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Six Primroses Each
Short Play, Drama / 1f, 5girl(s), 4boy(s)
Ellen Dryden
Six Primroses Each
by Ellen Dryden
Seven schoolchildren are evacuated to the country from the war-torn East End of London.
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Cast Size
1f, 5girl(s), 4boy(s) -
Subgenre
Theatre for Young Audiences, Period -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Seven schoolchildren are evacuated to the country from the war-torn East End of London. Fearful, miserable and apprehensive, they wait in the village hall to be sorted for billeting. Their fears are hardly allayed by Angela, an evacuee from Manchester, who airily warns them of the horrors they can expect.
Contained in the volume Six Primroses Each & Other Plays for Young Actors, which were originally written for Chiswick Youth Theatre, and in regular workshop and performance use by young actors between the ages of eleven and eighteen. They have good parts and dramatic situations for everyone betwen the ages of ten and twenty and are particularly suitable for National Curriculum Key Stage 3 or 4.
Contained in the volume Six Primroses Each & Other Plays for Young Actors, which were originally written for Chiswick Youth Theatre, and in regular workshop and performance use by young actors between the ages of eleven and eighteen. They have good parts and dramatic situations for everyone betwen the ages of ten and twenty and are particularly suitable for National Curriculum Key Stage 3 or 4.
Keywords
- Time Period 1940s/WWII
- Setting A church hall
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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