Will's Twins A Play about Shakespeare's Children |
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Author:
| Spillane, Patrick Allan, Duncan Shakespeare, William |
ISBN: | 978-1-877489-00-6 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
Publisher: | Mahobe Resources (NZ), Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Will's Twins is a play by Patrick Spillane based around a rehearsal of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Young writer Will Shakespeare arrives home at his Stratford home to a frosty reception from his wife Anne Hathaway. He is broke but hopes to use some of his company and his son Hamnet to stage a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hamnet is more into wrestling and hunting than the strange world of boy actors and is most unwilling to play a female on stage. His twin...
More DescriptionWill's Twins is a play by Patrick Spillane based around a rehearsal of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Young writer Will Shakespeare arrives home at his Stratford home to a frosty reception from his wife Anne Hathaway. He is broke but hopes to use some of his company and his son Hamnet to stage a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hamnet is more into wrestling and hunting than the strange world of boy actors and is most unwilling to play a female on stage. His twin sister Judith and Meg the housekeeper help him out. Patrick Spillane is New Zealand's premier school playwright with a unique proven teenage theatre voice. Previous top selling plays include Animal Fallout, Grace and the best seller Rosie. Will's Twins also contains literature and language activities that teachers can use before and after the play. This means it is fully contained unit of work for your junior high or senior high drama course.