Description
| Product ID: | 9781405856874 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | LONGMAN SCHOOL DRAMA |
| Title: | Longman School Drama: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde playscript |
| Authors: | Author: David Edgar |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts |
| Description: | NEW! from Longman School Drama This compelling play makes Stevenson’s classic pre-1914 novella accessible to pupils, whilst remaining faithful to the original prose, allowing them to fully engage with the plot and themes. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic horror story, this dramatic adaptation shows the transformation of the mild-mannered Dr Jekyll into the fiendish Mr Hyde. When Jekyll discovers a drug that can transform him, he becomes able to unleash the dark side of his nature onto the streets of Victorian London. But he soon discovers the price of his double life. What are the themes? The struggle between good and evil, the conscious and unconscious, family relationships,Victorian society and morality. Teaching points With one actor taking the roles of both Jekyll and Hyde, the play allows pupils to more easily understand that these characters are ‘one’ person. The play is suitable for use either at Key Stage 3, or to support the study of the novel at Key Stage 4.
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| Imprint Name: | Longman |
| Publisher Name: | Pearson Education Limited |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-05-03 |
