How might the Greeks have performed the story of Humpty Dumpty? Or how might Shakespeare have written it? From this ridiculous premise come 20 scripts, each written in a different dramatic genre and/or playwright's style.

Through this project students will be asked to consider form rather than content – but in a way that is sooo much fun! Each genre/playwright has a 2 page script and there are 10 additional pages of teacher notes, giving genre/playwright backgrounds. There is also a worksheet template so that students can complete a research and response project for each genre.

Genres covered are:

Caveman; Greek; Miracle; Melodrama; Silent Film; Soap; Theatre of the Absurd; Murder Mystery; Kitchen Sink; Farce; Ensemble

Individual playwrights covered are:

William Shakespeare; R. B. Sheridan, Oscar Wilde; Bertolt Brecht; Noel Coward; Samuel Beckett; Alan Bennett; Willy Russell; Mark Wheeller

"This is a brilliant resource which will really prove useful for so many year groups. They would also be great for a ‘one off lesson’ and they’re very funny too!"

Head of Drama, Leeds

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