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'Call To Duty' by Nettie Baskcomb Brown - additional information.


'Call To Duty' by Nettie Baskcomb Brown
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Period and Geography
Locations: a fictitious country, England and France. Time Periods: 1900 to 1919 and Now
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 5
Setting: Living Room, Bedroom, Park, Classroom and 'Other Location'
Set Requirements: Furniture Only
The script includes characters in the following age range(s):
Unspecified ages
13 to 16
17 to 20
 Language Advisory:Help
Swearing rate: 2 rude words per thousand
We have identified the following types of language in the text:
Sexual swearwords
Offensive names for body parts
Mild swearwords
Potential blasphemy
In addition to the text, the "Producer's Copy" of the Script includes the following:
A list of the required properties
A list of suggested music
A lighting plot
Miscellaneous notes from the author
Style:
Award winning One Act play for youth theatre with various (simple) settings.
Synopsis:
Sam is bored by his school history and drama lessons about the First World War, but through his brother's console games, he learns more than he expected.
The play vividly brings to life the bravery of ordinary soldiers who fought in World War One by merging modern virtual war games with the shocking reality of the WW1 trenches and using comedy and tragedy to take actors and audiences on an emotional, thought provoking journey.
Awards (won by this script or performances of the script):
The original production won the Five Counties and Mercia division trophies and was a semi-finalist in 2014 All England Theatre Festival, winning adjudicator's award for excellence.

 
 

 
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