Twisted
Published on 25. October 2001
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-0-7502-3454-2 (ISBN)
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Description
An hour-long play that deals with bullying, friendships and peer pressure. Twisted begins with one known fact - there is a girl in a coma. The mystery of how she got there is revealed through speculation, flashbacks, mimed dumbshow and freeze-frame to music, finishing with an unexpected twist!
Reviews / Votes
[Twisted and Much Ado About Clubbing are] valuable for their sheer inventiveness and fascinatingstaging techniques. Much of the material here could be used in drama or PHSE lessons and if thoughts tend towards larger scale performance, scrupulous suggestions for stage-crafting make all things seem possible, even on limited resources ... Where [Angelcake and Dragon Chaser] succeed is in their clever multiple discourses, including choral work, soliloquy and dramatic monologue. * Times Educational Supplement * ...excellent resource for a school or youth club drama group...Whole ranges of young people's feelings are covered in a lively and often funny fashion. * Children's Book News * ... a series of plays that are both vibrant and truthful, living up the title Plays with Attitude...These are writers who know their craft and their audeince. * Armadillo * This is an enterprising series of completely original plays on hard-hitting themes for teenagers. * Books Magazine *
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Young adult
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Seventh Grade
Illustrations
photographic
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
238 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7502-3454-2 (9780750234542)
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Persons
Andrew Fusek Peter is an Anglo-Czech poet, storyteller, didgeridoo player, broadcaster, anthologist, author and creative writing tutor with an international reputation. He has worked in thousands of schools, libraries, arts centres and literary festivals, giving lively performances and running workshops for all ages and abilities. Polly Peters is a former English and Drama teacher. She was previously Head of Drama at a sixth form college and currently works as a youth/ community theatre leader, director and playwright.