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Heimann, Monaghan & Petterle
Imagine that you must choose one single memory from your life as your only way of passing through to eternity. Imagine that you have just one hour to choose...
A stunning play for five actors which combines traditional storytelling with physical theatre. Ideal for schools, youth groups and amateur theatre companies.
'Armed with only five bamboo sticks, the actors created a visual piece of theatre that captured the imagination of every spectator' Joyce McMillan
'This play moved me more profoundly than anything I can remember seeing'
Scotsman
Cast : 2M, 2F, 1 extra M/F
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-737-3 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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$17.23 ex GST $18.95 inc GST
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Philip Dean
In his final year at school, and with his parents overseas, Dan is forced to grow up fast when he moves in with his 22-year-old aunt Jacq and her eccentric friend Naomi. Light-hearted and funny, with a definite twist of insanity. Adapted from Nick Earls’ novel.
To read an extract of the play click on this PDF
Cast : 4M, 6F Performance Rights : Kubler Auckland Management
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-652-7 | PB
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$19.95 ex GST $21.95 inc GST
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Ian Wooldridge, from George Orwell
This powerful new dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism remains extremely faithful to the original, retaining both its affection for the animals and the inciciveness of its message. Contains a helpful set of production notes intended for schools and other groups wishing to stage the play.
'Dare I say it... as good as the book'
Guardian
Cast : 6-14 actors
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-789-2 | AUSTRALIA/NZ
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$19.95 ex GST $21.95 inc GST
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Emma Jane Reeves (adapted from the novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery)
'Do you never imagine things different from what they really are?' asked Anne, wide-eyed. 'No.' 'Oh!' Anne drew a long breath. 'Oh Marilla, how much you miss!'
Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert advertise for a boy to help on their farm. Due to a misunderstanding, Anne Shirley arrives instead. To stay at Green Gables would be a dream come true for Anne, but she just keeps getting into scrapes. She dyes her hair green, accidentally gets her best friend drunk and smashes her slate over the head of the handsomest boy in school...
Impetuous, rebellious and gloriously red-headed, Anne is one of literature's most appealing heroines, brought faithfully and imaginatively to life by Emma Reeves in her stageplay for all the family.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-538-5 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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$19.95 ex GST $21.95 inc GST
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Jacqueline Wilson, adapted Vicky Ireland
An energetic, fast-moving adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic, by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.
Mandy's been picked on at school for as long as she can remember. That's why she is delighted when cheeky, daring, full-of-fun Tanya picks her as a friend. Mum isn't happy – she thinks Tanya's a 'bad girl' and a bad influence. Mandy's sure Tanya can only get her out of trouble, not into it. But can she?
This edition comes with production notes indicating how the play can be staged even with minimal resources - plus a lot of ingenuity!
'Punchy, stimulating and theatrically ingenious...
Bad Girls is a veritable model of theatre for young people'
Manchester Evening News
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-910-0 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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$16.32 ex GST $17.95 inc GST
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Mary Morris
Adapted from the popular Morris Gleitzman novel.
A young girl, Rowena, moves to a new country town and school. Although Rowena can hear she is mute. Her widowed father has a penchant for satin cowboy shirts and embarrassing his daughter in public.
A story about disability, friendship, fitting in, and how children and adults try to co-exist.
Cast : 2M, 4F
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-421-9 | PB
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$16.32 ex GST $17.95 inc GST
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Adapted from the novel by Morris Gleitzman
Patricia Cornelius / Morris Gleitzman
A story of adventure, ball control and hope.
Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?
Adapted for the stage by Patricia Cornelius from Morris Gleitzman's best-selling novel,
Boy Overboard depicts a deeply human side of the 'asylum seekers' issue by following the journey of Jamal and Bibi from Afghanistan to Australia. Based on real life events, this is a moving play about young people overcoming the confusion of war, politics and the search for a safe haven.
Morris Gleitzman’s excellent unsparing novel for young adults in an accurate, theatrically imaginative and robust staging adaptation by Patricia Cornelius, deals with both the money grubbing and perilous mechanics of a refugee journey and the eternal hunger of hope. Stephen Dunne, Sydney Morning Herald
Cast : 9M, 6F, some doubling possible
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-807-1 | PB
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$27.23 ex GST $29.95 inc GST
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In Zeal Theatre Collection
Tom Lycos and Stefo Nantsou
Burnt, set in the fictitious
town of Gilpendry, was born out of the true stories of people from
regional Australia struggling with prolonged drought, and in particular
how the stresses and strains of continued drought impacts on families
and young people.
Available in Zeal Theatre Collection.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-906-1 | PB
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$14.50 ex GST $15.95 inc GST
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Angela Betzien
A gothic fairytale for young people. Three lost children discover an abandoned orphanage in the bush and learn a history of Australia through the spirits of children who have lived there, from convict times, through to World War Two, the Stolen Generation and beyond.
An evocative play which explores history, reconciliation and the power of storytelling,
Children of the Black Skirt has toured widely through schools and is a classroom favourite with teachers and students alike.
Cast : 14M, 12F, Cast of 3 possible with doubling
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-760-9 | PB
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$19.95 ex GST $21.95 inc GST
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Chloe Moss
Luke and Christie are typical sixteen-year-old lads from Manchester. They like camping out, drinking lager and talking about girls. But when they leave school and their lives go in different directions, will they still have things in common?
'Moss assuredly captures the exhilarating terror of standing on the cusp of adulthood and leaving childhood certainties behind. She finds credible language to gain access to the inner world of characters who barely know how to speak their minds ... outstandingly touching'
The Guardian
Cast : 1f 2m (teenaged)
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-908-7 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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