https://www.martinriley.net/works/theatre en https://www.martinriley.net/works/canterbury-tales <div class="field field-name-field-work-date-published field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-06-29T00:00:00+01:00">Fri, 06/29/2012</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-work-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.martinriley.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Canterbury%20cover.jpg?itok=YzTADkTb" width="350" height="450" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A modern playscript adaptation of some of Chaucer's fine Tales<br />  <br /> Oxford Classic Playscripts: Canterbury Tales<br />  <br /> Geoffrey Chaucer is dead! In a dramatic attempt to bring him back to life, four medieval alchemists invite a group of Chaucer's best-known pilgrims: the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Pardoner, the Nun's Priest, and the Miller - to tell their Canterbury Tales.<br />  <br /> New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing. Features insights by the adaptor and advice on staging<br />  <br /> Speaking parts: 13 male; 12 female<br />  <br />  </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-work-reviews field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"Martin Riley ... exposes the fun and accessibility beneath the medieval text. Pythonesque!"  Michael Dervan, The Irish Times<br />  <br /> "Lively, upbeat, great fun: lots of staging and props ideas for the novice director, those with more experience will enjoy being more experimental. Great for Year 9s."  Five star Amazon review</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-work-download field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><table class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="Image icon" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="https://www.martinriley.net/sites/default/files/Medieval%20Times_20070209_0001.JPG" type="image/jpeg; length=931698" title="Medieval Times_20070209_0001.JPG">Excellent copy of Medieval Times featuring Chaucer&#039;s characters</a></span></td><td>909.86 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></div> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:46:40 +0000 Martin 108 at https://www.martinriley.net https://www.martinriley.net/works/canterbury-tales#comments