Drama
A variety of resources including playscripts and support guides for 'Amang the Craws', 'Tally's Blood', 'The 3 Estaites' and 'Britannia Rules'.
Amang the Craws: A Playscript in Two Versions
This Intermediate 1 and 2 Drama and English playscript by Charles Barron is available in the Scots Doric of Aberdeen and North-East Scotland and also as Barron's standard English translation.
Amang the Craws - Learning and Teaching Guide
These notes support Charles Barron's 'Amang the Craws - A Playscript'. This detailed pack covers trends and issues, areas of study and acting roles, and also features an interview with Barron.Britannia Rules
A playscript by the author Liz Lochead centred around Scottish society around the time of the Second World War.
Britannia Rules - Learning and Teaching Guide
This guide supports the playscript by Liz Lochhead. As well as discussing trends and issues in contemporary Scottish theatre, it covers acting roles and pieces, and features an interview with the playwright herself.
The 3 Estaites: The Millennium Version
A playscript for Higher Drama and English by Alan Spence. This predominantly comic play addresses serious issues, such as religion, tolerance and social inequality. The play is based on Sir David Lindsay's sixteenth-century original play 'Ane satyre of the Thrie Estaites' and demonstrates how issues relevant at the time of the original are still poignant today.
Learning and Teaching Guide for 'The 3 Estaites'
These support notes supplement Alan Spence's millennium version of 'The 3 Estaites', published by Learning and Teaching Scotland in 2002. Detailed character notes and suggested acting pieces follow comprehensive study ideas.
Tally's Blood
A playscript for Higher Drama and English by Ann Marie di Mambro. The play centres around Scottish society seen through the eyes of an Italian immigrant in the 1930's.
Learning and Teaching Guide to the Playscript 'Tally's Blood'
The notes support Ann Marie di Mambro's playscript of 'Tally's Blood'. As well as considering trends and issues in Scottish contemporary theatre, the pack aslo contains acting roles and pieces as well as an interview with di Mambro.
Scotland Plays: New Scottish Drama (also for English)
This anthology of seven plays is the result of a joint venture with Nick Hern Books.