Oxford Playscripts: Bog Child
Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, this adaptation of award-winning writer Siobhan Dowd's novel intersects the stories of teenage Fergus and his hunger striker brother with Mel, whose ancient body he finds preserved in the bog.
Features
- Exciting adaptations of modern and classic novels, and a range of original plays
- Motivating activities focusing on performance, close text analysis, language and structure, together with varied creative tasks
- Insights into the plays by the authors and adaptors
- Notes on props and 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
Playwright: Adrian Flynn
Author of novel on which the play is based: Siobhan Dowd
Level
Ungraded
Language
English
Pages
144
Collection
Oxford Playscripts
Isbn
9780198310877
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