New revised 2020 version with bonus features<p>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.<p> 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...
2020 Edition<br> Set text for Eduqas GCSE 9-1 Drama exam<p>Based on Maureen Dunbar’s award-winning book and film <i>Catherine: The Story of a Young Girl Who Died of Anorexia Nervosa</i>. Catherine Dunbar died in 1984, after a seven-year battle against anorexia nervosa. She was just twenty-two.<p> Mark Wheeller’s potent documentary play uses the words from Catherine’s diaries and also of those most closely involved and affected. This 2020 edition includes a...
New edition with bonus features <br>Set text for OCR GCSE 9-1 Drama exam<p>This play tells the tragic true story of Dan Nolan, a teenage boy who went missing on the 1st January 2002 after a night out fishing with his best friends. It explores the mystery of Dan’s disappearance and the tragic events that occurred that night; raising issues concerning personal safety and the importance of looking out for each other.<p> A verbatim play, it uses only the words of his family,...
Revised and updated 2020 version<p><i>Chequered Flags to Chequered Futures</i> tells the true story of Chris Gilfoy, the Rookie’s World Champion Banger Racer in 2000.<p>In 2006 Chris was being driven along a public road in a powerful BMW by a racing friend. She was thought to be driving at 90 mph in a 30 limit. None were wearing seatbelts and, unknown to Chris, the driver was uninsured. Disastrously, they crashed into a wall, narrowly avoiding killing another driver. The...
Game Over tells the harrowing true story of teenager Breck Bednar, who was groomed over the internet and brutally murdered on 17 February 2014 by a supposed ‘friend’ that he met online. Breck’s story is told in Mark’s potent verbatim style, using the words of his family, friends and the killer. It’s a shocking but deeply powerful play, with a unique 21st-century message. The play is particularly suitable for ‘socially distanced’ or online performances in students’ own homes and can be easily...
New revised 2020 version<p> It’s Christmas. Tammy and Chris, cousins and best mates, are both thrilled to get cool new bikes. Give or take the odd unworn cycle helmet everything is great… that is until one morning when Chris has a puncture and Tammy agrees to walk with him. They’re late and in a hurry. They decide to race. Chris runs out across a busy main road and then flips open his smart phone to dare Tammy to do the same in front of a fast-approaching car…<p> ...
