Every Breath

Informationen zum Autor Judith Johnson is from Liverpool, and has had many stage plays produced including Working Away (Soho Poly, 1989); The Edge and Le Camp (commuinity plays which toured London's East End); Death Party (devised for the Liverpool Everyman's 'Acting Up' course); The Scrappie for Red Ladder Theatre Company, which did a national tour of youth clubs; and Los Escombros , commissioned by the National Theatre Education Department and performed by the National's Young People's Theatre Group in 1992. Nowheresville was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award and Somewhere was produced at the Liverpool Everyman and in the Cottesloe Theatre at the National in 1993. It is published by Methuen Drama in Frontline Intelligence 1. Uganda was produced at the Royal Court Theatre in association with the National's Studio in 1995, and is published by Methuen Drama in Frontline Intelligence 3. Stone Moon , a short play for young actors was published by Methuen Drama in Making Scenes 1. Klappentext Sonny, 18, is a vegetarian who has always been concerned about the environment and animal rights. His sister Anita, 21, is a carnivorous scientist completely convinced that using animals in medical research is justified.As a gripping family drama unfolds, Sonny's future plans, and his principles, are put to the test, when his health takes a turn for the worse. Every Breath is a new play by award winning playwright Judith Johnson that explores the serious social, moral, scientific and political questions raised by the use of animals in medical research. It is a Y-touring production touring in UK schools from March 2006.The play has been specifically designed to be a valuable cross-curricular learning tool with particular relevance to the Science (particularly the new 'Twenty First Century Science' curriculum being developed by the Nuffield institute in partnership with OCR ), Drama, English, PSHE/Citizenship and R.E. curricula. Every Breath is targeted at students at KS4 and above (Aged14+) Zusammenfassung Sonny, 18, is a vegetarian who has always been concerned about the environment and animal rights. His sister Anita, 21, is a carnivorous scientist completely convinced that using animals in medical research is justified.As a gripping family drama unfolds, Sonny’s future plans, and his principles, are put to the test, when his health takes a turn for the worse… Every Breath is a new play by award winning playwright Judith Johnson that explores the serious social, moral, scientific and political questions raised by the use of animals in medical research. It is a Y-touring production touring in UK schools from March 2006.The play has been specifically designed to be a valuable cross-curricular learning tool with particular relevance to the Science (particularly the new ‘Twenty First Century Science’ curriculum being developed by the Nuffield institute in partnership with OCR ), Drama, English, PSHE/Citizenship and R.E. curricula. Every Breath is targeted at students at KS4 and above (Aged14+)...

About the author

Judith Johnson is from Liverpool, and has had many stage plays produced including Working Away (Soho Poly, 1989); The Edgeand Le Camp(commuinity plays which toured London's East End); Death Party(devised for the Liverpool Everyman's 'Acting Up' course); The Scrappiefor Red Ladder Theatre Company, which did a national tour of youth clubs; and Los Escombros, commissioned by the National Theatre Education Department and performed by the National's Young People's Theatre Group in 1992. Nowheresvillewas shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award and Somewherewas produced at the Liverpool Everyman and in the Cottesloe Theatre at the National in 1993. It is published by Methuen Drama in Frontline Intelligence 1. Ugandawas produced at the Royal Court Theatre in association with the National's Studio in 1995, and is published by Methuen Drama in Frontline Intelligence 3. Stone Moon, a short play for young actors was published by Methuen Drama in Making Scenes 1.

Product details

• Authors: Judith Johnson
• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2006
• EAN: 9781840026689
• ISBN: 978-1-84002-668-9
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Oberon Modern Plays; Oberon Plays for Younger Peopl
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies