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Our Day Out

by Willy Russell · 1984

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This revised version of Willy Russell's much loved play won rave reviews when it opened in Liverpool in 2009. Slightly updated and featuring more songs, it retains all the humor and appeal of the original.

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This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan, building on a decade of highly effective work and research.

Mrs Kay's Progress Class are off to Alton Towers - until Mr Briggs gets on board. The destination might have changed in this new version of Willy Russell's classic play, but mixing humor, lively songs and the poignancy of the original, this drama of a class day out to remember is ideal for young performers.

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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
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childrens
Length
short · 144 pages
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