Longman School Drama: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde playscript

David Edgar author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pearson Education Limited

Published:3rd May '07

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Longman School Drama: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde playscript cover

Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic horror story, this dramatic adaptation shows the transformation of the mild-mannered Dr Jekyll into the fiendish Mr Hyde. When Jekyll discovers a drug that can transform him, he becomes able to unleash the dark side of his nature onto the streets of Victorian London. But he soon discovers the price of his double life.

What are the themes?

The struggle between good and evil, the conscious and unconscious, family relationships,Victorian society and morality.

Teaching points

With one actor taking the roles of both Jekyll and Hyde, the play allows pupils to more easily understand that these characters are ‘one’ person. The play is suitable for use either at Key Stage 3, or to support the study of the novel at Key Stage 4.

 

ISBN: 9781405856874

Dimensions: 208mm x 144mm x 10mm

Weight: 160g

144 pages