her foster brothers uncover the sinister truth behind their school's mysterious headmaster in this fast-paced thriller. Adapted by Adrian Flynn, this Oxford Playscript is ideal for engaging KS3 English and Drama students and is suitable for both performance and classroom study.
Key Features:
-Adapted for a KS3 classroom, with 25 speaking parts
-Includes motivating activities focusing on performance, close text analysis, language and structure, together with varied creative tasks
-Insights into the play by the authors and adaptors
-Notes on staging, props, and illustrations
-Explores themes of control, resistance, and mystery
-Supports oracy, reading fluency, and dramatic interpretation
Suitable for: KS3 English and Drama departments
Themes: control, resistance, mystery
Key Features:
-Adapted for a KS3 classroom, with 25 speaking parts
-Includes motivating activities focusing on performance, close text analysis, language and structure, together with varied creative tasks
-Insights into the play by the authors and adaptors
-Notes on staging, props, and illustrations
-Explores themes of control, resistance, and mystery
-Supports oracy, reading fluency, and dramatic interpretation
Suitable for: KS3 English and Drama departments
Themes: control, resistance, mystery
Reviews / Votes
An excellent, breezy, entertaining play with lots of potential for theatrical business and opportunities for the involvement of all of your pupils/drama group. I would gladly do it again. * 5 Start Amazon Review *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: 8 years
Illustrations
numerous line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
148 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-832064-7 (9780198320647)
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Schweitzer Classification