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Oxford Playscripts: The Three Musketeers

Acclaimed Broadway playwright Ken Ludwig's humorous adaptation of this classic tale. First performed by the Bristol Old Vic in 2006.

Based on Alexandre Dumas' timeless swashbuckler, The Three Musketeers tells the story of young d'Artagnan, who sets off for adventure in Paris and soon allies himself with the greatest heroes of the day - Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis - to defend the honour of the Queen of France.

Features

  • Exciting and skillful adaptations of a range of modern novels
  • New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the revised Programme of Study for Key Stage 3. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing
  • Insights into the plays themselves by their popular authors and adapters
  • Advice on staging

Each play within the Oxford Playscripts series has been chosen to work well within a KS3/11-14 classroom or drama studio, and are ideal ways to introduce students to thought-provoking, challenging and accessible, classic and modern plays.

Authors

Ken Ludwig

Level

Ungraded

Language

English

Pages

144

Collection

Oxford Playscripts

Isbn

9780198326960

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