Class Acts: New Plays for Children to Act

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The Wish Collector by Oladipo Agbolauje A magical epic whirling from a playground in Britain to a village in Sierra Leone The Acme Thunderer by Lin Coghlan A funny, moving family drama of pigeons and siblings, set amid the Blitz. Of the Terrifying Events on the Hamelin Estate by Philip Osment A high-spirited contemporary satire bringing the Pied Piper legend up-to-date. Three 30 minute plays by leading playwrights for children to act, commissioned by the Unicorn, one of the worlds foremost companies creating theatre with young people. Premiered as end of year performances by primary classes, the scripts are ideal school productions or for younger youth theatre groups. They are designed to be directed by teachers or youth leaders with no previous drama training. The book includes advice and ideas to support preparation, rehearsal and production.

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"Beautifully written... a welcome addition to the drama facilitator's bookshelf... so well written they open up a world of possibilities." Youth Drama Ireland
"Beautifully written... a welcome addition to the drama facilitator's bookshelf... so well written they open up a world of possibilities." Youth Drama Ireland

Author Bio

Oladipo Agboluaje was born in London. He was educated in the UK and in Nigeria. He has written many stage and radio plays. He is the winner of the 2009 Alfred Fagon Award and is a recipient of the Peggy Ramsay Award. Lin Coghlan has written widely for theatre, film, television and radio. Her play Apache Tears won the Peggy Ramsay Award and her film First Communion Day won the Dennis Potter Play of the Year Award. While resident writer at the Roayl National Theatre Studio, she developed The Night Garden, which was produced by the Norhcott Theatre, Exeter. Faire Bleu is her first translation for the stage. Philip Osment read Modern Languages at Keble College, Oxford and trained as an actor at Webber Douglas. He acted with leading alternative theatre companies including The Half Moon, Shared Experience and Gay Sweatshop (who performed his first scripts) and then went on to work as a director and writer. He has also written and directed plays for young people for Theatre Centre and Red Ladder. His trilogy of Devon plays (THE DEARLY BELOVED, WHAT I DID IN THE HOLIDAYS and FLESH AND BLOOD) was commissioned by Mike Alfreds and produced by Cambridge Theatre Company (aka Method and Madness). These were all nominated for Writers Guild awards and THE DEARLY BELOVED won the award for best regional play in 1993. In 1999 Mike Alfreds commissioned BURIED ALIVE which played the southwest before coming in to Hampstead Theatre. In 2000 LITTLE VIOLET AND THE ANGEL was the co-winner of the Peggy Ramsey Award; WISE GUYS was performed as the inaugural production at the new Contact Theatre and was nominated for TMA and Manchester Evening News Best Play awards.