The Linden Tree and An Inspector Calls
Title | The Linden Tree and An Inspector Calls PDF eBook |
Author | John Boynton Priestley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
An Inspector Calls
Title | An Inspector Calls PDF eBook |
Author | John Boynton Priestley |
Publisher | Heinemann |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780435232825 |
The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. In this play an inspector interrupts a party to investigate a girl's suicide, and implicates each of the party-makers in her death.
An Inspector Calls GCSE Student Guide
Title | An Inspector Calls GCSE Student Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Roberts |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 2016-04-21 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1474233651 |
Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Guides conveniently gather indispensable resources and tips for successful understanding and writing all in one place, preparing students to approach their exams with confidence. Key features include a critical commentary of the play with extensive, clearly labelled analyses on themes, characters and context. They take studying drama even further with sections on dramatic technique, critical reception, related works, fascinating behind-the-scenes interviews with playwrights, directors or actors, and a helpful glossary of dramatic terms. An English theatre classic, J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls is as much about today as it is about the 20th century. On a night in 1912, Inspector Goole's unexpected arrival at the Birling family's home turns a dinner party into a murder investigation with some shattering conclusions. Closely following the requirements of GCSE English Literature assessment objectives, these studies include expert advice on how to write about modern drama. With featured activities for group study and independent work, they are versatile and valuable to students and teachers alike.
An Inspector Calls and Other Plays
Title | An Inspector Calls and Other Plays PDF eBook |
Author | J. B. Priestley |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 359 |
Release | 2001-03-29 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 014118535X |
An inspector calls, the title play in this collection, was written inside a week in 1944. Inspector Goole, investigating a girl's death, calls on the Birlings, an outwardly virtuous household.
1956 and All that
Title | 1956 and All that PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Rebellato |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | English Plays |
ISBN | 9780415189392 |
The first serious challenge to the mythology that surrounds the revolution in British theatre sparked off by Osborne's play Look Back in Anger.
The Penguin Modern Classics Book
Title | The Penguin Modern Classics Book PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Eliot |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 2282 |
Release | 2021-11-18 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0241441617 |
The essential guide to twentieth-century literature around the world For six decades the Penguin Modern Classics series has been an era-defining, ever-evolving series of books, encompassing works by modernist pioneers, avant-garde iconoclasts, radical visionaries and timeless storytellers. This reader's companion showcases every title published in the series so far, with more than 1,800 books and 600 authors, from Achebe and Adonis to Zamyatin and Zweig. It is the essential guide to twentieth-century literature around the world, and the companion volume to The Penguin Classics Book. Bursting with lively descriptions, surprising reading lists, key literary movements and over two thousand cover images, The Penguin Modern Classics Book is an invitation to dive in and explore the greatest literature of the last hundred years.
An Actor's Life in 12 Productions
Title | An Actor's Life in 12 Productions PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Ford Davies |
Publisher | Book Guild Publishing |
Pages | 219 |
Release | 2022-11-28 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1915603382 |
In a study of British theatre through a varied acting career spanning over fifty years, Oliver Ford Davies explores the many changes within the performing arts scene through his experiences on various stages, in a variety of productions, across the country.