Oxford Playscripts: The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
Maurice is no ordinary cat. He's amazing. He can think, he can talk...and he has an amazing scam going. And all he needs to pull it off is an army of intelligent rats and one stupid-looking kid. But when his gang enter Bad Blintz, the town they have decided to con next, they soon realize that all is not as it should be - and decide to investigate. Three squads of rats spread out under the town, their mission to dismantle traps, bury poison, do some serious widdling, and to find out exactly what those resident rat-catchers are up to...
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
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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
Terry Pratchett and adapter Stephen Briggs
Language
English
ISBN
9780198314943
Level
Ungraded
Number of pages
128
Collection
Oxford Playscripts

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