A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Unwillingly to School
Short Play, Comedy / 1m, 1girl(s), 1boy(s)
Vera Isabel Arlett
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Cast Size
1m, 1girl(s), 1boy(s) -
Duration
60 minutes (1 hour) -
Subgenre
Period
Details
Summary
William Shakespeare, as a boy, play truant from school to be with his friend Mary. She is not very kind to him and amuses herself by boasting of her London life and royal ambitions. This makes William discontented and sad, but he protests his own poetic ambitions. Suddenly a stranger appears who foretells the future in which both William and Mary will attain their aspirations except one - to be happy.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Time Period 16th Century/Elizabethan
- Setting A River-Bank
- Features Period Costumes
- Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.