Too Much Punch For Judy
Too Much Punch For Judy
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Based on a tragic drink drive accident that results in the death of the vehicle’s front seat passenger. Her sister Judy, driving the car, escapes unhurt – but can never escape the consequences of her own reckless behaviour. It is one of the most performed contemporary plays, with 6058 licensed performances between 1987 and 2020.
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Too Much Punch For Judy by Mark Wheeller
New edition with bonus features This hard-hitting verbatim play is based on a tragic drink drive accident that results in the death of the vehicle’s front seat passenger, Jo. Her sister Judy, driving the car, escapes physically unhurt – but can never escape the consequences of her own reckless behaviour. Since its initial performances in 1987, Too Much Punch for Judy has toured non-stop all over the world to schools, colleges, prisons, young offenders’ institutes and army bases. Astonishingly, it is now one of the most performed contemporary plays, with 6058 licensed performances between 1987 and 2020. The play has been cited in Chief Examiner’s reports for GCSE Drama to be an example of a play that gives students ample opportunity to achieve across the criteria. Suitable for: Key Stage 3/4, BTEC, A-Level to adult Duration: 60 minutes approximately Cast: 6 male, 6 female, 1 male or female, or 2 male, 2 female with doubling. "The audience I sat in was patently out for some whooping Friday night fun watching their mates on stage. At the end there was a horrid silence." Nick Baker, Times Educational Supplement
Mark Wheeller began writing whilst a student at Marlwood Comprehensive School, Bristol. After teaching drama for thirty-six years he retired in July 2015 to concentrate on writing and delivering Drama/Theatre workshops to students and teachers across the world. Mark is one of the most-performed playwrights in Britain. Too Much Punch For Judy has been performed over 6,000 times and Chicken nearly 6,000. Missing Dan Nolan and Hard to Swallow are both set texts for the GSCE Drama 9-1 exams. His work has been a staple part of the Drama curriculum both in the UK and abroad for the past three decades. Professional productions of Hard to Swallow, I Love You Mum, I Promise I Won’t Die and Chicken regularly tour schools and many of Mark’s works are available on DVD, with digital formats forthcoming in late 2020. His study guides include Drama Schemes, The Story Behind Too Much Punch For Judy, Drama Club & Hard to Swallow – Easy to Digest. He has three children and lives just outside the New Forest, with his wife Rachael, and Labrador, Dusty.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781913630300 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913630307 |
| Title | Too Much Punch For Judy |
| Author | Mark Wheeller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Salamander Street Limited |
| Year published | 2020-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |