Product Description

This book inlcudes an hour-long play that deals with bullying, friendships and peer pressure. "Twisted" begins with one known fact - there is a girl in a coma. The mystery of how she got there is revealed through speculation, flashbacks, mimed dumbshow and freeze-frame to music, finishing with an unexpected twist!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1406289 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 64 pages

Review
[Twisted and Much Ado About Clubbing are] valuable for their sheer inventiveness and fascinating staging techniques. Much of the material here could be used in drama or PHSE lessons and if thoughts tend towards larger scale performance, scrupulous suggestions for stage-crafting make all things seem possible, even on limited resources ... Where [Angelcake and Dragon Chaser] succeed is in their clever multiple discourses, including choral work, soliloquy and dramatic monologue. -- Times Educational Supplement 20011005 ...excellent resource for a school or youth club drama group...Whole ranges of young people's feelings are covered in a lively and often funny fashion. -- Children's Book News 20020301 ... a series of plays that are both vibrant and truthful, living up the title Plays with Attitude...These are writers who know their craft and their audeince. -- Armadillo 20020301 This is an enterprising series of completely original plays on hard-hitting themes for teenagers. -- Books Magazine 20011201

About the Author
Andrew Fusek Peter is an Anglo-Czech poet, storyteller, didgeridoo player, broadcaster, anthologist, author and creative writing tutor with an international reputation. He has worked in thousands of schools, libraries, arts centres and literary festivals, giving lively performances and running workshops for all ages and abilities. Polly Peters is a former English and Drama teacher. She was previously Head of Drama at a sixth form college and currently works as a youth/ community theatre leader, director and playwright.

Customer Reviews

Twisted a play so insane but perfect it will blow your students away!
This play incorporates the basic key elements of drama. Speech, freeze frames, flash backs, costume the works!
However when it comes to set it can be INCREDIBLY simple or complex depending on the age of the group. The plays is aimed at students aged 12 and over. And to be completely honest i believe that it could be done with adults as well to be performed in an educational way to students (teenagers) or parents of teenagers. Overall a fun play with a deep dark side and truly thrilling to work with.