Calderdale Theatre School has several original plays available for performance by other youth theatres. All have been successful and are available with production notes.
By David Farr
Performed 7:30pm 22nd March 2012 (Square Chapel), 7:30pm 23rd March 2012 (Square Chapel), 7:30pm 24th March 2012 (Square Chapel)
Direction: John Laing
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On the eve of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, a papier-mache statue of Her Royal Highness stands in Margaret Chivers' living-room in preparation for the Jubilee parade. Two factions converge on the house with the aim of vandalizing the statue - three girls who can see no other way of escaping the embarrassment of having to dance in the parade, and three lads who want to make an anti-monarchist statement.
The most challenging task for any actor is to perform comedy. Forget Hamlet, Lear and the Scottish geezer – getting laughs for the right reasons, is the finest wire to tread. And the hardest comedy – farce. The Queen Must Die is without doubt a farce, but like all great farces the humour is rooted in truth – a reflection of the human condition, sadness, despair, hope and hopelessness. I believe our young actors should be challenged, should be worked to and beyond their limits – so good luck with this one guys! John Laing, director.
Performed as part of the National Theatre's Connections festival.
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