A variety of complete plays - from farce to tragedy, brief monologue to tense thriller - are collected here for use in the classroom and drama studio. Well-known names and new writer remind us of the power of dramatic writing to entertain, move and disturb us. Plays include: Sorry, Wrong Number, Lucille Fletcher; Greenheart and the Dragon Pollutant, Cressida Miles; A Thing of Beauty, Charles Kray; Dean End, Richard Parsons; Skin, Nicola Batty; Trouble in the Works, Harold Pineter; Kitty, Victoria Wood; The Still Alarm, George S. Kaufman; Teeth, Tina Howe; The Virtuous Burglar, Dario Fo. Paperback 169pp
This is Book 26 in the New Longman Literature 14-18 Series. See all New Longman Literature 14-18 books here.
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Geoff Barton is the General Secretary for the Association of School & College Leaders (ASCL). A former headteacher, he has also written and edited more than 100 books on English and school leadership. He is a Founding Fellow of the English Association and a regular writer and speaker on education.
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